Kim Delaney

Born in Philadelphia, Kim Delaney is an American actress who first drew notice as Jenny Gardner on the daytime soap All My Children, a role she played from 1981 to 1984 and which brought her a Daytime Emmy nomination. She moved into features with That Was Then... This Is Now (1985) and Christmas Comes to Willow Creek (1987), and later became a regular on Tour of Duty. Her career took a major turn in 1995 when she began playing Detective Diane Russell on NYPD Blue, a part that earned her three Primetime Emmy nominations and a win in 1997. She then led the short-lived series Philly and appeared in the miniseries 10.5 and its sequel, with later roles on The O.C., Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Army Wives. She was cast in God Bless the Broken Road (2018) and joined General Hospital in 2020 as Jackie Templeton.