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Rebecca was born in Hazard,
Kentucky, on August 12, 1971 and raised in Pinetop, Kentucky where the
population is just over 800 people. Rebecca comes from a long line of
diverse nationalities including those of Italian, Irish, German, and
Cherokee descent.
Rebecca moved to New York at age 15 to pursue a career in modeling and
acting and finished her high school education after having initially spent
a summer there modeling. She completed the rest of her high school years
at New York's Professional Children's School, and then moved on to study
at the Lee Strasberg Institute. Midway through her second term at the
school, Rebecca became a cast regular on the daytime soap opera, Loving,
in which she played a student who was obsessed with her professor.
Her career started in advertisements in which Rebecca began modeling
underwear in Sears and JCPenneys catalogs, but it was her turn as the
Noxema girl that merited her national recognition.
For the next few years, Rebecca worked steadily in television. Her credits
include Beverly Hills 90210, the NBC miniseries Invasion, and the
alien-esque series Earth 2. The latter show placed Rebecca in the hearts
of many fans in Germany where the show was a huge hit.
Soon the 5' 8" beauty appeared with renowned stars Gabriel Byrne and
Nastassja Kinski in Somebody is Waiting, directed by Martin Donovan. After
that, Rebecca landed another big movie role -- this time an adventure
comedy entitled Nothing To Lose starring Tim Robbins and the emotionally
unstable Martin Lawrence.
Rebecca gained international fame after she appeared in the cult film,
Scream 2 alongside Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox and David Arquette in which
she played a sorority sister named Lois. Although her part in the film was
short-lived, Rebecca has moved on to bigger and better things.
She recently wrapped up filming for the prequel to From Dusk Till Dawn,
which starred Quentin Tarantino (who by the way produced it) and George
Clooney, entitled Hangman's Daughter, directed by P.J. Pesce and produced
by Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino.
Rebecca's most recent films include Hairshirt, co-produced by and starring
Neve Campbell, and Darren Stein's horrendous Jawbreaker, starring Rose
McGowan and Pam Grier. Rebecca will also be seen in Shadow Hours, set for
screening at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival.
Rebecca's favorite things to do are rollerblading and listening to rap
music.
On June 13, 2001, Gayheart struck and fatally injured nine-year-old Jorge
Cruz Jr. as he crossed a Los Angeles-area street. According to the police
report, the child was walking home from school and crossed the street.
While several cars stopped to let him go, Gayheart swerved around them and
into a two-way left-turn lane, striking the boy. Her attorney, Steven
Lerman, subsequently admitted Gayheart had been using a cell phone during
impact.
Cruz died the next day at Los Angeles Children's Hospital. His parents,
Jorge Cruz and Silvia Martinez, filed a wrongful-death lawsuit on August
6, 2001, against her, seeking coverage of medical and funeral expenses,
and compensation for loss of future earnings. The lawsuit was settled out
of court, and settlement terms were not disclosed. On November 27, 2001,
she pleaded no contest to vehicular manslaughter. She was sentenced to
three years probation, a one-year suspension of her license, a $2,800
fine, and 750 hours of community service. She was also ordered to make a
public-service announcement. Gayheart was represented in the criminal
proceeding by Harland Braun.
