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Daphnée Lynn Duplaix Samuel (born August 18, 1976) is an American actress and model.[1]

Daphnée Duplaix
Duplaix at the Big Apple Convention in Manhattan, New York on October 17, 2009
Playboy centerfold appearance
July 1997
Preceded byCarrie Stevens
Succeeded byKalin Olson

Career

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After appearing in Playboy magazine as Playmate of the Month July 1997, she appeared in several Playboy videos. Her Playmate pictorial was photographed by Richard Fegley.

In early Playboy publications her first name is spelled Daphneé (with an acute accent on the second 'e'). Her Playboy centerfold is signed Daphnee, and she also used that form on her official web site.[2]

Duplaix became a regular cast member on the American television soap opera Passions in 2004, playing Valerie Davis until 2008. In January 2009, Duplaix served as a host of the Playboy TV game show Show Us Your Wits.[3] She next began appearing as Rachel Gannon on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live on April 7, 2009.[4][5]

In 2024, Duplaix joined the cast of Beyond the Gates as Nicole Dupree Richardson.[6] The soap will premiere in early 2025 on CBS.[7]

Personal life

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Duplaix was previously married to Ron Samuel, with whom she has three sons.[8] On June 28, 2014, she married Grady Heiberg. Their daughter was born in 2015.[9]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Film Role Notes
1996 Striptease Stripper
1997 The Blackout Fly Girl
Kickboxing Academy Melinda
1998 Let's Talk About Sex Chloe
1999 Foolish Clarisse
Lost & Found Flight Attendant
2000 Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye Salon Receptionist TV movie
2002 Demon Island Julie
2003 The Road Home Deidre
The Fighting Temptations Tiffany
2005 Heart of the Beholder Detective Deborah Burbach
2008 The Governor's Wife Reporter Jill Quigly TV movie
2013 I Married Who? Jessica TV movie
2014 Beautiful Girl Brianna
The Cookie Mobster Constance TV movie
Love in an INSTAnt Daph Short
2015 Ex-Free Jessica
The Motel Sunset Anna Motawbi Short
2016 Unreported Michelle
2017 The Cheaters Club Mrs. Idrid
2022 Unreported Michelle

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1998 The Steve Harvey Show Shelia Episode: "Everybody Loves Regina"
The Wayans Bros. Tasha Episode: "The High Life"
1999 Women: Stories of Passion Dr. Merrill Thompson Episode: "Voodoo"
Rude Awakening Cute Girl #2 Episode: "Powerless Over the What?"
V.I.P. Iris Leon Episode: "Ransom of Red Val"
City Guys Rayna Episode: "Marriage Go-Round"
Just Shoot Me! Tanya Episode: "Hello Goodbye"
2000 Angel Serena Episode: "Expecting"
For Your Love April Episode: "The Craving"
The Parkers Vanessa Episode: "Cheers"
2001 Kate Brasher Kelly Episode: "Georgia"
My Wife and Kids Tiara Episode: "A Little Romance"
Felicity Samantha Episode: "Girlfight" & "Senioritis"
Off Centre Sales Girl Episode: "Let's Meet Mike and Euan"
2001–03 The District Giselle Recurring cast: season 1, guest: season 3
2002 Weakest Link Herself Episode: "Playboy Playmates Edition"
The Invisible Man Rachel Episode: "Mere Mortals"
Dharma & Greg Laura Episode: "The Mamas and the Papas: Part 1 & 2"
Half & Half Geneva Episode: "The Big Upsetting Set-Up"
2003 CSI Amelia Rueben Episode:"Grissom Versus the Volcano"
2004–08 Passions Valerie Davis Regular Cast
2005 Sex, Love & Secrets Melanie Episode: "Ambush" & "Danger"
2009 CSI: NY Dr. Catherine Rydell Episode: "No Good Deed"
2009–10 One Life to Live Rachel Gannon Regular Cast
2011 Harry's Law Barbara Episode: "Wheels of Justice"
Last Man Standing Misty Cavanaugh Episode: "Home Security"
Femme Fatales Alexis Episode: "Speed Date"
2012 House of Lies Alisette Kauffman Episode: "The Gods of Dangerous Financial Instruments"
2013 The Mindy Project Woman #2 Episode: "Mindy's Minute"
2025 Beyond the Gates Nicole Dupree Richardson

References

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  1. ^ "Playmate Playmates". wekinglypigs.com. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
  2. ^ "official website". Archived from the original on April 29, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2005.
  3. ^ "Playboy TV's New Game Show". PR Newswire. Archived from the original on January 22, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
  4. ^ "One Life to Live: Daphnee Duplaix The New Rachel Gannon!". Soaps.com. February 11, 2009. Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved February 17, 2009.
  5. ^ "Comings and Goings: Daphnee Duplaix (Rachel Gannon)". Soap Opera Digest. Vol. 34. March 3, 2009. p. 19.
  6. ^ Lewis, Errol (September 19, 2024). "Tamara Tunie Returns to Daytime Playing Family Matriarch in CBS Drama Beyond the Gates". Soap Opera Network. United States. Archived from the original on September 19, 2024. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  7. ^ Rice, Lynette (September 19, 2024). "'Beyond The Gates': Tamara Tunie, Daphnee Duplaix & Karla Mosley Cast In New CBS Daytime Soap". Deadline Hollywood. United States: Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on September 19, 2024. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  8. ^ "Daphnee Duplaix Expecting Third Child". People.com. October 30, 2006. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  9. ^ Heiberg, Daphnee Duplaix (September 19, 2015). "Bellamy Grace Heiberg Making Her Debut". Instagram.com. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
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