Debbie Hartner was Born Debra Anderson in Deland, Fl. December 22, 1970. She was the youngest of 3 children to George and Jean Miller Anderson. She has a brother Ronnie, sister Elsie. Debbie spent her entire childhood on a small farm in Osteen, Florida. She is married to Ben Hartner. She has a son Kyle Pelayo to a previous marriage, and 3 step children Josh, Cory and Lindsey. Debbie has been a RN since age 20, She is an Emergency Room Nurse. She became involved in acting in 2012 when her nurse recruiter informed her a reality TV show was looking to cast experienced ER Nurses. She was a alternate and Contender for the MTV Show "Scrubbin In". She began acting classes and the rest is history. Debbie works the ER on the weekends to free up her time to film during the week.Debbie is an award nominated/ award winning actress. In 2017, Debbie has been cast in 2 recurring role in 2 series (first show is a Amazon Prime original series, the second is on CMT). She was cast in Talons of the Phoenix, principal role. It's a WWII film. Filming starts Sept. 2017. Deb has several projects lined up with her coach Hollywood filmmaker Stephen Mitchell Including a Amazon Prime show called A Series of One, release date Feb. 2017, and a slapstick comedy Dearly Departed. Filming starts 2017. Debbie resides in the Washington DC area with her husband Ben