Lisa Rinna
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Lisa Deanna Rinna is an American
television host and actress. She is known for her roles as Billie Reed
on Days of our Lives
, Taylor McBride on Melrose Place, and most recently as the host of SoapNet
's Soap Talk
.
"Naughty Naughty" music video as the passenger in Parr's car. Rinna later appeared as the girlfriend to Jason Bateman's character in several episodes of The Hogan Family
in 1990. She received national recognition when she first starred on NBC's Days of our Lives
in the role of Billie Reed
from 1992 to 1995; she briefly reprised the role from 2002 to 2003. She later switched from daytime TV to primetime, playing Taylor McBride on Aaron Spelling
's Melrose Place from 1996 to 1998. Rinna has starred in two projects opposite husband Harry Hamlin
, the teen crime-drama Veronica Mars
, and the Lifetime movie Sex, Lies & Obsession. Her previous Lifetime movie, Another Woman's Husband, boasted one of the highest ratings for a movie on Lifetime since 1999. She has also appeared in Hannah Montana in the role of Mr. Dontzig's cousin Francesca. 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 got her first role in the feature film Good Advice
, starring Charlie Sheen
and Jon Lovitz
, and recently appeared in an episode of HBO's Entourage
. Rinna recently announced that she would love to reprise her role of Taylor McBride on CW's revival Melrose Place, if given the offer. She has also appeared in Hannah Montana in the role of Mr. Dontzig's cousin Francesca.
In February 2009 Rinna starred in the Broadway production of Chicago
, playing the role of Roxie Hart, alongside her husband, who played the role of Billy Flynn.
In May 2011, Rinna starred in the Nickelodeon television show, Big Time Rush, as James Diamond's mother, Brooke Diamond. In October 2011, it was confirmed that Rinna would once again reprise her most iconic role, Billie Reed
on Daytime's Days of Our Lives
. The actress will report to work in December, and will air sometime in 2012.
, the daily lifestyle show that airs on SOAPnet
, for which she received a Daytime Emmy Award
nomination. In June 2006, SoapNet
announced that it was canceling Soap Talk after four seasons due to low ratings.
In August 2007, Rinna replaced Joan Rivers
as the host of TV Guide Network's red carpet coverage. Rinna has recently guest-hosted Live with Regis and Kelly
.
Lisa Rinna hosts the TV makeover program Merge on Lifetime
.
She competed in the second season of Dancing with the Stars and was eliminated in Round Seven based on audience voting, despite having higher marks from the judges than fellow celebrity dancer Jerry Rice
. Lisa was also featured as a guest judge on the fourth episode of RuPaul's Drag Race
.
In 2008, TV Guide
reported that Rinna and Hamlin signed a deal to create a reality TV series based around their family life. The series is called Harry Loves Lisa
and it premiered on TV Land
on October 6, 2010.
In 2011, Rinna participated in Season 4
of Celebrity Apprentice
. She was eliminated after being the project manager on the 2nd task, writing and performing a children's book.
, explaining, "I do not want you long and sinewy and angular and muscular. I want you soft...This was really hard for me because being 35 years old and posing for Playboy, you want to amp it up."
in 1997. They have two daughters, Delilah Belle (born 1998) and Amelia Grey (born 2001). They have performed together in a number of television and film productions, including portraying a married couple on the first season of the television series Veronica Mars
.
She has acknowledged having plastic surgery and using botox and juvéderm
; although she remains fond of botox, she has said that using juvéderm was a mistake.
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television host and actress. She is known for her roles as Billie Reed
Billie Reed
Billie Reed is a fictional character from the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives. The character is no longer used in the current storylines. Created by writer Sheri Anderson, the role was originated by actress Lisa Rinna on September 21, 1992. Krista Allen stepped into the role from 1996-1999. Lisa...
on Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
, Taylor McBride on Melrose Place, and most recently as the host of SoapNet
SOAPnet
SOAPnet is an American cable television channel that broadcasts current and past soap operas and primetime dramas, along with some original programming. The channel launched on January 20, 2000, and is owned by Disney-ABC Television Group, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
's Soap Talk
Soap Talk
Soap Talk was a television talk show on SOAPnet hosted by Lisa Rinna and Ty Treadway. It debuted in 2002 and ended in 2006. The reason for the show's cancellation was due to SOAPnet expanding their programming away from a soap opera-related focus to expand their network's ratings and declining...
