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Brooke Elizabeth Burns (Born March 16, 1978) is an actress, television presenter, and former fashion model who played Jessica "Jessie" Owens in Baywatch from 1998-2001.
She is also known for hosting the game shows Dog Eat Dog and The Chase as well as her many television and film roles including Nicole Booth in the American soap opera North Shore which also co-starred Jason Momoa, Kathy Dinkle Williams in Pepper Dennis, Jennifer "Jen" Cullen in The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, Vanessa Mancini in Melrose Place and Tanya in Undercover Bridesmaid. Brooke also took part in the first Celebrity Fear Factor where she competed with David Hasselhoff and four more celebrities.
She was formerly married to actor and model Julian McMahon and has a daughter named Madison Elizabeth. She is now married to film director, screenwriter, producer, playwright, and actor Gavin O'Connor.
Brooke competed on Celebrity Wheel of Fortune in December 2021, playing for the just keep livin' Foundation and making her the second Baywatch actress to compete on Wheel of Fortune. The previous Baywatch actress was Marliece Andrada in November 1996. Brooke's final score was $11,000, but it was raised to the minimum $30,000.
From 2015 to 2020, Brooke portrayed Maggie in The Gourmet Detective. She currently hosts Master Minds on Game Show Network.
