Professional Children's School, Knott County Central High School, Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
Nationality
United States of America
Spouse
Eric Dane (m. 2004)
Children
Billie Beatrice Dane, Georgia Dane
Parents
Curtis Gayheart, Floneva Slone
Nicknames
The Noxzema girl
Movies
Jawbreaker, Urban Legend, Scream 2, Nothing to Lose, Harvard Man, Shadow Hours, G.B.F., From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter, The Christmas Blessing, Pipe Dream, Santa's Slay, Hairshirt, Bunny Whipped, Somebody Is Waiting, Invasion, Hercules, Vanishing Son III, Vanishing Son IV, Puppet, For...
TV Shows
The Cleaner, Vanished, Dead Like Me, Loving, Earth 2, Vanishing Son, Wasteland
Star Sign
Leo
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Quote
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I love being married more than anyone. It's what I always wanted. I found the person who's perfect for me and we have a great time and a great partnership.
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My beauty routine is basically plenty of sleep and lots of water.
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Sometimes I wake up and think, How did I get here?
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Fact
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Starring on Broadway in Steel Magnolias (Shelby - the Julia Roberts role in the movie) [March 2005]
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Gave birth to her second child at age 40, a daughter Georgia Geraldine Dane on December 28, 2011. Child's father is her husband, Eric Dane.
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Gave birth to her first child at age 38, a daughter Billie Beatrice Dane on March 3, 2010. Child's father is her husband, Eric Dane.
Originally cast in the role of Inara, on the short-lived TV series Firefly (2002), but was replaced (by Morena Baccarin) after one day's shooting.
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Crowned Miss Centralian in high school in 1987.
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Auditioned for the roles of Cici, Hallie, and Maureen before landing the role of Lois in Scream 2 (1997).
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She has English, Scottish, and German, as well as Irish, Italian, and Cherokee, ancestry.
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Pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charge. 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. [November 2001]
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On 13 June 2001, Gayheart struck 9-year-old Jorge Cruz Jr. as he jaywalked across the street. According to the police report, the boy was walking home from school, and crossed the street about 160 feet from the nearest crosswalk. While several cars stopped to let him go, Gayheart allegedly swerved around the traffic and into a two-way left-turn lane, striking the boy; he died the next day at Los Angeles Children's Hospital. His parents, Jorge Cruz and Silvia Martinez, filed a wrongful-death lawsuit on 6 August 2001 against her. Gayheart paid for Cruz's hospital and funeral expenses. [June 2001]
$5 Million
