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Lisa Rinna Profile |
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Birth Date: July 11, 1963
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Birth Place: Newport Beach, California, USA
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Birth Name: Lisa Deanna Rinna
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Height: 5'7"
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Biography |
Lisa Deanna Rinna (born July 11, 1963, in Medford, Oregon)
is an American actress, who's well-known for her roles as
Billie Reed on Days of our Lives, Taylor McBride on Melrose
Place, and most recently the host of SoapNet's, Soap Talk.
She competed in the second season of Dancing with the Stars
and was eliminated in Round Seven, although she had higher
marks from the judges than fellow celebrity dancer Jerry
Rice.
Rinna married actor Harry Hamlin in 1997. They have two
daughters, Delilah Belle (born 1998) and Amelia Gray (born
2001).
Rinna received national recognition when she first starred
on NBC's Days of our Lives in the role of Billie Reed. She
starred on said show from 1992 to 1995. She later switched
from daytime TV to primetime playing Taylor McBride on Aaron
Spelling's Melrose Place from 1996 to 1998. In 2002, Rinna
was named co-host of Soap Talk, the daily lifestyle show
that airs on SOAPnet, for which she received a Daytime Emmy
Award nomination. In addition, she reprised the role of
Billie Reed on Days of our Lives for a brief stint in 2002
and is now hosting the series Merge on Lifetime. Rinna
starred in the Lifetime movie Sex, Lies & Obsession opposite
husband Harry Hamlin. Her previous Lifetime movie, Another
Woman's Husband, boasted one of the highest ratings for a
movie on Lifetime since 1999. She also guest-starred on an
episode of Movie Stars for the WB, the first ever on-screen
appearance she shared opposite her husband. Rinna nabbed her
first role in the feature film Good Advice, starring Charlie
Sheen and Jon Lovitz.
Rinna and Hamlin had recurring roles as a married couple on
the first season of the television series Veronica Mars.
Rinna has recently guest-hosted Live with Regis and Kelly.
In 1998, Rinna created a stir when she appeared nude while
six months pregnant in the September 1998 issue of Playboy
magazine.
In June 2006, SoapNet announced that it was canceling Soap
Talk after 4 seasons due to low ratings.
In August of 2007 Rinna will replace Joan Rivers as the host
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Other
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Daughter, with Harry Hamlin, Delilah Belle Hamlin (b. 10
June 1998).
Lisa is left-handed.
Graduated from Medford Senior High School in 1981.
Attended Hoover Elementary, Medford, Oregon.
Attended Hedrick Junior High School, Medford, Oregon.
Attended Medford Mid-High School, Medford Oregon.
Childhood activities included being a member of the
Brownies.
Cheerleading from Junior High through High School.
Known in high school for skinniest legs on the cheerleading
squad.
Known sports included tennis and snow skiing.
While very pregnant, she posed for nude photos to be
published in September 1998's edition of "Playboy".
Daughter with Harry Hamlin, Amelia Gray, was born in Los
Angeles, weighing 7 pounds, 3 ounces. [13 June 2001] |
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