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'''Chloe Lanier''' is an American actress. She is known for playing the villainous [[Nelle Benson]] on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[soap opera]] ''[[General Hospital]]'',<ref>{{cite news|last=Eades|first=Chris|url=http://abc.soapsindepth.com/posts/chloe-lanier-returns-to-gh-general-hospital-new-role-107757/photos/gh-anniversary-01-172744|title=Exclusive: Chloe Lanier Returns to 'General Hospital' in a New Role!|work=[[ABC Soaps In Depth]]|publisher=[[Bauer Media Group]]|date=July 12, 2016|accessdate=April 20, 2017|location=United States}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Michael|last=Fairman|url=http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/chloe-lanier-debuts-in-her-new-gh-role-of-nelle-what-were-your-first-impressions/2016/08/13/|title=Chloe Lanier Debuts In Her New GH Role Of Nelle: What Were Your First Impressions?|website=[[Michael Fairman TV]]|publisher=The Michael Fairman Company|location=United States|date=August 13, 2016|accessdate=April 22, 2017}}</ref> for which she was nominated for the [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series]] in 2017, winning that award the following year and again being nominated in 2019.
'''Chloe Lanier''' is an American actress. She is best known for her role on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[soap opera]] ''[[General Hospital]]'' as the villainous [[Nelle Benson]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Eades |first=Chris |date=July 12, 2016 |title=Exclusive: Chloe Lanier Returns to 'General Hospital' in a New Role! |work=[[ABC Soaps In Depth]] |publisher=[[Bauer Media Group]] |location=United States |url=http://abc.soapsindepth.com/posts/chloe-lanier-returns-to-gh-general-hospital-new-role-107757/photos/gh-anniversary-01-172744 |accessdate=April 20, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Fairman |first=Michael |date=August 13, 2016 |title=Chloe Lanier Debuts In Her New GH Role Of Nelle: What Were Your First Impressions? |url=http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/chloe-lanier-debuts-in-her-new-gh-role-of-nelle-what-were-your-first-impressions/2016/08/13/ |accessdate=April 22, 2017 |website=[[Michael Fairman TV]] |publisher=The Michael Fairman Company |location=United States}}</ref> For her portrayal, Lanier was nominated for three consecutive [[Daytime Emmy Awards]] for [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series]], winning in 2018.


==Career==
==Career==
Lanier started her acting career in 2009 by starring in a movie called ''The Effects of Tragedy'' as Lisa. In 2012, she had joined the cast of [[Army Wives]] in the recurring role of Penny. In 2014, she guest-starred in an episode of ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'' as Emma Carter and appeared in a film, ''North Blvd'', as Young Elaine.
Lanier began her career in 2009 when she starred as Lisa in the movie ''The Effects of Tragedy''. She later joined the cast of ''[[Army Wives]]'' in 2012 in the recurring role of Penny. In 2014, she guest-starred in an episode of ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'' as Emma Carter and appeared in the film ''North Blvd'' as Young Elaine.


