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- 1. Home Apr 27, 1988
- Vietnamese nurse goes into labor after saving an American's life.
- 2. Hot Spell May 4, 1988
- K.C. and Cherry confront dangerous black marketeers on the fringes of Da Nang.
- 3. Somewhere Over the Radio May 11, 1988
- Laurette sees field combat first-hand when a helicopter crash strands her.
China Beach: Created by John Sacret Young, William Broyles Jr.. With Dana Delany, Marg Helgenberger, Brian Wimmer, Oliver Theess. The trials of a weary nurse, her friends and colleagues in a Vietnam War field hospital.
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Dana Welles Delany (born March 13, 1956) is an American actress. After appearing in small roles early in her career, Delany received her breakthrough role as Colleen McMurphy on the ABC television drama China Beach (1988–1991), for which she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1989 and 1992.
May 16, 2022 · Delany told Entertainment Tonight in 2013 that her major breakout role almost never happened. She explained that there were two final choices and that China Beach almost went with the other—mainly, because the part of Colleen was written for a blonde woman.
- Karen Fratti
Jul 22, 2021 · Airing from 1988 to 1991, China Beach followed nurse Colleen McMurphy ( Dana Delany) as she lived and worked at an evacuation hospital and USO entertainment center at the titular beach on...
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Apr 28, 2023 · By David Weiner. It’s hard to believe that several decades have passed since the 1988 TV debut of CHINA BEACH, in which Dana Delany made a huge impact as Army nurse Colleen McMurphy, a complicated character experiencing the physical and emotional horrors of the Vietnam War firsthand and elbow deep.
Season 3 China Beach cast (left to right): Ned Vaughn (Jeff Hyers), Ricki Lake (Holly Pelegrino), Michael Boatman (Sam Beckett), Dana Delany (Nurse Colleen McMurphy), Brian Wimmer (Boonie Lanier), Marg Helgenberger (K.C.), Jeff Kober (Dodger), Nancy Giles (Frankie Bunsen), Concetta Tomei (Lila Garreau), Robert Picardo (Dr. Richard)