One of 80s television’s most glamorous actresses made a rare appearance on Wednesday, and her youthful beauty had fans doing a double take.
The star, now 69, who first lit up screens in 1984 as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall on the police drama Hunter, looked like she had stepped through a time machine while running errands in Los Angeles.
Voted ‘the most beautiful woman in the history of television’ in a 1988 TV Guide poll, she still carried herself with effortless sophistication in a chic black-and-white ensemble.
A touch of rock-and-roll flair peeked through in the bold print of her outfit, nodding to the musical ambitions that led her to leave Hunter after seven seasons to pursue a record deal.
Her career also includes memorable stints on Starsky & Hutch, Dynasty, Bosom Buddies, and Knots Landing.
Can you name the mystery star who looks just as stunning as the day she guest-starred on the 1983 sitcom We Got It Made?
One of 80s television’s most glamorous actresses, now 69, turned heads on Wednesday with her youthful beauty while running errands in Los Angeles, looking as if she’d stepped straight out of 1984 as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall on Hunter
Once named the most beautiful woman ever to grace television by a 1988 TV Guide poll, she showed the years have done nothing to dull her elegance in a striking black-and-white outfit
Her career also includes memorable stints on Starsky & Hutch, Dynasty, Bosom Buddies, and Knots Landing
If you guessed Stepfanie Kramer – yes, spelled just like that – you’re right.
After leaving Hunter, Kramer continued her prolific career in television and film.
She appeared in Coins in the Fountain (1990), Twin Sisters (1992), Beyond Suspicion (1994), Deceived by Trust (1995), Abducted: A Father’s Love (1996), Thrill (1996), The Dogwalker (1999), and The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold (2006).
She also reprised her role as Dee Dee McCall in two Hunter TV movies in 2002 and 2003.
However, a 2003 NBC revival of the series was canceled after just four episodes, despite strong ratings.
Her contributions to television have been widely recognized. In 2015, she was honored as an “Icon of Television” at the 55th Monte-Carlo Television Festival and returned the following year as a member of the festival’s Fiction Jury.
Most recently, in 2025, she was celebrated at the 35th Shanghai Television Festival for her work on Hunter, which became one of the most popular shows in China.
Beyond acting, Kramer has written and produced for both film and television, teaming with writers and producers like David Chisolm and Chip Hayes.
If you guessed Stepfanie Kramer – yes, spelled just like that – you’re right; (pictured in Hunter 1984)
She also reprised her role as Dee Dee McCall in two Hunter TV movies in 2002 and 2003; (pictured with Fred Dryer)
However, a 2003 NBC revival of the series was canceled after just four episodes, despite strong ratings
She appeared in Coins in the Fountain (1990), Twin Sisters (1992), Beyond Suspicion (1994), Deceived by Trust (1995), Abducted: A Father’s Love (1996), Thrill (1996), The Dogwalker (1999), and The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold (2006); (pictured 1989)
Most recently, in 2025, she was celebrated at the 35th Shanghai Television Festival for her work on Hunter, which became one of the most popular shows in China; (pictured 2022)
She has also remained active in theater and music, including a staged reading of the award-winning musical A Twist of Fate in New York, a co-produced reading of Doc Holliday: The Musical in Los Angeles, and a special guest appearance in Menopause: The Musical.
Kramer has embraced new media as well, hosting the YouTube podcast Reflections with Stepfanie Kramer, where she shares insights on weekly quotes.
She is currently in production on a new interview podcast, The Other Side with Stepfanie Kramer.
On the personal front, she married Mark Richards in 1992 and divorced in 2001.
The couple’s daughter, Lily Richards, born in 1994, has followed in her mother’s creative footsteps as an actress, writer, and director.
Kramer proudly notes on her official website that Lily is ‘the greatest production I’ve ever been involved in.’
