▁Bo one , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Category : App al ach ian ▁State ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Win th rop ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁North ▁Carolina <0x0A> </s> ▁I on ▁Over man ▁( born ▁November ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁actress , ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁roles ▁on ▁television . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Over man ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California . ▁Over man ' s ▁mother ▁is ▁African - American ▁and ▁her ▁father ▁is ▁of ▁English ▁her itage ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁th ir teen , ▁she ▁made ▁her ▁debut ▁at ▁the ▁Ch ip ▁Field s ▁Re pert ory ▁Theater . ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁land ed ▁her ▁first ▁agent ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁Career ▁and ▁Personal ▁Life ▁Over man ▁made ▁her ▁acting ▁debut ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁movie ▁The ▁Walk ing ▁Dead . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁she ▁was ▁cast ▁as ▁Gab ri ela ▁Gar za ▁in ▁the ▁ABC ▁day time ▁soap ▁opera ▁General ▁Hospital , ▁a ▁character ▁who ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁General ▁Hospital ▁sp ino ff ▁Port ▁Charles . ▁She ▁left ▁the ▁role ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁She ▁later ▁went ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁an ▁guest ▁st arring ▁roles ▁on ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁prime ▁time ▁television ▁series , ▁include ▁Str ong ▁Medicine , ▁The ▁D rew ▁Care y ▁Show ▁and ▁C SI