Lisa Rinna

Lisa Rinna
Gender:	Female
Age:	49
Born:	July 19, 1963
Occupation:	Actress
Years Active:	1987-present

Lisa Deanna Rinna (born July 11, 1963) 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.

Career

Acting

At age 22, Rinna appeared in the 1985 John Parr "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.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Captive Rage	Lucy Delacorte
1990	Monday Morning	Susan Pevensie
1990	The Hogan Family	Annie Derrick	4 episodes
1991	Lies Before Kisses	Adrianne Arness	TV movie
1991	Shades of LA	Holly	Episode: "Send Up the Clowns"
1991	Baywatch	Kelly	Episode: "Thin or Die"
1992	Night Sins/Days of our Lives	Billie Reed	TV movie
1992-1995, 2002-2003, 2012-present	Days of our Lives	Billie Reed(#1)	90 episodes; September 1992-September 1995, July 3, 2002-January 30, 2003, Returning in January 2012
1993	Robot Wars	Annie
1994	Night Heat/Days of our lives	Billie Reed	TV movie
1995	Vanished	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	Contessa Valentina 'Val' de Allegro Fontaine	TV movie
2000	Another Woman's Husband	Laurel McArthur	TV movie
2000	Movie Stars	Amy Wells Hunter	Episode: "The Seduction of Reese Hardin"
2001	Oh, Baby	Michelle Grant	TV movie
2001	, Lies & Obsession	Joanna Thomas	TV movie
2001	Good Advice	Veronica Simpson
2002	My Adventures in Television	Samantha	Episode: "The Chinese Baby"
2004	8 Simple Rules	Holly	Episode: "YMCA"
2004	Veronica Mars	Lynn Echolls	Episode: "Return of the Kane" Episode: "An Echolls Family Christmas"
2005	Veronica Mars	Lynn Echolls	Episode: "Clash of the Tritons"
2007	Entourage	Donna Devaney	Episode: "Malibooty"
2008	Hannah Montana	Francesca	Episode: "Killing Me Softly with His Height"
2010	RuPaul's Drag Race		Episode: "The Snatch Game"
2010	Community	Mark's Mom	Episode: "The Art of Discourse"
2011	Big Time Rush	Brooke Daimond, James' mom	Episode: Big Time Moms