Acting Appreciation
"Your face is the first thing people see when they meet you. So, why use anything but Noxzema?" the commercial asked while featuring a young Rebecca Gayheart. The Noxzema girl was what us 90s teens knew her as.
Rebecca Gayheart is an American actress known for her work in film and television. She was born in Hazard, Kentucky, on August 12, 1971. She began her career as a model, winning a local modeling contest at the age of 15. She moved to New York City where she completed her high school education at the Professional Children's School and attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.
In her teens, the 5'6" Gayheart modeled for top fashion designers and appeared in magazines, shopping catalogs, and television commercials. It was the Noxzema commercial, which began airing in 1991, that brought her national recognition.
She transitioned to acting and quickly gained attention for her talent and natural charisma. In 1992, she was casted in her first major role on a soap opera, then got a recurring role in the Vanishing Son action series. In 1995, she joined Beverly Hills, 90210 as the recurring character Antonia Marchette, Luke Perry's character's love interest.
She would then appear in other films such as Nothing to Lose (1997), Scream 2 (1997), Urban Legend (1998), Jawbreaker (1999), and television series such as Earth 2 (1994-1995), Wasteland (1999), and Vanished (2006).
In 2001, Gayheart was involved in a car accident in Los Angeles that resulted in the death of a nine-year old boy walking across a street. A few months later, she released a statement on the incident saying, "The pain of this tragedy will live with me forever." She pleaded no contest to vehicular manslaughter, sentenced to three years probation, one year suspension of her driver's license, and 750 community service. She also settled a wrongful death lawsuit.
Sources:
Wikipedia
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001261/?ref_=nmmi_mi_nm
http://www.rebecca-gayheart.de/articles/main.html
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