Angie Harmon

Angie Harmon is an American actress who started out as a model, winning a Seventeen contest in 1987 and later appearing on the covers of magazines such as Cosmopolitan and Esquire. She grew up in the Dallas suburb of Highland Park, Texas, and began acting in 1995, landing her first starring role in the mystery series Baywatch Nights and the short-lived C-16: FBI. She became known as Assistant District Attorney Abbie Carmichael on Law & Order from 1998 to 2001, then as Boston detective Jane Rizzoli on Rizzoli & Isles from 2010 to 2016, work that brought her a Gracie Allen Award and a People's Choice Award; she also directed the show's 100th episode. Her films include Lawn Dogs (1997), Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000), Agent Cody Banks (2003), End Game (2006), Seraphim Falls (2007) and Living Proof (2008), and she signed a multi-picture deal with Lifetime in 2021.