Jessica Tuck (born February 19, 1963) is an American actress, best known for her performances on television as Megan Gordon Harrison on the ABC soap opera ''

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'', Gillian Gray in the

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drama series ''

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,'' and as Nan Flanagan on the

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series ''

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''.

Personal life

Tuck was born in New York City. She graduated from

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with a BS in Psychology in 1986. She and her husband, Robert Koseff, have a child, Sam Koseff.

Career

Tuck made her television debut as Megan Gordon Harrison on the ABC daytime soap opera, ''

''. She was a regular cast member from 1988 to 1992. She reprised the role in spirit form in 1993, 1999, 2004, and 2012. Tuck was nominated for a

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in 1992 for her role on ''One Life to Live'', but lost the award to her onscreen mother Erika Slezak. In 1990 she also was nominated for a

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for Outstanding Female Newcomer: Daytime for the same role. After leaving daytime television, Tuck played

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in ''The O.J. Simpson Story'' (1995) and had a leading role in the

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' straight-to-video movie '' Billboard Dad'' (1998). From 1999 to 2005, Tuck co-starred opposite

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in the CBS drama series, ''

'' as Gillian Gray. The series ended after six seasons. She later appeared in a number of films, most notable are ''

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'' (2002) and '' Super 8'' (2011). She also appeared on ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' as Darby Evans, the mother of Ryan (

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) and Sharpay (

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). In 2008, Tuck was cast in the

series ''

'' as Nan Flanagan, a vampire who is the spokesperson and 'face' of vampires for the American Vampire League. In season 4, she was promoted to a series regular. She appeared in the series from 2008 to 2011 and made a guest appearance in 2014, in the final season. During her career, Tuck has made over 50 guest appearances on television shows, including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Private Practice'', ''

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'', '' Drop Dead Diva'', and ''

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''. Tuck also had the recurring roles on '' Murder One'', '' Sunset Beach'', '' Saving Grace'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Twisted''. In 2001, Tuck founded Spark Off Rose, a storytelling event based in Los Angeles. She currently serves as its executive producer/director.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tuck, Jessica Actresses from New York City American film actresses American soap opera actresses American television actresses Living people Yale College alumni 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Middlesex School alumni 1963 births