In 2015, she appeared in two episodes of ''[[General Hospital]]'' as Young Patricia Spencer for the 52nd anniversary storyline.<ref>{{cite web|first=Michael|last=Fairman|url=http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/chloe-lanier-ex-young-patricia-returning-to-gh-in-brand-new-role/2016/07/12/|title=Chloe Lanier, Ex-Young Patricia, Returning To GH In Brand New Role!|website=Michael Fairman TV|publisher=The Michael Fairman Company|location=United States|date=July 12, 2016|accessdate=April 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424002733/http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/chloe-lanier-ex-young-patricia-returning-to-gh-in-brand-new-role/2016/07/12/|archive-date=April 24, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Clifford|first=Kambra|url=http://soapcentral.com/gh/news/2016/0713-lanier.php|title=General Hospital is bringing back Chloe Lanier (ex-Patricia Young), and she'll be playing a brand-new character|website=[[SoapCentral]]|location=United States|publisher=Soap Central Live|date=July 13, 2016|accessdate=April 21, 2017}}</ref> Lanier dished about her Young Patricia Spencer audition being very secretive, she had her part marked as "Girl No.2" which made her think the role was a background one, but to her surprise after she read the character description, she was impressed having a major change of heart and decided to go for it after her boyfriend convinced her to.<ref>{{cite web|first=Nancy M.|last=Reichardt|url=http://www.uexpress.com/soaps-tune-in-tomorrow/2016/12/28/lanier-dishes-about-nelle-and-patricia|title=Lanier Dishes About Nelle and Patricia|work=[[Universal Uclick|UExpress.com]]|publisher=[[Andrews McMeel Universal]]|location=[[Kansas City, Missouri]]|date= December 28, 2016|accessdate=December 28, 2016}}</ref> In the same year, she guest-starred in ''[[Stalker (TV series)|Stalker]]'' as Sage. ''General Hospital'' were planning to cast another actress to portray the role of [[Nelle Benson]], since Lanier was busy with another TV show (''[[Kingdom (U.S. TV series)|Kingdom]]'') at that time, but [[Laura Wright]] and [[Frank Valentini]] were adamant that if anyone should be playing Nelle it should be Lanier, so the storyline was put on hold for her.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/usa/abc-soaps-in-depth/20170410/283613875001929|title=Only One- Laura Wright (Carly) Just Had To Have Chloe For Nelle!|agency=[[PressReader]]|work=[[ABC Soaps In Depth]]|publisher=[[Bauer Media Group]]|date=April 10, 2017|accessdate=April 22, 2017|location=United States}}</ref> In 2016, she returned to ''General Hospital'', but this time in a brand new contract role of Nelle Hayes.<ref>{{cite web|first=Michael|last=Fairman|url=http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/ghs-chloe-lanier-dishes-on-playing-the-mysterious-nelle-her-vendetta-against-carly/2016/12/01/|title=GH’s Chloe Lanier Dishes On Playing The Mysterious Nelle & Her Vendetta Against Carly!|website=Michael Fairman TV|publisher=The Michael Fairman Company|location=United States|date=December 1, 2016|accessdate=April 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424004302/http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/ghs-chloe-lanier-dishes-on-playing-the-mysterious-nelle-her-vendetta-against-carly/2016/12/01/|archive-date=April 24, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> She debuted on August 8, 2016.
In 2015, she appeared in two episodes of ''[[General Hospital]]'' as Young [[Patricia Spencer]] for the 52nd anniversary storyline.<ref>{{cite web|first=Michael|last=Fairman|url=http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/chloe-lanier-ex-young-patricia-returning-to-gh-in-brand-new-role/2016/07/12/|title=Chloe Lanier, Ex-Young Patricia, Returning To GH In Brand New Role!|website=Michael Fairman TV|publisher=The Michael Fairman Company|location=United States|date=July 12, 2016|accessdate=April 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424002733/http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/chloe-lanier-ex-young-patricia-returning-to-gh-in-brand-new-role/2016/07/12/|archive-date=April 24, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Clifford|first=Kambra|url=http://soapcentral.com/gh/news/2016/0713-lanier.php|title=General Hospital is bringing back Chloe Lanier (ex-Patricia Young), and she'll be playing a brand-new character|website=[[SoapCentral]]|location=United States|publisher=Soap Central Live|date=July 13, 2016|accessdate=April 21, 2017}}</ref> Lanier described her audition for the role as being very secretive. Listed as "Girl No.2,” she initially thought it was a background role. After reading the character’s description, she was impressed which led to a change of heart. She decided to go for it after being further convinced by her boyfriend.<ref>{{cite web|first=Nancy M.|last=Reichardt|url=http://www.uexpress.com/soaps-tune-in-tomorrow/2016/12/28/lanier-dishes-about-nelle-and-patricia|title=Lanier Dishes About Nelle and Patricia|work=[[Universal Uclick|UExpress.com]]|publisher=[[Andrews McMeel Universal]]|location=[[Kansas City, Missouri]]|date= December 28, 2016|accessdate=December 28, 2016}}</ref> In the same year, she guest-starred in ''[[Stalker (TV series)|Stalker]]'' as Sage.


