In 1990 she began playing her breakthrough role of Hayley Vaughan, a troubled party girl, on All My Children.
Ripa became known more as a celebrity personality than an actress when she became the cohost of Live! But women like Kelly Ripa — and other inspirational ladies like , Vanessa Williams, Bethenny Frankel, and more — are nowadays offering a very attractive alternative, literally.
She enrolled in Camden County College to study Psychology but dropped out and began to pursue acting seriously.