Rebecca Gayheart (born August 12, 1971) is an American fashion model and television and film actress. Gayheart began her career appearing in a student short film by Brett Ratner, and later gained notice as a spokesperson and model for Noxzema in the early 1990s. She had minor roles in Nothing to Lose and Scream 2 (1997) before starring in the slasher film Urban Legend (1998) and the black comedy Jawbreaker (1999). She has also had roles on the television series Dead Like Me, Vanished, and Nip/Tuck.\n', '

Gayheart was born in Hazard, Kentucky, the daughter of Floneva (née Slone), who worked as a Mary Kay independent beauty consultant, and Curtis Gayheart, a miner and coal-truck driver. She is of Irish, Italian, and German descent. Gayheart spent her early life in Pine Top, Kentucky. She relocated to New York City at the age of 15, where she completed her education at New York\'s Professional Children\'s School and the Lee Strasberg Institute.\n', '

In her first film role, Gayheart appeared in Brett Ratner\'s New York University 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.\n', '

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