Lisa Rinna

Actress + Founder

Rinna Beauty

In the realm of television, few can boast such an enduring and prolific career as Lisa Rinna. With her exotic looks, prodigious talent, infectious energy, and savvy business acumen, Rinna has become one of the most recognizable faces in Hollywood. She is known to many as Billie Reed, the free-spirited character she played on NBC’s daytime hit “Days of Our Lives,” as well as “love-to-hate-her” Taylor McBride on Fox’s long-running primetime smash, “Melrose Place.” Rinna stars in the hit Bravo series “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” which is currently airing its 11thseason. In September 2021, Rinna reprised her role as Bille Reed for Peacock’s five episode limited series “Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem.” Starring opposite Christie Clark and Leann Hunley, Rinna’s character Billie, an ISA agent, searches for six stolen jewels which together form the Almanian Peacock artifact. Adding entrepreneur to her résumé, Rinna launched Rinna Beauty in November 2020. The line, in collaboration with SELBeauty, currently consists of lip kits, including a lip gloss, lipstick and lip liner. The 100 percent vegan and paraben-free formulas are PETA-certified cruelty free and can be purchased atrinnabeauty.com. A longtime lover of fashion, Rinna launched her casual and chic line for QVC® in 2012. With the Lisa Rinna Collection, fashion enthusiasts across the country have access to her unique and eclectic taste. The line, which embodies her comfortable West Coast style, stemmed from her boutique shop, Belle Gray, which Rinna owned and operated for 10 years. The boutique was named after her two daughter’s middle names, Delilah Belle and Amelia Gray. An accomplished New York Times best-selling author, Rinna has released three books, entitled “The Big, Fun, Sexy Sex Book,” “Starlit” and “Rinnavation.” In the latter, released in 2009, Rinna reveals her best kept secrets for staying fit, managing weight, looking beautiful, feeling sexy and living the best life possible. As a fitness fanatic, Rinna released a series of exercise DVDs for Warner Home Video called “Lisa Rinna: Dance Body Beautiful,” all of which offer unique high energy cardio workouts created by Lisa and “Dancing with the Stars” choreographer, Louis van Amstel. Rinna has numerous hosting credits to her name. Most recently, she filled in for Kelly Ripa as guest co-host on“LIVE! With Kelly & Ryan” alongside Ryan Seacrest, as well as serving as Anderson Cooper’s co-host on his daytime talk show, “Anderson Live.”Rinna previously served as host and fashion expert for TV Guide Network’s signature Red Carpet pre-shows at Hollywood’s biggest events, including the Academy Awards®, Emmy®Awards, Grammy® Awards, Golden Globe® Awards and Screen Actors Guild™ Awards. She has also served as a correspondent for Entertainment Tonight and Access Hollywood. In 2002, Rinna served as a frequent guest host opposite Regis Philbinon “Live with Regis”, during the search for his new permanent co-host. Although Kelly Ripa wound-up with the assignment, the well-received “Regis” appearances caught the attention of the executives at Soap Net, which led to the development of her own successful talk show, “Soap Talk, “as well as Lifetime’s “Merge.” Her work on “Soap Talk” from 2002-2006, earned her nominations for 4 Daytime Emmy Awards for “Outstanding Talk Show Host”. The hour-long reality series for Lifetime Television entitled “Merge,” focused on newly married couples trying to create a home that blends elements of each person’s past. Rinna’s television credits include competing on the hit ABC series, “Dancing with the Stars” and participating in the national “Dancing with the Stars” tour. Additionally, Rinna has appeared on the hit NBC reality show “All-Star Celebrity Apprentice,” where she raised over half a million dollars for St. Jude Children’s Hospital. She previously participated during the show’s fourth season in 2011. Rinna was seen in a recurring role on the edgy UPN drama series “Veronica Mars,” portraying Lynn Echolls, one half of a “movie star” couple, opposite real-life husband, Harry Hamlin. She also appeared as Donna Devaney, a love interest of Johnny Drama (Kevin Dillon), in HBO’s Emmy Nominated series “Entourage.” Rinna again shared the screen with Harry Hamlin in the Lifetime Original movie, “Sex, Lies and Obsession” and also starred in “Another Woman’s Husband,” which boasted one of the highest ratings for any film ever on Lifetime. Additional television credits include a guest spot on the ABC comedy series “8 Simple Rules,” the NBC series “The Hogan Family,” and an episode of “Movie Stars” for the WB, the first ever on-screen appearance she shared opposite her husband. She also appeared on ABC’s variety competition show “Sing Your Face Off and guest starred in the final season of the ABC sitcom “The Middle.”Rinna starred as Roxie Hart alongside her husband Harry Hamlin in the hit Broadway musical, “Chicago”. Before joining the Broadway cast on June 19, 2007, Rinna performed with the “Chicago” National Tour. In 2010, Rinna and husband Harry Hamlin starred in the TV Land original series, “Harry Loves Lisa” which focused on the relationship between Lisa and Harry as they navigated through the highs and lows as a devoted family living a hectic Hollywood lifestyle. Rinna lives in Beverly Hills, where she is helping oversee her daughters’ careers as fashion models.