America Olivio General Hospital Marianna in Playboy

Soap actress America Olivo made her daytime debut as Marianna, Ric's love interest on GH in January of 2008. The America appeared in about four episodes before the role was recast. The change-up didn't seem to sour Olivo's will to succeed; she's since gone on to work in four feature films. Her appearance as Amanda in the update of the Friday the 13th horror flick helped the movie rake in $65 million. In what may be her most-anticipated release, the film Bitch Slap, due out later this year, reportedly features the longest girl-on-girl action sequence in motion picture history. The actress-turned-model-turned-singer will appear in a pictorial in June's edition of Playboy and the on July 4, she'll release her first album. Since being quickly released from GH, Olivo has appeared in several films and found time to record her first solo album. Though America's appearance on General Hospital lasted just a week, Olivo has suddenly found a lot more exposure for herself in the mainstream media.