Vanessa Marcil
Milestones
- Birthplace: Indio, California, USA
- Birthday: October 15, 1969
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2003
Cast as Samantha Jane "Sam" Marquez in the NBC drama "Las Vegas"
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2001
Joined cast of ABC's "NYPD Blue" in recurring role of detective Carmen Olivera
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1999
Acted onstage opposite Tyler Christopher in the L.A. production "Starfire"
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1999
Co-starred with Jeremy Sisto in "This Space Between Us"; premiered at the Seattle Film Festival
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1998 to 2000
Joined the cast of the Fox primetime soap "Beverly Hills, 90210"
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1997
Had featured role in unsold ABC pilot "L.A. Med"
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1996
Had lead in the ABC TV-movie "To Love, Honor, and Deceive"
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1996
Portrayed Nicolas Cage's fiancee in "The Rock"
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1995
Served as a recurring host for ABC's late-night series "In Concert"
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1993
Co-starred with Dwight Yoakam and Sally Kirkland in the Peter Fonda-directed play "Southern Rapture" in L.A.
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1992 to 1998
Portrayed Brenda Barrett on the ABC daytime soap "General Hospital"; received Best Supporting Actress Emmy nominations in 1997 and 1998
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1978
Began acting in local theater productions in Palm Desert, CA (date approximate)
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Appeared in the Prince music video "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World"
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Cast in the independent feature "Nice Guys Sleep Alone" (filmed in 1998)
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Later lived in Reno, NV before family settled in Southern California
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Moved with family to Anchorage, AK when she was a toddler
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Was commercial spokesperson for Head and Shoulders shampoo