When ''General Hospital'' was initially planning to cast the role of [[Nelle Benson]], Lanier was busy appearing as Chelsea on ''[[Kingdom (U.S. TV series)|Kingdom]]''. However, because [[Laura Wright]] ([[Carly Corinthos]]) and Executive Producer [[Frank Valentini]] were adamant that if anyone should play Nelle, it should be Lanier, the storyline was put on hold for her until she became available.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/usa/abc-soaps-in-depth/20170410/283613875001929|title=Only One- Laura Wright (Carly) Just Had To Have Chloe For Nelle!|agency=[[PressReader]]|work=[[ABC Soaps In Depth]]|publisher=[[Bauer Media Group]]|date=April 10, 2017|accessdate=April 22, 2017|location=United States}}</ref> Lanier later revealed to [[Soap Opera Digest]] that Frank Valentini had called her personally and convinced her to accept the role.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-08-12 |title=Meet GH's Chloe Lanier |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/meet-ghs-chloe-lanier/ |access-date=2022-09-13 |website=Soap Opera Digest |language=en-US}}</ref> She returned to ''General Hospital'' in 2016, this time in the contract role of Nelle Hayes [Benson].<ref>{{cite web|first=Michael|last=Fairman|url=http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/ghs-chloe-lanier-dishes-on-playing-the-mysterious-nelle-her-vendetta-against-carly/2016/12/01/|title=GH's Chloe Lanier Dishes On Playing The Mysterious Nelle & Her Vendetta Against Carly!|website=Michael Fairman TV|publisher=The Michael Fairman Company|location=United States|date=December 1, 2016|accessdate=April 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424004302/http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/ghs-chloe-lanier-dishes-on-playing-the-mysterious-nelle-her-vendetta-against-carly/2016/12/01/|archive-date=April 24, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Her first episode as Nelle aired on August 8, 2016.
In November 2016, she had booked an independent film, ''Gorman'', also titled Quail Lake, where she plays the lead role of Brittany. Lanier departed her role as Nelle in August 2018, but made several guest appearances later that year.<ref>{{cite news |author=SOD |author-link=Soap Opera Digest |title=Exclusive: Chloe Lanier Dishes GH Return |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/exclusive-chloe-lanier-dishes-gh-return/ |accessdate=October 20, 2018 |work=[[Soap Opera Digest]] |agency=Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc. |publisher=[[American Media, Inc.]] |date=October 5, 2018 |location=United States |url-status=live}}</ref> She reprised the role of Nelle Benson the week of June 10, 2019, on ''General Hospital''.<ref name="Lanier">{{cite web|first=Amy|last=Mistretta|title=Chloe Lanier Latest ''GH'' Return As Nelle|url=https://soaps.sheknows.com/general-hospital/comings-and-goings/542539/chloe-lanier-latest-gh-return-nelle/|website=[[Soaps.com]]|publisher=[[SheKnows Media]]|accessdate=May 28, 2019|location=United States|date=May 28, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> She has been on recurring status with the soap since then.

In November 2016, she worked on the independent film, ''Gorman'', also titled ''Quail Lake'', where she played the lead role of Brittany.

