Lara Harris

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

Lara Harris
Born	Chicago
Occupation	Model Actress

Harris studied French in Paris and began her career there as a model. She was the face of Armani fragrance Gio,[1] appearing in their TV commercial directed by David Lynch,[2][3][4] and also of Ultima II for Revlon,[5] Banana Republic, and Oil of Olay.[1]

Harris returned to the United States to continue her studies at The New School, New York, but soon changed from literature to acting.[1] She was featured in national advertisements,[6] including Herb Ritts' commercial Pasha for Cartier in 1994.[7]

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.[6]

Harris continued her studies with a graduate course in psychology and is a psychotherapist in addition to acting and modeling.[1][8]

Filmography

Lara Harris' film appearances and roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	The Falcon and the Snowman		[9]
1987	Mannequin	Mannequin in photo window	[10]
1987	No Man's Land	Ann Varrick	[11]
1989	Blood Red	Angelica	[12]
1990	The Fourth War	Elena Novotna	[13]
1991	Too Much Sun	Sister Ursula	[14]
1991	The Fisher King	Sondra	[15]
1992	Singles	Poetess (outtakes)	[16]
1993	Demolition Man	Taco Bell patron	[17]
1994	All Tied Up	Kim	[18]
1995	The Zone also released as The Dogfighters	Mikaela/Mike	[19][20]
1996	Circuit Breaker	Katrina Carver	Released for cable[21]
1996	Mercenary	Joanna Ambler
1999	The Confession	Meg Renoble	[22]
1999	I'll Take You There	Rose	[23]
2003	April's Shower	Kelly	[24]
2006	Trapped Ashes	Julia	[25] story segment "Wraparound"

Television appearances

Lara Harris' television appearances and roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	Ryan's Hope		1 episode
1986	The Equalizer		2 episodes
1988	Monsters	Debbie Curzon	Episode: "The Legacy"[26]
1994	Friends	Obsession girl	Episode: "The One Where Underdog Gets Away"[27]
2000	Arli$$		1 episode
2000	ER	Regina Morgan	Episode: "Sand and Water"[28]
2002	The Agency	Greta	Episode: "Air Lex"[29]
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

• "Best Short Film", Aspen Comedy Festival for 9 1/2 Minutes.[6]

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

Sources

• Bradley, Matthew R. (2009). "Programming Bloch: The Small-Screen Career of Psycho's Creator". In Szumskyj, Benjamin (ed.). The Man Who Collected Psychos: Critical Essays on Robert Bloch. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-4208-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

• Lara Harris at IMDb
• 9 1/2 minutes at IMDb