# Angie Everhart
**Angie Everhart** (birth name Angela Kay Everhart) is an American actress, producer, and former fashion model born in 1969 in [Akron, Ohio](https://www.edgepedia.org/akron-ohio), who moved from magazine covers in the 1980s and 1990s to film roles beginning with *Last Action Hero* (1993) and the vampire lead in *Tales from the Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood* (1996).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004904/bio/) • [2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/angie_everhart)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1969, Akron, Ohio, USA; birth name Angela Kay Everhart; height 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004904/bio/) |
| Modeling career | Cover model for *Elle* and *Glamour* in the 1990s; per her IMDb biography, the first redhead on the cover of *Glamour*[3](https://primewomen.com/career-and-business/featured-women/our-interview-with-angie-everhart/) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004904/bio/) |
| Film debut | *Last Action Hero* (1993), as the Video Babe, opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/angie_everhart) |
| Best-known genre role | Lilith, the vampire brothel keeper in *Tales from the Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood* (1996)[4](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-08-16-ca-34612-story.html) |
| Producing | Producer credits from 2001, including *Sexual Predator* (2001), *The Real Deal* (2002), and *Bigfoot* (2009), in which she also acted[5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004904/) |
| Health and finances | Diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2013, surgery on May 14, 2013, declared cancer-free; filed for bankruptcy in 2014, citing medical expenses[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004904/bio/) • [6](https://extratv.com/2014/10/03/angie-everhart-files-for-bankruptcy-after-bout-with-cancer/) |
| Later business | CEO and co-owner of DIYA Beauty & Wellness, whose brands include Oralgen teeth whitening products[7](https://medium.com/authority-magazine/supermodel-actress-angie-everhart-five-things-you-need-to-know-to-succeed-in-the-modern-beauty-f8493f60df55) |
## Modeling career
Everhart began modeling at 16 and moved to Paris a year later, where she built a name appearing on the covers of magazines such as *Elle* and *Glamour*.[8](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-12200/biographie/) Her rise was interrupted at 19, when she fell from a horse and broke her back; after a long convalescence she had to learn to walk again.[8](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-12200/biographie/) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004904/bio/) She resumed modeling in the United States and appeared in *Sports Illustrated*'s annual swimsuit issue.[8](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-12200/biographie/) • [9](https://abcnews.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/05/angie-everhart-tweets-thanks-from-hospital-bed) Her long red hair became her trademark; she has said that Eileen Ford once told her redheads do not sell.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004904/bio/)
## Film and television
Her film debut was a small part as the Video Babe in [John McTiernan](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-mctiernan)'s *Last Action Hero* (1993), the [Arnold Schwarzenegger](https://www.edgepedia.org/arnold-schwarzenegger) action comedy.[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/angie_everhart) • [8](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-12200/biographie/) She followed with Patrice Jacinto in [William Friedkin](https://www.edgepedia.org/william-friedkin)'s thriller *Jade* (1995), then took her most prominent early role as Lilith, the vampire who runs a brothel, in *Tales from the Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood* (1996), opposite Dennis Miller and Erika Eleniak.[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/angie_everhart) • [4](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-08-16-ca-34612-story.html) According to an account by co-writer A L Katz, Sylvester Stallone, her boyfriend at the time, asked the studio to place her in the lead villain role despite her having no acting experience beyond the small *Last Action Hero* part.[10](https://exclaim.ca/film/article/tales_from_crypt_presents_bordello_of_blood-gilbert_adler) In a 2011 interview she recalled the role required about 13 hours of prosthetic makeup each day.[11](https://www.iconvsicon.com/2011/11/03/angie-everhart-discusses-her-epic-career-and-exciting-future/)
