Jensen Buchanan is an American

United States

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 actress, best known for portraying Sarah Gordon Buchanan #1 on One Life to Live

One Life to Live

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(1987–1990).

It was from there that she started on Another World

Another World (TV series)

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, playing Marley from 1991 to 1994 and from 1997 to 1998, and Vicky from 1991 to 1999. Buchanan was nominated for two Lead Actress Daytime Emmy Award

Daytime Emmy Award

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s, in 1996 and 1997.

She moved to As the World Turns

As the World Turns

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in a short term capacity to play the role of Vicky, who was killed in a plane crash November 1999. In 2001, she started playing the role of Melissa Bedford, R. N. on General Hospital

General Hospital

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. She exited the role in 2002.

Buchanan was born in Alabama

Alabama

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 but raised in Wisconsin

Wisconsin

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. She attended Boston University

Boston University

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 on scholarship from 1980 to 1984, eventually earning a degree in music theory.

She has two sons, Conor and Angus, from her first marriage to Gray O'Brien, and is currently married to Sam Gores

Sam Gores

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, Paradigm Talent & Literary Agency, president and CEO.

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