Name: Angie Harmon
Date of Birth: August 10, 1972
Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas, USA
Nationality: American
Occupation: Actress
Angie Harmon was born on August 10th, 1972, in Dallas,
Texas. A model from an early age, her childhood career
must have been in her genes since both of her parents
were models as well.
This brown-eyed brunette won the national cover contest
for Seventeen magazine at the age of 15, chosen out
of a group of 63,000 other teenagers. A car was one
of the contest prizes, even though she wasn't even old
enough to drive. After a trip to New York to attend
a national photo shoot, Harmon returned to her studies
at Highland Park High School.
Once she graduated in 1990, Harmon settled in New York
and began modeling, although her childhood dream was
to become an actress. Her successful modeling career
includes appearances in high fashion magazines such
as Vogue, Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, GQ, and Esquire, as
well as European magazines. She also strutted her stuff
down fashion runways in the fashion capitals of the
world and caught the eyes of designers such as Armani,
Ralph Lauren and Isaac Mizrahi.
Like other models-turned-actresses such as Cameron
Diaz and Denise Richards, Harmon began taking acting
lessons with acting coaches between New York and Los
Angeles. Her dream came true when David Hasselhoff (of
Baywatch fame) and executive producers of Baywatch Nights
spotted Harmon on an airplane flight. Hasselhoff and
producers were searching for an actress to cast for
the role of detective Ryan McBride, the female lead
for the spin-off of the most popular syndicated television
show of all time. They thought Harmon would be perfect
for the role.
At 22 years old, Harmon was hired for the role after
her audition, preparing to make her network television
debut (excluding appearances in national television
commercials). In 1995, the same year that Baywatch Nights
debuted, Harmon made guest appearances on Baywatch and
the television series Renegade.
After her role as detective Ryan McBride on Baywatch
Nights, Harmon starred in the television series C-16
in 1997, co-starring Eric Roberts. That same year, Harmon
made her move to the big screen.
Her first film role was in the independent film named
Lawn Dogs, directed by John Duigan. The film received
a lot of exposure, as it was screened at the prestigious
Toronto Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival.
The Texas beauty's big break came in 1998 with her
role as Assistant District Attorney Abigail 'Abbie'
Carmichael on the long-running courtroom drama Law &
Order, the show which spawned the career of fellow actor
Benjamin Bratt. Harmon has also appeared as Abbie Carmicheal
on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, a spin-off
of the popular NBC show.
Harmon is not only a huge Dallas Cowboys fan (she has
been since high school), but she is also a nature lover.
She hopes to establish a ranch in West Texas for underprivileged
city children, to give them a true outdoor experience.
Harmon has a dog "Dakota"; three cats "Mogolie",
"Madeleine" and "Spooky"; a goldfish
named "Hercules", and divides her time between
Los Angeles and New York.
While appearing on The Tonight Show on March 13, 2000,
Harmon's boyfriend -- football player Jason Sehorn --
surprised Harmon by proposing to her on the show. Leno,
who was in on the plan, had just asked her if she was
dating anyone special, to which she responded that she
doesn't discuss her personal life in public. She accepted
the marriage proposal on national television. Harmon
and her New York Giants defensive back fiancé
were introduced by Sehorn's mother.
