Jacqueline Schultz

Schultz was born in Queens, New York.^[1] As a teenager, she wanted a singing career, specifically singing opera. When she was 13, she took vocal and acting lessons. She was active in musical productions and recitals as a student at Northport High School. She went from Northport to Hofstra University, where she graduated with a degree in music.While at Hofstra, she performed in musical theater and classical opera and sang contemporary music.^[2]

Schultz's work on stage included acting in summer stock tours of productions that included Cabaret and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. She also made television commercials and worked as a waitress.^[2]

In addition to her recurring roles on two television soap operas — as Dee Stewart on As the World Turns^[1] (1979–1982); and as the last Patti Tate on Search for Tomorrow (1985–1986) — Schultz has appeared in over twenty-five other television productions, including a brief appearance on the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Extreme Measures" as Jessica Sloan.

Beginning on January 7, 1986, Schultz portrayed Catherine Simms in the off-Broadway comedy The Foreigner after having been a standby for the play.^[2] Her other off-Broadway credits include Pygmalion and Hay Fever.^[3]

She has also appeared in three films.

Schultz married actor Larry Bryggman in 1982, whom she met while on working on As the World Turns.^[2] They divorced in 1987. She is currently married to stage director and playwright Stephen Sachs; they have two children.^[4]