About Angie Harmon
Angela Michelle Harmon (born August 10, 1972) is an American actress. After winning Seventeen's modeling contest in 1987 at age 15, Harmon signed with IMG Models and appeared on covers for magazines including Cosmopolitan and Esquire. Her first starring role was in the mystery drama series Baywatch Nights (1995–1997). She became known for portraying Abbie Carmichael on the crime drama series Law & Order (1998–2001) and Jane Rizzoli on the TNT series Rizzoli & Isles (2010–2016), winning at the Gracie and People's Choice Awards for the latter. Harmon's film appearances include Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000) as Barbara Gordon, Agent Cody Banks (2003), and Seraphim Falls (2006). She also played Lindsay Boxer in the short-lived series Women's Murder Club (2007–2008) and starred in a number of Lifetime network's original projects, which include the biographical special Video Voyeur (2002) and the critically acclaimed feature Living Proof (2008). In 2021, she signed an exclusive multi-picture deal with Lifetime. == Early life == Harmon was born in the Dallas suburb of Highland Park, Texas, the daughter of models, Daphne Demar (née Caravageli) and Lawrence Paul Harmon, a hospital information network executive in Dallas, Texas. Her father has English, Scottish, Welsh, Dutch, German and Irish ancestry, while her mother is of Greek descent. In an episode of Who Do You Think You Are?, Harmon found she had a German ancestor who served in George Washington's army during the American Revolutionary War and later acquired land in Mercer County, Kentucky.
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