Daphnée Lynn Duplaix Samuel (born August 18, 1976) is an American actress and model.[1]
| Daphnée Duplaix | |
|---|---|
 Duplaix at the Big Apple Convention in Manhattan, New York on October 17, 2009 | |
| Playboy centerfold appearance | |
| July 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Carrie Stevens |
| Succeeded by | Kalin Olson |
Career
After appearing in Playboy magazine as Playmate of the Month July 1997, she appeared in several Playboy videos. Her Playmate pictorial was photographed by Richard Fegley.
In early Playboy publications her first name is spelled Daphneé (with an acute accent on the second 'e'). Her Playboy centerfold is signed Daphnee, and she also used that form on her official web site.[2]
Duplaix became a regular cast member on the American television soap opera Passions in 2004, playing Valerie Davis until 2008. In January 2009, Duplaix served as a host of the Playboy TV game show Show Us Your Wits.[3] She next began appearing as Rachel Gannon on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live on April 7, 2009.[4][5]
Personal life
Duplaix was previously married to Ron Samuel, with whom she has three sons.[6] On June 28, 2014, she married Grady Heiberg. Their daughter was born in 2015.[7]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Striptease | Stripper | |
| 1997 | The Blackout | Fly Girl | |
| Kickboxing Academy | Melinda | ||
| 1998 | Let's Talk About Sex | Chloe | |
| 1999 | Foolish | Clarisse | |
| Lost & Found | Flight Attendant | ||
| 2000 | Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye | Salon Receptionist | TV movie |
| 2002 | Demon Island | Julie | |
| 2003 | The Road Home | Deidre | |
| The Fighting Temptations | Tiffany | ||
| 2005 | Heart of the Beholder | Detective Deborah Burbach | |
| 2008 | The Governor's Wife | Reporter Jill Quigly | TV movie |
| 2013 | I Married Who? | Jessica | TV movie |
| 2014 | Beautiful Girl | Brianna | |
| The Cookie Mobster | Constance | TV movie | |
| Love in an INSTAnt | Daph | Short | |
| 2015 | Ex-Free | Jessica | |
| The Motel Sunset | Anna Motawbi | Short | |
| 2016 | Unreported | Michelle | |
| 2017 | The Cheaters Club | Mrs. Idrid | |
| 2022 | Unreported | Michelle |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | The Steve Harvey Show | Shelia | Episode: "Everybody Loves Regina" |
| The Wayans Bros. | Tasha | Episode: "The High Life" | |
| 1999 | Women: Stories of Passion | Dr. Merrill Thompson | Episode: "Voodoo" |
| Rude Awakening | Cute Girl #2 | Episode: "Powerless Over the What?" | |
| V.I.P. | Iris Leon | Episode: "Ransom of Red Val" | |
| City Guys | Rayna | Episode: "Marriage Go-Round" | |
| Just Shoot Me! | Tanya | Episode: "Hello Goodbye" | |
| 2000 | Angel | Serena | Episode: "Expecting" |
| For Your Love | April | Episode: "The Craving" | |
| The Parkers | Vanessa | Episode: "Cheers" | |
| 2001 | Kate Brasher | Kelly | Episode: "Georgia" |
| My Wife and Kids | Tiara | Episode: "A Little Romance" | |
| Felicity | Samantha | Episode: "Girlfight" & "Senioritis" | |
| Off Centre | Sales Girl | Episode: "Let's Meet Mike and Euan" | |
| 2001–03 | The District | Giselle | Recurring cast: season 1, guest: season 3 |
| 2002 | Weakest Link | Herself | Episode: "Playboy Playmates Edition" |
| The Invisible Man | Rachel | Episode: "Mere Mortals" | |
| Dharma & Greg | Laura | Episode: "The Mamas and the Papas: Part 1 & 2" | |
| Half & Half | Geneva | Episode: "The Big Upsetting Set-Up" | |
| 2003 | CSI | Amelia Rueben | Episode:"Grissom Versus the Volcano" |
| 2004–08 | Passions | Valerie Davis | Regular Cast |
| 2005 | Sex, Love & Secrets | Melanie | Episode: "Ambush" & "Danger" |
| 2009 | CSI: NY | Dr. Catherine Rydell | Episode: "No Good Deed" |
| 2009–10 | One Life to Live | Rachel Gannon | Regular Cast |
| 2011 | Harry's Law | Barbara | Episode: "Wheels of Justice" |
| Last Man Standing | Misty Cavanaugh | Episode: "Home Security" | |
| Femme Fatales | Alexis | Episode: "Speed Date" | |
| 2012 | House of Lies | Alisette Kauffman | Episode: "The Gods of Dangerous Financial Instruments" |
| 2013 | The Mindy Project | Woman #2 | Episode: "Mindy's Minute" |