Daphnée Lynn Duplaix Samuel (born August 18, 1976) is an American actress and

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Career

After appearing in ''

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'' magazine as

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of the Month July 1997, she appeared in several ''Playboy'' videos. Her Playmate pictorial was photographed by

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. In early ''Playboy'' publications her first name is spelled Daphneé (with an acute accent on the second 'e'). Her ''Playboy''

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is signed ''Daphnee'', and she also used that form on her official web site. Duplaix became a regular cast member on the American television

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'' in 2004, playing Valerie Davis until 2008. In January 2009, Duplaix served as a host of the

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game show ''

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''. She next began appearing as

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on the

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soap opera '' One Life to Live'' on April 7, 2009.

Personal life

Duplaix was previously married to Ron Samuel, with whom she has three sons. On June 28, 2014, she married Grady Heiberg. Their daughter was born in 2015.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Duplaix, Daphnee American people of French descent American people of Haitian descent American people of Italian descent American soap opera actresses Living people People from Manhattan 1990s Playboy Playmates American female models 21st-century American women 1976 births