Tall, emerald-eyed supermodel-turned-actress, who won notice as the cover girl of the famous 25th annual swimsuit issue of Sports Illustrated in 1989. Ireland made her acting debut in "Journey to the Center of the Earth" (1986), played two aliens in "Alien's from L.A." (1988) and appeared in the sports-related films "Side Out" (1990) and "Mr. Destiny" (1991) and was featured as the sole female kicker on an all-male team in the football comedy "Necessary Roughness" (1991). 

In addition to continuing her modeling career (appearing in over a dozen Sports Illustrated  swimsuit issues), she has alternated between an acting career and one as a fitness consultant. Ireland appeared in a recurring role as a woman of mystery on the Fox primetime serial "Melrose Place" in 1994 and more recently acted in such film comedies as "National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1" (1993) and "Back Fire!" (1995), a spoof of Ron Howard's "Backdraft" (1991). A perennial calendar favorite, Ireland has also focused on physical fitness, serving as a consultant on the ESPN-2 series "Body Shaping" and issuing her own work-out videos.

As Ireland phased herself out of the inevitably short-lived life of a supermodel, she laid out a solid foundation for her future. She became a successful business woman, as CEO and Chief Designer of Kathy Ireland Worldwide, her billion dollar company which began be designing socks. In addition to running her successful company, Ireland is involved in numerous charity organizations and in 2002 wrote the book "Powerful Inspirations - 8 Lessons That Will Change Your Life."

• Born:
  on 03/20/1963 in Glendale, California
• Job Titles:
  Actor, Model, Businesswoman, Fitness instructor, Newspaper delivery person

Family

• Father: John Ireland.
• Mother: Barbara Ireland.

Milestones

• 1981 Worked for Elite modeling agency in New York from the age of 17
• 1986 Film acting debut, "Journey to the Center of the Earth"
• 1989 Appeared as cover model in the famous, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED 25th annual swimsuit issue
• 1991 Featured in the comedy, "Necessary Roughness"
• 1992 Was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated's annual swimsuit edition
• 1993 Appeared in "National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1"
• 1994 Played a mysterious woman with an agenda in a recurring role on the Fox's primetime serial "Melrose Place"
• 1994 Third time as Sports Illustrated cover girl for the annual swimsuit edition
• 1995 Had featured role in the spoof "Back Fire!"
• 1997 Signed deal for TV sitcom
• 2002 Released book "Powerful Inspirations - 8 Lessons That Will Change Your Life"
• First job, delivering newspapers at age 11 in Santa Barbara
• Raised in Santa Barbara, California

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