Daphnée Duplaix
Daphnée Duplaix | |
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 Duplaix in 2009 | |
| Born | Daphnee Lynn Duplaix August 18, 1976 New York City, United States |
| Other names | Daphnée Duplaix Samuel |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
| Known for | Playboy Playmate (July 1997) and performance in American soap opera television |
| Works | Filmography |
| Spouses |
Grady Heiberg (m. 2014) |
| Children | 4 |
| Playboy centerfold appearance | |
| July 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Carrie Stevens |
| Succeeded by | Kalin Olson |
Daphnée Lynn Duplaix[1] (born August 18, 1976[2]) is an American actress and model. After beginning her career as an actress in 1996, Duplaix appeared as the July 1997 centerfold as Playboy's Playmate of the Month. In addition to appearing in several videos for Playboy, she continued to act in mainstream projects, including roles on American daytime soap operas Passions and One Life to Live. In 2024, she joined the cast of Beyond the Gates as Nicole Dupree Richardson.
Career
[edit]After appearing in Playboy magazine as Playmate of the Month July 1997,[1] she appeared in several Playboy videos. Her Playmate pictorial was photographed by Richard Fegley.
In 2004, Duplaix joined the cast of Passions, a soap opera on the NBC network, in the series regular role of Valerie Davis.[3] Following her exit from the role in 2008, she served as a host of the Playboy TV game show Show Us Your Wits in January 2009.[4] In February of the same year, it was announced Duplaix had joined the cast of ABC's One Life to Live in the role of Rachel Gannon.[5][6] The following year, it was announced she was exiting the role as a "storyline-dictated" decision.[7]
In 2024, Duplaix joined the cast of Beyond the Gates as Nicole Dupree Richardson.[8] The soap will premiere in early 2025 on CBS.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Duplaix was previously married to Ron Samuel, with whom she has three sons.[10] On June 28, 2014, she married Grady Heiberg. Their daughter was born in 2015.[11]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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" |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Daphnee Lynn Duplaix, Miss July, 1997". Playboy. United States: PLBY Group. Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
- ^ "Daphnee Duplaix – Actress, Model, Playmate". TV Insider. United States: Fandom, Inc. Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
- ^ Kroll, Dan J. (November 2, 2004). "Passions Boosts Cast Diversity with New Role". Soap Central. United States. Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
- ^ "Playboy TV's New Game Show". PR Newswire. Archived from the original on January 22, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
- ^ Kroll, Dan J. (February 14, 2009). "Rachel Gannon returns to Llanview". Soap Central. United States. Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
- ^ "Comings and Goings: Daphnee Duplaix (Rachel Gannon)". Soap Opera Digest. Vol. 34. March 3, 2009. p. 19.
- ^ Kroll, Dan J. (February 22, 2010). "Duplaix cut from One Life to Live". Soap Central. United States. Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Daphnee Duplaix Expecting Third Child". People.com. October 30, 2006. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
- ^ 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.