.
Acting
At age 22, Rinna appeared in the 1985 John ParrJohn Parr
John Parr is an English musician, best known for his 1985 US #1 hit single "St. Elmo's Fire". Parr has sold 10 million albums worldwide.-Biography:...
"Naughty Naughty" music video as the passenger in Parr's car. Rinna later appeared as the girlfriend to Jason Bateman's character in several episodes of The Hogan Family
The Hogan Family
The Hogan Family is an American television situation comedy that aired from March 1, 1986 to July 20, 1991...
in 1990. She received national recognition when she first starred on NBC's Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
in the role of Billie Reed
Billie Reed
Billie Reed is a fictional character from the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives. The character is no longer used in the current storylines. Created by writer Sheri Anderson, the role was originated by actress Lisa Rinna on September 21, 1992. Krista Allen stepped into the role from 1996-1999. Lisa...
from 1992 to 1995; she briefly reprised the role from 2002 to 2003. She later switched from daytime TV to primetime, playing Taylor McBride on Aaron Spelling
Aaron Spelling
Aaron Spelling was an American film and television producer. As of 2009, Spelling's eponymous production company Spelling Television holds the record as the most prolific television writer, with 218 producer and executive producer credits...
's Melrose Place from 1996 to 1998. Rinna has starred in two projects opposite husband Harry Hamlin
Harry Hamlin
Harry Robinson Hamlin is an American film and television actor, known for his role as Perseus in the 1981 fantasy film Clash of the Titans, and as Michael Kuzak in the legal drama series L.A...
, the teen crime-drama Veronica Mars
Veronica Mars
Veronica Mars is an American television series created by Rob Thomas. The series premiered on September 22, 2004, during television network UPN's final two years, and ended on May 22, 2007, after a season on UPN's successor, The CW Television Network. Veronica Mars was produced by Warner Bros...
, and the Lifetime movie Sex, Lies & Obsession. Her previous Lifetime movie, Another Woman's Husband, boasted one of the highest ratings for a movie on Lifetime since 1999. She has also appeared in Hannah Montana in the role of Mr. Dontzig's cousin Francesca. 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 got her first role in the feature film Good Advice
Good Advice
Good Advice is a 2001 comedy film starring Charlie Sheen, Angie Harmon and Denise Richards. Includes support roles by Jon Lovitz and Rosanna Arquette as a married couple.- Plot summary:...
, starring Charlie Sheen
Charlie Sheen
Carlos Irwin Estevez , better known by his stage name Charlie Sheen, is an American film and television actor. He is the youngest son of actor Martin Sheen....
and Jon Lovitz
Jon Lovitz
Jonathan "Jon" Lovitz is an American comedian, actor, and singer. He is best known as a cast member of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live from 1985 to 1990.-Early life:...
, and recently appeared in an episode of HBO's Entourage
Entourage (TV series)
Entourage is an American comedy-drama television series that premiered on HBO on July 18, 2004 and concluded on September 11, 2011, after eight seasons...
. Rinna recently announced that she would love to reprise her role of Taylor McBride on CW's revival Melrose Place, if given the offer. She has also appeared in Hannah Montana in the role of Mr. Dontzig's cousin Francesca.
In February 2009 Rinna starred in the Broadway production of Chicago
Chicago (musical)
Chicago is a musical set in Prohibition-era Chicago. The music is by John Kander with lyrics by Fred Ebb and a book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. The story is a satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice and the concept of the "celebrity criminal"...
, playing the role of Roxie Hart, alongside her husband, who played the role of Billy Flynn.
In May 2011, Rinna starred in the Nickelodeon television show, Big Time Rush, as James Diamond's mother, Brooke Diamond. In October 2011, it was confirmed that Rinna would once again reprise her most iconic role, Billie Reed
Billie Reed
Billie Reed is a fictional character from the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives. The character is no longer used in the current storylines. Created by writer Sheri Anderson, the role was originated by actress Lisa Rinna on September 21, 1992. Krista Allen stepped into the role from 1996-1999. Lisa...
on Daytime's Days of Our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
. The actress will report to work in December, and will air sometime in 2012.