Later that year, she flipped a rental car into two parked cars with her
father commenting that, "I've told my wife not to let her drive any more". |
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"Ugly Betty" .... Jordan Dunn
(1 episode, 2007)
- A Tree Grows in Guadalajara (2007) TV Episode .... Jordan Dunn
"CSI: Miami" .... Claire Gibbs (1 episode, 2007)
- Burned (2007) TV Episode .... Claire Gibbs
"Vanished" .... Judy Nash (13 episodes, 2006)
- Warm Springs (2006) TV Episode .... Judy Nash
- The Velocity of Sara (2006) TV Episode .... Judy Nash
- The Proffer (2006) TV Episode .... Judy Nash
- The Cell (2006) TV Episode .... Judy Nash
- The New World (2006) TV Episode .... Judy Nash
(8 more)
Last Day (2006/II) .... Abra
"Nip/Tuck" .... Natasha Charles (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
- Diana Lubey (2006) TV Episode .... Natasha Charles
- Trudy Nye (2004) TV Episode .... Natasha Charles
- Natasha Charles (2004) TV Episode .... Natasha Charles
"Medium" .... Jessica Delaney (1 episode, 2006)
- Allison Wonderland (2006) TV Episode .... Jessica Delaney
Bunny Whipped (2006) .... Beatriz Magdalene Johnson
Scarlett (2006) (TV) .... Scarlett
The Christmas Blessing (2005) (TV) .... Meghan
... aka Miracle of the Heart (Australia)
Santa's Slay (2005) .... Gwen Mason
"The Division" .... Suzanne Richland (3 episodes, 2004)
... aka Heart of the City
- Lost and Found (2004) TV Episode .... Suzanne Richland
- The Fall of the House of Hayes (2004) TV Episode .... Suzanne
Richland
- It's the Real Thing (2004) TV Episode .... Suzanne Richland
"Dead Like Me" .... Betty Rhomer (5 episodes, 2003)
- Reaping Havoc (2003) TV Episode .... Betty Rhomer
- Reapercussions (2003) TV Episode (voice) .... Betty Rhomer
- Curious George (2003) TV Episode .... Betty Rhomer
- Dead Girl Walking (2003) TV Episode .... Betty Rhomer
- Pilot (2003) TV Episode .... Betty Rhomer
"What I Like About You" .... Dana (1 episode, 2003)
- The Other Woman (2003) TV Episode .... Dana
Pipe Dream (2002) .... Marliss Funt
"Inside Schwartz" .... Nadia (1 episode, 2001)
- Pilot (2001) TV Episode .... Nadia
Harvard Man (2001) .... Kelly Morgan
Doppelganger (2001) .... Brian's Girlfriend
Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000) (uncredited) .... Nurse Brenda Bates
... aka Légendes urbaines 2 (Canada: French title)
... aka Légendes urbaines: La suite (Canada: French title)
... aka Leyendas urbanas: Corte final (USA: Spanish title)
Shadow Hours (2000) .... Chloe Holloway
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (2000) (V) .... Mary
Newlie
... aka The Hangman's Daughter (USA: closing credits title)
"Wasteland" .... Samantha 'Sam' Price (13 episodes, 1999)
- My Ex-friends Wedding (1999) TV Episode .... Samantha 'Sam' Price
- Double Date (1999) TV Episode .... Samantha 'Sam' Price
- Empty Pockets (1999) TV Episode .... Samantha 'Sam' Price
- Pilot (1999) TV Episode .... Samantha 'Sam' Price
- Best Laid Plans (1999) TV Episode .... Samantha 'Sam' Price
(8 more)
Jawbreaker (1999) .... Julie Freeman
Puppet (1999) .... Lori Myers
"Hercules" .... Medea (1 episode, 1998)
... aka Disney's Hercules (USA: complete title)
- Hercules and the Argonauts (1998) TV Episode (voice) .... Medea
Urban Legend (1998) .... Brenda Bates
... aka Mixed Culture
... aka Urban Legend (France)
Hairshirt (1998) .... Jennifer Scott
... aka Too Smooth (USA: reissue title)
Scream 2 (1997) .... Sorority Sister Lois
Nothing to Lose (1997) .... Danielle
Invasion (1997) (TV) .... Cassy Winslow
... aka Robin Cook's Invasion (USA: complete title)
Somebody Is Waiting (1996) .... Lilli
"Sliders" .... Natalie Nassau (1 episode, 1996)
- Time Again and World (1996) TV Episode .... Natalie Nassau
"Beverly Hills, 90210" .... Toni Marchette / ... (8 episodes, 1995)
- One Wedding and a Funeral (1995) TV Episode .... Toni Marchette
McKay
- Earthquake Weather (1995) TV Episode .... Toni Marchette
- Gypsies, Cramps and Fleas (1995) TV Episode .... Toni Marchette
- Violated (1995) TV Episode .... Toni Marchette
- Speechless (1995) TV Episode .... Toni Marchette
(3 more)
"Earth 2" .... Bess Martin (21 episodes, 1994-1995)
- Flower Child (1995) TV Episode .... Bess Martin
- Natural Born Grendlers (1995) TV Episode .... Bess Martin
- All About Eve (1995) TV Episode .... Bess Martin
- Survival of the Fittest (1995) TV Episode .... Bess Martin
- The Boy Who Would Be Terrian King (1995) TV Episode .... Bess
Martin
(16 more)
Vanishing Son IV (1994) (TV) .... Clair Armstrong
Vanishing Son III (1994) (TV) .... Clair Armstrong
Vanishing Son (1994) (TV) .... Clair Armstrong
"Loving" (1983) TV Series .... Hannah Mayberry (unknown episodes,
1992-1993)
Whatever Happened to Mason Reese (1990) .... Model #1 |
