Constance McCashin

Constance McCashin (born June 18, 1947) is an American psychotherapist and former actress, best known for her role as Laura Avery Sumner in the CBS prime time soap opera, Knots Landing.[1] McCashin's character was written-out of the show due to cost-cutting measures along with fellow actress Julie Harris.Other Knots Landing actors who appeared with her included Kevin Dobson, Lisa Hartman Black, Michele Lee, Donna Mills, Don Murray, Michelle Phillips, Ted Shackelford, and Joan Van Ark.After her Hollywood career, McCashin became a social worker and therapist who specializes in the treatment of eating disorders and body image issues.They have two children: Marguerite Weisman, a former editor at Penguin[4] and HarperCollins who now works in business development and sales; and Daniel Weisman,[5] who as an infant played McCashin's character's baby on Knots Landing,[6] and is now a partner at AllianceBernstein[7] working in private wealth but worked as a music manager for 15 years, first at his own company Elitaste and then at Roc Nation, managing Capital Cities, Wale, Mike Posner, Tobe Nwigwe and Big Sean.
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