Rebecca Gayheart - Kate Romero Photoshoot

Rebecca Gayheart (born August 12, 1971, in Hazard, Kentucky) is an American actress.

Gayheart was born in Hazard, Kentucky but raised in Pinetop, Kentucky, by parents of Irish, Mexican, Italian, German and Cherokee Indian heritage. Her father, Curtis, was a coal miner. She moved to New York City at 15 where she completed her education at New York's Professional Children's School and the Lee Strasberg Institute.

Gayheart was for a time engaged to director Brett Ratner. She and actor Eric Dane were married on October 29, 2004.

Gayheart's break into the television industry was a series of television commercials for Noxzema in the early 1990s, earning her the moniker "The Noxzema Girl". The commercials began airing in 1991 and brought her recognition.

In 1992, Gayheart landed her first major role when she joined the cast of the soap opera Loving as Hannah Mayberry.
In 1993 and 1994, Gayheart had a recurring role in the Vanishing Son action pack series.
In 1995, she had a recurring role as Antonia Marchette in the series Beverly Hills, 90210.
She has also been a regular on the television series Earth 2 (1994), Wasteland (1999), and Dead Like Me as Betty (2003) and had a recurring role on Nip/Tuck (2004).
Gayheart was initially hired to play the part of Inara Serra on Firefly (2002), but dropped out after only one day of filming. Morena Baccarin took over the role, and none of Rebecca's scenes were ever used.

Gayheart's role as Judy Nash in the 2006 Fox series Vanished ended with its cancellation.