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Vanessa Marcil
Born	Sally Vanessa Ortiz1 October 15, 1968 (1968-10-15) (age 41)1 Indio, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1992–present
Spouse(s)	Corey Feldman (m. 1989–1993) «start: (1989)–end+1: (1994)»"Marriage: Corey Feldman to Vanessa Marcil" Location: (linkback:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_Marcil)

Vanessa Marcil (born October 15, 1968)¹ is an American actress known for her roles in the soap opera General Hospital, Beverly Hills, 90210 and the television series Las Vegas.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External links

Early life

Marcil, the youngest of four children, was born Sally Vanessa Ortiz¹ in Indio, California, the daughter of Patricia (née Marcil), an herbalist, and Peter Ortiz, a contractor and self-made millionaire.²³ Her parents are separated.⁴ Marcil's father is Mexican and her mother is an American of French, Italian and Portuguese ancestry.⁵

Career

Marcil acted in a number of theatre productions before landing the role of Brenda Barrett on the soap opera General Hospital in 1992. She garnered three Daytime Emmy Award nominations (1997, 1998 and 2003) for her portrayal, winning in 2003 as Outstanding Supporting Actress. In February 1998, she was named Outstanding Lead Actress at the Soap Opera Digest Awards. ⁶

In 1994, she was cast in the Prince music video, "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World", and made People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful list the next year.⁷ She made her feature film debut in the 1996 film The Rock, in which she appeared opposite Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery and Ed Harris

After six years on General Hospital, she left the show in 1998 (returning briefly in '02) to star in the made-for-television movie To Love, Honor and Deceive, and had a recurring guest role on the police drama High Incident produced by Steven Spielberg. Marcil joined the cast of Beverly Hills 90210 in November 1998 as Gina Kincaid and remained with the show for one-and-a-half seasons. In 1999, she starred in two independent films: Nice Guys Sleep Alone with Sean O'Bryan and This Space Between Us with Jeremy Sisto.

In 2001, Marcil was awarded the Sojourn Service Award and has supported Sojourn Services for Battered Women and their children by hosting charity events and making appearances on Wheel of Fortune, playing for funds for the organization. Through her fundraising efforts, she hopes to increase awareness of domestic violence and inspire battered woman to take control of their lives.

Marcil formerly starred in the NBC television series Las Vegas as Samantha Jane "Sam" Marquez. She has been featured in several Men's magazines, including Stuff, FHM, and Maxim. She was named #19 on Maxim's Hot 100 of 2005 list and was featured on the cover of the issue that included the list, as well as #92 in the 2006 FHM Hot 100 list.⁸

In fall of 2008, Marcil guest starred on Lipstick Jungle, playing Shane's new talent manager. As of November 2008, she hosts and is the head judge of Lifetime's reality television show, Blush: The Search For the Next Great Makeup Artist.

Personal life

Marcil was married to Corey Feldman from 1989 to 1993.⁹ She was engaged to General Hospital co-star Tyler Christopher, but the two never married. She dated former Beverly Hills, 90210 castmate Brian Austin Green from 1999 until early 2003. They have a son, Kassius Lijah Marcil-Green, born on March 30, 2002.¹⁰

In 2005, Marcil began dating screenwriter and director Ben Younger.¹¹

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1996	The Rock	Carla Pestalozzi
1997	976-WISH	Danielle
1999	Nice Guys Sleep Alone	Erin
2000	This Space Between Us	Maggie Harty
2002	Storm Watch	Tess Woodward	Alternative titles: Virtual Storm Code Hunter
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992-1998, 2002-2003	General Hospital	Brenda Barrett	166 episodes
1996	To Love, Honor and Deceive	Sydney Carpenter	Television movie Alternative title: The Protected Wife
1997	High Incident	Kerry Andrews	2 episodes
1998-2000	Beverly Hills 90210	Gina Kincaid	37 episodes
2001	Spin City	Crazy Kara	1 episode
2001-2003	NYPD Blue	Detective Carmen Olivera	2 episodes
2003-2008	Las Vegas	Sam Marquez	106 episodes
2004-2005	Crossing Jordan	Sam Marquez	2 episodes
2008	The Nanny Express	Kate Hewitt	Television movie
	Lipstick Jungle	Josie Scotto	3 episodes
2009	Without a Trace	Kim Marcus	3 episodes
	One Hot Summer	Margarita Silva Santos	Television movie

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Result	Category	Series
1994	Soap Opera Digest Awards	Nominated	Outstanding Female Newcomer	General Hospital
1995			Hottest Soap Couple (Shared with Maurice Benard)
1997		Won	Hottest Female Star
1998			Outstanding Lead Actress
2003			Favorite Return
1997	Daytime Emmy Award	Nominated	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
1998			Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
2003		Won	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

References

External links

• Vanessa Marcil at the Internet Movie Database
• Vanessa Marcil at TV.com

v • d • e Principal cast of Las Vegas James Caan · Nikki Cox · Josh Duhamel · James Lesure · Vanessa Marcil · Tom Selleck · Molly Sims · Marsha Thomason

v • d • e Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Sarah Brown, General Hospital (2000) · Lesli Kay, As the World Turns (2001) · Crystal Chappell, Guiding Light (2002) · Vanessa Marcil, General Hospital (2003) · Cady McClain, As the World Turns (2004) · Natalia Livingston, General Hospital (2005) · Gina Tognoni, Guiding Light (2006) · Genie Francis, General Hospital (2007) · Gina Tognoni, Guiding Light (2008) • Tamara Braun, Days of our Lives (2009) Complete list: (1979-1989) · (1990-1999) · (2000-2009)

Persondata
NAME	Marcil, Vanessa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Ortiz, Sally Vanessa
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actress
DATE OF BIRTH	October 15, 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH	Indio, California, U.S.
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH