and lived on a five floor walk up, sharing one bathroom with 20 girls at the famous Rehearsal Club. She landed the role of the country and western Cissie Mitchell for Search For Tomorrow in 1978. But dance was in her blood so she left a contract role after two years, to the shock of the producers and her agent, to "shadow" Bob Fosse's entourage and "gypsy" New York's finest jazz and ballet classes until she left with her boyfriend for Los Angeles in 1981. In Los Angeles, Pease's agency dropped her, her boyfriend left and her car was stolen. So she went to the nearest Big Five and bought the best tennis shoe available and, "New York style", just walked until she found work. She worked for fitness teacher Karen Voight. Pease did not own a TV, slept on a futon and struggled to pay the rent for a one-room walk up in the downtown Wilshire area. She studied Tae Kwon Do with master Jun Chong to keep her spirits up and survive the neighborhood. Then she had a phone call from casting for Days Of Our Lives. She was not listed so, to this day, she has no idea how they found her. She was asked to audition the next day. Without a car, Pease had to thumb a ride to get to the Sunset Gower Studios. When she arrived her clothes were soaked with sweat, so makeup dept dried off Pease's clothes with a hair dryer. She had four "call back" auditions over the next few days. She waited until everyone left so they would not see her waiting for a bus to go home. Pease has two sons. One was born with a rare disease, arthrogryposis. She knew she belonged caring for both her children instead of having someone else raise them. So she left show business until after her son had 12 surgeries and recovered fully. Pease went on to do six films and recurring parts for The Young and the Restless. She also worked on Days of our Lives when needed. When Pease returned to Days, in 1991, she went public with her own story; her mother was schizophrenic and abused her and her two siblings for years. Currently, Pease speaks with support groups. Television and film roles 1978–84: Search for Tomorrow as Cissie Mitchell Sentell 1980: He Knows You're Alone as Joyce 1983: