AnnaLynne McCord

In 2024, she joined the cast of Days of Our Lives, receiving a Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series.

• Name — AnnaLynne McCord • Born — 16 July 1987 • Birthplace — Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. • Occupation — Actress, model • Years Active — 2002–present • Website — https: theannalynnemccord.com/

McCord was born July 16, 1987, in Atlanta, the daughter of David McCord, a Christian pastor. She was raised in Buford, and Monroe in Georgia, where she grew up of modest means, living in a trailer park. Her parents believed in "strict discipline", in which she was not allowed to watch Harry Potter because it had witches in it. She has two sisters, Rachel and Angel. McCord was home schooled by her mother Shari McCord, and graduated from high school at the age of 15.

After graduating, McCord joined the Wilhelmina Modeling Agency in Miami. McCord attended a drama school in New York City by the age of 17. A year later, she moved to Los Angeles to audition for roles. She appeared in the 2005 Italian film Natale a Miami and the 2008 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. • Illustration — McCord attending Super Bowl XLIII party at the Playboy Mansion in 2009 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. Initially, the part of Clark was conceived as a supporting role; by the end of the first season, however, media outlets had begun referring to McCord as the series' lead. Throughout the show's run, McCord's character vies for social power and love. 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 praised. 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. In 2018, she starred in First We Take Brooklyn along with Danny A. Abeckaser. In December 2023, it was announced McCord would join the cast of Days of Our Lives, debuting in her role on June 19, 2024.

• Illustration — McCord visiting the Palmachim Airbase in Israel, 2012 McCord is a supporter of the St. Bernard Project, a rebuilding organization dedicated to assisting victims of Hurricane Katrina. In 2011, McCord began dating actor Dominic Purcell. The couple announced an amicable split in 2014, but rekindled their romance a year later. McCord was with Purcell when he suffered a near-fatal accident on the set of Prison Break in Morocco on June 1, 2016, after an iron bar used as a set piece fell onto his head. The couple split in 2018 and stated they were on good terms. On September 25, 2020, Purcell confirmed they had rekindled their relationship with an Instagram post. Their relationship came to an end by November 2022 when Purcell was confirmed to be dating Tish Cyrus. Since April 2026 McCord is engaged to former England rugby international Danny Cipriani. In 2014, McCord revealed that a male acquaintance sexually assaulted her when she was 18, and as a result broke down while filming a rape scene in 90210. In March 2015, while speaking at the United Nations in support of UN Women for Peace Association (UNWFPA), McCord announced her alignment with the anti-sexual-assault and domestic abuse project, the No More Campaign. McCord has stated that she has been practicing meditation to help cope with her trauma, and has created a global meditation tour known as the "Love Storm Tour" to help raise awareness of human trafficking. In 2018, McCord was in treatment for PTSD and memories of child sexual abuse, back to the age of 11. In April 2021, she revealed that she had been diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder. In February 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, McCord released a video of herself reading a poem on her Twitter, postulating that if she had loved Vladimir Putin as a mother, perhaps an invasion of Ukraine could have been avoided. The video was met with derision by observers and critics, who likened it to Gal Gadot's cover of "Imagine", which was similarly criticized for its perceived tone-deaf message. In an interview with Buzzfeed News, McCord defended the video, claiming that she could have easily become a dictator under different circumstances. In April 2026, McCord became engaged to former rugby player Danny Cipriani after he proposed on Christmas Day 2025 at her home in Los Angeles with a 15-carat diamond ring. In August that year, McCord and Cipriani faced online criticism after launching a public Honeyfund wedding registry seeking contributions toward their wedding expenses and honeymoon ahead of their planned October 2026 wedding in Los Angeles. The couple married in August 2026.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2006 — The — Hot girl — Episode: "The Party Favor" • Close to Home — Sara — Episode: "Hot Grrrl" • 2007 — American Heiress — Loren Wakefield — Main role; 65 episodes • Cold Case — Becca Abrams (1997) — Episode: "Stand Up and Holler" • Ugly Betty — Petra — 2 episodes • CSI: Miami — Sherry Williamson — Episode: "Kill Switch" • 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 — Series regular; 114 episodes Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Breakout Star Female • 2014 — Dallas — Heather — Recurring role • Stalker — Nina Preston — Episode: "Fanatic" • The Christmas Parade — Hailee Anderson — Television movie • 2015 — Not So Union — Marilyn — Episode: "We're Best Friends" • Watch Your Back — Sarah Miller — Television movie • 2016 — Secrets and Lies — Melanie Warner — Recurring role • Lucifer — Delilah — Episode: "Pilot" • The Night Shift — Jessica Sanders — Recurring role • Beauty & the Beast — Diane Vaughn — Episode: "Love Is a Battlefield" • 2018 — Let's Get Physical — Claudia — Recurring role • 2019 — Anniversary Nightmare — Liz — TV movie aka Wrongfully Accused • 2020 — Feliz NaviDAD — Sophie — TV movie • 2021 — Legends of Tomorrow — Irma Rose — Episode: "Stressed Western" • 2021–2022 — Power Book III: Raising Kanan — Toni Deep — Recurring role • 2022 — Second Chances — Annalyse — 16 episodes • 2024–present — Days of Our Lives — Cat Greene — Contract role Nominated - Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series • 2025 — Paper Empire — Tabitha Sutton — Episode: "Digital Limbo (Pilot)"

• Year — Title — Artist • 2003 — "Baby, I'm in Love" — Thalía • 2016 — "Below" — White Lung • 2020 — "Ass Like Mine" — Morgan McMichaels