Kam Heskin
| Kam Heskin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Kam Erika Heskin May 8, 1973 Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Kam Heskin (born Kam Erika Heskin on May 8, 1973) is an American actress. She began her career playing Caitlin Richards Deschanel on the NBC daytime soap opera Sunset Beach (1998–1999), before appearing in films Planet of the Apes (2001 and Catch Me If You Can (2002). Heskin went to play Elizabeth Bennet in the 2003 independent film Pride & Prejudice: A Latter-Day Comedy, and Paige Morgan in the The Prince and Me film franchise (2006–2010).
Heskin was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota. She attended Grand Junction High School before she went on to study at Concordia College in Minnesota, graduating with a degree in Communications and Political Science. The day after graduation, she moved to Chicago and modeled for the next couple of months before moving to New York City.
Heskin' first role came in early 1998, when director John Woo selected her as the lead in his pilot Blackjack starring Dolph Lundgren and Kate Vernon. Later that year, she replaced Vanessa Dorman as Caitlin Richards Deschanel on the NBC daytime soap opera Sunset Beach. Heskin portrayed the role until the end of the show, December 31, 1999. She later guest-starred on The WB shows include 7th Heaven, Angel, and Charmed. Heskin later returned to daytime television, briefly replacing McKenzie Westmore as Sheridan Crane on Passions in 2006 and 2008, while actress was on a leave of absence on two separate occasions.
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