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Vanessa Marcil Brenda Barrett on General Hospital 
Vanessa Marcil returns to the cast of ABC Daytime's Emmy Award-winning drama "General Hospital" this summer, it was announced by Angela Shapiro, president, ABC Daytime."Vanessa is a compelling, talented actress and I'm proud to welcome her back to the 'General Hospital' family," commented Ms. Shapiro. "The fans of General Hospital have missed her, and I'm thrilled to be able to announce her return." Ms. Marcil originated the role of the beautiful Brenda Barrett in September of 1992 and was the apex of what is considered one of daytime television's hottest love triangles of the 90's. "She was the black sheep of the Barrett family," explains Ms. Marcil of her character. Brenda was presumed to have died in a car accident in September of 1998, when Ms. Marcil left the show, but appeared to have survived when Ms. Marcil taped a cameo appearance on "General Hospital" in August of 2000. "Chuck (Pratt, co-head writer, 'General Hospital') and I are thrilled that Vanessa is coming back to the show," enthused Bob Guza, co-head writer, "General Hospital," who created the Sonny/Brenda/Jax triangle. "Vanessa's return will have a tremendous emotional impact on both Jax (Ingo Rademacher) and Sonny (Maurice Benard), who have both moved on in life and love," added Pratt. Ms. Marcil was born in the balmy desert community of Palm Springs, California, but her family soon moved to decidedly cooler Anchorage, Alaska, where her businessman father is credited for building the first earthquake-proof structure in the state. The youngest of four children, she and her family later returned to Palm Desert, California, where she began acting in local theater at age eight. After graduation from high school, Ms. Marcil began to study law, before she made the decision to pursue an acting career. She has performed in numerous theatrical productions, including Neil Simon's "Fools," "Pygmalion," "Mamet's Women," "The Miracle Worker" and "Sweet Bird of Youth," among others. "General Hospital" marked Ms. Marcil's professional debut. In 1994, Vanessa was tapped as the first full-time host of the popular ABC late-night "In Concert" series. Theatrically, Ms. Marcil co-starred with country music star Dwight Yoakam and Oscar nominee Sally Kirkland in the stage play, "Southern Rapture," directed by Peter Fonda. She was also spotlighted in the 1995 edition of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" issue. In the box office hit feature film, "The Rock," Vanessa co-starred with Sean Connery, Ed Harris and Nicolas Cage Ms. Marcil stared in the popular primetime series "Beverly Hills, 90210." She then guest-starred on the critically acclaimed ABC drama "NYPD Blue." Other credits include a guest starring role on ABC's "Spin City," as well as roles in the ABC/Steven Spielberg series "High Incident" and the television movie "To Love, Honor and Deceive." Ms. Marcil has received two Emmy nominations for her work on "General Hospital." She also garnered Soap Opera Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in 1998 and Hottest Female Star in 1997, as voted by the readers of Soap Opera Digest, and has been included in People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People." Helping people is something about which Ms. Marcil feels strongly, and in her spare time she volunteers for various causes. She is an active runner and body builder; and also enjoys riding motorcycles, spending days on the beach, singing and seeing films with friends. She lives in Los Angeles, California, with her dogs Woof and Joey. VITAL STATISTICS BIRTHPLACE: Indio, CA BIRTHDATE: Oct. 15 HEIGHT: 5'4" HAIR: Dark brown EYES: Brown Need to write? 
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