Hosting and reality television
In 2002, Rinna was named co-host of Soap TalkSoap Talk
Soap Talk was a television talk show on SOAPnet hosted by Lisa Rinna and Ty Treadway. It debuted in 2002 and ended in 2006. The reason for the show's cancellation was due to SOAPnet expanding their programming away from a soap opera-related focus to expand their network's ratings and declining...
, the daily lifestyle show that airs on SOAPnet
SOAPnet
SOAPnet is an American cable television channel that broadcasts current and past soap operas and primetime dramas, along with some original programming. The channel launched on January 20, 2000, and is owned by Disney-ABC Television Group, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
, for which she received a Daytime Emmy Award
Daytime Emmy Award
The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming...
nomination. In June 2006, SoapNet
SOAPnet
SOAPnet is an American cable television channel that broadcasts current and past soap operas and primetime dramas, along with some original programming. The channel launched on January 20, 2000, and is owned by Disney-ABC Television Group, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
announced that it was canceling Soap Talk after four seasons due to low ratings.
In August 2007, Rinna replaced Joan Rivers
Joan Rivers
Joan Rivers is an American comedian, television personality and actress. She is known for her brash manner; her loud, raspy voice with a heavy New York accent; and her numerous cosmetic surgeries...
as the host of TV Guide Network's red carpet coverage. Rinna has recently guest-hosted Live with Regis and Kelly
Live with Regis and Kelly
Live! with Kelly is a syndicated American television morning talk show, hosted by Kelly Ripa. The show has aired since 1983 in New York City and 1988 nationwide. Tony Pigg has been the show's announcer since its inception...
.
Lisa Rinna hosts the TV makeover program Merge on Lifetime
Lifetime Television
Lifetime Television, often referred to as Lifetime TV, or most commonly, Lifetime, is an American cable television specialty channel devoted to movies, sitcoms and dramas, all of which are either geared toward women or feature women in lead roles. The cable network is owned by A&E Television Networks...
.
She competed in the second season of Dancing with the Stars and was eliminated in Round Seven based on audience voting, despite having higher marks from the judges than fellow celebrity dancer Jerry Rice
Jerry Rice
Jerry Lee Rice is a retired American football wide receiver. He is generally regarded as the greatest wide receiver of all time and one of the greatest players in National Football League history...
. Lisa was also featured as a guest judge on the fourth episode of RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 2
The second season of RuPaul's Drag Race premiered on February 1, 2010 and aired its final episode on April 26, 2010. On May 1, 2009, the casting website for RuPaul's Drag Race opened for prospective contestants of season two to create user profiles and upload videos of themselves to be voted on by...
.
In 2008, TV Guide
TV Guide
TV Guide is a weekly American magazine with listings of TV shows.In addition to TV listings, the publication features television-related news, celebrity interviews, gossip and film reviews and crossword puzzles...
reported that Rinna and Hamlin signed a deal to create a reality TV series based around their family life. The series is called Harry Loves Lisa
Harry Loves Lisa
Harry Loves Lisa is an American reality television series on TV Land starring Harry Hamlin and his wife Lisa Rinna. The series follows the couple and their two pre-teen daughters as they live a hectic Hollywood lifestyle....
and it premiered on TV Land
TV Land
TV Land is an American cable television network launched on April 29, 1996. It is owned by MTV Networks, a division of Viacom, which also owns Paramount Pictures, and networks such as MTV and Nickelodeon...
on October 6, 2010.
In 2011, Rinna participated in Season 4
The Apprentice (U.S. season 11)
The Celebrity Apprentice 4 is the eleventh installment of the United States version of the reality television series, The Apprentice. On May 16, 2010, NBC announced that the show would be returning to its Celebrity Apprentice format after returning to its regular version for the tenth season of...
of Celebrity Apprentice
Celebrity Apprentice
Celebrity Apprentice is a variation of the TV series, The Apprentice, in which the competitors are already celebrities from various walks of life. Thus far, the concept has been used, with some variations, in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.Installments of the American series...
