Now in her 26th year on General Hospital, and after more than 4,000 episodes as nurse Bobbie Spencer (Chief Surgical RN on General Hospital), Jacklyn has become to millions of Daytime viewers a true contemporary, a role model. She is one of the most visible and likeable actresses on network television.

Born in Englewood, New Jersey, Jacklyn completed her high school studies at 15 and studied dance on a scholarship to New York University. Soon she was dancing and modeling professionally while continuing her studies. A desire to act on Daytime television led Jacklyn to her debut on ABC-TV's One Life to Live. After her character's untimely demise, Jacklyn was asked to go to Los Angeles to create the role of Bobbie Spencer on General Hospital.

In addition to television work, she has performed in off-Broadway and community productions, including Come Blow Your Horn, Barefoot in the Park and The Boyfriend. Over the years she has appeared in numerous feature films such as Gary Marshall's Young Doctors in Love, John Hughes' National Lampoon's Class Reunion and The Day the Music Died, to name a few. She also appeared in episodic primetime dramas and situation comedies such as Chicago Hope, Mike Hammer, Love, American Style, Fantasy, Sledgehammer and Madd TV.

Jacklyn received critical acclaim for her starring role in Montana Crossroads, an ABC Afterschool Special, and took a break from her busy General Hospital schedule to co-star as a lawyer in the ABC Comedy movie for television, Jury Duty. Under her own production banner she co-produced and co-starred in an original play Seacliff California. Jacklyn has been featured in several primetime specials for Disney ABC network.

Travel, a favorite pastime, has been incorporated into appearances on Runaway and Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. Jacklyn is a frequent guest on some of television's top talk and game shows. Her appearances include: Rendez-View, Master Chef, I've got a Secret, Treasures in Your Home, Good Morning America, Oprah, Donahue, Rosie O'Donnell, The Roseanne Show, Live With Regis and Kathie Lee, The Merv Griffin Show, Hollywood Squares, Family Feud and Wheel of Fortune. Jacklyn hosted a popular E! Entertainment special, profiling the "Men of Daytime" and co-hosted a series of specials with Michael Young for EPCOT MAGAZINE, on location in Florida for The Disney Channel.

Interior design is a favorite interest for Jacklyn, so she has appeared on At Home With, on the E! Entertainment Network, Home and Garden, with Rob Weller, Great Day America, on the PAX television channel, and Soap Pads with Kim Zimmer.

In February 2002 Jacklyn was the celebrity host of the World's Biggest Little Dinner Party, to benefit the American Heart Association. In this event, every 'little dinner party' held that evening raised valuable funds for heart disease education and research programs which benefit our mothers, daughters and friends.

Honors and awards over the years include four Daytime Emmy nominations, including one for Outstanding Lead Actress in 1998, a Soap Opera Digest Award, the Les Etoiles de Coeur Award from the American Heart Association, the Left-hander's Society's Outstanding Left-hander of the Year award and the Hollywood International Favorite Actress Award.

Jacklyn lives in Malibu with her husband, Glenn Gorden, and two daughters — Cassidy Zee, born on September 16, 1990, and Lacey Rose, born July 15, 1992. A Brittany Spaniel — Goldie — and cats Rex and Lily round out the family. As a role model with great visibility and likeability, Jacklyn dedicates herself to maintaining a balance between family and work.

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