Lanier departed the contract role as Nelle Benson on ''General Hospital'' in August 2018, but made several guest appearances later that year.<ref>{{cite news |author=SOD |author-link=Soap Opera Digest |title=Exclusive: Chloe Lanier Dishes GH Return |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/exclusive-chloe-lanier-dishes-gh-return/ |accessdate=October 20, 2018 |work=[[Soap Opera Digest]] |agency=Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc. |publisher=[[American Media, Inc.]] |date=October 5, 2018 |location=United States }}</ref> She again reprised the role of Nelle the week of June 10, 2019 and was on was on a recurring status with the soap following that reprisal, appearing intermittently through September 2020.<ref name="Lanier">{{cite web|first=Amy|last=Mistretta|title=Chloe Lanier Latest ''GH'' Return As Nelle|url=https://soaps.sheknows.com/general-hospital/comings-and-goings/542539/chloe-lanier-latest-gh-return-nelle/|website=[[Soaps.com]]|publisher=[[SheKnows Media]]|accessdate=May 28, 2019|location=United States|date=May 28, 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529032154/https://soaps.sheknows.com/general-hospital/comings-and-goings/542539/chloe-lanier-latest-gh-return-nelle/ |archive-date=May 29, 2019 }}</ref> She returned again to briefly reprise Nelle in September 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eades |first=Chris |date=2022-08-31 |title=Chloe Lanier Returns to GH! |url=https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/chloe-lanier-returns-to-general-hospital |access-date=2022-09-13 |website=Soaps In Depth |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Lanier has been in a relationship with actor Morgan McClellan since 2014. Before she portrayed Nelle on ''General Hospital'', Chloe worked as a respite caregiver for children with Autism. In March 2020, she contracted [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dailysoapdish.com/2020/03/abc-general-hospital-spoilers-chloe-lanier-nelle-benson-suffering-from-covid-19-coronavirus-symptoms-entire-general-hospital-cast-at-risk-now/|title=ABC ‘General Hospital’ Spoilers: Chloe Lanier (Nelle Benson) Suffering From Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Symptoms – Entire General Hospital Cast At Risk Now?|work=Daily Soap Dish|date=March 19, 2020}}</ref>
In March 2020, it was reported that she had symptoms of [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]], but was unable to get tested due to the limited availability.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dailysoapdish.com/2020/03/abc-general-hospital-spoilers-chloe-lanier-nelle-benson-suffering-from-covid-19-coronavirus-symptoms-entire-general-hospital-cast-at-risk-now/|title=ABC 'General Hospital' Spoilers: Chloe Lanier (Nelle Benson) Suffering From Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Symptoms – Entire General Hospital Cast At Risk Now?|work=Daily Soap Dish|date=March 19, 2020}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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| ''The Effects of Butterfly''
| ''The Effects of Butterfly''
| Lisa
| Lisa
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| [[Drama (film and television)|Drama film]] [[Film director|directed]] by Ashton Kennedy
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! scope="row"| 2012
| ''Binding Paper''
| Hannah
| [[Short film|Short]] drama film [[Screenplay|written]] and directed by Xing You
|-
! scope="row"| 2013
| ''Bad Karma''
| Karma
| Short [[comedy film]] written, [[Film editing|edited]], and directed by Rock Williams
|-
! scope="row"| 2013
| ''High School Honeys''
| Olivia
| Short drama film directed by [[:fr:Nancy Chartier|Nancy Chartier]]
|-
|-
! scope="row"| 2014
! scope="row"| 2014
| ''North Blvd''
| ''North Blvd''
| Young Elaine
| Young Elaine
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| Drama film written and directed by Amy Esacove
|-
! scope="row"| 2018
| ''Pie''
| Debbie
| Short comedy film directed by Adria Tennor
|-
|-
! scope="row"| 2019
! scope="row"| 2019
| ''Quail Lake''
| ''Quail Lake''
| Brittany
| Brittany
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| {{Plain list |
* Drama film co–written and directed by Roman Wyden
}}
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| ''[[GCB (TV series)|GCB]]''
| ''[[GCB (TV series)|GCB]]''
| Ice Cream Vendor
| Ice Cream Vendor
| Episode: Pilot; Uncredited{{cn|date=October 2022}}
| {{Plain list |
* Episode: "[[GCB (TV series)#Epeisodes|Pilot]]"
* [[Cameo appearance|Uncredited]]
}}
|-
|-
! scope="row"| 2012–2013
! scope="row"| 2012–2013
| ''[[Army Wives]]''
| ''[[Army Wives]]''
| Penny
| Penny
| Recurring role
| Recurring role (seasons 6–7)
|-
|-
! scope="row"| 2014
! scope="row"| 2014
| ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''
| ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''
