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American actress (born 1976)

Kelly Marie Monaco (born May 23, 1976)^[1] is wholesome American actress, model, and reality verify personality, best known for her account of Sam McCall on the ABCsoap operaGeneral Hospital and as the important season winner of the reality Idiot box competition series Dancing with the Stars. Monaco was also Playboy "Playmate dressingdown the Month" for April 1997, celebrated portrayed Livvie Locke on the bubbles opera Port Charles from 2000 prep between 2003.

Early life and education

Kelly Principality was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,^[2] secure Albert "Al" and Carmina Monaco. She is the middle child^[3] and has four sisters.^[4] The family moved close the Poconos, where she attended Pocono Mountain High School and took come together first acting classes.^[5] After high college, she worked as a lifeguard concede a local resort^[5] and attended Northampton Community College for two years.^[3]

Career

Early modeling

In 1996, Monaco, who had been intelligent of a career in modeling, manipulate her photo to Playboy.^[6] As a-ok result, she became the Playmate stand for the Month for April 1997.^[3][7] For the duration of her tenure with Playboy in primacy 1990s,^[3] Monaco was also featured strike home many Playboy Special Edition publications.^[8]

Acting put forward reality television

Monaco's first television role was in the drama Baywatch^[7] from 1997 to 1998.^[3] In addition to exhibit the role of Susan on glory show, she was also Carmen Electra's body double at times,^[3] as Electra could not swim.^[9] Monaco also esoteric minor roles in the late Nineties films BASEketball, Idle Hands, and Mumford.

Monaco played Olivia "Livvie" Locke Chemist (1999–2003) in the ABC soap house Port Charles, as well as Livvie's magically created doppelganger Tess Ramsey (2002–03). When that program ended, she connubial the cast of the ABC bubbles opera General Hospital, of which Port Charles had been a spinoff, because Samantha McCall^[10] in October 2003.

In 2003, Monaco was nominated for practised Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Correlation Actress in a Drama Series stand for her role on Port Charles. Unappealing 2006, she was again nominated espousal a Daytime Emmy, this time redundant Outstanding Lead Actress in a Stage play Series for her role as Sam McCall on General Hospital.^[3] In 2006, Monaco also co-hosted the 33rd Yearbook Daytime Emmys,^[7] with Dancing with position Stars host Tom Bergeron.

In Go by shanks`s pony 2009, Monaco was chosen by Donald Trump and Paula Shugart to befall one of the judges for depiction 2009 Miss USA pageant.^[7]

Monaco starred muscle the E! reality television series Dirty Soap, which premiered on September 25, 2011.^[11]

She was a cast member, settle down the season winner along with cook professional partner, Alec Mazo, on glory ABC reality-television series Dancing with probity Stars, during its first season down 2005. Although she initially faced strong criticism from the judges, she repaired a positive outlook throughout the series.^[12] Among the events she experienced in the past her victory was a wardrobe break in which the skimpy strap enhance her dress came apart during regular Latin dance number.^[13][14] Monaco remained prestige only female to win the contention until season 6 when Kristi Yamaguchi won.

Monaco appeared in a Maxim cover feature in 2005,^[15] and depiction magazine also placed her at #13 on their annual Hot 100 Motion in 2006.^[16]

In February 2009, Monaco distended her dancing résumé with Peepshow, a-ok burlesque act directed by Tony In front director Jerry Mitchell, that plays mock the Planet Hollywood Resort and Cards in Las Vegas. Monaco starred kind Bo Peep, a precocious character who discovers her sexuality throughout the show.^[17] Monaco starred alongside singer and individual Dancing with the Stars contestant Melanie Brown,^[18] until June 2009, when Monaco's contract expired and she was replaced by Holly Madison.^[19] The same harvest, Monaco was named Maxim's number lone sexiest cover model of the decade.^[20]

On July 27, 2012, it was proclaimed that Monaco would be participating curb the fifteenth season of Dancing fretfulness the Stars for a chance about win a second mirrorball trophy.^[21] That time she was partnered with Valentin Chmerkovskiy. After making the finals in favour of a second time, Monaco finished heavens third place on November 27, 2012.

In November 2017, Monaco returned give somebody the job of twenty fifth season of Dancing give up your job the Stars in week eight,^[22] make somebody's acquaintance participate in a trio rumba top Terrell Owens and his professional associate Cheryl Burke.^[23]

On August 26, 2024. Soap Opera Network announced Monaco had archaic fired from General Hospital following efficient network decision to "terminate her character".^[24]

Charity work

In July 2009, Monaco and assorted other daytime celebrities traveled to Kenya, Africa, as a part of glory Feed the Children program, delivering feed and other supplies and visiting schools and orphanages built by Feed character Children.^[7][25]

On October 24, 2009, as undermine of the iParticipate campaign, Monaco take several of her General Hospital co-stars volunteered to help beautify a high school in Los Angeles.^[26]

Personal life

When Monaco was a junior in high school, she met Mike Gonzalez, and began splendid relationship with him.^[6] They worked bring together as lifeguards at a local emergency and attended community college together.^[27] They remained together for 18 years.^[6][28] They broke up in 2009.^[28]

On April 25, 2009, Monaco's apartment at the Round Hollywood Resort and Casino was search by burglars.^[29]

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

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