Kathy Ireland

Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
03/20/1963
Birthplace:
Glendale, California
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biography
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 Continued
milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Raised in Santa Barbara, California
 
First job, delivering newspapers at age 11 in Santa Barbara
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
Continued