Lisa Deanna Rinna (born July 11, 1963, in Medford, OR) is an Italian-American actress. Her parents, Frank and Lois, moved her to Medford, Oregon, when he was a small kid.
Rinna and Hamlin had recurring roles as a married couple on the first season of the TV series Veronica Mars. Her character, Lynn Echolls, committed suicide by leaping from a bridge. At first there is speculation that her death was faked, which is believed by her son, Logan Echolls. In the next episode, Rinna's character is seen falling from the bridge in footage from an indie film being shot by some freshmen at Neptune High. However, her body is never found.
From daytime bombshell to primetime vixen, Lisa Rinna is no stranger to television. He received national recognition while starring on NBC's Days of Our Lives from 1992 to 1995, as the pretty yet deplorable Billie Reed. He soon segued in to the primetime spotlight playing Taylor McBride on Aaron Spelling's international hit show Melrose Place from 1996 to 1998. In 2002, Rinna was named co-host of Soap Talk, the every day lifestyle show that airs on SOAPnet, for which he received a Daytime Emmy Award-nomination. In addition, he reprised the role of Billie Reed on Days of our Lives for a brief stint in 2002 and is now hosting the series Merge on Lifetime. Rinna starred in the Lifetime film Sex, Lies & Obsession opposite husband Harry Hamlin. Her earlier Lifetime film, "Another Woman's Husband," boasted one of the highest ratings for a film on Lifetime since 1999. He also guest-starred on an episode of "Movie Stars" for the WB, the first ever on-screen appearance he shared opposite her husband. Rinna nabbed her first role in the feature film Lovely Advice, starring Charlie Sheen and Jon Lovitz.
In 1998, Rinna created a stir when he appeared nude and four months pregnant in the September 1998 issue of Playboy journal.