Born in Englewood, New Jersey, Jacklyn completed her high school studies at 15 and studied dance on a scholarship to New York University. Soon she was dancing and modeling professionally while continuing her studies. A desire to act on daytime television led Jacklyn to her debut on ABC's "One Life to Live." After her character's untimely end, Jacklyn was asked to go to Los Angeles to create the role of Bobbie Spencer on "General Hospital."

Jacklyn has guest-starred in prime-time television series, including "Chicago Hope," "Mike Hammer," "Love, American Style," "Fantasy" and "Sledge Hammer." In addition to television work, she has performed in off-Broadway and community productions, including "Come Blow Your Horn," "Barefoot in the Park" and "The Boyfriend." Over the years, she has appeared in numerous feature films, including Gary Marshall's "Young Doctors in Love," John Hughes' "National Lampoon's Class Reunion" and "The Day the Music Died."

Jacklyn received critical acclaim for her starring role in "Montana Crossroads," an "ABC Afterschool Special," and also co-starred as a lawyer in the ABC comedy movie for television, "Jury Duty." Under her own production banner she co-produced and co-starred in an original stage play, "Seacliff California." Jacklyn was also featured in a "General Hospital" primetime special for ABC.

Jacklyn is a frequent guest on television's top talk and game shows. Her appearances include those on "Good Morning America," "Oprah," "Donahue," "Live! With Regis & Kathie Lee," "The Rosie O'Donnell Show," "Fox and Friends," "Roseanne," "The View," "The Merv Griffin Show", "Hollywood Squares," "Family Feud," "Wheel of Fortune," and for cable, "Pure Soap." Jacklyn hosted a popular cable special profiling the "Men of Daytime" and co-hosted a series of specials for EPCOT Magazine, on location in Florida with Michael Young, for the Disney Channel. Recently, Jacklyn was invited to participate in kicking off the TV Guide Channel.

Jacklyn co-hosts ABC-TV affiliate morning shows throughout the country and was a family member and occasional co-host of ABC's "Home Show," doing special segments on beauty, health, fitness and fashion. Jacklyn's philosophy is simple. "I try to take good care of my family and myself without spending a lot of time on a beauty routine. We lead a very healthy lifestyle." She adds, "Beauty really does come from within."

Add author to Jacklyn's list of achievements. Her first book, "Beauty on the Go," was published by Simon and Schuster in 1986. She has written beauty and fitness feature articles for major consumer magazines and columns for daytime television publications. She has also contributed recipes to more cookbooks than she can count in order to help raise money for various charitable organizations.

Travel, a favorite pastime, has been incorporated into appearances on "Runaway" and "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous." Jacklyn was featured on Jamie Jamison's "Home Tips," a syndicated radio show airing in over 300 markets nationally, and hosted "Soap Talk" for the ABC Radio Network.

For several years, Jacklyn was the national spokesperson for the International Correspondence Schools. She appears in the on-air and print ads. As the mother of two young daughters, she is now even more of an advocate of education than ever before. She strongly believes that education is the key to unlocking the door to one's goals.

Jacklyn spearheaded the Beauty Logics sales run on the Home Shopping Network and was the spokeswoman for the Metabolic Trim Plan, a healthy way to stay trim and fit. She guested with Jerry Lewis in a cooking video and has starred in the "Beauty on the Go" and "Soap Star Workout" videos. She was chosen by ABC Daytime to host the "ABC Daytime's Greatest Weddings" video and was the sole representative of the network for its television advertising campaign. Jacklyn is currently featured in the Excedrin migraine commercials and print advertisements.

Jacklyn has also given her time and energies to help support public awareness programs for organ donors, and filmed a video used in hospitals nationally to promote Hepatitis B vaccines to medical workers. She has co-hosted the first and second annual Dolphin Ball with former co-star Rick Springfield to raise money for cystic fibrosis.

Honors and awards over the years include four Daytime Emmy Award nominations, including one for Outstanding Lead Actress in 1998, a Soap Opera Digest Award and the Les Etoiles de Coeur Award from the American Heart Association, the Charolette Meyers Volunteer Recognition Award from the Leukemia Soceity of America, the Left-handers Society's Outstanding Left-hander of the Year award, and the Hollywood International Favorite Actress Award.

Jacklyn lives in Malibu with her husband, Glenn Gorden, and two daughters -- Cassidy Zee, born September 16, 1990, and Lacey Rose, born July 15, 1992. A Brittany spaniel, Goldie; two cats, Rex and Lily; bunnies Vanilla Pearl and Sunflower and various types of fish too numerous to mention round out the family. As a role model with great visibility and likability, Jacklyn dedicates herself to maintaining a balance between family and work. Jackie has been invited to appear again this year at the Disney Super Soap Weekend in Florida. She is also the chairperson for the Leukemia Society gala event to be held in New York City on October 4, 1999.

VITAL STATISTICS
BIRTHPLACE: Englewood, NJ
HOMETOWN: Bergenfield, NJ
BIRTHDATE: March 6
HEIGHT: 5'4"
HAIR: Reddish brown
EYES: Brown

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