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Vanessa Marcil
Born (1968-10-15) October 15, 1968 (age 56)[1]
Indio, California, U.S.
Other namesVanessa Marcil Giovinazzo[2]
OccupationActress
Years active1992–2019
Spouses
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(m. 1989; div. 1993)​
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(m. 2010; div. 2013)​
Partners
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Vanessa Marcil[3] (/mɑːrˈsɛl/ mar-SEL;[citation needed] born October 15, 1968)[1] is an American former actress. She is best known for her television roles as Brenda Barrett on General Hospital, Gina Kincaid on Beverly Hills, 90210, and Sam Marquez on Las Vegas.

Early life

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Marcil, the youngest of four children, was born in Indio, California, to Patricia Marcil, a herbalist, and Pete Ortiz, a contractor and self-made millionaire. Marcil's father is Mexican, and her mother is an American of French and Italian ancestry.[4]

Career

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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 (in 1997, 1998, and 2003) for her portrayal, and she won in 2003 as Outstanding Supporting Actress. In February 1998, she was named Outstanding Lead Actress at the Soap Opera Digest Awards.[5]

On June 14, 1993, she appeared in the Prince music video "Poorgoo,” which was officially released in very limited numbers. In 1994, she was cast in the Prince music video, "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World,” and she also made People's 50 Most Beautiful list the next year.[6] She made her feature-film debut in the film, The Rock (1996), in which she appeared opposite Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery, and Ed Harris.

In 1998, after six years on General Hospital, she left the show 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, which was produced by Steven Spielberg. In November 1998, Marcil joined the Beverly Hills, 90210 cast 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, she was initially cast to join NYPD Blue's ninth season as a new series regular, Detective Carmen Olivera. However, after her first appearance in "Johnny Got His Gold,” the show decided to redo the role and replaced Marcil with Jacqueline Obradors, as Detective Rita Ortiz. Marcil made one more cameo appearance, as Detective Olivera, in the 11th-season episode, "Shear Stupidity.”

From 2002 to 2003, she returned to General Hospital, as Brenda Barrett, garnering her a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 2003. Vanessa later joined the cast of the NBC drama Las Vegas as Sam Marquez, a casino host, where she remained on the show for five seasons until 2008. That same year, she became the host of Lifetime's reality show Blush: The Search for the Next Great Makeup Artist, as well as making a three-episode guest appearance on the NBC show Lipstick Jungle.

In 2009, she starred in the Hallmark Channel movie The Nanny Express and in the Lifetime movie, One Hot Summer. In 2010, she was in the web series The Bannen Way, and in August 2010, after a seven-year absence, she made her return to General Hospital, remaining on the show for a year before her departure from the daytime series in July 2011. Marcil did reprise her role by making a guest appearance in April 2013, however, to commemorate the show's 50th anniversary.

In 2014, she starred in the Hallmark channel movie, Stranded in Paradise, and in 2015, she joined the cast of the Pop reality series, Queens of Drama, about the lives of former soap-opera actresses attempting to pitch a pilot for a television network. In 2016, she starred in her latest Hallmark channel movie, The Convenient Groom.

Personal life

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Marcil was married to actor Corey Feldman from 1989 to 1993.[7]

In 1999, Marcil started dating her Beverly Hills, 90210 cast mate, Brian Austin Green, whom she met on set. The two became engaged in July 2001 and had a son named Kassius Lijah Marcil-Green. They planned to wed that year, but they ended their relationship in 2003.[8][9]

On July 11, 2010, Marcil married actor Carmine Giovinazzo in a private ceremony in New York City.[3][10] In June 2011, the couple announced they were expecting their first child together;[11] however, Marcil suffered a miscarriage, her second that year.[12] Marcil filed for divorce in August 2012 on the basis of irreconcilable differences.[13] The divorce was finalized in March 2013.[14]

In April 2015, Marcil revealed on social media that she was engaged to a California Deputy Sheriff, MC Martin.[15] On November 13, 2017, Marcil announced she was pregnant again.[16] On January 9, 2018, she revealed that she was expecting a daughter, but on January 27, released a statement on Instagram stating she had miscarried for the seventh time.[17]

Marcil's father, Pete, died on September 14, 2017.[18]

Marcil converted to Judaism.[19][20]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1996 The Rock Carla Pestalozzi
1997 976-WISH Danielle Short film
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

