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Basic Information 

BIRTH NAME:  Kelly Rutherford Deane
DATE OF BIRTH:  November 6, 1968
BIRTHPLACE:  Elizabethtown, Kentucky
HEIGHT:  5' 8"
SPOUSE:  Daniel Giersch
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN:  Scorpio
NAME MEANING:  Warrior/Defender

Biography 

Kelly Rutherford, who was born on November 6, 1968 in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, is best known for her roles as Stephanie "Sam" Whitmore on Generations and Megan Lewis in Melrose Place. Her other television credits include Homefront where she played Judy Owen, The Great Defender where she played Frankie Collet, Kindred: The Embraced where she played Caitlin Byrne and Threat Matrix where she played Special Agent Frankie Ellroy Kilmer. She also had a recurring role on The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. as Dixie Cousins and starred as Samantha Liston on the now cancelled series E-Ring. Rutherford has been married twice, the first to Carlos Tarajano who suffered a cardiac arrest shortly after their marriage. In 2006, she married her second husband, Daniel Giersch and at the age of 37, she gave birth to a healthy baby boy.

Trivia 

• Shortly after her wedding her then 31-year-old husband had an unexpected cardiac arrest - he recovered. [Summer 2001]

• Left her husband a week before an "In Style" Special on Celebrity weddings that included footage of her wedding to Carlos

• Practices yoga together with Lisa Rinna and Marcia Cross.

• At age 37, gave birth to her first child. Son, Hermés Gustaf Daniel Giersch was born on 18 October 2006 in Los Angeles. He weighed 8.5 lbs. and was 22 inches long.

• Her husband, Daniel Giersch, is a businessman.

• Friends with The O.C. actress Kelly Rowan.

Awards & Nominations 

1991 - Soap Opera Digest Awards:
Nominated for Outstanding Heroine: Daytime (Generations)

Filmography 

Tell Me No Lies (2007)
Role: Laura

Eastwick (2002)
Role: Alexandra Medford

Swimming Upstream (2002)
Role: Sandra Bird

The Tag (2001)
Role: Wendy

Acceptable Risk (2001)
Role: Kim Welles

Angels Don't Sleep Here (2001)
Role: Kate Porter

The Chaos Factor (2000)
Role: Jodi

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000)
Role: Lady Maria Cosway

Scream 3 (2000)
Role: Christine Hamilton

The Disturbance At Dinner (1998)
Role: Marian Pronkridge

The Perfect Getaway (1998)
Role: Julie Robinson

Six Months of Darkness, Six Months of Light (1997)
Role: Annie

Dilemma (1997)
Role: Woman in Bar

Cyclops, Baby (1997)
Role: Randy

Buried Secrets (1996)
Role: Danielle Roff

No Greater Love (1996)
Role: Edwina Winfield

I Love Trouble (1994)
Role: Kim

Tis a Gift to Be Simple (1994)
Role: Emily Hanover

Amber Waves (1994)
Role: Lola Burns

Breaking The Silence (1992)
Role: Cheryl

Phanton of the Mall: Eric's Revenge (1989)
Role: Salesgirl

Shakedown (1988)
Role: TV Watcher

TV Schedule 



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