Alicia Minshew

Alicia Minshew (born May 28, 1974) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Kendall Hart on the daytime drama All My Children.

Alicia Minshew
Born (1974-05-28) May 28, 1974
Plantation, Florida, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1999–present
Spouse(s)
Richie Herschenfeld
​
(m. 2008)​
Children1

Early life and career

Minshew was born in Plantation, Florida. Her mother is of Italian descent. Having aspirations to become an actress, Minshew set out for the career path some time after graduating from South Fork High School in Stuart, Florida.

In November 2001, Minshew landed the role of Kendall Hart on the daytime drama All My Children. She first stepped into the role in December 2001, after the character's seven-year absence from the soap opera following the exit of Sarah Michelle Gellar, who had previously portrayed the character. Debuting onscreen in the January 8, 2002 episode, Minshew played the role of Kendall until the series finale in September 23, 2011.[1]

In 2004 and 2005, Minshew portrayed Kendall in brief appearances on the daytime drama One Life to Live as part of a baby-swap storyline.

In 2009, Minshew gave birth to her first child and went on maternity leave right as All My Children relocated production to Los Angeles.[2]

In August 2012, Minshew was cast as the lead in the film, Desires of the Heart which began filming in Savannah, Georgia. In the new film directed by James Kicklighter, Minshew plays a Georgia artist who falls in love with an Indian psychiatrist and follows him back to his homeland, where his parents have arranged a marriage with another woman.

From 2013–14, Minshew played Angelica Caruso on the soap opera web series Tainted Dreams.[3][4] In 2014, Minshew played New York City reporter Sara Preston in the soap opera web series Beacon Hill.[5][6] She was nominated for a 2015 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a New Approaches Drama Series for the role.[7][8]

In 2016, Alicia Minshew wrapped taping of the musical TV faith-based series "Wholly Broken." The actress plays Kim and described the character as, "The character I play, however, is not a stretch from my soap days! She may be yet another one you love to hate. I play Kim, the self absorbed, headstrong, somewhat unhappy lawyer wife of Tom (the lead character). There is some serious conflict in their life and marriage. You will see how it all plays out. It was a fun role to play. I had a blast with Tom."[9]

Personal life

In October 2008, Minshew married Richie Herschenfeld, a New York City restaurant owner who is also the best friend of actor Thorsten Kaye, her long time on-screen husband.[10] She is close friends with co-star Rebecca Budig.[11] Minshew and her husband welcomed the birth of their daughter Willow Lenora Herschenfeld on November 4, 2009 [12]

Awards and nominations
List of acting awards and nominations
Year Award Category Title Result Ref.
2003
 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Newcomer All My Children Nominated
2005
 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Supporting Actress All My Children Nominated
2009
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series All My Children Nominated
[13]
2011
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series All My Children Nominated
[14]
2014
 Hoboken International Film Festival Best Supporting Actress – Feature Film Desires of the Heart Nominated
[15]
2014
 Indie Series Award Best Lead Actress – Drama Tainted Dreams Nominated
[16]
2015
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Performer in a New Approaches Drama Series Beacon Hill Nominated
[17]

References
  1. http://soapcentral.com/amc/news/2001/1210-minshew.php
  2. "Alicia Minshew returning to AMC full-time | All My Children @". Soapcentral. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
  3. Logan, Michael (December 30, 2013). "First Look: An All-Star Soap Cast Shines in Tainted Dreams". TV Guide. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  4. "Tainted Dreams: Meet the Characters". TaintedDreamstheSeries.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  5. "A Who's Who Guide For Beacon Hill!". ABC Soaps In Depth. February 28, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  6. "The Characters". Beaconhilltheseries.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  7. Littleton, Cynthia (March 31, 2015). "General Hospital, Ellen DeGeneres, CBS Lead Daytime Emmy Nominations". Variety. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  8. Rodriguez, Briana (March 31, 2015). "General Hospital Leads 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Nominations". Backstage. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  9. Mistretta, Amy (January 25, 2017). "Interview! Alicia Minshew, Terri Conn behind the scenes of 'Wholly Broken'". SheKnows Soaps. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  10. SoapZone: All My Children News & Gossip
  11. SoapZone: All My Children News & Gossip
  12. "All My Children Breaking News: Alicia Minshew Has Her Baby!". Archived from the original on 2009-12-26. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
  13. "The 36th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 14, 2009. Archived from the original on July 23, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  14. "The 38th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 11, 2011. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  15. "Winners & Nominees 2014". New York: hobokeninternationalfilmfestival.com. 2014. Archived from the original on August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  16. "5th Annual Indie Series Awards Nominees". indieseriesawards.com. 2014. Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  17. "The 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 31, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
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