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An American actress who built her career on long-running television roles: Penelope Shafai on Gossip Girl, Kimberly Andrews on One Life to Live, and Brook Lynn Quartermaine on General Hospital, a performance that earned her a Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress. She has also worked in film and stage, making her Off-Broadway debut in Love, Loss, and What I Wore, and appeared on the Fox comedy The Mindy Project.