Tina Sloan played level-headed nurse Lillian Raines from 1983 until the show ended on September 18, 2009. A graduate of the Ursuline School and Manhattanville College, she studied acting with Bob McAndrew and Warren Robertson. She also studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. In addition to performing dinner theatre, she has spent time with the Boston Theatre Ensemble and has appeared Off-Broadway.
Tina has been married to Steve McPherson since 1976 and has one son. She is an avid athlete who has competed in races in Paris, London, Honolulu, and Washington and has run both the New York City and Los Angeles marathons. One of her biggest accomplishments is climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro in 1987.
Her official web page is mysnowangels.com, which features vignettes Tina has written.
Third Watch
Celeste Queeg
Episode 2.20 "Man Enough"
Guiding Light
Lillian Raines
May 1983 to September 18, 2009
Another World
Dr. Olivia Delaney
1980-1981
Search for Tomorrow
Patti Barron Tate Whiting
1976-1977
Somerset
Kate Thornton Cannell
1974-1976
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
Kensington Guest
2001
Celebrity
Waiting Room Patient
1998
She-Devil
(uncredited)
1989
The Apple Tree
Everything in the Garden
St. Joan
Off-Broadway
Blithe Spirit
The Song of Bernadette
The Bread Man
The Art of Falling
Daytime Emmys Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actress (2010; for Guiding Light)
DATE OF BIRTH: February 1, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH: Bronxville, New York
HAIR: Blonde
MARITAL STATUS: Married, Steve McPherson [1976]