Background
Farentino was born Deborah Mullowney in Lucas Valley, California.
Farentino was born Deborah Mullowney in Lucas Valley, California.
She attended Miller Creek Junior High School, and Terra Linda High School in San Rafael, California. She attended San Jose State before transferring to University of California, Los Angeles and was a model for Ford before becoming an actress.
Farentino has been an actress since 1982 when she appeared in the television series Capitol and has appeared in numerous movies and television shows, including Hooperman (1987-1989) and Son of the Pink Panther (1993). She has guest starred in several series including New York City Police Department Blue (1994), the revival of The Outer Limits (1996), Judge Advocate General (2002), and Computer Society of India: Miami (2003). Perhaps her most famous role was as Devon Adair in National Broadcasting Company"s short lived SciFi series Earth 2.
Her most recent roles include as Isabelle Matia-Paris in the American Broadcasting Company series Wildfire and Beverly Barlowe in the Syfy Channel series Eureka.
I don"t know anyone else who has been on as many shows as I have at my age and hasn"t had a hit, You"d think a track record like that would discourage people from hiring medical But I think it works in my favor.
Because I"ve had the opportunity to work a lot and not be pigeonholed. Maybe there"s something to this one seasonand-out thing.
She was chosen as one of People Magazine"s "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" in 1995, while pregnant with daughter Sophie.