Alicia Minshew (born May 28, 1974) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Kendall Hart on the daytime drama All My Children.

Early life and career

Alicia Minshew was born in Plantation, Florida. Her mother is of Italian descent. Having aspirations to become an actress, Minshew set out for the career path some time after graduating from South Fork High School in Stuart, FL.

In 2002, Minshew landed the role of Kendall Hart on the daytime drama All My Children. She first stepped into the role in January 2002, after the character's seven-year absence from the soap opera following the exit of Sarah Michelle Gellar, who had previously portrayed the character.

In 2004 and 2005, Minshew portrayed Kendall in brief appearances on the daytime drama One Life to Live as part of the infamous baby-swap storyline.

Minshew recently signed a new contract with the show after rumors of her possible departure from All My Children began circulating. Minshew dispelled the rumors, stating she was very happy with the show and was merely trying to establish a new work schedule to accommodate her then-upcoming marriage to Richie Herschenfeld. Minshew took a two month hiatus from the show, and pre-taped scenes out of their normal sequence so that she would not be off-screen for her entire two-month hiatus. The hiatus coincided with the return of Eden Riegel to All My Children as Bianca Montgomery, who filled the void left by Kendall's temporary absence. In 2009, Minshew gave birth to her first child and went on maternity leave right as All My Children relocated production to Los Angeles.
She is slated to return to the show on April 9, 2010 for an indefinite period of time.

In addition to her acting, Minshew has a series of workouts featured at pumpone.com in which she is demonstrating exercises to be featured on iPod's, and other video mp3 players. The workouts were designed by her personal trainer Louis Coraggio.

Personal life

In October 2008, Minshew married Richie Herschenfeld, a New York City restaurant owner, who is also the best friend of her on-screen husband Thorsten Kaye.SoapZone: All My Children News & Gossip She is close friends with co-star Rebecca Budig.SoapZone: All My Children News & Gossip Minshew and her husband welcomed the birth of their daughter Willow Lenora Herschenfeld on November 4, 2009 ! All My Children Breaking News: Alicia Minshew Has Her Baby!

Awards and nominations

• Soap Opera Digest Awards Nominations, Outstanding New Comer (2003)
• Soap Opera Digest Awards Nominations, Best Supporting Actress (2005)
• Daytime Emmy Award, Best Supporting Actress (2009)-Nominee