Rebecca
Gayheart (born August 12, 1971) is an American television and film
actress. In her first film role, Gayheart appeared in Brett
Ratner's NYU short film Whatever Happened to Mason Reese? (1990)
starring Mason Reese. She also appeared in the Ratner-directed
music video "Nuttin' But Love" performed by Heavy D and
the Boyz. In 1992, Gayheart landed her first major role when she
joined the cast of the soap opera Loving as Hannah Mayberry. In
1993 and 1994, she had a recurring role in the Vanishing Son
action pack series. In 1994 and 1995, Gayheart played Bess Martin
in the science fiction series Earth 2. In 1995, she had a
recurring role as Antonia Marchette in the series Beverly Hills,
90210 as Luke Perry's love interest. Gayheart has also been a
regular on the 1999 television series Wasteland, Dead Like Me,
Vanished, and had a recurring role on Nip/Tuck. Gayheart was
initially hired to play the part of Inara Serra in the 2002 series
Firefly, but was dropped after only one day of filming. Morena
Baccarin took over the role, and none of Rebecca's scenes were
ever used. In 2007, Gayheart guest-starred on Ugly Betty as
Jordan, an ex-girlfriend of Alexis Meade ... more
