Early life and career

AnnaLynne McCord was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the daughter of a Christian pastor. She was home-schooled and graduated from high school at the age of 15, after which she joined the Wilhelmina Modeling Agency and appeared in ads for various brands, including Estee Lauder, and also briefly modeled for Seventeen.

McCord appears in the 2005 Italian film Natale a Miami and 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. In addition, she has guest-starred in two episodes of the first season of Ugly Betty, an episode of the first season of Greek, and an episode of the fourth season of Cold Case.

She participated in Mexican artist Thalía's music video "Baby, I'm in Love".

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. McCord was nominated for multiple awards for her work in the role, winning the Hollywood Life Young Hollywood Superstar of Tomorrow in 2009, and a nomination for a Teen Choice Award for "Breakthrough Standout Performance" in 2010.

McCord was being considered for the role of Heidi in New Moon, the sequel to the 2008 film Twilight, according to E! Online. However, she did not get the role. According to McCord herself she turned the part down because she was "in need of some R&R." The role went to Noot Seear. BuddyTV ranked her #22 on its "TV's 100 Sexiest Women of 2010" list and #14 in 2011.

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 acclaimed. 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.

Personal life

During her free time, McCord has contributed to various charities, stating that she is a "strong believer in working with organizations and giving back." She is a big supporter of the St. Bernard Project, a rebuilding organization dedicated to assisting victims of Hurricane Katrina. She is the Goodwill Ambassador for the New Somaly Fund which empowers women victimized by human-trafficking and sexualized violence. McCord is the cover model for the July 2009 issue of Signature magazine, a Los Angeles regional magazine. The cover story highlights her dedication to the fight to end human-trafficking and slavery.

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, unbeknownst to her fellow cast members, who thought she acted well. In March 2015, while speaking at the United Nations in support of UNWFPA McCord announced her alignment with the anti-sexual-assault and domestic abuse project, the No More Campaign. As a speaker and activist, McCord continues to engage audiences at colleges, events and private parties with her candid outlook on sex, anti-sexualized violence, anti-domestic abuse and the mental slavery which "touches 7 billion people."

She dated actor Dominic Purcell from 2011 to 2014, then the two rekindled their relationship in January 2016.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Middle of Nowhere, TheThe Middle of Nowhere	Cassandra
2005	Transporter 2	Car-jacking girl
2005	Natale a Miami	Susy
2007	Sirens of the Caribbean	Britt
2008	Day of the Dead	Nina
2008	Haunting of Molly Hartley, TheThe Haunting of Molly Hartley	Suzie Woods
2009	Fired Up	Gwyneth
2010	Amexica	Woman	Short film
2010	Gun	Gabriella
2011	Blood Out	Anya
2012	Excision	Pauline
2013	Officer Down	Zhanna Dronov
2013	Scorned	Sadie
2014	Gutshot Straight	May
2014	Christmas Parade, TheThe Christmas Parade	Hailee Anderson	TV Movie
2015	Watch Your Back	Sarah Miller	TV Movie
2015	Santa's Little Helper	Billie
2016	Trash Fire	Pearl

Series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	O.C., TheThe O.C.	Hot girl	Episode: "The Party Favor"
2006	Close to Home	Sara	Episode: "Hot Grrrl"
2007	American Heiress	Loren Wakefield	Main Cast; 65 episodes
2007	Cold Case	Becca Abrams	Episode: "Stand Up and Holler"
2007	Ugly Betty	Petra	Guest Role ; 2 episodes
2007	CSI: Miami	Sherry Williamson	Episode: "Kill Switch"
2007	Greek	Destiny/Patty	Episode: "Friday Night Frights"
2007-2009	Nip/Tuck	Eden Lord	Recurring Role (Season 5); 12 episodes
2008	Head Case	Tard's date	Episode: "A Tard for All Seasons"
2008-2013	90210	Naomi Clark	Main Cast; 114 episodes Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Breakout Star Female
2014	Dallas	Heather	Recurring Role (Season 3); 9 episodes
2014	Stalker	Nina Preston	Episode: "Fanatic"
2015	Not So Union	Marilyn	Episode: "We're Best Friends"
2016	Secrets and Lies	Melanie Warner	Recurring Role (Season 2)
2016	Lucifer	Delilah	Episode: "Pilot"

Music video

Year	Title	Artist
2003	"Baby, I'm in Love"	Thalía
2016	"Below"	White Lung

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