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Angie Harmon Profile |
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Birth Date: August 10, 1972
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Birth Place: Dallas, Texas, USA
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Birth Name: Angela Michelle Harmon
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Height: 5'10"
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Biography |
Angela Michelle Harmon was born on August 10, 1972, in
Dallas, Texas. A model from an early age, beauty was in her
genes as both of her parents were former models.
This brown-eyed brunette won the national cover contest for
Seventeen magazine at the age of 15, selected from a group
of 63,000 other teenagers. A car was one of the contest
prizes, even though she wasn't old enough to drive. After a
trip to New York to attend a national photo shoot, Harmon
returned to her studies at Highland Park High School.
Once she graduated in 1990, Harmon settled down in New York
and began modeling, although her childhood dream was to
become an actress. Her successful modeling career included
appearances in magazines such as Vogue, Bazaar,
Cosmopolitan, GQ, and Esquire, as well as European fashion
magazines.
She also strutted her stuff down runways in the fashion
capitals of the world and caught the eyes of designers like
Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren and Isaac Mizrahi.
After a few years of modeling, Harmon began taking lessons
with acting coaches in New York and Los Angeles. Her dream
came true when David Hasselhoff (of Baywatch fame) spotted
Harmon on an airplane. Hasselhoff and the producers of
Baywatch Nights were looking for an actress to play Ryan
McBride, the female lead for a spinoff of the most popular
syndicated television show of all time. And they thought
Harmon would be perfect for the role.
Harmon was hired after her audition and she was ready to
make her network television debut (her only acting credits
included television commercials). In 1995, the same year
that Baywatch Nights debuted, Harmon made a guest appearance
on the television series Renegade.
After her role as Ryan McBride on Baywatch Nights, Harmon
starred in the television series C-16: FBI in 1997, with
Eric Roberts. She also gave film a shot, in the independent
1997 flick Lawn Dogs, directed by John Duigan. The film
received a lot of exposure, as it was screened at the
prestigious Toronto Film Festival and Sundance Film
Festival.
Harmon's big break came in 1998, with her role as Assistant
District Attorney Abbie Carmichael on the long-running
courtroom drama Law & Order, the show that also spawned the
career of Benjamin Bratt. Harmon has also appeared as Abbie
Carmicheal on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, a spinoff
of the popular NBC show, in 1999 and 2000.
In March 2000, Harmon made news when her boyfriend, New York
Giants defensive back Jason Sehorn, proposed to her during
her appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, on March
13th. Leno, who was in on the plan, had just asked her if
she was dating anyone special, to which she responded that
she doesn't discuss her personal life in public. She
accepted the marriage proposal on national television and
the couple exchanged vows on June 9, 2001.
Ever since Harmon's departure from Law & Order in 2001, her
career seems to have taken a backseat to her family life.
Although she no longer works steadily on television, Angie
has appeared in the film Good Advice in 2001, and starred as
Susan Wilson in the made-for-TV movie Video Voyeur: The
Susan Wilson Story, in 2002. She also lent her voice to the
character of Commissioner Barbara Gordon in the TV series,
Batman Beyond, from 2000 to 2001.
In 2003, Angie Harmon appeared in the successful kiddie
flick Agent Cody Banks, starring Frankie Muniz and Hilary
Duff. In 2004, she adds Bob the Butler, with Tom Green and
Brooke Shields, to her resume.
Harmon is not only a huge Dallas Cowboys fan (she has been
since high school), but she's also a nature lover. She has
always wanted to create a ranch in West Texas for
underprivileged city children, to give them a true outdoor
experience.
Angie and Jason welcomed their first child, Finley Faith
Sehorn, into the world on October 14, 2003. A second
daughter, Avery Grace, was born June 22, 2005. |
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Other
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Attended the same Dallas high school as E's Ted Casablanca.
While on the "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992),
Harmon's boyfriend, NY Giants football player Jason Sehorn,
walked out onstage and proposed during the program. Angie
accepted, and her father then came out as well to give his
blessing. The proposal was arranged by Sehorn and the
Tonight Show staff. [13 March 2000]
Once stopped by the police for a "rolling stop" violation.
When asked to step out of the vehicle, she responded "no".
The officer asked why so Angie told him that she had no
pants on. He shined his flashlight in to see and responded
"oh!" They were in the trunk where her drivers license was
which he initially wanted to see. She had to remove them
when she sat on some Fire Ants and stripped to her bra and
panties. Angie told this while on "The Tonight Show with Jay
Leno" (1992), May 1999.
"Discovered" by David Hasselhoff on an airline flight.
Went to Highland Park High School in Dallas, Texas. She
graduated in 1990. When Angie was 15 years old, and in the
10th grade, she won the national cover girl contest for
Seventeen magazine.
Her parents, Larry and Daphne, both were models. They
divorced when she was still a toddler.
Measurements: 34-24-35 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
On October 14, 2003, at 10:55 a.m. she and husband Jason
Sehorn welcomed their first child, a daughter, Finley Faith
Sehorn in Dallas, Texas.
Married to New York Giants All-Pro defensive back Jason
Sehorn. They met after she attended a Giants football game.
Of German and Greek heritage.
Spoke at the Republican National Convention with her
husband, Jason Sehorn, on August 30, 2004.
No relation to Mark Harmon.
Delivered a speech at the 2004 Republican National
Convention with her husband, Jason Sehorn.
On June 22, 2005, she and her husband, Jason Sehorn,
welcomed their second child, a girl named Avery Grace
Sehorn, in Dallas, Texas. |
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