Brook Kerr

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{{short description|American actress}}
{{Use American English|date=July 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox person
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| name = Brook Kerr
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| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Indianapolis]], [[Indiana]], U.S.
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| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1996–present
| spouse = Christopher Warren (1992–2012)
| children = [[Chris Warren (actor)|Chris Warren]]
}}
'''Brook Kerr''' is an American actress, best known for her role as [[Whitney Russell]] on the [[NBC]] daytime [[soap opera]] ''[[Passions]]'', which she portrayed from 1999 to 2007. Since 2020, she has portrayed Dr. Portia Robinson on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] daytime [[soap opera]] ''[[General Hospital]]''.

==Life and career==
Kerr was born in [[Indianapolis]], [[Indiana]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://soaps.sheknows.com/passions/actors/brook-kerr/ | title=Brook Kerr | date=June 4, 2015 }}</ref> Kerr moved to [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] after graduating high school to pursue a career in acting.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}} She made her television debut in 1996, appearing in an episode of UPN sitcom ''[[Moesha]]''. She later guest-starred on ''[[The Wayans Bros.]]'', ''[[Saved by the Bell: The New Class]]'', ''[[The Steve Harvey Show]]'', ''[[Hang Time (TV series)|Hang Time]]'', ''[[Smart Guy]]'' and ''[[City Guys]]''.

In 1999, Kerr was cast in a new soap opera ''Passions'' on NBC, where she starred as Whitney Russell Harris from the show's debut in 1999 until 2007. For her performance she received two [[Soap Opera Digest Awards]] nomination and one [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series]] nomination.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0449656/awards/?ref_=nm_awd | title=Brook Kerr - Awards | website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref> She is featured in [[Kenny Chesney]]'s video for his 2008 single "[[Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven]]". She was also in [[3T]]'s music video "Why" feat. [[Michael Jackson]] in 1995. And she was in the [[Beenie Man]] [[Girls Dem Sugar]] Music Video Featuring American R&B Singer [[Mýa]] in 2000.

After ''Passions'', Kerr starred opposite [[John Larroquette]] in the Hallmark Channel film ''[[McBride (film series)|McBride: Dogged]]'' and had a recurring role on the CBS prime time soap opera, ''[[Cane (TV series)|Cane]]''. In 2008, she starred as [[Tara Thornton]] in the unaired first pilot of the [[HBO]] horror series, ''[[True Blood]]'', and was subsequently replaced by [[Rutina Wesley]] for that role. She guest-starred on ''[[CSI: Miami]]'', ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]'', ''[[Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]'' and ''[[Westworld (TV series)|Westworld]]''. She also appeared in a made-for-television movies ''Flower Girl'' (2009), ''This Magic Moment'' (2013) and ''Mommy Is a Murderer'' (2020). In 2020, Kerr joined the cast of ABC soap opera, ''[[General Hospital]]'' as Dr. Portia Robinson.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Rice |first=Lynette |title=Exclusive: ''General Hospital'' adds ''Passions'' vet Brook Kerr |url=https://ew.com/tv/2020/02/26/general-hospital-brook-kerr-passions/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |publisher=[[Meredith Corporation]] |accessdate=February 27, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227070858/https://ew.com/tv/2020/02/26/general-hospital-brook-kerr-passions/ |archivedate=February 27, 2020 |location=United States |language=EN |date=February 26, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Kerr">{{cite web |last=Young |first=Candace |title=''General Hospital'' casts Brook Kerr as Portia Robinson |url=https://soaps.sheknows.com/general-hospital/comings-and-goings/560447/gh-casts-brook-kerr-doctor/ |website=[[Soaps.com]] |publisher=[[SheKnows Media]] |accessdate=March 6, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227003253/https://soaps.sheknows.com/general-hospital/comings-and-goings/560447/gh-casts-brook-kerr-doctor/ |archivedate=February 27, 2020 |location=United States |language=EN |date=February 26, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2023, she received [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]] nomination.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES (NATAS) AND CBS ANNOUNCE 2023 DAYTIME EMMY® NOMINATIONS |url=https://theemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Daytime-Nominations-with-Credits-2023-05-10-1700.pdf |access-date=15 December 2024 |website=www.theemmys.tv}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1996
|''[[Moesha]]''
| Montell Jordan's Date
|Episode: "A Concerted Effort: Part 2"
|-
|1996
|''[[The Wayans Bros.]]''
| Hostess
|Episode: "Goin' to the Net"
|-
|1997
|''[[Saved by the Bell: The New Class]]''
| Shauna
|Episode: "It's Not About Winning"
|-
|1998
|''[[The Steve Harvey Show]]''
| Holly
|Episode: "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag"
|-
|1998
|''Talent''
|Kelly
|
|-
|1998
|''[[Hang Time (TV series)|Hang Time]]''
| Gina
|Episode: "Easy Credit"
|-
|1998
|''[[Smart Guy]]''
| Shakira
|Episode: "Achy Breaky Heart"
|-
|1998
|''[[City Guys]]''
| Samantha
|Episode: "Party of Three"
|-
|1999—2007
| ''[[Passions]]''
|[[Whitney Russell|Whitney Russell Harris]]
|Series regular Nominated — [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series]] (2008) Nominated — [[Soap Opera Digest Awards|Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Younger Lead Actress]] (2005) Nominated — [[Soap Opera Digest Awards|Soap Opera Digest Award for Favorite Triangle]] (2005)
|-
|2000
|''Shoe Shine Boys''
| Fan
|
|-
|2001
|''[[Special Unit 2]]''
|
|Episode: "The Brothers"
|-
|2007
|''[[McBride (film series)|McBride: Dogged]]''
| Debbie
|Television film
|-
|2007
|''[[Cane (TV series)|Cane]]''
| Denise
|Episodes: "Time Away" and "The Perfect Son"
|-
|2008
|''[[CSI: Miami]]''
| Lexa Knowles
|Episode: "You May Now Kill the Bride"
|-
|2008
|''[[True Blood]]''
|[[Tara Thornton]]
|Original pilot
|-
|2009
|''Flower Girl''
| Brooke Harper
|Television film
|-
|2010
|''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]''
| Sapphire
|Episode: "Fame"
|-
|2013
|''This Magic Moment''
| Gina Verano
|Television film
|-
|2016
|''[[The Grinder (TV series)|The Grinder]]''
| Heather
|Episode: "Delusions of Grinder"
|-
|2016
|''[[Westworld (TV series)|Westworld]]''
| Woman on Train
|Episode: "[[The Original (Westworld)|The Original]]"
|-
|2019
|''[[Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)|Hawaii Five-0]]''
| Carol
|Episode: "Kuipeia E Ka Makani Apaa"
|-
|2020
|''Mommy Is a Murderer''
| Cameron
|Television film
|-
|2020—present
|''[[General Hospital]]''
|[[Portia Robinson (General Hospital)|Dr. Portia Robinson]]
|Series regular Nominated — [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]] (2023)
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0449656|name=Brook Kerr}}

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