Birthday: October 15, 1969
Birth Place: Indio, California
Birth Name: Sally Vanessa Ortiz

Biography: Vanessa Marcil is an American actress of Mexican, French, Italian and Portuguese descent.   She is probably best known for her role as Brenda Barrett on the soap opera General Hospital, a role she started playing in 1992.   She garnered three Daytime Emmy Award nominations (1997, 1998 and 2003) for her portrayal, winning in 2003 as "Outstanding Supporting Actress.  " In February 1998, she was named "Outstanding Lead Actress" at the Soap Opera Digest Awards.  

After six years on...