Jensen Buchanan
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Jensen Buchanan | |
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| Born | July 18, 1962 Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1987–2002 2015–present |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
Jensen Buchanan (born July 18, 1962, in Montgomery, Alabama) is an American soap opera actress, known for portraying Sarah Gordon on One Life to Live (1987–90) and twins Vicky Hudson and Marley Love on Another World.
Buchanan was born in Montgomery, Alabama, on July 18, 1962. She was the only child of William and Mary Buchanan, who divorced when she was a toddler. She was raised in Neenah, Wisconsin. She attended Boston University on scholarship from 1980 to 1984, eventually earning a degree in music theory.[1]
Career
Buchanan originated the role of Sarah Gordon on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, playing the character from 1987 to 1990. In 1991, she moved to the NBC soap opera Another World. She played Vicky Hudson from 1991 to 1999. She also played Vicky's twin, Marley Love, from 1991 to 1994, with reappearances in 1997 and 1998. Buchanan was nominated for two Lead Actress Daytime Emmy Awards in 1996 and 1997. She moved to As the World Turns in a short term capacity to play the role of Vicky, who was killed in a plane crash in November 1999, but she continued to make appearances until 2001. In 2001, she started playing the role of Melissa Bedford, R. N. on General Hospital. She exited the role in 2002.
From 2015 to 2016, Buchanan appeared on the soap opera The Young and the Restless, playing Elise Moxley, a member of the Genoa City social set.[2]