AnnaLynne McCord, is an American actress, writer, director, model, activist and philanthropist. Known for playing vixen-type roles, 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.
Years active: 2002–present
Age: July 16, 1987, 37 years old and 4 months, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Sun Sign: Cancer
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Green
Height: 5 ft 7.5 in / 1.71 m
Measurements: 34-23-34 in / 86-58.5-86 cm
Bra Size: 32B US / 70C EU
Education
AnnaLynne was homeschooled. At 15, she finished her high schooling.
Family
She has Scottish and English ancestry.
Father – David McCord (Pastor)
Mother – Shari McCord
Siblings – Rachel McCord (Younger Sister) (Actress), Angel McCord (Older Sister) (Actress), Jonathan David McCord (Younger Brother)
Early life
McCord was born July 16, 1987 in Atlanta, the daughter of David McCord, a Christian pastor. She was raised in Buford, and Monroe in Georgia, where she grew up of modest means, living in a trailer park. Her parents believed in “strict discipline”, in which she was not allowed to watch Harry Potter because it had witches in it. 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.
Career
After graduating, McCord joined the Wilhelmina Modeling Agency in Miami.
McCord attended a drama school in New York City by the age of 17. A year later, she moved to Los Angeles to audition for roles. She appeared in the 2005 Italian film Natale a Miami and the 2007 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. 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 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.”
In 2008, McCord was cast in the series 90210 as Naomi Clark. Throughout the show, McCord’s character vies for social power and love.
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.
McCord’s role in the 2012 film Excision was critically praised. 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.
Personal life
McCord is a supporter of the St. Bernard Project, 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. 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.
In 2014, McCord revealed that she was sexually assaulted when she was 18 by a male friend, and as a result broke down during her rape scene in 90210. 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. In 2018, McCord was in treatment for PTSD and memories of child sexual abuse, back to the age of 11. In April 2021, she revealed that she had been diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder.
In February 2022, following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, McCord released a video of herself reading a poem on her Twitter postulating that if she had loved Vladimir Putin as a mother, perhaps an invasion of Ukraine could have been avoided. 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. In an interview with Buzzfeed News, McCord defended the video, claiming that she could have easily become a dictator under different circumstances.
First Film
McCord played a character called Cassandra in the movie The Middle of Nowhere released in 2002.
First TV Show
AnnaLynne had a small role on The O.C. in 2006 in the episode “The Party Favor.”
AnnaLynne McCord Favorite Things
Food – Ethnic food of all sorts: Mexican, Italian, Spanish, Japanese. She usually has spicy tuna on crispy rice for at least three regular nights.
Dish to Cook – Chicken in orange citrus sauce, with homemade macaroni and cheese.
Actor – Robert Downey Jr.
Place – Greece
Snack – Reeces Peanut Butter Sticks
Actress – Angelina Jolie
AnnaLynne McCord Facts
Her best friend is Mieko Hillman. She is also good friends with her co-star of Day of The Dead Mena Suvari and Alexa PenaVega.
She has directed a short movie “I Choose” in 2014 which was also her directorial debut.
AnnaLynne started her modeling career at the young age of 15.
She considers herself a nerd as she loves mathematics and solving problems to find their solution.
She remained so inspired after watching Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981 that she wished to be an archaeologist like Harrison Ford played in the movie.
She is a philanthropist and believes in giving back to the society. She extends support and works closely with many charitable organizations including Somaly Mam Foundation which is a charitable organization which works to raise funds and to spread social awareness for victims of s*x trafficking.
In 2014, she revealed that she was raped by her friend when she was 18.
She wished to be an actress since she was only 9 years old.
Before she thought of being an actress, she aspired to be a veterinarian.
She considers herself to be fearless and admits that she doesn’t get scared that easily.
She and her family traveled to New Orleans to build a house and visit some of the families who were the victims and affected by Katrina on its 5th anniversary.
She loved playing Nina in Day of the Dead and enjoyed killing the zombies. She is, in general, fond of things that involve blood, shooting, and dirt.
She grew up in a modest family and hence wasn’t financially very well off. She used to shop at Goodwill.
She is an animal lover.
She and her sisters had designed a clothing line primarily to raise money for The Blind Project.
She lost out on the role of Heidi to Canadian model Noot Seear for the sequel of the movie The Twilight Saga: New Moon.
She appeared in a music video by the singer Thalia called Baby I’m in Love.
McCord also learned Taekwondo and Jiu-Jitsu with grandmaster Andre Lima. When the weather is favorable, she likes to go kayaking which requires stamina, good upper body fitness, and persistent balance.
AnnaLynne confesses to being an outdoor kind of a person and loves playing sports such as beach tennis.
She enjoys running on the sand and hiking for long hours at places like Runyon Canyon with her best friend.
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