Lisa Rinna
A soap star who weaponized reality TV, becoming the unabashed, pot-stirring engine of Beverly Hills drama for nearly a decade.
Born 1963 (age 63)·American actress and television personality·Birthday: July 11·Baby Boomers
Biography
Lisa Rinna built a foundation in daytime drama, most notably as Billie Reed on Days of Our Lives, but her true legacy is written in the tabloids and on reality television. With a background in modeling and a stint on Melrose Place, she understood the currency of image. Her seismic shift came with The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, where she deployed a unique alchemy of Hollywood hustle, candid confessionals, and a willingness to confront anyone. Rinna turned catchphrases into merchandise and personal feuds into season-long arcs, her expressive face and sharp tongue making her the franchise's most polarizing and essential figure. Beyond the cameras, she built a lifestyle brand and authored books, proving her business acumen is as sharp as her opinions.
Baby Boomers
1946–1964
The largest generation in history at the time. Shaped by postwar prosperity, the Vietnam War, the sexual revolution, and Watergate. They questioned every institution their parents built — then ran them.
Lisa was born in 1963, placing them squarely in the Baby Boomers. The events that shaped this generation — postwar prosperity, civil rights, Vietnam, and the counterculture — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Lisa Was Born
The biggest hits of 1963
#1 Movie
Cleopatra
Best Picture
Tom Jones
#1 TV Show
Beverly Hillbillies
Lisa's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1963Born
JFK assassinated in Dallas; Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech
Gas: $0.31/galHome: $13,100Min wage: $1.25/hrPresident: Lyndon B. Johnson"Sugar Shack" — Jimmy Gilmer & The FireballsBest Picture: Tom Jones
1968Started school
Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy assassinated
Gas: $0.34/galHome: $14,950Min wage: $1.60/hrPresident: Lyndon B. Johnson"Hey Jude" — The BeatlesBest Picture: Oliver!
1976Became a teenager
Apple Computer founded; US bicentennial
Gas: $0.59/galHome: $29,300Min wage: $2.30/hrPresident: Gerald Ford"Silly Love Songs" — WingsBest Picture: Rocky
1979Could drive
Iran hostage crisis begins; Three Mile Island accident
Gas: $0.86/galHome: $37,900Min wage: $2.90/hrPresident: Jimmy Carter"My Sharona" — The KnackBest Picture: Kramer vs. Kramer
1981Could vote
MTV launches; first Space Shuttle flight; AIDS identified
Gas: $1.31/galHome: $52,300Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Bette Davis Eyes" — Kim CarnesBest Picture: Chariots of Fire
1984Turned 21
Apple Macintosh introduced
Gas: $1.13/galHome: $59,800Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"When Doves Cry" — PrinceBest Picture: Amadeus
1993Turned 30
European Union officially established
Gas: $1.11/galHome: $86,600Min wage: $4.25/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"I Will Always Love You" — Whitney HoustonBest Picture: Schindler's List
2003Turned 40
US invades Iraq; Human Genome Project completed
Gas: $1.59/galHome: $146,000Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: George W. Bush"In Da Club" — 50 CentBest Picture: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2013Turned 50
Edward Snowden reveals NSA surveillance programs
Gas: $3.53/galHome: $152,800Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Barack Obama"Thrift Shop" — Macklemore & Ryan LewisBest Picture: 12 Years a Slave
2023Turned 60
ChatGPT goes mainstream; Israel-Hamas war begins
Gas: $3.52/galHome: $361,600Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Joe Biden"Flowers" — Miley CyrusBest Picture: Oppenheimer
2026Age 63 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Starred as a main cast member on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills for eight seasons, defining an era of the show.
- Played the role of Billie Reed on Days of Our Lives across multiple stints from 1992 to 2022.
- Built a successful lifestyle and fashion brand, including a signature line of lip kits and activewear.
- Authored multiple books, including the novel Starlit and the lifestyle guide The Big, Fun, Sexy Life.
- Finished in second place on the third season of Dancing with the Stars.
Did You Know?
She and her husband, actor Harry Hamlin, have a famous 'no-prenup' marriage they've maintained for decades.
She was a regular on QVC, selling her own clothing lines for years.
Her distinctive short haircut became a personal trademark.
She played the mother of Miley Cyrus's character on an episode of Hannah Montana.
“I've made a career out of saying what other people are thinking.”
