Lara Harris

Not to be confused with Laura Harris.

Lara Harris
Born
Chicago, Illinois
Occupations
  • Model
  • Actress

Lara Harris[a] is an American model and actress.

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
Year Title Role Notes
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 (deleted scene) [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 Carver Released for cable[20]
1996 Mercenary Joanna 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
Year Title Role Notes
1985 Ryan's Hope 1 episode [citation needed]
1986 The Equalizer 2 episodes [citation needed]
1988 Monsters Debbie Curzon Episode: "The Legacy"[25]
1994 Friends Obsession girl Episode: "The One Where Underdog Gets Away"[26]
2000 Arli$$ 1 episode [citation needed]
2000 ER Regina Morgan Episode: "Sand and Water"[27]
2002 The Agency Greta Episode: "Air Lex"[28]
2009 Law & Order Susan Grayson Episode: "Pledge"
2012 American Horror Story Rhonda Lancaster Episode: "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. ..."[7]

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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b 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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