| Emma Carter
| Emma Carter
| Episode: "[[NCIS (season 11)#Episodes|Shooter]]"
| Episode: "Shooter"
|-
|-
! scope="row"| 2015
! scope="row"| 2015
| ''[[Stalker (TV series)|Stalker]]''
| ''[[Stalker (TV series)|Stalker]]''
| Sage
| Sage
| Episode: "[[Stalker (TV series)#Episodes|Lost and Found]]"
| Episode: "Lost and Found"
|-
|-
! scope="row"| 2015
! scope="row"| 2015
| ''[[General Hospital]]''
| ''[[General Hospital]]''
| [[Pat Spencer|Patricia Spencer]]
| [[Pat Spencer (General Hospital)|Patricia Spencer]]
| 2 episodes
| 2 episodes
|-
|-
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| ''[[Kingdom (American TV series)|Kingdom]]''
| ''[[Kingdom (American TV series)|Kingdom]]''
| Chelsea
| Chelsea
| 5 episodes
| 3 episodes
|-
|-
! scope="row"| 2016–2020
! scope="row"| 2016–2020, 2022
| ''General Hospital''
| ''General Hospital''
| [[Nelle Benson]]
| [[Nelle Benson]]
| Contract role (2016–2018); <br> Recurring role (2018–2020)
| Contract role (2016–2018); Recurring role (2018–2020); Guest role (2022)
|-
|-
! scope="row"| 2021
! scope="row"| 2021
| ''[[NCIS: Hawai'i]]''
| ''[[NCIS: Hawaiʻi|NCIS: Hawai'i]]''
| Kayla Barlow
| Kayla Barlow
| Episode: "[[NCIS: Hawai'i#Episodes|The Tourist]]"
| Episode: "The Tourist"
|-
! scope="row"| 2022
| ''[[9-1-1 (TV series)|9-1-1]]''
| Deena
| Episode: "Starting Over"
|-
! scope="row"| 2023
| ''[[Station 19]]''
| Clara
| Episode: "Even Better Than the Real Thing"
|-
! scope="row"| 2024
| ''[[Law & Order]]''
| Chelsea Shell
| Episode: "No Good Deed"
|}
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| {{center|[[44th Daytime Emmy Awards|2017]]}}
| {{center|[[44th Daytime Emmy Awards|2017]]}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Daytime Emmy Award]]s
| [[Daytime Emmy Award]]s
| rowspan="3"| [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series]]
| [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series]]
| rowspan="3"| ''[[General Hospital]]''
| ''[[General Hospital]]''
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|<center><ref name="NATAS 2017">{{cite web|title=The 44th Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations |url=http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_44th_nominations_v02.pdf |publisher=emmyonline.org and [[National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences]]|accessdate=April 20, 2017 |date=March 22, 2017|format=PDF|archiveurl=|archivedate=March 22, 2017|location=[[New York City]]|url-status=live|df=}}</ref></center>
|{{center|<ref name="NATAS 2017">{{cite web|title=The 44th Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations |url=http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_44th_nominations_v02.pdf |publisher=emmyonline.org and [[National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences]]|accessdate=April 20, 2017 |date=March 22, 2017|location=[[New York City]]}}</ref>}}
|-
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| {{center|[[45th Daytime Emmy Awards|2018]]}}
| {{center|[[45th Daytime Emmy Awards|2018]]}}
| Daytime Emmy Awards
| Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series
| ''General Hospital''
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
| <center><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/ghs-chloe-lanier-wins-younger-lead-actress/|title= GH’s Chloe Lanier Wins Younger Lead Actress|work=[[Soap Opera Digest]]|agency=Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc.|publisher=[[American Media, Inc.]]|date=April 29, 2018}}</ref></center>
| {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/ghs-chloe-lanier-wins-younger-lead-actress/|title= GH's Chloe Lanier Wins Younger Lead Actress|work=[[Soap Opera Digest]]|agency=Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc.|publisher=[[American Media, Inc.]]|date=April 29, 2018}}</ref>}}
|-
|-
| {{center|[[46th Daytime Emmy Awards|2019]]}}
| {{center|[[46th Daytime Emmy Awards|2019]]}}
| Daytime Emmy Awards
| Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series
| ''General Hospital''
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
| <center><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/daytime-emmys-nominations-2019-days-of-our-lives-general-hospital-young-and-the-restless-1202579062/|title=Daytime Emmy Nominations: ‘Days Of Our Lives’ Leads Programs & CBS Tops Networks|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=March 20, 2019}}</ref></center>
| {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/daytime-emmys-nominations-2019-days-of-our-lives-general-hospital-young-and-the-restless-1202579062/|title=Daytime Emmy Nominations: 'Days Of Our Lives' Leads Programs & CBS Tops Networks|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=March 20, 2019}}</ref>}}
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Chloe Lanier
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present

