Biography
A year after her reign, the striking brunette married a German count and swiftly began her acting career playing Raul Julia's wife in the NBC TV-movie "The Alamo: 13 Days to Glory" (1987). After clashing with her husband over her desire to pursue an acting career, Harring obtained a divorce and landed the lead in "The Forbidden Dance" (1990), as well as a one-year stint on the daytime serial, "General Hospital" (ABC, 1963- ). Her career …
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Career Milestones
| At age 11, moved with family from Mexico to Texas | ||
| Born and raised in Mexico | ||
| Returned to USA and lived in El Paso, Texas; entered local beauty pageant in 1984 | ||
1976 | Was the victim of a drive-by shooting at age 12 while living in San Antonio, Texas; suffered wound to the head | |
1982 | Stranded in the Philippines for eight months when the owner of the restaurant at which she was working as a cashier confiscated her passport because he was infatuated with her | |
1985 | Won the title of Miss USA, becoming first (and to date only) Latina to hold that honor | |
1987 | TV-movie debut in "The Alamo: 13 Days to Glory" (NBC) | |
1989 | Feature film debut in "Silent Night Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!" | |
1990 | Appeared as Carla Greco on the ABC daytime serial "General Hospital" | |
1990 | Had lead role as a Brazilian woman who introduces the Lambada to the USA in "The Forbidden Dance" | |
1994 | Had featured role in "Exit to Eden" | |
1996 | Appeared in the film "Black Scorpion II: Aftershock"; aired on Showtime | |
1997 | Portrayed policewoman Paula Stevens on the NBC daytime drama "Sunset Beach" | |
2000 | Appeared in "Little Nicky" | |
2000 | Cast as Marisleysis Gonzalez in the Fox docudrama "The Elian Gonzalez Story" | |
2001 | Made guest appearance on the Sci-Fi series "Black Scorpion" | |
2001 | Starred as a mysterious amnesiac in David Lynch's halucinatory "Mulholland Dr." (originally shot as a 1999 pilot for a potential ABC series; when the network passed, Lynch received funding to turn material into a feature film) | |
2002 | Appeared in the feature "John Q" | |
2003 | Cast as Cathryn in the thriller "Willard" | |
2004 | Played John Travolta's wife in "The Punisher" | |
2006 | Co-starred with Gael García Bernal in "The King," a low-budget American film by the British documentary-maker James Marsh | |
2007 | Cast in the big-screen adaptation of "Nancy Drew" | |
2007 | Had a supporting role in Gabriel Garcia Márquez's "Love in the Time of Cholera" | |
Awards
2009 | Outfest: Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival for Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film in Drool |