Lara Harris

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Lara Harris
Born
Chicago
Occupation
  • Model
  • Actress

Lara Harris [lower-alpha 1] is an American model and actress.

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Harris studied French in Paris and began her career there as a model. She was the face of Armani fragrance Gio,[ citation needed ] appearing in their TV commercial directed by David Lynch, [1] [2] [3] and also of Ultima II for Revlon, [4] Banana Republic, and Oil of Olay.[ citation needed ]

Harris returned to the United States to continue her studies at The New School, New York, but soon changed from literature to acting.[ citation needed ] She was featured in national advertisements, [5] including Herb Ritts' commercial Pasha for Cartier in 1994. [6]

Harris is known for film appearances in No Man's Land , The Fourth War , The Fisher King , Singles , Demolition Man and All Tied Up . She has also started directing, writing and producing films, and won "Best Short Film" at the Aspen Comedy Festival for her first film, 9 1/2 Minutes. [5]

Harris continued her studies with a graduate course in psychology and is a psychotherapist in addition to acting and modeling. [7]

Filmography

Lara Harris' film appearances and roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
1985 The Falcon and the Snowman [8]
1987 Mannequin Mannequin in photo window [9]
1987 No Man's Land Ann Varrick [10]
1989 Blood Red Angelica [11]
1990 The Fourth War Elena Novotna [12]
1991 Too Much Sun Sister Ursula [13]
1991 The Fisher King Sondra [14]
1992 Singles Poetess (outtakes) [15]
1993 Demolition Man Taco Bell patron [16]
1994 All Tied Up Kim [17]
1995 The Zone also released as
The Dogfighters		Mikaela/Mike [18] [19]
1996 Circuit Breaker Katrina CarverReleased for cable [20]
1996MercenaryJoanna Ambler[ citation needed ]
1999 The Confession Meg Renoble [21]
1999 I'll Take You There Rose [22]
2003 April's Shower Kelly [23]
2006 Trapped Ashes Julia [24] story segment "Wraparound"

Television appearances

Lara Harris' television appearances and roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
1985 Ryan's Hope 1 episode [ citation needed ]
1986 The Equalizer 2 episodes [ citation needed ]
1988 Monsters Debbie CurzonEpisode: "The Legacy" [25]
1994 Friends Obsession girlEpisode: "The One Where Underdog Gets Away" [26]
2000 Arli$$ 1 episode [ citation needed ]
2000 ER Regina MorganEpisode: "Sand and Water" [27]
2002 The Agency GretaEpisode: "Air Lex" [28]
2009 Law & Order Susan GraysonEpisode: "Pledge"
2012 American Horror Story Rhonda LancasterEpisode: "Unholy Night"
2013 The Young and the Restless Model Agent
(uncredited)		Episode: #1.10195 (TV Episode 2013)

Awards

Notes

  1. ↑ Asked by Andrea Seabrook in an interview for NPR News how old she was, Harris refused to say, answering: "I think it's important to keep secrets. ..." [lower-alpha 2]

References

  1. ↑ "Fashion Notebook". Toledo Blade. Knight News Service. May 2, 1993. p. G3. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
  2. ↑ David Lynch Commercials
  3. ↑ "Who is Gio? Ad - David Lynch". YouTube .
  4. ↑ "Marketing in Brief: Ultima II". The Rose Sheet. Elsevier Business Intelligence. Retrieved July 30, 2012.(subscription required)
  5. 1 2 3 "Lara Harris". Filmbug. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Herb Ritts Commercials: Chronology". Archived from the original on January 3, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
  7. ↑ Seabrook, Andrea (July 13, 2008). "Demand Grows For Older Models". All Things Considered. NPR News . Retrieved July 25, 2012. Transcript of interview with audio link.
  8. ↑ Brenner, Paul; Engel, Scott. "The Falcon and the Snowman". Allmovie . Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  9. ↑ Beday, Jeremy; Armstrong, Derek. "Mannequin". Allmovie. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  10. ↑ Brennan, Sandra. "No Man's Land". Allmovie. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  11. ↑ Brenner, Paul. "Blood Red". Allmovie. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  12. ↑ Erickson, Hal. "The Fourth War". Allmovie. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  13. ↑ Brennan, Sandra. "Too Much Sun". Allmovie. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  14. ↑ Voorhees, John; Doberman, Matthew. "The Fisher King". Allmovie. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  15. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas; Costello, Michael. "Singles". Allmovie. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  16. ↑ Brenner, Paul; Wheeler, Jeremy. "Demolition Man". Allmovie. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  17. ↑ Williams, Karl. "All Tied Up". Allmovie. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  18. ↑ Brennan, Sandra. "The Dogfighters (1996): Alternate title: The Zone". The New York Times. Rovi. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  19. ↑ "Zone 99 – Nuclear Target" (in German). Retrieved August 2, 2012. Original [title]: The Zone ... Lara Harris: Mikaela / Mike.
  20. ↑ Erickson, Hal. "Circuit Breaker (1996): Alternate title: Inhumanoid". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  21. ↑ "Confession". Yahoo! TV. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  22. ↑ Crow, Jonathan. "I'll Take You There". Allmovie. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  23. ↑ Deming, Mark. "April's Shower". Allmovie. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  24. ↑ Buchanan, Jason. "Trapped Ashes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  25. ↑ Bradley 2009, p. 227.
  26. ↑ "Friends. The One Where Underdog Gets Away". Radio Times. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  27. ↑ Erickson, Hal. "ER: Sand and Water". Allmovie. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  28. ↑ "Agency – Air Lex". Yahoo! TV. Retrieved July 29, 2012.

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