Chloe Lanier is an American actress. She is best known for her role on the ABC soap opera General Hospital as the villainous Nelle Benson.[1][2] For her portrayal, Lanier was nominated for three consecutive Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series, winning in 2018.

Career

[edit]

Lanier began her career in 2009 when she starred as Lisa in the movie The Effects of Tragedy. She later joined the cast of Army Wives in 2012 in the recurring role of Penny. In 2014, she guest-starred in an episode of NCIS as Emma Carter and appeared in the film North Blvd as Young Elaine.

In 2015, she appeared in two episodes of General Hospital as Young Patricia Spencer for the 52nd anniversary storyline.[3][4] Lanier described her audition for the role as being very secretive. Listed as "Girl No.2,” she initially thought it was a background role. After reading the character’s description, she was impressed which led to a change of heart. She decided to go for it after being further convinced by her boyfriend.[5] In the same year, she guest-starred in Stalker as Sage.

When General Hospital was initially planning to cast the role of Nelle Benson, Lanier was busy appearing as Chelsea on Kingdom. However, because Laura Wright (Carly Corinthos) and Executive Producer Frank Valentini were adamant that if anyone should play Nelle, it should be Lanier, the storyline was put on hold for her until she became available.[6] Lanier later revealed to Soap Opera Digest that Frank Valentini had called her personally and convinced her to accept the role.[7] She returned to General Hospital in 2016, this time in the contract role of Nelle Hayes [Benson].[8] Her first episode as Nelle aired on August 8, 2016.

In November 2016, she worked on the independent film, Gorman, also titled Quail Lake, where she played the lead role of Brittany.

Lanier departed the contract role as Nelle Benson on General Hospital in August 2018, but made several guest appearances later that year.[9] She again reprised the role of Nelle the week of June 10, 2019 and was on was on a recurring status with the soap following that reprisal, appearing intermittently through September 2020.[10] She returned again to briefly reprise Nelle in September 2022.[11]

Personal life

[edit]

In March 2020, it was reported that she had symptoms of COVID-19, but was unable to get tested due to the limited availability.[12]

Filmography

[edit]
List of film performances
Year Title Role Notes
2009 The Effects of Butterfly Lisa
2014 North Blvd Young Elaine
2019 Quail Lake Brittany
List of television performances
Year Title Role Notes
2012 GCB Ice Cream Vendor Episode: Pilot; Uncredited[citation needed]
2012–2013 Army Wives Penny Recurring role (seasons 6–7)
2014 NCIS Emma Carter Episode: "Shooter"
2015 Stalker Sage Episode: "Lost and Found"
2015 General Hospital Patricia Spencer 2 episodes
2016 Kingdom Chelsea 3 episodes
2016–2020, 2022 General Hospital Nelle Benson Contract role (2016–2018); Recurring role (2018–2020); Guest role (2022)
2021 NCIS: Hawai'i Kayla Barlow Episode: "The Tourist"
2022 9-1-1 Deena Episode: "Starting Over"
2023 Station 19 Clara Episode: "Even Better Than the Real Thing"
2024 Law & Order Chelsea Shell Episode: "No Good Deed"

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series General Hospital Nominated
Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series General Hospital Won
Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series General Hospital Nominated

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Eades, Chris (July 12, 2016). "Exclusive: Chloe Lanier Returns to 'General Hospital' in a New Role!". ABC Soaps In Depth. United States: Bauer Media Group. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  2. ^ Fairman, Michael (August 13, 2016). "Chloe Lanier Debuts In Her New GH Role Of Nelle: What Were Your First Impressions?". Michael Fairman TV. United States: The Michael Fairman Company. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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