AnnaLynne McCord

  AnnaLynne McCord (born July 16, 1987)is an American actress as well as activist and model. She is known for her roles as vixens, McCord first gained prominence in 2007 when she played the manipulative Eden Lord on the FX TV show Nip/Tuck. She also appeared as the glamorous Loren Wakefield on the MyNetworkTV telenovela American Heiress. She was cast as Naomi Clark, an antiheroine who is a character on The CW's TV show 90210 in 2008. Clark's role was initially intended to be a supporting one. Following the end of the first season, McCord was referred to as the series' leader by media outlets. McCord was born on the 16th of July 1987 in Atlanta, the daughter of David McCord, a Christian pastor She was raised in Buford, and Monroe in Georgia in which she was raised on a modest budget living in a trailer park. Her parents were believers in "strict discipline" and she was forbidden to watch Harry Potter because it had witches in the film. Angel and Rachel are her two sisters. McCord was taught at home at the age of 15, by Shari McCord. She graduated from high school in 15. After graduating, McCord joined the Wilhelmina Modeling Agency in Miami McCord attended an acting 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 remake of the horror film Day of the Dead. In addition to appearances on Close to Home and The O.C.