Heidi Jo Mueller (born January 29, 1982) is an American actress. She portrayed the role of

Kay Bennett Kay Bennett is a fictional character from the NBC/DirecTV soap opera ''Passions''. Kay was introduced as a character in 1999 and has been played by Taylor Anne Mountz (July 5, 1999 – August 2, 2000), Deanna Wright (September 25, 2000—Octo ...

in the

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'' from 2003 until 2008.

Career

Prior to ''Passions'', Mueller appeared alongside her father Don Mueller and her siblings on the NBC

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series '' Who Wants to Marry My Dad?''. Mueller joined ''Passions'' in mid-2003, the fourth actress to portray Kay (and also played Kay's ancestor Prudence Standish in a flashback) playing alongside

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and

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. She continued in the role when the series switched to

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on September 17. In 2007, Mueller appeared with co-star

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on ''

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'' for a feature in which host Tyra went through "soap opera school."

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, Mueller's costar on ''Passions'', said of Mueller in 2007, "When she started, she had never acted and came from the reality show ... she was always very serious about the work and worked really hard to learn her lines. A soap opera is like boot camp. Now, she makes it all seem very spontaneous, and she's right there for you. It's really been lovely to see her grow as an actress." ''Passions'' costar Ben Masters added that Mueller "has the ability to make the words come out of her mouth so naturally; ialoguecomes cascading out of her. I did a whole week with her where we had all these scenes, page after page after page; it was just wonderful. It's like she's got a perfect pitch as an actress." In 2011, Mueller starred in the

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film '' Vile''.

Personal life

She was previously engaged to

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from 2004 to 2006. On June 20, 2013, she gave birth to her daughter, Savanna June, with professional football player

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. They got married on June 20, 2015, and announced they were expecting their second child. Their second child was a son, Parker Ray.

References

External links

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HeidiMueller.com
- Official Heidi Mueller website
HeidiMueller.NET
- Heidi Mueller fansite {{DEFAULTSORT:Mueller, Heidi American soap opera actresses 1982 births Living people Actresses from Cincinnati 21st-century American actresses