. She was eliminated after being the project manager on the 2nd task, writing and performing a children's book.
Modeling
In 1998, Rinna, while six months pregnant, posed for a nude pictorial and cover shoot for the September issue of Playboy magazine. She posed again and was the cover model in May, 2009. Rinna explains she received instructions from Playboy photographer Deborah AndersonDeborah Anderson
-Family and early life:Deborah Anderson is the daughter of singer Jon Anderson and Jennifer, and sister to singer Jade Anderson. On the 1983 Jon & Vangelis album Private Collection, Jon wrote the lyrics and sang "Deborah", a song dedicated to his daughter...
, explaining, "I do not want you long and sinewy and angular and muscular. I want you soft...This was really hard for me because being 35 years old and posing for Playboy, you want to amp it up."
Personal life
Rinna married actor Harry HamlinHarry Hamlin
Harry Robinson Hamlin is an American film and television actor, known for his role as Perseus in the 1981 fantasy film Clash of the Titans, and as Michael Kuzak in the legal drama series L.A...
in 1997. They have two daughters, Delilah Belle (born 1998) and Amelia Grey (born 2001). They have performed together in a number of television and film productions, including portraying a married couple on the first season of the television series Veronica Mars
Veronica Mars
Veronica Mars is an American television series created by Rob Thomas. The series premiered on September 22, 2004, during television network UPN's final two years, and ended on May 22, 2007, after a season on UPN's successor, The CW Television Network. Veronica Mars was produced by Warner Bros...
.
She has acknowledged having plastic surgery and using botox and juvéderm
Juvéderm
Juvéderm , one of the newest of the so-called “injectable fillers,” is used by cosmetic, dermatological and plastic surgeons to soften deep folds and reduce wrinkles in the faces of patients. The substance is largely hyaluronic acid, a substance normally found in the skin, muscles, and tendons of...
; although she remains fond of botox, she has said that using juvéderm was a mistake.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Captive Rage | Lucy Delacorte | |
| 1990 | Monday Morning | Susan Pevensie | |
| 1990 | Annie Derrick | 4 episodes | |
| 1991 | Lies Before Kisses Lies Before Kisses Lies Before Kisses is a 1991 television film directed by Lou Antonio. The thriller, starring Jaclyn Smith and Ben Gazzara, focuses on the trial against a successful businessman, who has allegedly murdered a call girl as a consequence for a blackmailing incident.- Plot :The film opens at the... |
Adrianne Arness | TV movie |
| 1991 | Shades of LA | Holly | Episode: "Send Up the Clowns" |
| 1991 | Baywatch Baywatch Baywatch is an American action drama series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran in its original title and format from 1989 to 1999, sans the 1990-1991 season, of which it was not in production... |
Kelly | Episode: "Thin or Die" |
| 1992 | Night Sins/Days of our Lives Days of our Lives Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around... |
Billie Reed | TV movie |
| 1992-1995, 2002-2003, 2012-present | Days of our Lives Days of our Lives Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around... |
Billie Reed Billie Reed Billie Reed is a fictional character from the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives. The character is no longer used in the current storylines. Created by writer Sheri Anderson, the role was originated by actress Lisa Rinna on September 21, 1992. Krista Allen stepped into the role from 1996-1999. Lisa... (#1) |
90 episodes; September 1992-September 1995, July 3, 2002-January 30, 2003, Returning in January 2012 |
| 1993 | Robot Wars Robot Wars (film) Robot Wars is a 1993 American science fiction film directed by Albert Band and written by Charles Band and Jackson Barr.It has been listed sometimes as a sequel to Robot Jox, but is not a real sequel, story-wise... |
Annie | |
| 1994 | Night Heat/Days of our lives Days of our Lives Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around... |
Billie Reed | TV movie |
| 1995 | Vanished Vanished (1995 film) Vanished is a 1995 thriller mystery movie made for TV based on the novel by Danielle Steel. It stars George Hamilton, Robert Hayes and Lisa Rinna.-Plot:... |
