Rinna, Lisa 1965(?)–

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RINNA, Lisa 1965(?)–

PERSONAL

Full name, Lisa Deanna Rinna; born July 11, 1965 (some sources say 1963), in Medford, OR; daughter of Lois Rinna; married Harry Hamlin (an actor), March 29, 1997; children: Delilah Belle, Amelia Gray. Avocational Interests: Yoga and jogging.

Addresses: Agent—United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Actress. Also worked as a model; appeared in television commercial for Taco Bell. Belle Gray (fashion boutiques), Sherman Oaks, CA, and Calabasa, CA, owner.

Awards, Honors: Soap Opera Digest Awards, outstanding female newcomer, 1994, hottest soap couple (with Robert Kelker-Kelly), 1995, both for Days of Our Lives; Daytime Emmy Award nominations, outstanding talk show host (with Ty Treadway), 2003, 2005, both for SoapTalk.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Lucy Delacorte, Captive Rage (also known as Fair Trade and Fire with Fire), 1988.

Susan Pevensie, Monday Morning (also known as Class of Fear), 1990.

Annie, Robot Wars (also known as Robot Jox 2: Robot Wars), Paramount Home Video, 1993.

Herself, Playboy: 50 Years of Playmates, 2004.

Television Appearances; Series:

Billie Holliday Reed, Days of Our Lives (also known as Days and DOOL), 1992–95, 2002–2003.

Victoria "Taylor" Davis McBride, Melrose Place, Fox, 1996–98.

Host, SoapTalk, SoapNet, 2002–.

Host, Merge, Lifetime, 2003.

Celebrity participant, Dancing with the Stars, ABC, 2006.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Adrianne, Lies before Kisses, 1991.

Billie Holliday Reed, Night Sins (also known as Days of Our Lives: "Night Sins"), 1993.

Billie Holliday Reed, Winter Heat (also known as Days of Our Lives: "Winter Heat"), 1994.

Marielle Delauney, Vanished (also known as Danielle Steel's "Vanished"), 1995.

Jennifer Cole, Close to Danger, 1997.

Contessa Valentina "Val" de Allegro Fontaine, Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (also known as Nick Fury), Fox, 1998.

Laurel McArthur, Another Woman's Husband, Lifetime, 2000.

Michelle Grant, Oh, Baby (also known as Bratty Babies and Paroles de bebes), 2001.

Joanna Thomas, Sex, Lies & Obsession, Lifetime, 2001.

Veronica Simpson, Good Advice, HBO, 2001.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Fifteenth Annual Circus of the Stars, CBS, 1990.

Host, The Tenth Annual Soap Opera Digest Awards, NBC, 1994.

The 24th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 1997.

An All Star Party for Aaron Spelling, ABC, 1998.

Herself, Intimate Portrait: Lisa Rinna (documentary), Lifetime, 2001.

Herself, Intimate Portrait: Vera Wang (documentary), Lifetime, 2002.

Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration, Arts and Entertainment, 2003.

Presenter, Lifetime's 4th Annual Women Rock! Songs from the Movies, Lifetime, 2003.

Host, Intimate Portrait: Melody Thomas Scott (documentary), Lifetime, 2003.

Host, Intimate Portrait: Erika Slezak (documentary), Lifetime, 2003.

Host, The 18th Annual Soap Opera Digest Awards, SoapNet, 2003.

Intimate Portrait: Celebrity Love (documentary), Lifetime, 2003.

Host, The "I Do" Diaries: Instant Wedding, Lifetime, 2003.

Herself, Melrose Place: The E! True Hollywood Stories (documentary), E! Entertainment Television, 2003.

Herself, Where Are They Now?: 90210, Melrose, and More, 2003.

Host, SOAPnet Salutes ABC Daytime, SoapNet, 2003.

The 31st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2004.

When Melrose Ruled the World (documentary), VH1, 2004.

Host, SOAPnet Reveals ABC Soap Secrets, ABC, 2004.

The 32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, CBS, 2005.

Host, The I Do Diaries: Wacky Wedding Videos, Lifetime, 2005.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Cassiopa "Cassie" Devine, House Rules, 1998.

Leader, I Spike, UPN, 2000.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Annie Derrick, "Heartburn," Valerie (also known as The Hogan Family), 1990.

Annie Derrick, "Used Car," Valerie (also known as The Hogan Family), 1990.

Annie Derrick, "Mutiny on the Bossy," Valerie (also known as The Hogan Family), 1990.

Annie Derrick, "Prom, Lies and Videotape," Valerie (also known as The Hogan Family), 1990.

Kelly, "Thin or Die," Baywatch, 1991.

Holly, "Send Up the Clowns," Shades of LA, 1991.

Guest, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1997, 2000.

Cassiopa "Cassie" Devine, House Rules, NBC, 1998.

The List, VH1, 1999.

Amy Wells Hunter, "The Seduction of Reese Hardin," Movie Stars, The WB, 2000.

Samantha, "The Chinese Baby," Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central), ABC, 2002.

Herself, Pyramid, syndicated, 2003.

Guest, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2003.

Gym instructor, "YMCA," 8 Simple Rules … for Dating My Teenage Daughter (also known as 8 Simple Rules), ABC, 2004.

Guest, The Sharon Osborne Show, syndicated, 2004.

Guest, The Wayne Brady Show, syndicated, 2004.

(Archive footage) Herself, Celebrities Uncensored, E! Entertainment Television, 2004.

Guest, On-Air with Ryan Seacrest, syndicated, 2004.

Lynn Echolls, "Return of the Kane," Veronica Mars, UPN, 2004.

Guest, The Tony Danza Show, syndicated, 2004.

Lynn Echolls, "An Echolls Family Christmas," Veronica Mars, UPN, 2004.

Lynn Echolls, "Clash of the Tritons," Veronica Mars, UPN, 2005.

Herself, "Graduation Day," Starting Over, syndicated, 2005.

Also appeared in Murder, She Wrote, CBS.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

In Style, February, 1998, p. 206; May 1, 1999, p. 304.

People Weekly, April 14, 1997, p. 99; August 8, 2005, p. 95.

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