Daphnée Lynn Duplaix (born August 18, 1976) is an American actress and model. After beginning her career as an actress in 1996, Duplaix appeared as the July 1997 centerfold as ''

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''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

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''. In 2024, she joined the cast of '' Beyond the Gates'' as Nicole Dupree Richardson.

Career

After appearing in ''

'' magazine as Playmate of the Month July 1997, she appeared in several ''Playboy'' videos. Her Playmate pictorial was photographed by Richard Fegley. In 2004, Duplaix joined the cast of ''

'', a

on the

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network, in the series regular role of Valerie Davis. Following her exit from the role in 2008, she served as a host of the

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game show '' Show Us Your Wits'' in January 2009. In February of the same year, it was announced Duplaix had joined the cast of

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'' in the role of Rachel Gannon. The following year, it was announced she was exiting the role as a "storyline-dictated" decision. In 2024, Duplaix joined the cast of '' Beyond the Gates'' as Nicole Dupree Richardson. The soap will premiere in early 2025 on

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Personal life

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

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Duplaix, Daphnee American people of French descent American people of Haitian descent American people of Italian descent American soap opera actresses Living people Actresses from Manhattan 1990s Playboy Playmates American female models 21st-century American women 1976 births