Marielle Delauney | TV movie |
| 1996-1998 | Melrose Place | Taylor McBride | 66 episodes |
| 1997 | Close to Danger | Jennifer Cole | TV movie |
| 1998 | House Rules | Cassiopa 'Cassie' Devine | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1998 | Nick Fury: Agent of Shield Nick Fury: Agent of Shield Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. is a 1998 American film starring David Hasselhoff. It is based on the comic book adventures of the Marvel Comics character Nick Fury, director of S.H.I.E.L.D.-Plot:... |
Contessa Valentina 'Val' de Allegro Fontaine | TV movie |
| 2000 | Another Woman's Husband | Laurel McArthur | TV movie |
| 2000 | Movie Stars Movie Stars (TV series) Movie Stars is an American sitcom that aired on The WB from 1999 to 2000. It stars Harry Hamlin and Jennifer Grant as famous Hollywood actors trying to raise their children.-Synopsis:... |
Amy Wells Hunter | Episode: "The Seduction of Reese Hardin" |
| 2001 | Oh, Baby Bratty Babies Bratty Babies is a Canadian made-for-TV film released in 2001. Starring Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna.... |
Michelle Grant | TV movie |
| 2001 | Sex, Lies & Obsession | Joanna Thomas | TV movie |
| 2001 | Good Advice Good Advice Good Advice is a 2001 comedy film starring Charlie Sheen, Angie Harmon and Denise Richards. Includes support roles by Jon Lovitz and Rosanna Arquette as a married couple.- Plot summary:... |
Veronica Simpson | |
| 2002 | My Adventures in Television | Samantha | Episode: "The Chinese Baby" |
| 2004 | Holly | Episode: "YMCA" | |
| 2004 | Veronica Mars Veronica Mars Veronica Mars is an American television series created by Rob Thomas. The series premiered on September 22, 2004, during television network UPN's final two years, and ended on May 22, 2007, after a season on UPN's successor, The CW Television Network. Veronica Mars was produced by Warner Bros... |
Lynn Echolls | Episode: "Return of the Kane" Episode: "An Echolls Family Christmas" |
| 2005 | Veronica Mars Veronica Mars Veronica Mars is an American television series created by Rob Thomas. The series premiered on September 22, 2004, during television network UPN's final two years, and ended on May 22, 2007, after a season on UPN's successor, The CW Television Network. Veronica Mars was produced by Warner Bros... |
Lynn Echolls | Episode: "Clash of the Tritons" |
| 2007 | Entourage Entourage (TV series) Entourage is an American comedy-drama television series that premiered on HBO on July 18, 2004 and concluded on September 11, 2011, after eight seasons... |
Donna Devaney | Episode: "Malibooty" |
| 2008 | Hannah Montana Hannah Montana Hannah Montana is an American television series, which debuted on March 24, 2006 on the Disney Channel. The series focuses on a girl who lives a double life as an average teenage school girl named Miley Stewart by day and a famous pop singer named Hannah Montana by night, concealing her real... |
Francesca | Episode: "Killing Me Softly with His Height" |
| 2010 | RuPaul's Drag Race RuPaul's Drag Race (season 3) RuPaul's Drag Race Season 3 is the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race, which began airing on January 24, 2011. Thirteen drag queens compete for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar", a headlining spot on the Absolut Tour, a lifetime supply of Kryolan makeup and a $75,000 cash prize.This... |
Episode: "The Snatch Game" | |
| 2010 | Community Community (TV series) Community is an American television comedy series created by Dan Harmon that airs on NBC. The series is about a group of students at a community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado. The series heavily uses meta-humor and pop culture references, often parodying film and television... |
Mark's Mom | Episode: "The Art of Discourse" |
| 2011 | Big Time Rush Big Time Rush Big Time Rush is a Nickelodeon television series created by Scott Fellows about the Hollywood misadventures of four hockey players from Minnesota—Kendall, Logan, James, and Carlos, after they are selected to form a boy band. The series premiered with an hour-long pilot episode, "Big Time... |
James Mom; Mrs. Diamond | Episode: "Big Time Moms" |