Acting couple Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart have become parents for a second time after welcoming a daughter days before the New Year.

The Grey's Anatomy star was thrilled when his wife gave birth to a healthy baby girl, who they have named Georgia Geraldine, on December 28.

The tot is little sister to the couple's first daughter, Billie Beatrice, who was born in 2010.

A representative for the pair says, "Both mom and baby girl are happy and healthy, Billie is thrilled to be a big sister, and dad is getting ready to live in a house full of ladies!"