Kent Masters King

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Kent Masters King
Born (1974-08-05) August 5, 1974 (age 50)
OccupationActress
Years active1987present

Kent Masters King (born August 5, 1974) is an American actress known for her appearances on the daytime soap opera General Hospital . [1]

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Early life

Kent was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Her father, Dr. Richard D. King, is an Egyptologist and her mother is a former actress. She studied filmmaking at the University of Southern California, where she majored in Cinema and Television and graduated in 1996.

Career

Kent began her career as Julie Williams on the primetime soap opera Knots Landing (1988-1992). She filled in for Victoria Rowell in 2000 when Rowell took a hiatus from The Young and the Restless , then joined Port Charles briefly in 2003 as the mysterious and beautiful Imani. She began a recurring role as Dr. Lainey Winters on General Hospital on April 1, 2005, and was upgraded to contract status in December 2005. In 2007, King became an original cast member of the General Hospital prime-time spin-off General Hospital: Night Shift while maintaining her day job on GH. On June 1, 2008, King was taken off contract with General Hospital, and became a recurring cast member once again.

Kent is the daughter of Egyptologist and actress Alfreda Masters (who spent many years as an extra on General Hospital at the nurses' station), and was named for an Egyptian goddess.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998Johnny B Good-
2001 The Wash Michelle
2002 Love and a Bullet Cynda Griffie
BraceFace BrandiBraceFace BrandiShort
2003MalibootyTommiVideo
2004The Hillside StranglerGabrielle
2008The AphrikanAnnaShort
2012Y - The Last Man RisingAgent 355Short
2013AftermathLiz Bricker
2017All About The MoneyChris's Wife

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987 Hill Street Blues Tracy MiltonEpisode: "Days of Swine and Roses"
1988-91 Knots Landing Julie WilliamsSupporting cast: season 9-13
1992 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air MoniqueEpisode: "The Aunt Who Came to Dinner"
1994 Red Shoe Diaries EmilyEpisode: "Emily's Dance"
1998 The Wayans Bros. ChrissyEpisode: "The Son of Marlon"
The Jamie Foxx Show TonyaEpisode: "Is There a Doctor in the House?"
1999 Smart Guy Danita MillsEpisode: "I Was a Teenage Sports Wife"
The Steve Harvey Show TessaEpisode: "He's Gotta Have It"
2000 The Parkers DebbieEpisode: "Love Is a Royal Pain"
The Young and the Restless Drucilla Barber WintersRegular Cast
2003 Port Charles ImaniEpisode: "Episode #1.1626"
2004 All of Us AlannaEpisode: "Catering"
2005-10 General Hospital Dr. Lainey WintersRegular Cast
2007 General Hospital: Night Shift Dr. Lainey WintersMain cast: season 1
2014Love MidoriJessicaEpisode: "Threesome"

Music Video

YearArtistSong
2001 Glenn Lewis "Don't You Forget It"

| 2002 | Glenn Lewis | "It's Not Fair"

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References

  1. "Kent Masters King: Body by Bojuka". Soap Opera Digest. 22 August 2007. Retrieved 6 August 2015.