'Smash' Star Megan Hilty Welcomes a Daughter, Viola Philomena

Find out what the Broadway veteran named the baby.

ByABC News
September 19, 2014, 3:27 PM
Actress Megan Hilty attends the Wendy Bellissimo For Destination Maternity Launch at Destination Maternity, Aug. 26, 2014, in New York.
Actress Megan Hilty attends the Wendy Bellissimo For Destination Maternity Launch at Destination Maternity, Aug. 26, 2014, in New York.
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— -- Megan Hilty is a mom!

The former "Smash" star and her husband, Brian Gallagher, welcomed a daughter, Viola Philomena, on Sept. 18, her rep confirmed to ABC News. The baby was born in New York City, where the couple moved a few months ago.

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In April, Hilty, 33, told ABC News that she and Gallagher, whom she married last year, already had a name picked out.

"The girl name came so easily!" she said. "But we're keeping it to ourselves."