Vanessa Marcil

Vanessa Marcil[3] (/mɑːrˈsɛl/ mar-SEL; born Vanessa Sally Ortiz; October 15, 1968)[4] is an American 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.

Vanessa Marcil
Born	Vanessa Sally Ortiz[1] (1968-10-15) October 15, 1968[2] Indio, California, U.S.
Other names	Vanessa Marcil Giovinazzo
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1992–present
Spouse(s)	Corey Feldman ​ ( m. 1989; div. 1993) Carmine Giovinazzo ​ ( m. 2010; div. 2013)
Partner(s)	Brian Austin Green (1999-2003)
Children	1

Early life

Marcil, the youngest of four children, was born in Indio, California, to Patricia Marcil, an 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.[5] Vanessa attended Indio High School, located in Indio, California. Shortly after high school she attended a junior college, College of the Desert, in Palm Desert, California.

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 (in 1997, 1998, and 2003) for her portrayal, and won in 2003 as Outstanding Supporting Actress. In February 1998, she was named Outstanding Lead Actress at the Soap Opera Digest Awards.[6]

On June 14, 1993, she appeared in the Prince music video "Poorgoo", which was released officially in very limited numbers. In 1994, she was cast in the Prince music video, "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World", and made People's 50 Most Beautiful list the next year.[7] 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, 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, Det. 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 Det. Rita Ortiz. Marcil made one more cameo appearance, as Det. 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 show in July 2011. Marcil did make a guest appearance in April 2013 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

Marcil was married to actor Corey Feldman from 1989 to 1993.

In 1999, Marcil started dating her Beverly Hills, 90210 castmate Brian Austin Green, whom he met on set. The two became engaged in July 2001 and had a son named Kassius Lijah Marcil-Green (born March 15, 2002). They planned to wed that year, but 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 that she was engaged to a deputy sheriff, whom she refers to as "MC" on social media.[15] On November 13, 2017, Marcil announced she was pregnant yet again.[16] On January 9, 2018, she revealed the 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]

Filmography

List of film credits

Year	Title	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

List of television credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992–1998 2002–2003 2010–2011 2013	General Hospital	Brenda Barrett	Main role from: September 18, 1992 – September 11, 1998 Main role from: September 4, 2002 – February 19, 2003 Main role from: August 11, 2010 – July 21, 2011 Guest role from: April 2, 2013 – April 23, 2013
1996	To Love, Honor and Deceive	Sydney Carpenter	Television movie; aka. The Protected Wife
1997	High Incident	Kerry Andrews	Episodes: "Hot Wire", "Remote Control"
1998–2000	Beverly Hills, 90210	Gina Kincaid	Main role (Seasons 9–10), 37 episodes
2001	Spin City	Crazy Kara	Episode: "A Shot in the Dark: Part 2"
2001, 2003	NYPD Blue	Detective Carmen Olivera	Episodes: "Johnny Got His Gold", "Shear Stupidity"
2003–2008	Las Vegas	Sam Marquez	Main role, 106 episodes
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
2008	The Nanny Express	Kate Hewitt	Television movie (Hallmark)
2009	Without a Trace	Kim Marcus	3 episodes
2009	One Hot Summer	Margarita Silva Santos	Television movie (Lifetime)
2010	The Bannen Way	Madison	Webseries
2012	Hawaii Five-0	Dr. Olivia Victor	Episode: "Wahine'inoloa"
2014	Stranded in Paradise	Tess Nelson	Television movie (Hallmark)
2014	Hell's Kitchen	Herself	Episode 12.4: "17 Chefs Compete"
2016	The Convenient Groom	Dr. Kate Lawrence	Television movie (Hallmark)
2017	The Wrong Mother	Kaylene	Television movie (Lifetime)
2018	Bad Tutor	Kelly	Television movie (Lifetime)
2019	My Stepfather's Secret	Tina	Television movie (Lifetime)

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations

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

References

1. https://www.docketalarm.com/cases/California_State_Los_Angeles_County_Superior_Court/BD152051/FELDMAN_COREY_SCOTT_VS_ORTIZ_VANESSA_SALLY/
2. According to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905–1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com
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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 (sale to Sinclair Broadcast Group pending). 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. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
14. "FORMER '90210' STAR Divorce Final from Nicest DUI Arrestee Ever". TMZ. Los Angeles: Time Warner. 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.

External links

• Vanessa Marcil on IMDb