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Natalia Livingston (born March 26, 1976 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania) is an American soap opera actress.
She is best known for her role as Emily Quartermaine, adoptive daughter of supercouple Alan and Monica Quartermaine, on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital. The second actress to play the role, Livingston portrayed Emily from April 1, 2003 through May 7, 2008,[1] winning a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2005.[2] On January 15, 2009, Livingston returned to General Hospital as new character Rebecca Shaw.[3]
Biography
Livingston was born on March 26, 1976, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.[4][5] Her father, James Livingston, is a physician and her mother, Martha Livingston, is an artist and Spanish teacher.[5] Livingston is half Mexican and is fluent in Spanish. She was raised in Macon, Georgia, and spent her summers in Mexico.[5]
Livingston obtained a degree in Sociology from Emory University, where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta Sorority.[6] She started acting in high school and continued her interests in acting by taking acting classes in college and participating in student films.[5] After graduation she took an internship in the field of social work, and later moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue her acting career.[5] While working at Home Depot, she was discovered and started doing commercials for McDonalds in Spanish.[5]
Career
Livingston first appeared as Emily Quartermaine on General Hospital on April 1, 2003.[1] The adopted daughter of established characters Alan and Monica Quartermaine, Emily was a prominent character who notably battled breast cancer in 2003.[1] On May 20, 2005, Livingston won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her portrayal of Emily.[2] Livingston eventually decided to leave the series, and Emily was murdered in November 2007; however, Livingston continued to appear periodically until May 7, 2008 as a hallucination of Emily seen by her love interest, Nikolas Cassadine (Tyler Christopher).[1]
Livingston also appeared in the films Big Fat Liar (2002), Hired Help (2004), Popstar (2005) , and West of Brooklyn (2008), as well as upcoming 2009 films Fight or Flight and Rough Hustle.[5]
On January 15, 2009, Livingston returned to General Hospital as new character Rebecca Shaw.[3] She will be leaving General Hospital again on December 22, 2009[7].
Personal life
Prior to her role as breast cancer survivor Emily, Livingston had performed a breast self-exam after watching an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show promoting awareness for the disease. She found a lump, which turned out to be benign.[8][9] At one point Livingston dated General Hospital co-star Tyler Christopher.[10]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 2002 | Big Fat Liar | Girl at movie premiere | uncredited |
| 2003 | General Hospital | Emily Quartermaine | April 1, 2003-May 7, 2008 |
| The View | Herself | October 23, 2003 | |
| SoapTalk | Herself | July 2, 2003-April 25, 2006 | |
| 2004 | Help | Interpreter | |
| SOAPnet Reveals ABC Soap Secrets | Herself | ||
| The 31st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | Herself | ||
| 2005 | Popstar | Mary Brighton | |
| 2006 | The 33rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | Herself | |
| 2007 | The Tyra Banks Show | Herself | Tyra's Soap Opera Spectacular |
| 2008 | West of Brooklyn | Matty Jensen | |
| 2009 | General Hospital | Rebecca Shaw | January 15-December 22, 2009 |
| Fight or Flight | unknown | pre-production | |
| Rough Hustle | Allie | post-production |
References
- ^ a b c d "General Hospital: Emily Quartermaine". Soaps.com. Retrieved May 31, 2009.
- ^ a b "Daytime Emmy Winners & Nominees: 2005". SoapOperaDigest.com. Retrieved May 31, 2009.
- ^ a b "General Hospital: Rebecca Shaw". Soaps.com. Retrieved May 31, 2009.
- ^ "General Hospital Cast: Natalia Livingston". Soaps.com. Retrieved May 31, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g "General Hospital Bios: Natalia Livingston (Rebecca Shaw)". ABC.com. Retrieved May 30, 2009.
- ^ "Tri Deltas on the Small Screen". TriDelta.org. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2009.
- ^ http://abc.soapsindepth.com/latebreakingnews/
- ^ Morgan, John (August 5, 2003). "General Hospital star prescribes breast self-exams". USA Today. USAToday.com. Retrieved May 31, 2009.
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- ^ Kappes, Serena (17 June 2005). "Celeb Spotlight: Tyler Christopher". People. Time Inc. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
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External links
- "SOAP STAR STATS: Natalia Livingston (Rebecca, GH)". SoapOperaDigest.com. Retrieved May 30, 2009.
- "General Hospital Cast: Natalia Livingston". Soaps.com. Retrieved May 30, 2009.
- Natalia Livingston at IMDb
- "Natalia Livingston profile". SoapCentral.com. Retrieved May 30, 2009.
- Unofficial Natalia Livingston Website
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