Russ Tamblyn

His brother, Larry Tamblyn, was the drummer with 1960s band The Standells. She is probably now best known as her current portral of Catherine Willows in the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. His daughter is Amber Tamblyn with whom he has appeared in "Rebellious" and "Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard". She later won critical acclaim for her portrayal of Patsy Ramsey. More recently he has appeared in television series such as Nash Bridges, Twin Peaks (in which he played an eccentric psychiatrist), and the Babylon 5 episode A Distant Star in which he played 'Captain Jack Maynard'. Helgenberger won an Emmy for the role (Supporting Actress). In 1962 he appeared in the cinerama movie How the West Was Won. Her first famous television role was on the period drama China Beach.

He appeared in the movie Peyton Place in 1957, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. They married in 1989 and have one son, Hughie, named after Marg's father, Hugh Helgenberger. His further musical roles included the movies Tom Thumb, Hit the Deck and West Side Story where he played Riff, the leader of the Jets. The two became friends and started dating in 1986. In 1954 he was one of the singing and dancing brothers -- 'Gideon' -- in the film of the musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers for which his abilities as a champion gymnast and acrobat were well suited. In 1984, Helgenberger met Alan Rosenberg, a guest actor on Ryan's Hope. His first movie appearance was in 1948 in The Boy With Green Hair. Helgenberger debuted on the series in March 1982 playing Siobhan Ryan Novak, until 1986. Although she was actually the third actress to play the role, she is the one most identified with the part.

Russ Tamblyn (born 30 December 1934 in Los Angeles, California) is an actor. A scout for the soap opera Ryan's Hope discovered Helgenberger when she performed as Kate in a Northwestern University production of William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, in the summer of 1981. Helgenberger was born in Fremont, Nebraska to Hugh and Kay Helgenberger. Marg Helgenberger (pronounced Mar-guh with a hard 'G', unlike the name Marge) born November 16, 1958), is an American actress. Siobhan Ryan Novak.

Ryan's Hope (1975) (TV) .. Karen Charlene 'K.C.' Koloski. China Beach (1988) (TV) .. Bobbi Anderson.

The Tommyknockers (1993) (TV) .. Laura Baker. Dr. Species (1995) ..

Sarah Kellogg. Fire Down Below (1997) .. Laura Baker. Dr.

Species II (1998) .. Donna Jensen. Erin Brockovich (2000) .. Catherine Willows.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV)..