Rebecca Gayheart Cared for Eric Dane Through His ALS Battle. Now the Urban Legend Star Is Back on Screen With Their Daughter

You probably remember Rebecca Gayheart for her unhinged killer reveal in the 1998 slasher Urban Legend. You may even recognize her as ‘The Noxzema Girl’ from skincare commercials in the early ‘90s. She was also married to Grey’s Anatomy’s Eric Dane, who sadly passed away from ALS complications in February 2026 . For a while there, it seemed like Gayheart had it all — and was well on her way to genre queendom, if not A-list territory. But in 2001, at the height of her fame, she tragically struck and killed a nine-year-old boy in a traffic accident. The incident affected her deeply and put a nasty wrench in her career trajectory. But it seems like 2026 may mark a turning point for the 55-year-old actress, who’s already appeared in a stage production, a feature film, and a TV movie. That comeback arrives at an emotional moment, with Eric Dane’s posthumous memoir hitting shelves on November 3.

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