Background:

American model and actress Angie Harmon came to prominent with her starring role of tough private detective Ryan McBride in the syndicated television show Baywatch Nights (1995). She was launched as one of the most famous television star for portraying sexy assistant district attorney Abbie Carmichael in the award winning series "Law & Order" (1998-2001), in which she nabbed SAG nods for four consecutive years.

Highland Park, Texas native Harmon was seen in the recent and upcoming films the comedy Good Advice (2001), the hit flick Agent Cody Banks (2003), the drama film The Deal (2005), the comedy Fun with Dick and Jane (2005, with Jim Carrey) and the action thriller End Game (2005). She also works for television film Video Voyeur: The Susan Wilson Story (2002) and drama series "Inconceivable" (2005).

"I would like for all children to be able to connect with nature at an early age." Angie Harmon

Off screen, Harmon's measurements are 34-24-35. The big fan of Dallas Cowboy Harmon is a nature lover. She has always wanted to establish a children's ranch in West Texas to provide neglected city youth a true outdoor experience. As for her personal life, Angie Harmon is the wife of New York Giants All-Pro defensive back Jason Sehorn. With husband Sehorn, she has two beautiful daughters, Finley Faith Sehorn and Avery Grace Sehorn.


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Childhood and Family:

Of Greek and German descent, Angela Michelle Harmon was born on August 10, 1972, in Dallas, Texas, USA. Her mother is Daphne Harmon (born in 1950), a model, and her father is Larry Harmon (born in 1943), an executive and a former model. Angie's parents divorced when she was a toddler.

Angie followed in her parents' food steps early in her life. Baby Angie got her first modeling exposure when she appeared in "How to Give Your Baby a Bath." By the age 15, she won the national cover contest for Seventeen Magazine. After national modeling gigs in New York, Angie went home to Dallas to complete high school at Highland Park High School, and graduated in 1990. Shortly after graduation, she won Spectrum Model Search. After a lucrative modeling career, she would later added acting to her endeavors.

Angie met Jason Sehorn (born on April 15, 1971), the New York Giants All-Pro defensive back after she attended a Giants football game. On March 13, 2000, while on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, her boyfriend embarked onstage and proposed her during the program. The couple decided to tie the knot on June 9, 2001 and welcomed their first child, daughter Finley Faith Sehorn, on October 14, 2003. Angie's second daughter Avery Grace Sehorn was born on June 22, 2005. The family now lives in Hollywood Hills with their dog Dakota, three cats, Madeleine, Mogolie and Spooky, and a goldfish named Hercules.


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Career:

Angie Harmon began a modeling career since she was a baby. After graduation from high school, she moved to New York to focus on modeling though she always dreamed of becoming an actress. She soon appeared on the covers of many magazines including Elle, Cosmopolitan, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, GQ and Esquire. She also worked as a runaway model for such high-profile designers as Calvin Klein, Giorgi Armani, Versace, Valentino, Donna Karan, Ralph Lauren and Isaac Mizrahi.

After a few years of modeling, and taking some acting lessons, Harmon decided to give acting a try by relocating to Los Angeles.
Her chance to be an actress was opened up when Baywatch star David Hasselhoff caught eye of the brown-eyed brunette beauty while on an aircraft.

"It's a real life Cinderella story. Acting had been my dream since I was a kid, but this was my first audition for a television series. I didn't want to blow it." Angie Harmon on Baywatch Nights

In 1995, Harmon finally landed the lead role of private detective Ryan McBride in "Baywatch Nights" (1995), the spin off of the most popular syndicated television series of all time, Baywatch. Portraying a tough-as-nails character, Harmon rose to fame with the huge success of the show. The same year, she also guest starred in an episode of "Renegade."

Her contract with Baywatch Nights ended in 1997. Harmon next moved to ABC's short-lived drama "C-16: FBI" (1997), portraying rookie FBI agent Amanda Reardon, opposite Eric Roberts. Unlike her first project, C-16: FBI failed to top the rating charts. In 1997, Harmon also received her first wide screen role as Pam in the independent film Lawn Dogs (1997, along side Sam Rockwell). With John Duigan directed at the helm, the film gained much exposure because it was screened at the prestigious Toronto Film Festival and Sundance Film Festival.

"Abbie has a much higher IQ than I do... I didn't go to law school. So when Abbie has to put all her big words together, it's like, 'Oh, good Lord.'" Angie Harmon on her role in Law & Order.

Harmon's big breakthrough arrived in 1998 when she joined cast of NBC's long-running crime drama "Law & Order," starring as sexy assistant district attorney Abbie Carmichael. During her stint from 1998-2001, her bright acting received Screen Actors Guild Award nominations in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002. Harmon also appeared in several episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

In the new millennium, Harmon provided her voice to the character of Commissioner Barbara Gordon in the made-for-video Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000). She then costarred with Charlie Sheen in Steve Rash's comedy film Good Advice (2001, played Page Hensen), starred as Susan Wilson in the television movie Video Voyeur: The Susan Wilson Story (2002), played Ronica Miles in the hit Agent Cody Banks (2003, starring Frankie Muniz and Hilary Duff) and played a role in Bob the Butler (2004, opposite Brooke Shields and Tom Green).

Thirty-three-year-old Harmon recently portrayed Anna, opposite Christian Slater, Selma Blair and Robert Loggia, in drama film The Deal (2005) and reappeared on the small screen with regular role of Dr. Nora Campbell in the drama series "Inconceivable" (2005-). She will soon played Veronica in the comedy Fun with Dick and Jane (2005, starring Jim Carrey and Tea Leoni) and star as Kate Crawford in the action thriller End Game (2005).


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