Lisa Rinna

Lisa D. Hamlin (born Elizabeth Deann Rinna; July 11, 1963) is an American actress, television personality and model.

As an actress, she is best known for her roles as Billie Reed on the NBC daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives and Taylor McBride on Fox's television drama Melrose Place.

Lisa Rinna was born July 11, 1963, in Newport Beach, California to Lois Irene (née DeAndrade) and Frank Rinna.

She is of Italian and Portuguese descent.

When Lisa was seven, her older half sister Laurene died.

During that same year, her family relocated to Medford, Oregon, when her father was transferred there for job-related reasons, and she spent the remainder of her childhood there.

Rinna graduated from Medford Senior High School in 1981.

After graduating, Rinna moved to San Francisco to pursue a career as a model.

She started her career by appearing in commercials and believed she obtained her SAG card "doing a Mervyn's commercial".

At age 21, Rinna appeared in the music video for John Parr's single "Naughty Naughty," as the passenger in Parr's car.

Rinna later made her television debut appearing as the girlfriend of Jason Bateman's character in several episodes of The Hogan Family in 1990.

Through the late 1990s, Rinna appeared in a series of television films, including Lifetime's Sex, Lies & Obsession opposite her husband Harry Hamlin, based on Hamlin's true battles with sex addiction and alcoholism.

In 1992, she first received national recognition when she originated the character of Billie Reed on NBC's Days of Our Lives.

Her character was an instant hit with viewers, earning Rinna two consecutive Soap Opera Digest Awards.

She departed in 1995, but went on to reprise the role in 2002, 2012, and 2018.

She then made the jump to primetime television, portraying Taylor McBride on Aaron Spelling's Melrose Place from 1996 to 1998.

Her previous Lifetime film, Another Woman's Husband, boasted one of the highest ratings for a movie on Lifetime since 1999.

In 2001, Rinna played the role of Veronica Simpson in the comedy film Good Advice, which starred Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards.

She was the host of Soapnet's talk show Soap Talk (2002–2006), for which she earned four Emmy nominations for Outstanding Talk Show Host.

She also hosted the M&M awards.

Rinna has also written three books: Starlit; The Big, Fun, Sexy Sex Book; and The New York Times best-seller Rinnavation.

Her other ventures include a fashion line for QVC named The Lisa Rinna Collection, the cosmetics collection Rinna Beauty, and the beverage company Rinna Wines.

Rinna was the host of Soap Talk (2002-2006), the flagship daily lifestyle show of cable network Soapnet.

She and co-host Ty Treadway received four consecutive Daytime Emmy Award nominations for their work.

At the same time, Rinna hosted three seasons of Lifetime's TV home makeover program Merge.

In 2004, Rinna guest-starred on the ABC sitcom 8 Simple Rules and the CW drama Veronica Mars, playing the recurring role of Lynn Echolls on the latter.

In 2006, Rinna competed in the second season of Dancing with the Stars with professional dancer Louis Van Amstel.

She was eliminated in round seven based on audience voting, despite having higher marks from the judges than fellow celebrity dancer Jerry Rice.

Rinna made her Broadway debut in Chicago as Roxie Hart in June 2007.

Over the summer of 2007, Rinna starred as Roxie Hart in the Broadway production of Chicago alongside her husband, who played the role of Billy Flynn.

In 2007, she portrayed Drama's ex-girlfriend Donna Devaney on HBO's Entourage, in the episode "Malibooty."

In 2007, she also hosted Oxygen's Tease, a reality competition series for hairstylists.

From 2007 to 2009, she was the host of TV Guide Network's awards season red carpet coverage, replacing Joan Rivers.

In 2008, she appeared in Disney Channel's musical comedy television series Hannah Montana, in the role of Mr. Dontzig's cousin Francesca.

In 2009, Rinna expressed interest in reprising her role of Taylor McBride on the CW's revival Melrose Place, if given the offer; however, the series was cancelled after only one season.

In 2011, Rinna appeared on Nickelodeon's Big Time Rush as Brooke Diamond.

In 2021, Rinna reprised her role of Billie Reed for a special Peacock miniseries, Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem, alongside costars Deidre Hall, Eileen Davidson, and Jackée Harry.

She has continued to appear in television roles, with guest parts on series including C.S.I., The Middle, The Guest Book, Awkward. and This Close.

In 2023, Rinna guest starred on the third season of American Horror Stories.

Between 2014 and 2022, Rinna starred on Bravo's hit reality television series The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Other television credits include being a contestant on NBC's The Celebrity Apprentice and ABC's Dancing with the Stars, as well as guest-starring roles on series such as Entourage, Veronica Mars, Community, The Middle, and American Horror Stories.