Daphnée Duplaix

Daphnée Lynn Duplaix (born August 18, 1976 ) is a Haitian-American actress and model. After beginning her career as an actress in 1996, Duplaix appeared as the July 1997 centerfold as Playboys Playmate of the Month. In addition to appearing in several videos for Playboy, she continued to act in mainstream projects, including roles on American daytime soap operas Passions and One Life to Live. In 2024, she joined the cast of Beyond the Gates as Nicole Dupree Richardson.

Career After appearing in Playboy magazine as Playmate of the Month July 1997, Following her exit from the role in 2008, she served as a host of the Playboy TV game show Show Us Your Wits in January 2009. In February of the same year, it was announced Duplaix had joined the cast of ABC's One Life to Live in the role of Rachel Gannon. The following year, it was announced she was exiting the role as a "storyline-dictated" decision.

In 2024, Duplaix joined the cast of Beyond the Gates as Nicole Dupree Richardson. The soap premiered in early 2025 on CBS.

Personal life Duplaix was previously married to Ron Samuel, with whom she has three sons. On June 28, 2014, she married Grady Heiberg. Their daughter was born in 2015.

Filmography

Film Year Film Role Notes 1996 Striptease Stripper 1997 The Blackout Fly Girl Kickboxing Academy Melinda 1998 Let's Talk About Sex Chloe 1999 Foolish Clarisse Lost & Found Flight Attendant 2000 Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye Salon Receptionist TV movie 2002 Demon Island Julie 2003 The Road Home Deidre The Fighting Temptations Tiffany 2005 Heart of the Beholder Detective Deborah Burbach 2008 The Governor's Wife Reporter Jill Quigly TV movie 2013 I Married Who? Jessica TV movie 2014 Beautiful Girl Brianna The Cookie Mobster Constance TV movie Love in an INSTAnt Daph Short 2015 Ex-Free Jessica The Motel Sunset Anna Motawbi Short 2016 Unreported Michelle 2017 The Cheaters Club Mrs. Idrid 2022 Unreported Michelle 2024 RSVP Eve

Television Year Film Role Notes 1998 The Steve Harvey Show Shelia Episode: "Everybody Loves Regina" The Wayans Bros. Tasha Episode: "The High Life" 1999 Women: Stories of Passion Dr. Merrill Thompson Episode: "Voodoo" Rude Awakening Cute Girl #2 Episode: "Powerless Over the What?" V.I.P. Iris Leon Episode: "Ransom of Red Val" City Guys Rayna Episode: "Marriage Go-Round" Just Shoot Me! Tanya Episode: "Hello Goodbye" 2000 Angel Serena Episode: "Expecting" For Your Love April Episode: "The Craving" The Parkers Vanessa Episode: "Cheers" 2001 Kate Brasher Kelly Episode: "Georgia" My Wife and Kids Tiara Episode: "A Little Romance" Felicity Samantha Recurring Cast: Season 3 Off Centre Sales Girl Episode: "Let's Meet Mike and Euan" 2001–03 The District Giselle Recurring Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 3 2002 Weakest Link Herself Episode: "Playboy Playmates Edition" The Invisible Man Rachel Episode: "Mere Mortals" Dharma & Greg Laura Butler Episode: "The Mamas and the Papas: Part 1 & 2" Half & Half Geneva Episode: "The Big Upsetting Set-Up" 2003 CSI Amelia Rueben Episode: "Grissom Versus the Volcano" 2004–2008 Passions Valerie Davis Series regular 2005 Sex, Love & Secrets Melanie Recurring Cast 2009 CSI: NY Dr. Catherine Rydell Episode: "No Good Deed" 2009–2010 One Life to Live Rachel Gannon Series regular 2011 Harry's Law Barbara Episode: "Wheels of Justice" Last Man Standing Misty Cavanaugh Episode: "Home Security" Femme Fatales Alexis Episode: "Speed Date" 2012 House of Lies Alisette Kauffman Episode: "The Gods of Dangerous Financial Instruments" 2013 The Mindy Project Woman #2 Episode: "Mindy's Minute" 2025 St. Denis Medical Amelia Irving Episode: "Bruce-ic and the Mus-ic" 2025–present Beyond the Gates Nicole Dupree Richardson Series regular