The red-haired Megan Gallagher first won attention as undercover cop Tina Russo in the waning days of "Hill Street Blues" (NBC, 1986-87). She had previously made her TV debut in the 1984 CBS miniseries "George Washington", playing a woman enchanted by the title character (Barry Bostwick). Gallagher had received her training at Juilliard under the tutelage of John Houseman, and later joined his Acting Company, touring the USA in classical repertory theater. She later appeared in plays at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, CT, and appeared as Roxanne in a touring company production of "Cyrano