“General Hospital” is an American soap opera, which was first broadcast in the 1960s. And it is the longest-running TV show in American history. Meghan Markle’s first TV appearance was on this show, in 2002. She played Nurse Jill and appeared in one episode only.
The drama is still running today and follows the intertwined lives of friends, families, enemies, and lovers in a busy hospital, upscale hotel, and a dangerous waterfront in the upstate city of Port Charles, New York. Since then, “General Hospital” has had a number of celeb stars, and Meghan has had other moments of fame on the screen.
Degree in International Relations
Meghan's early years are not only about Hollywood and acting. At the beginning of 2003, Markle graduated from Northwestern's School of Communication and earned herself a bachelor's degree. According to sources, she always considered herself ‘a theatre nerd’ who wanted to pursue a world of politics at college. She commented: "I knew I wanted to do acting, but I hated the idea of being this cliché — a girl from L.A. who decides to be an actress."
She initially wanted to study English but ended up changing paths and finishing with a double major. At college, she was also a member of a sorority by the name of Kappa Kappa Gamma. She double-majored in theater (unsurprisingly) and international relations studies. These degrees surely came in handy.
Meghan Knows How to Fire
There are so many dreams and achievements we have in life such as skydiving, bungee jumping, and, don’t forget.....shooting a firearm. As part of preparing for a role she wanted, while staying in British Columbia, Canada, Meghan Markle took a gun firing training session that lasted for one day. Allegedly, she took these gun training lessons in 2009.
We are not sure exactly which role she was preparing for. All we know is that she has gained yet another skill. So, after achieving this goal in her life, she could surely comfortably join the royal family with their royal traditions of hunting. Meghan was ready to show the Brits how it's done the American way.
2006's Deceit
"Deceit" was Meghan Markle's first appearance in a full-length drama thriller movie. Her role was small and modest. She played the friend of one of the lead characters. "Deceit" is about crime, and politics, women and men, police officers. And of course, Meghan Markle is in it. In summary, the movie follows a man who returns to his hometown following his father’s death.
This rekindles old friendships with a now-married couple in which he later falls in love with the married woman. This movie was definitely the kickstart of her on-screen career, which ended a decade later, but with a very happy ending.
Beverly Hills 90210
Hold your horses, we are not referring to the iconic 1990 TV hit that we were all glued to. You are reading about "Beverly Hills," a 90210 franchise TV show, which aired in 2008 with totally different actors and a whole different plot. In this series, the star managed to star in two episodes out of the 114 episodes that aired.
In one of these episodes, Meghan has a very short scene and plays the role of the girl one of the characters was unfaithful with. The scene took place in a car, something the royal duchess assumably would prefer to erase.