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.

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 Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful list the next year. 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 re-do 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 America's Greatest 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 as well as 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. Although she did make a guest appearance in April 2013 to commemorate the show's 50th anniversary.

Personal life

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

Marcil and her former Beverly Hills, 90210 cast-mate Brian Austin Green have a son, Kassius Lijah, born on March 30, 2002.

Marcil married actor Carmine Giovinazzo on July 11, 2010, in a private ceremony in New York City. In June 2011, the couple announced they were expecting their first child together; however, Marcil suffered a miscarriage, her second that year. Marcil filed for divorce in August 2012 on the basis of irreconcilable differences. The divorce was finalized in March 2013.

In April 2015, Marcil announced that she is engaged. Marcil has kept her fiancé's identity private.

Credits

List of film credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Rock, TheThe 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
2010	Bannen Way, TheThe Bannen Way	Madison	Webseries

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	TV movie, aka The Protected Wife
1997	High Incident	Kerry Andrews	"Hot Wire" and "Remote Control"
1998-2000	Beverly Hills, 90210	Gina Kincaid	37 episodes
2001	Spin City	Crazy Kara	"A Shot in the Dark: Part 2"
2001 2003	NYPD Blue	Detective Carmen Olivera	"Johnny Got His Gold" "Shear Stupidity"
2003-2008	Las Vegas	Sam Marquez	106 episodes
2004 2005	Crossing Jordan	Sam Marquez	"What Happens in Vegas Dies in Boston" "Luck Be a Lady"
2008	Lipstick Jungle	Josie Scotto	3 episodes
2009	Nanny Express, TheThe Nanny Express	Kate Hewitt	Hallmark channel movie
2009	Without a Trace	Kim Marcus	3 episodes
2009	One Hot Summer	Margarita Silva Santos	Television movie
2012	Hawaii Five-0	Dr. Olivia Victor	TV series
2014	Stranded in Paradise	Tess Nelson	Hallmark channel movie

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations

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

[ Source: Wikipedia ]