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AnnaLynne McCord
McCord at the 2022 WonderCon
Born (1987-07-16) July 16, 1987 (age 37)[1]
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2002–present
Websitetheannalynnemccord.com

AnnaLynne McCord (born July 16, 1987)[1] is an American actress. Known for playing vixen-type roles,[2] McCord first gained prominence in 2007 as the scheming Eden Lord on the FX television series Nip/Tuck, and as the pampered Loren Wakefield on the MyNetworkTV telenovela American Heiress. In 2008, she was cast in The CW series 90210, portraying antiheroine Naomi Clark. Initially, the part of Clark was conceived as a supporting role. By the end of the first season, however, media outlets had begun referring to McCord as the series' lead.[3][4]

Early life

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McCord was born July 16, 1987, in Atlanta,[1] the daughter of David McCord, a Christian pastor.[5] She was raised in Buford,[1] and Monroe in Georgia,[6] where she grew up of modest means, living in a trailer park.[7] Her parents believed in "strict discipline", in which she was not allowed to watch Harry Potter because it had witches in it.[6] She has two sisters, Rachel and Angel. McCord was home schooled by her mother Shari McCord, and graduated from high school at the age of 15.[1]

Career

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After graduating, McCord joined the Wilhelmina Modeling Agency in Miami.[8]

McCord attended a drama school in New York City by the age of 17.[9] A year later, she moved to Los Angeles to audition for roles.[6] She appeared in the 2005 Italian film Natale a Miami and the 2008 horror film remake Day of the Dead. In addition to appearances on Close to Home and The O.C., she played rebellious Loren Wakefield on the MyNetworkTV limited-run serial American Heiress.[10] She was also cast as the star in another MyNetworkTV telenovela, Rules of Deception, but the show never aired, due to a change in the network's programming strategy away from telenovelas.

McCord attending Super Bowl XLIII party at the Playboy Mansion in 2009

McCord portrayed Eden Lord in the fifth season of the FX series Nip/Tuck. McCord said in an interview with fearnet.com that it was "fun to play a bad girl."[11]

In 2008, McCord was cast in the series 90210 as Naomi Clark.[12][13] Throughout the show, McCord's character vies for social power and love.[14][15][16]

She accepted a role in the Off Broadway play Love, Loss, and What I Wore for an April 27 through May 29, 2011, run with Conchata Ferrell, Minka Kelly, Anne Meara, and B. Smith.[17]

McCord's role in the 2012 film Excision was critically praised.[18][19][20][21][22] In 2014, McCord joined the cast of the TNT series Dallas for its third season, in the recurring role of Heather. She played the lead role in the 2015 Lifetime film Watch Your Back. In 2018, she starred in First We Take Brooklyn along with Danny A. Abeckaser.[23] In December 2023, it was announced McCord would join the cast of Days of Our Lives in the role of Marin.[24]

Personal life

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McCord visiting the Palmachim Airbase in Israel, 2012

McCord is a supporter of the St. Bernard Project,[25] a rebuilding organization dedicated to assisting victims of Hurricane Katrina.

In 2011, McCord began dating actor Dominic Purcell. The couple announced an amicable split in 2014, but rekindled their romance a year later. McCord was with Purcell when he suffered a near-fatal accident on the set of Prison Break in Morocco on June 1, 2016, after an iron bar used as a set piece fell onto his head.[26][27][28][29] The couple split in 2018 and stated they were on good terms. On September 25, 2020, Purcell confirmed they had rekindled their relationship with an Instagram post.[30]

In 2014, McCord revealed that a male acquaintance sexually assaulted her when she was 18, and as a result broke down while filming a rape scene in 90210.[31] In March 2015, while speaking at the United Nations in support of UN Women for Peace Association (UNWFPA), McCord announced her alignment with the anti-sexual-assault and domestic abuse project, the No More Campaign. McCord has stated that she has been practicing meditation to help cope with her trauma, and has created a global meditation tour known as the "Love Storm Tour" to help raise awareness of human trafficking.[32][33] In 2018, McCord was in treatment for PTSD and memories of child sexual abuse, back to the age of 11.[34] In April 2021, she revealed that she had been diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder.[35]

