Alicia Minshew

Alicia Minshew
Born (1974-05-28) May 28, 1974
Plantation, Florida, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 1999–present
Spouse(s) Richie Herschenfeld
(m. 2008–present; 1 child)

Alicia Minshew (born May 28, 1974) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Kendall Hart on the daytime drama All My Children.

Early life and career

Minshew was born in Plantation, Florida. Her mother is of Italian descent. Having aspirations to become an actress, Minshew set out for the career path some time after graduating from South Fork High School in Stuart, Florida.

In 2002, Minshew landed the role of Kendall Hart on the daytime drama All My Children. She first stepped into the role in January 2002, after the character's seven-year absence from the soap opera following the exit of Sarah Michelle Gellar, who had previously portrayed the character. Minshew played the role of Kendall until the series finale in September 23, 2011.

In 2004 and 2005, Minshew portrayed Kendall in brief appearances on the daytime drama One Life to Live as part of a baby-swap storyline.

In 2009, Minshew gave birth to her first child and went on maternity leave right as All My Children relocated production to Los Angeles.[1]

In August 2012, Minshew was cast as the lead in the film, Desires of the Heart which began filming in Savannah, Georgia. In the new film directed by James Kicklighter, Minshew plays a Georgia artist who falls in love with an Indian psychiatrist and follows him back to his homeland, where his parents have arranged a marriage with another woman.

From 2013–14, Minshew played Angelica Caruso on the soap opera web series Tainted Dreams.[2][3] In 2014, Minshew played New York City reporter Sara Preston in the soap opera web series Beacon Hill.[4][5] She was nominated for a 2015 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a New Approaches Drama Series for the role.[6][7]

Personal life

In October 2008, Minshew married Richie Herschenfeld, a New York City restaurant owner, who is also the best friend of her on-screen husband Thorsten Kaye.[8] She is close friends with co-star Rebecca Budig.[9] Minshew and her husband welcomed the birth of their daughter Willow Lenora Herschenfeld on November 4, 2009 [10]

Awards and nominations

List of acting awards and nominations
Year Award Category Title Result Ref.
2003
Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Newcomer All My Children Nominated
2005
Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Supporting Actress All My Children Nominated
2009
Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series All My Children Nominated
[11]
2011
Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series All My Children Nominated
[12]
2014
Hoboken International Film Festival Best Supporting Actress – Feature Film Desires of the Heart Nominated
[13]
2014
Indie Series Award Best Lead Actress – Drama Tainted Dreams Nominated
[14]
2015
Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Performer in a New Approaches Drama Series Beacon Hill Nominated
[15]

References

  1. "Alicia Minshew returning to AMC full-time | All My Children @". Soapcentral. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
  2. Logan, Michael (December 30, 2013). "First Look: An All-Star Soap Cast Shines in Tainted Dreams". TV Guide. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  3. "Tainted Dreams: Meet the Characters". TaintedDreamstheSeries.com. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  4. "A Who's Who Guide For Beacon Hill!". ABC Soaps In Depth. February 28, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  5. "The Characters". Beaconhilltheseries.com. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  6. Littleton, Cynthia (March 31, 2015). "General Hospital, Ellen DeGeneres, CBS Lead Daytime Emmy Nominations". Variety. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  7. Rodriguez, Briana (March 31, 2015). "General Hospital Leads 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Nominations". Backstage. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  8. SoapZone: All My Children News & Gossip
  9. SoapZone: All My Children News & Gossip
  10. All My Children Breaking News: Alicia Minshew Has Her Baby!
  11. "The 36th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 14, 2009. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  12. "The 38th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 11, 2011. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  13. "Winners & Nominees 2014". New York: hobokeninternationalfilmfestival.com. 2014. Archived from the original on August 6, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  14. "5th Annual Indie Series Awards Nominees". indieseriesawards.com. 2014. Archived from the original on August 7, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  15. "The 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 31, 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 31, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015.

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