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| Drawing all sorts of comparisons to her idols Dietrich, Garbo and Bacall, blond and beautiful Kelly Rutherford has done her fair share of smoldering on the small screen. Following her parents' divorce in 1971, she moved five times before settling in Newport Beach, CA and, after graduating from high school, headed East to study acting at NYC's HB Studios. Modeling and commercials kept the wolf from the door, and she even acted opposite Luke Perry in the ABC daytime drama "Loving" before returning to L.A., where her career really heated up. She landed a regular role on the short-lived NBC daytime soap "Generations" (1989) and appeared as Randy Quaid's girl of his dreams in a three-episode guest-starring stint on "Davis Rules" (CBS, 1992). Her most significant feature performance would come as the lab technician who seduces Nick Nolte's Chicago reporter in a steamy scene in "I Love Trouble" (1994). Rutherford had the good fortune to be cast in two critically acclaimed series that did not last. In the first season of "Homefront" (ABC, 1991-92), she created the role of sexy bartender Judy Owens, who became a regular during its second season, and the show's 1945 setting gave her a chance to showcase her retro allure. Upon its cancellation, Rutherford signed on with Fox's "The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr" (1993-94) as Dixie Cousins, the 19th century saloon singer with the key to series star Bruce Campbell's heart. She starred for Fox again in the short-lived series "The Great Defender" (1995) and "Kindred: The Embraced" (1996). In the latter, she was a tough journalist who is unwittingly romanced by a sexy vampire. In 1996, Rutherford joined the cast of the network's popular "Melrose Place" as sultry ex-hooker Megan Lewis. |
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