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Her parents' names are Curtis and Floneva.
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According to Celebrity Sleuth magazine, her measurements are 34B-25-35.
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She was crowned Miss Centralian in high school in 1987.
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She is of Irish, Italian, German and Cherokee descent.
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Rebecca studied at Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute.
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At the end of her movie Urban Legend, a woman refers to Rebecca's character as the "girl from the Noxzema commercials". Rebecca was, in reality, the face of Noxzema products in the early 1990's.
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She first met former fiancee
Brett Ratner when they lived near each other in Manhattan, where both were desperate for their big break. Becoming friends, Ratner cast her in his first movie, a short film entitled
Whatever Happened to Mason Reese. The movie put both Brett and Rebecca on the map for success.
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In her spare time, she likes to read, paint, rollerblade and collect antiques.
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She moved to New York when she was 15 and lived with six other models in an apartment in Manhattan.
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Growing up, she lived in a house built on top of an Indian burial ground.
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She smokes.
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She appeared in a short film called Lady Luck in 1990.
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Her father is a coal miner.
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She attended Knott County High School in Hidman, Kentucky.
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In 2001, she hit a 9-year-old jaywalker with her car whilst swerving into a two-way, left-turn lane. Rebecca stayed with the boy in hospital until his death a day later. The boy's parents filed a "wrongful death" lawsuit against Rebecca and she was eventually sentenced to three year's probation, a one-year suspension of her license, a $2,800 fine and 750 hours of community service. She also paid for the boy's hospital and funeral expenses. Because of the accident, Rebecca was dropped as a spokesperson for several fashion and cosmetics companies and was turned down for major movie roles.
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In 2001, she was one of the rumored candidates to replace
Shannen Doherty on the supernatural drama series
Charmed.
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She directed a short film for the CineVegas Film Festival entitled
Me and Daphne starring
Jeremy Piven.
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In 2006, she was cast as the lead in the supernatural drama pilot Scarlett for the Lifetime network. Unfortunately, it was not picked up.
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She has modelled for Noxzema, Glintz, JC Penney and Oglivie.
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She took on the
Julia Roberts role in the 2005 Broadway production of
Steel Magnolias. She also appeared in a 1998 production of
The Last Night of the Ballyhoo as Sunny.
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The death of her character Toni Marchette on
Beverly Hills, 90210 is noted as the moment the series "jumped the shark". Her character was shot dead by a Mafia hitman who mistook her for her husband Dylan (
Luke Perry).
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She auditioned for three different roles (Cici, Hallie, and Maureen) in the horror sequel Scream 2 before winning the role of Sorority Sister Lois.
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She married actor
Eric Dane on October 29, 2004.
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She was once engaged to
Rush Hour director
Brett Ratner, who ironically directed her current husband
Eric Dane in the movie
X-Men: The Last Stand.
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She was originally cast as Inara in
Joss Whedon's
Firefly but was recast just days before filming began, because "it wasn't working."
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In 2001, she appeared in the short film
Doppelganger, alongside
Timothy Olyphant. They previously worked together in
Scream 2. They're also the only people in the short film.