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Kelly Rutherford (born November 6, 1968) is an American actress known for her roles of Stephanie "Sam" Whitmore on Generations and Megan Lewis on Melrose Place from 1996 to 1999.

In addition to her work on Generations and Melrose Place, Rutherford also starred in the early 1990s Homefront as Judy Owen, in 1995's The Great Defender as Frankie Collet, in 1996's Kindred: The Embraced as Caitlin Byrne, in 2003's Threat Matrix as Special Agent Frankie Ellroy Kilmer, and had a recurring role in The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. as Dixie Cousins. She had a small role on Scream 3 in 2000. Most recently, Rutherford starred as Samantha "Sonny" Liston, on the cancelled TV series E-Ring.

Rutherford currently stars in the CW teen drama Gossip Girl.

Rutherford was born in Elizabethtown, the seat of Hardin County in central Kentucky. She is the daughter of Ann Edwards, a model and writer who is divorced from Rutherford's father. She has a younger brother, Anthony, and two younger sisters, Courtney and Lindsey. Rutherford was married to Carlos Tarajano from June 30, 2001, to January 11, 2002. Shortly after her wedding her then 31-year-old husband had an unexpected cardiac arrest--he recovered (Summer 2001). She left her husband Carlos a week before an InStyle Special on celebrity weddings that included footage of her wedding to Carlos. She is friends with The O.C. actress Kelly Rowan and also practices yoga together with Lisa Rinna and Marcia Cross.

Rutherford married her second husband, German businessman Daniel Giersch (b. 1973), in August 2006. She gave birth to their first son named Hermés Gustaf Daniel Giersch on October 18, 2006 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.