Vanessa Marcil is an American actress known for her roles in the series General Hospital and Las Vegas.

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

After six years on General Hospital, she left the show in 1998 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. Marcil joined the cast of Beverly Hills 90210 in November 1998 as Gina Kincaid and remained with the show for one-and-a-half seasons.

Marcil made her feature film debut in the 1996 film The Rock, in which she starred opposite Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery and Ed Harris. In 1999, she starred in two independent films: Nice Guys Sleep Alone with Sean O'Bryan and This Space Between Us with Jeremy Sisto.

Marcil currently stars in the television series Las Vegas. She's been featured in several Men's magazines, including Stuff, FHM, and Maxim.

Public Name: Vanessa Marcil
Birth Name: Vanessa Ortiz
Date of Birth: October 15, 1969
Place of Birth: Indio, California

Filmography

1. "Las Vegas", 2003-2006 TV Episodes
2. "Crossing Jordan", 2004-2005 TV Episodes
3. "NYPD Blue", 2001-2003 TV Episode
4. Storm Watch, 2002
5. "Spin City", 2001) TV Episode
6. "Beverly Hills, 90210", 1998-2000 TV Episode
7. This Space Between Us, 2000
8. Nice Guys Sleep Alone, 1999
9. "High Incident", 1997 TV Episode
10. 976-WISH, 1997
11. To Love, Honor, and Deceive, 1996 (TV)
12. The Rock, 1996
13. The Undertaker, 1995 (V)
14. "General Hospital", 1963 TV Series

Awards

1. Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Lead Actress "General Hospital" 1998
2. Soap Opera Digest Award Hottest Female Star "General Hospital" 1997