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Kelly Rutherford
Kelly Rutherford is an American actress. She is known for her television roles as Stephanie "Sam" Whitmore on the NBC daytime soap opera Generations (1989–1991), as Megan Lewis on the Fox primetime soap opera Melrose Place (1996–1999), and as Lily van der Woodsen on The CW series Gossip Girl (2007–2012).
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business · American actress · actor · model · television actor · film actor · philanthropist · entrepreneur · also Kelly Rutherford, Rutherford, Kelly, Rutherford
Born 6 November 1968 · Q230615
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2016· 1 entry
Rutherford was cast in the ABC thriller Quantico playing the recurring role of Laura Wyatt
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2015· 2 entries
The New York court ruled it also did not have jurisdiction
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A California judge ruled that California did not have jurisdiction over Rutherford's child custody case because she resides in New York, and her former husband was again awarded custody
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2008· 1 entry
While pregnant with their second child, Rutherford filed for divorce from Giersch on December 30, 2008.
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2007· 1 entry
Rutherford began starring as Lily van der Woodsen in the CW series Gossip Girl
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2002· 1 entry
Rutherford filed for divorce in January 2002, after six months of marriage.
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1996· 1 entry
Rutherford joined the cast of Fox primetime soap opera Melrose Place, as Megan Lewis
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1992· 1 entry
Joined the cast of the ABC drama Homefront
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1987· 1 entry
And later was cast as a regular on Generations from 1989 to 1991
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1968· 1 entry
Born 1968-11-06.
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