Kent Masters King

Kent Masters King (born August 5, 1974) is an American actress known for her appearances on the daytime soap opera General Hospital.

Early life

Kent was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Her father, Dr. Richard D. King, is an Egyptologist and her mother is a former actress. She studied filmmaking at the University of Southern California, where she majored in Cinema and Television and graduated in 1996.

Career Kent began her career as Julie Williams on the primetime soap opera Knots Landing (1988-1992). She filled in for Victoria Rowell in 2000 when Rowell took a hiatus from The Young and the Restless, then joined Port Charles briefly in 2003 as the mysterious and beautiful Imani. She began a recurring role as Dr. Lainey Winters on General Hospital on April 1, 2005, and was upgraded to contract status in December 2005. In 2007, King became an original cast member of the General Hospital prime-time spin-off General Hospital: Night Shift while maintaining her day job on GH. On June 1, 2008, King was taken off contract with General Hospital, and became a recurring cast member once again.

Kent is the daughter of Egyptologist and actress Alfreda Masters (who spent many years as an extra on General Hospital at the nurses' station), and was named for an Egyptian goddess.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1998 Johnny B Good - 2001 The Wash Michelle 2002 Love and a Bullet Cynda Griffie BraceFace Brandi BraceFace Brandi Short 2003 Malibooty Tommi Video 2004 The Hillside Strangler Gabrielle 2008 The Aphrikan Anna Short 2012 Y - The Last Man Rising Agent 355 Short 2013 Aftermath Liz Bricker 2017 All About The Money Chris's Wife

Television Year Title Role Notes 1987 Hill Street Blues Tracy Milton Episode: "Days of Swine and Roses" 1988-92 Knots Landing Julie Williams Supporting cast: season 9-13 1992 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Monique Episode: "The Aunt Who Came to Dinner" 1994 Red Shoe Diaries Emily Episode: "Emily's Dance" 1998 The Wayans Bros. Chrissy Episode: "The Son of Marlon" The Jamie Foxx Show Tonya Episode: "Is There a Doctor in the House?" 1999 Smart Guy Danita Mills Episode: "I Was a Teenage Sports Wife" The Steve Harvey Show Tessa Episode: "He's Gotta Have It" 2000 The Parkers Debbie Episode: "Love Is a Royal Pain" The Young and the Restless Drucilla Barber Winters Regular Cast 2003 Port Charles Imani Episode: "Episode #1.1626" 2004 All of Us Alanna Episode: "Catering" 2005-10 General Hospital Dr. Lainey Winters Regular Cast 2007 General Hospital: Night Shift Dr. Lainey Winters Main cast: season 1 2014 Love Midori Jessica Episode: "Threesome"

Music video Year Artist Song 2000 Jagged Edge "Let’s Get Married" 2001 Glenn Lewis "Don't You Forget It" 2002 Glenn Lewis "It's Not Fair"