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Year Title Role Notes
  • 1992–1998
  • 2002–2003
  • 2010–2011
  • 2013
 General Hospital Brenda Barrett Main role (1992–1998; 2002–2003 & 2010–2011); guest role (2013)
1996 To Love, Honor and Deceive Sydney Carpenter Television film; aka The Protected Wife
1997 High Incident Kerry Andrews Episodes: "Hot Wire", "Remote Control"
1998–2000 Beverly Hills, 90210 Gina Kincaid Main role
2001 Spin City Crazy Kara Episode: "A Shot in the Dark: Part 2"
2001 & 2003 NYPD Blue Detective Maria Olivera Episodes: "Johnny Got His Gold", "Shear Stupidity"
2003–2008 Las Vegas Sam Marquez Main role
2004–2005 Crossing Jordan Sam Marquez Episodes: "What Happens in Vegas Dies in Boston" & "Luck Be a Lady"
2008 Lipstick Jungle Josie Scotto 3 episodes
The Nanny Express Kate Hewitt Television film
2009 Without a Trace Kim Marcus 3 episodes
One Hot Summer Margarita Silva Santos Television film
2010 The Bannen Way Madison Webseries
2012 Hawaii Five-0 Dr. Olivia Victor Episode: "Wahine'inoloa"
2014 Hell's Kitchen Herself Episode: "17 Chefs Compete"
Stranded in Paradise Tess Nelson Television film
2016 The Convenient Groom Dr. Kate Lawrence
2017 The Wrong Mother Kaylene
2018 Bad Tutor Kelly
2019 My Stepfather's Secret Tina

Awards and nominations

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "Happy Birthday". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. October 15, 2022. p. C3.
  2. ^ "Coming Soon". Latina.
  3. ^ a b Corneau, Allison (August 22, 2012). "Vanessa Marcil Files to Divorce Carmine Giovinazzo After Two Years". Us Weekly. New York City: American Media, Inc. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  4. ^ "Actress Vanessa Marcil". VanessaMarcil.com. United States: morgueFile. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  5. ^ "Vanessa Marcil Biography". Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
  6. ^ "Vanessa Marcil". People. May 8, 1995. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  7. ^ Sundriyal, Diksha (March 12, 2020). "Who is Vanessa Marcil? Where is She Now?". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  8. ^ Nessif, Bruna; Rosenbaum, Claudia (January 13, 2012). "Brian Austin Green Sues Baby Mama Vanessa Marcil". Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  9. ^ Guglielmi, Jodi (November 13, 2018). "Inside Brian Austin Green and Vanessa Marcil's Complicated Relationship History". People. Yahoo!. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  10. ^ Porter, Rick (July 13, 2010). "Vanessa Marcil, CSI: NY star Carmine Giovinazzo get married". Screener. United States: Tribune Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on December 11, 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
  11. ^ Kroll, Dan J. (June 23, 2011). "Vanessa Marcil announces she's pregnant". SoapCentral. United States: Soap Central Live Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  12. ^ Perry, Shayla (December 8, 2011). "Vanessa Marcil-Giovinazzo Suffers Miscarriage". Celebrity Baby Scoop. Sparta Township, New Jersey: Celebrity Baby Scoop, LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
  13. ^ "Ex-'90210' Star Vanessa Marcil Files for Divorce". TMZ. Los Angeles: Time Warner. August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  14. ^ "FORMER '90210' STAR Divorce Final from Nicest DUI Arrestee Ever". TMZ. Los Angeles: Time Warner. March 18, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  15. ^ Eades, Chris (July 24, 2017). "GENERAL HOSPITAL's Vanessa Marcil Is Looking for the Perfect Wedding Dress — and She Wants Your Help!". ABC Soaps In Depth. United States: Bauer Media Group. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  16. ^ Paules-Bronet, Ileana (January 10, 2018). "'General Hospital' Star Vanessa Marcil Confirms Pregnancy With 2nd Baby After 6 Miscarriages". LittleThings.com. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  17. ^ Quinn, Dave (January 26, 2018). "Vanessa Marcil, 49, Suffers Seventh Miscarriage, 3 Months After Announcing Pregnancy". People. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  18. ^ Eades, Chris (September 18, 2017). "GENERAL HOSPITAL's Vanessa Marcil Mourns the Death of Her Father, Peter Ortiz". ABC Soaps In Depth. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Bauer Media Group. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  19. ^ "Moving and Shaking: JFedLA goes to Israel, JVS awards scholarships". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Los Angeles. August 2, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  20. ^ "Vanessa Marcil Undergoes Tattoo Removal for Conversion to Judaism". Tablet. June 20, 2008. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
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