Westmore, McKenzie 1977–

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Westmore, McKenzie 1977–

PERSONAL

Full name, McKenzie Kate Westmore; born April 26, 1977, San Fernando Valley, CA; daughter of Michael (a makeup artist) and Marion (a model) Westmore; married Keith Volpone (a musician), May 25, 2002; children: Maddox. Education: Studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and Uta Hagen Master Class; trained as an opera singer. Avocational Interests: Riding horses, singing, dancing, and rollerblading.

Addresses:

Manager—A Management, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Production Bldg., Room #357, Burbank, CA 91521.

Career:

Actress. Also worked as a personal trainer.

Awards, Honors:

Soap Opera Digest Award, outstanding heroine, 2001, Daytime Emmy Award nominations, special fan award—America's favorite couple (with Galen Gering), 2002, irresistible combination (with Galen Gering), 2005, Soap Opera Digest Award nomination (with Galen Gering), favorite couple, 2005, all for Passions.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(Uncredited) Jake's daughter, Raging Bull, United Artists, 1980.

Ba'ku woman, Star Trek: Insurrection (also known as Star Trek 9), Paramount, 1998.

Film Work:

Executive producer, The 1 Second Film, 2007.

Television Appearances; Series:

Sheridan Crane Lopez–Fitzgerald, Passions (also known as Harmony's Passions and The Passions Storm), NBC, 1999—.

Television Appearances; Specials:

The 28th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2001.

NBC's Funniest Outtakes, NBC, 2002.

(Uncredited) Sheridan Crane, NBC's Funniest Outtakes 2, NBC, 2003.

The 31st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2004.

The 32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, CBS, 2005.

The 33rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, ABC, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Rose, "When the Bough Breaks," Star Trek: The Next Generation (also known as Star Trek: TNG), syndicated, 1988.

Jessica, "Pirates!," Weird Science, USA Network, 1996.

Ensign Jenkins, "Warhead," Star Trek: Voyager (also known as Voyager), UPN, 1999.

The presenter, "The One with Joey's Award," Friends, NBC, 2001.

Herself, "Daytime Stars," Weakest Link (also known as The Weakest Link), NBC, 2002.

Also appeared as Abby Connor, "Forgive and Forget," Miss Match, NBC.

Stage Appearances:

Appeared in Dido and Aneas; The Sound of Music; Little Shop of Horrors.

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