Corinna Harney (born February 20, 1972) is an American model and actress. She was chosen as Playboy's Playmate of the Month for August 1991 and Playboy's Playmate of the Year for 1992. Harney is sometimes credited as Corina Harney, Corinna Harney-Jones, or Corinna Harney Jones.[2]
Corinna Harney | |
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![]() Corinna Harney, Los Angeles, California on October 1, 2011 | |
Playboy centerfold appearance | |
August 1991 | |
Preceded by | Wendy Kaye |
Succeeded by | Samantha Dorman |
Playboy Playmate of the Year | |
1992 | |
Preceded by | Lisa Matthews |
Succeeded by | Anna Nicole Smith |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Bremerhaven, Bremen, West Germany[1] | February 20, 1972
Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)[1] |
Career
editHarney considers her start in the entertainment industry when she took her first ballet class at three years old. Her first acting job was when she was in the fourth grade with Dick Van Patten for a Blue Cross-Blue Shield commercial. She had also begun doing print modeling around that same time.[3]
After her first appearance in Playboy, Harney was featured in a series of Playboy videos, as well as appearing in minor roles in television series such as Nash Bridges and CSI and the movie National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation.
After appearing in various roles, she and a friend produced a film called Pitcher and the Pin-up. Harney has worked on or had roles in a series of projects since, including a web-series called Wedded Bliss, a film called The Ivory Curse, a Sinclair Oil commercial, a movie called Ryder and Julina, and an independent film called Sins of our Youth, which also features Super 8 actor Joel Courtney.
Personal life
editHarney was born in Bremerhaven, West Germany and claims Irish and Cherokee descent.[4] She is the sister of Dorinda Harney. Harney spent most of her childhood life in Las Vegas, Nevada, where her father was a state trooper for the Nevada Highway Patrol. Harney graduated from Bonanza High School in Las Vegas.[3]
She now lives in the Los Angeles Area, but she also maintains a home in Las Vegas. Harney is married and has a daughter.[3]
Filmography
editFeature films
edit- Pitcher and the Pin-up a.k.a. The Road Home (2003)[5]
- Rat Race (2001) (as Corinna Harney Jones)
- Vegas Vacation (1997) (as Corinna Harney Jones)
- Vampirella (1996)
TV guest appearances
edit- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation playing "Girl Gone Wild" (as Corinna Harney Jones) in episode: "The Accused Is Entitled" (episode # 3.2) October 3, 2002
- Nash Bridges playing "Waitress" (as Corinna Harney-Jones) in episode: "Jackpot: Part 2" (episode # 5.22) May 19, 2000
- High Tide in episode: "Mermaid" (episode # 2.5) October 22, 1995
- Speeders on Tru TV
References
edit- ^ a b c "Playboy Profile of Corinna Harney". Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved June 27, 2009.
- ^ Mr. Skin's Skincyclopedia, p. 230 (2005) (ISBN 9780312331443)
- ^ a b c Devasquez, Devin. "Interview with Corinna Harney-Jones". Womantowoman.tv. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
- ^ Staff. "Corinna Harney". Playboy. Retrieved December 30, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Cling, Carol (June 13, 2003). CineVegas International Film Festival features something for everybody, Las Vegas Review-Journal ("'The Road Home' -- a coming-of-age tale starring Las Vegans Drew Johnson and Corinna Harney-Jones")