In February 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, McCord released a video of herself reading a poem on her Twitter[36] postulating that if she had loved Vladimir Putin as a mother, perhaps an invasion of Ukraine could have been avoided.[37] The video was met with derision by observers and critics, who likened it to Gal Gadot's cover of "Imagine", which was similarly criticized for its perceived tone-deaf message.[38][39] In an interview with Buzzfeed News, McCord defended the video, claiming that she could have easily become a dictator under different circumstances.[40]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2002 The Middle of Nowhere Cassandra
2005 Transporter 2 Car jacking girl
Natale a Miami Susy
2007 Sirens of the Caribbean Britt
2008 Day of the Dead Nina
The Haunting of Molly Hartley Suzie Woods
2009 Fired Up! Gwyneth
2010 Amexica Woman Short film
Gun Gabriella
2011 Blood Out Anya
2012 Excision Pauline
2013 Officer Down Zhanna Dronov
Scorned Sadie
2014 Gutshot Straight May
2015 Santa's Little Helper Billie
2016 Trash Fire Pearl
Amerigeddon Sam
2017 68 Kill Liza
2018 First We Take Brooklyn aka Brooklyn Guns Esther
2019 Nightmare In Paradise Liz
Tone-Deaf Blaire
American Skin Allison Randall
2020 A Soldier's Revenge Heather
2021 Feral State Detective Ellis
2022 Titanic 666 Mia Stone [41]
2023 The Weapon Iris
Condition of Return Eve Sullivan

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2006 The O.C. Hot girl Episode: "The Party Favor"
Close to Home Sara Episode: "Hot Grrrl"
2007 American Heiress Loren Wakefield Main role; 65 episodes
Cold Case Becca Abrams (1997) Episode: "Stand Up and Holler"
Ugly Betty Petra 2 episodes
CSI: Miami Sherry Williamson Episode: "Kill Switch"
Greek Destiny/Patty Episode: "Friday Night Frights"
2007 In My Dreams Love of my life
2007–2009 Nip/Tuck Eden Lord Recurring role (season 5); 12 episodes
2008 Head Case Tard's date Episode: "A Tard for All Seasons"
2008–2013 90210 Naomi Clark Main role; 114 episodes
Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Breakout Star Female
2014 Dallas Heather Recurring role
Stalker Nina Preston Episode: "Fanatic"
The Christmas Parade Hailee Anderson Television movie
2015 Not So Union Marilyn Episode: "We're Best Friends"
Watch Your Back Sarah Miller Television movie
2016 Secrets and Lies Melanie Warner Recurring role
Lucifer Delilah Episode: "Pilot"
The Night Shift Jessica Sanders Recurring role
Beauty & the Beast Diane Vaughn Episode: "Love Is a Battlefield"
2018 Let's Get Physical Claudia Recurring role
2019 Anniversary Nightmare Liz TV movie aka Wrongfully Accused
2020 Feliz NaviDAD Sophie TV movie
2021 Legends of Tomorrow Irma Rose Episode: "Stressed Western"
2021–2022 Power Book III: Raising Kanan Toni Deep Recurring role
2024 Days of Our Lives Abigail DiMera[42]

Music Videos

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Year Title Artist
2003 "Baby, I'm in Love" Thalía
2016 "Below" White Lung
2020 "Ass Like Mine" Morgan McMichaels[43]

References

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  5. ^ Moed, Elisa (May 14, 2012). "Hollywood stars find faith during Israel tour | JPost | Israel News". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
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    "McCord shared a picture of the incident [#2]". June 1, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2016 – via Instagram.
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  40. ^ Weekman, Kelsey (February 25, 2022). "AnnaLynne McCord, Actor And Novice Twitter Poet, Is Defending Her Viral Putin Poem". Buzzfeed News. Retrieved February 25, 2022. "I know how I could easily have moved in the direction of becoming a dictator myself," ... "If certain circumstances of my life were different, were I a little less bent toward healing and more toward vindication, I could have been a darkly powerful person."
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  43. ^ Cook, Michael (February 29, 2020). "Instinct Exclusive: Morgan McMichaels Is Doing Just Fine In Her New Video "Ass Like Mine"". Instinct. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
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