Hunter Tylo

Biography: Hunter was born on July 3 in Fort Worth Texas, one of two girls and two boys, she was a mischievous child and was particularly fond of reptiles, keeping such pets as boa constrictors and alligators. MORE:- A former tomboy who broke horses, roped cattle and trained guard dogs, Hunter is widely considered the most beautiful woman on daytime television. She has been featured on the cover of TV Guide as one of the sexiest women in daytime and in People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" in 1993 and 1998. Raised in the Texas countryside, Hunter once spent her allowance on a mail-order alligator and considered becoming a veterinarian. She had to give up a scholarship, however, to raise a child and moved to Dallas to pursue modeling and commercial work. Her professional acting career has included film, tv and theater. She has appeared on stage in "The Star Spangled Girl", "Last of the Red Hot Lovers" and "I Ought to be in Pictures". (She gained valuable theatrical experience in the plays of Neil Simon and others) and earned her first movie role in the ABC movie-of-the-week License to Kill.


In 1985, Hunter became the street waif Robin McCall for three years on ABC's All My Children. A role on NBC's Days of Our Lives followed, with Tylo playing the wicked Marina Toscano. By joining the cast of The Bold and the Beautiful in 1990, Hunter has now appeared on all three major networks in top daytime dramas.
Hunter has also made guest appearances on such television series as Dallas, The Family Channel's Zorro and more recently Diagnosis Murder and Burke's Law. She starred in the worldwide hit mini-series The Maharaja's Daughter, which was shot in India and Canada. It was during this project that she met her former co-star on The Bold and the Beautiful Kabir Bedi.


Commercial work has always been plentiful for Tylo, who has represented such companies as Canada Dry, Nissan, Naturalizer and Cover Girl. She has recently served as the spokesperson for Pantene. Hunter keeps very busy between work and her charities, she is on the board of Retinoblastoma International and started her own charity " Hunter's Chosen Child". Hunter has just launched her cosmetic line Chosen By Hunter Tylo.


Hunter Tylo recently reprised her role as Doctor Taylor Hayes Forrester, a psychiatrist married to Ridge Forrester who often puts the concerns of her patients before her own happiness, on The Bold and the Beautiful. She came back in 2005 after years of being off of the show. When she left the show, she said she would never return, but later changed her mind.


An accomplished equestrienne bareback rider, Hunter lives in the San Fernando Valley with her husband, actor Michael Tylo, who portrayed Blade on The Young and the Restless, and her four children, Chris, Mickey, Izabella Gabrielle, and Katya Ariel. Her autobiography was recently published.


Hunter's Theater Accomplishments

Star Spangled Girl - Sophie
I Ought to be in Pictures - Libby
Vanities - Mary, JoAnn, Cathy
The Marriage-Go-Round - Katrin
The Last Of The Red Hot Lovers - Bobbie Michelle

Hunter's Commercials

Dif-Rinse
Nissan
Sunsilk
Buf-Puf
Canada Dry
Pantene Pro-V
Ginger Ale
Naturalizer shoes
Bud Light
Ban Deodorant
Clarion Cosmetics
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