Brook Kerr
Brook Kerr (born November 21, 1973) is an American actress who is best known for her portrayal of Whitney Russell Harris on the television soap opera Passions.
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Born | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | November 21, 1973
Occupation | Actress |
Spouse(s) | Christopher Warren (1992-present separated 2009) |
Children | Chris Warren Jr. |
Personal life
She is a native of Indianapolis, Indiana. Kerr moved to Los Angeles after graduating high school to pursue a career in acting. She has lived there ever since.
She had her son when she was 16 years old with long-time boyfriend Christopher Warren.[1] Kerr and Warren have been together since their teens, but separated in 2009.[2] Her son Chris Warren Jr. is also an actor; he has appeared as Zeke in High School Musical, High School Musical 2, and High School Musical 3.
She is featured in Kenny Chesney's video for his new single "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven". She was also in 3T's music video "Why" feat. Michael Jackson in 1995.
Career
Kerr had played the character of Whitney Russell Harris since the shows debut in 1999 and is considered one of its veteran stars. She exited the role of Whitney on September 6, 2007, the second to last day the show aired on NBC. In 2008, she starred as Tara Thornton in the unaired first pilot of the HBO TV series True Blood, and was subsequently replaced by Rutina Wesley for that role. Played in "Flower Girl" in 2009. In 2020, it was announced she joined the cast of General Hospital; she made her debut on March 5, 2020.[3] Kerr's character on General Hospital is Dr. Portia Robinson.[4]
References
- "Brook Kerr". IMDb. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- "Brook Kerr files for Divorce From Chris Warren". tmz.com. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- Rice, Lynette (February 26, 2020). "Exclusive: General Hospital adds Passions vet Brook Kerr". Entertainment Weekly. United States: Meredith Corporation. Archived from the original on February 27, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- Young, Candace (February 26, 2020). "General Hospital casts Brook Kerr as Portia Robinson". Soaps.com. United States: SheKnows Media. Archived from the original on February 27, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.