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Corinna Harney

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Corinna Harney
Corinna Harney, Los Angeles, California on October 1, 2011
Playboy centerfold appearance
August 1991
Preceded byWendy Kaye
Succeeded bySamantha Dorman
Playboy Playmate of the Year
1992
Preceded byLisa Matthews
Succeeded byAnna Nicole Smith
Personal details
Born (1972-02-20) February 20, 1972 (age 52)[1]
Bremerhaven, Bremen, West Germany[1]
Height5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)[1]

Corinna Harney (born February 20, 1972) is an American model and actress. She was chosen as Playboy's Playmate of the Month for August 1991 and Playboy's Playmate of the Year for 1992. At age 20, she became the youngest Playmate of the Year ever at that point.[2] Harney is sometimes credited as Corina Harney, Corinna Harney-Jones, or Corinna Harney Jones.[3]

Career

Harney considers her start in the Entertainment industry when she took her first ballet class at 3 years old. Her first acting job was when she was in the 4th grade with Dick Van Patten for a Blue Cross-Blue Shield commercial. She had also begun doing print modeling around that same time.[4]

After her first appearance in Playboy, Harney was featured in a series of Playboy videos as well as appearing in minor roles in television series such as Nash Bridges and CSI and the movie National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation.

After appearing in various roles, she and a friend produced a film called Pitcher and the Pin-up. Harney has worked on or had roles in a series of projects since, these include a web-series called Wedded Bliss, a film called The Ivory Curse, a Sinclair Oil commercial, a movie called Ryder and Julina, and an independent film called Sins of our Youth which also features Super 8 actor Joel Courtney. According to the Internet Movie Database, Harney continues to be active in acting and producing films.

Personal life

Harney was born in Bremerhaven, West Germany of Cherokee-Irish descent.[5] She is the sister of Dorinda Harney. Harney spent most of her childhood life in Las Vegas, Nevada, where her father was a state trooper for the Nevada Highway Patrol. Harney graduated from Bonanza High School in Las Vegas.[4]

She now lives in the Los Angeles Area, but she also maintains a home in Las Vegas. Harney is married and has a daughter.[4]

Filmography

Feature films

TV guest appearances

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation playing "Girl Gone Wild" (as Corinna Harney Jones) in episode: "The Accused Is Entitled" (episode # 3.2) October 3, 2002
  • Nash Bridges playing "Waitress" (as Corinna Harney-Jones) in episode: "Jackpot: Part 2" (episode # 5.22) May 19, 2000
  • High Tide in episode: "Mermaid" (episode # 2.5) October 22, 1995
  • Speeders on Tru TV

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Playboy Profile of Corinna Harney". Archived from the original on 11 June 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2009.
  2. ^ (18 May 1992). Strawberries and Sauce, Telegram & Gazette
  3. ^ Mr. Skin's Skincyclopedia, p. 230 (2005) (ISBN 9780312331443)
  4. ^ a b c Devasquez, Devin. "Interview with Corinna Harney-Jones". Womantowoman.tv. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  5. ^ Staff. "Corinna Harney". Playboy. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  6. ^ Cling, Carol (13 June 2003). CineVegas International Film Festival features something for everybody, Las Vegas Review-Journal ("'The Road Home' -- a coming-of-age tale starring Las Vegans Drew Johnson and Corinna Harney-Jones")