Vanessa Marcil

Vanessa Marcil is an American actress whose best known parts have been on television. Born in Indio, California, she worked in theater productions before landing the part of Brenda Barrett on General Hospital in 1992. That role brought her three Daytime Emmy nominations and a win in 2003 for Outstanding Supporting Actress, and she was named Outstanding Lead Actress at the Soap Opera Digest Awards in 1998. Her first feature was The Rock (1996), opposite Nicolas Cage and Sean Connery. She left General Hospital in 1998 for the television film To Love, Honor and Deceive and a recurring part on the police drama High Incident, then played Gina Kincaid on Beverly Hills, 90210. Later came the casino host Sam Marquez on Las Vegas for five seasons, and a return to General Hospital from 2002 to 2003. She also starred in the independent film Nice Guys Sleep Alone (1999) and the web series The Bannen Way (2010).