Rena Sofer's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Just Shoot Me Vicki Costa Melrose Place Eve Cleary Blind Justice Christie Du… The Chronicle Grace Hall Coupling Susan Freeman Oh Grow Up Suzanne Van…

Main Movie Roles 2009 - Rock Slyde 2000 - Keeping the Faith 2000 - Traffic 1992 - A Stranger Among Us

BIOGRAPHY:

Rena was born in Arcadia, California. She moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania when her parents divorced. Her father is an orthodox Jewish Rabbi. Her mother teaches psychology. She was discovered at age 15 by a New York talent agent. She appeared on "Another World" (1964) for a short time and then went to "Loving" (1983), where she played "Rockie McKenzie". Her present role as "Lois Cerullo Ashton" on "General Hospital" (1963) has won her an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting actress, and a Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Younger Actress. Rena is now married to director/producer Sanford Bookstaver.


TRIVIA:

• (September 2002) Announced her engagement to director/producer 'Sanford Bookstaver' (qv).
• Daughter, Avalon Leone Bookstaver was born in Los Angeles at 5 a.m. on Aug. 5, 2005 and weighed in at 8 lbs. 14 oz
• Her father is an Orthodox rabbi.
• She was married to 'Wallace Kurth' (qv) who plays her husband on _"General Hospital" (1963)_ (qv).
• Her wedding to 'Sanford Bookstaver' (qv) was featured in the February 2004 issue of InStyle Magazine.
• Attended high school with actor 'Gene Gabriel' (qv).
• (17 September 1996) Gave birth to a girl - Rosabel Rosalind Kurth. She weighed 7 lbs, 10 ounces. She was 20 1/2 inches with black hair and blue eyes. Her middle name comes from the recently deceased 'Rosalind Cash' (qv), whom both Rena and her (then) husband absolutely adored.