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Rena met her current husband (as of 2007) while they were working together on the set of "The Chronicle," a TV series that aired on the Sci-Fi Channel.
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Rena attended Montclair State College in Montclair, New Jersey.
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She is a fervent supporter of Israeli causes.
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Rena is a yoga enthusiast.
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In her free time, Rena likes to stay fit mentally and physically by hiking and rollerblading.
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Rena appears in both 24 and Heroes. Oddly enough, both shows air on the same day and time.
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In 2004, Rena appeared in a TV commercial for Head & Shoulders shampoo.
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Rena won two awards (both in 1995) for her role on "General Hospital": a Daytime Emmy Award and a Soap Opera Digest Award.
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Rena has given birth to two girls, the first with her ex-husband: Rosabel Rosalind Kurth and Avalon Leone Bookstaver.
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On May 18, 2003, Rena married TV director/producer Sanford Bookstaver.
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Rena moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at a young age after her parents divorced.
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As of 2007, Rena resides in Sherman Oaks, California.
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Rena attended the Frisch School, a Yeshiva high school in Paramus, New Jersey.
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Her mother was a psychology teacher. Her father is an Orthodox Rabbi. She has a brother named David.
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Rena's first experience in front of the camera occurred when she appeared in the NYU student film, "Theresa."
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Rena took acting classes in high school and studied drama in college.
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At the age of 15, a scout for the Elite modeling agency spotted Rena. Rena gave modeling a try, but quit three weeks later after back-to-back rejections.
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Between 1995 and 1997, she was married to Wallace Kurth.
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Rena appeared in the 1996 movie The Great White Hype in her role of Lois Ashton. Boxer James Roper was watching General Hospital, and she was in the scene he was watching.
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She went to the same high school as the actor Gene Gabriel.
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Rena is 5'6" (1.68 m) tall.