Chloe Lanier is an American actress. She is best known for her role on the

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'' as the villainous

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. For her portrayal, Lanier was nominated for three consecutive

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for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series, winning in 2018.

Career

Lanier began her career in 2009 when she starred as Lisa in the movie ''The Effects of Tragedy''. She later joined the cast of

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in 2012 in the recurring role of Penny. In 2014, she guest-starred in an episode of '' NCIS'' as Emma Carter and appeared in the film ''North Blvd'' as Young Elaine. In 2015, she appeared in two episodes of ''

'' as Young Patricia Spencer for the 52nd anniversary storyline. Lanier described her audition for the role as being very secretive. Listed as "Girl No.2,” she initially thought it was a background role. After reading the character’s description, she was impressed which led to a change of heart. She decided to go for it after being further convinced by her boyfriend. In the same year, she guest-starred in ''

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'' as Sage. When ''General Hospital'' was initially planning to cast the role of

, Lanier was busy appearing as Chelsea on ''

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''. However, because

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(

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) and Executive Producer

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were adamant that if anyone should play Nelle, it should be Lanier, the storyline was put on hold for her until she became available. Lanier later revealed to

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that Frank Valentini had called her personally and convinced her to accept the role. She returned to ''General Hospital'' in 2016, this time in the contract role of Nelle Hayes

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Her first episode as Nelle aired on August 8, 2016. In November 2016, she worked on the independent film, ''Gorman'', also titled Quail Lake, where she played the lead role of Brittany. Lanier departed the contract role as Nelle Benson on ''General Hospital'' in August 2018, but made several guest appearances later that year. She again reprised the role of Nelle the week of June 10, 2019 and was on was on a recurring status with the soap following that reprisal, appearing intermittently through September 2020. She returned again to briefly reprise Nelle in September 2022.

Personal life

Before portraying

on ''

'', Lanier worked as a respite caregiver for children with

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. In March 2020, it was reported that she had symptoms of

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, but was unable to get tested due to the limited availability.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lanier, Chloe Living people 21st-century American actresses American film actresses American television actresses American soap opera actresses Daytime Emmy Award winners Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series winners 1992 births