Through the late 1990s and 2000s she worked steadily, mostly in thrillers and action films: *Mad Dog Time* (1996), *Another Nine and a Half Weeks* (1997), *Executive Target* (1997), *The Gardener* (1998), *The Stray* (1999), *Gunblast Vodka* (2000), *The Substitute 4: Failure Is Not an Option* (2000), *Bandido* (2004), *Cloud 9* (2006) with [Burt Reynolds](https://www.edgepedia.org/burt-reynolds), *Payback* (2008), and *Bigfoot* (2009).[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/angie_everhart) • [12](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-12200/filmographie/) On television she played Carly in NBC's *UC: Undercover* (2001) and appeared in *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*, *Happily Divorced*, and reality programs including *Celebrity Mole: Yucatán* and *The Real Gilligan's Island*.[13](https://www.hollywood.com/general/tv-interview-uc-undercovers-angie-everhart-57163126-57163126) • [14](https://hidproductions.com/hid_content/uploads/2020/01/Anathema_EPK_FINAL-2-2.pdf) • [15](https://watch.plex.tv/pl/person/angie-everhart) Later film work included Trish Anderson in the [Topher Grace](https://www.edgepedia.org/topher-grace) comedy *[Take Me Home Tonight](https://www.edgepedia.org/take-me-home-tonight-film)* (2011) and *The Wedding Pact* (2014).[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/angie_everhart) After a pause of several years she returned to the screen in the fantasy horror film *Devil's Knight* (2024), followed by the comedy *Cash Collectors* (2025).[8](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-12200/biographie/) • [5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004904/)
## Producing and business ventures
From the 2000s she produced in parallel with her acting, with credits including *Sexual Predator* (2001), *The Real Deal* (2002), *Bare Witness* (2002), *Conquering Kilimanjaro with Angie Everhart* (2009), and *Model Citizen* (2014).[5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004904/) In 2009 she climbed [Mount Kilimanjaro](https://www.edgepedia.org/mount-kilimanjaro) for the documentary *Conquering Kilimanjaro with Angie Everhart*, doing a photoshoot at the summit at 19,000 feet.[11](https://www.iconvsicon.com/2011/11/03/angie-everhart-discusses-her-epic-career-and-exciting-future/)
She later moved into the beauty business as CEO and co-owner of DIYA Beauty & Wellness, a company she founded with Renee Niles to acquire Oralgen and other brands; its lines include Oralgen teeth whitening products, BareOrganics supplements, Super Organics coffee, and ProBioGen probiotics.[7](https://medium.com/authority-magazine/supermodel-actress-angie-everhart-five-things-you-need-to-know-to-succeed-in-the-modern-beauty-f8493f60df55) She has also worked as a spokesperson, including for Nutrisystem.[11](https://www.iconvsicon.com/2011/11/03/angie-everhart-discusses-her-epic-career-and-exciting-future/)
## Health and personal life
In May 2013 her representatives confirmed that Everhart had been diagnosed with thyroid cancer, and she underwent surgery to remove the gland on May 14, 2013.[9](https://abcnews.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/05/angie-everhart-tweets-thanks-from-hospital-bed) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004904/bio/) She announced on Twitter later that month that she was cancer-free.[16](https://www.eonline.com/news/421265/angie-everhart-cancer-free-i-m-relieved-this-nightmare-is-over/) In October 2014 she filed for bankruptcy; her representative said the cancer treatment had caused large medical expenses and kept her from working for a period.[6](https://extratv.com/2014/10/03/angie-everhart-files-for-bankruptcy-after-bout-with-cancer/)
She was married to actor [Ashley Hamilton](https://www.edgepedia.org/ashley-hamilton) from December 1996 to March 1997 and to Carl Ferro from December 2014 to 2018, and was briefly engaged to [Sylvester Stallone](https://www.edgepedia.org/sylvester-stallone) in 1995.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004904/bio/) • [9](https://abcnews.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/05/angie-everhart-tweets-thanks-from-hospital-bed) She is the mother of one son, Kayden.[9](https://abcnews.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/05/angie-everhart-tweets-thanks-from-hospital-bed) • [11](https://www.iconvsicon.com/2011/11/03/angie-everhart-discusses-her-epic-career-and-exciting-future/)
## References
1. [Angie Everhart – Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004904/bio/)
2. [Angie Everhart Movies & TV Shows List, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/angie_everhart)
3. [Our Interview with Angie Everhart, Prime Women](https://primewomen.com/career-and-business/featured-women/our-interview-with-angie-everhart/)
4. ['Bordello' a Bloody Good Vehicle for Dennis Miller, Los Angeles Times (1996)](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-08-16-ca-34612-story.html)
5. [Angie Everhart, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004904/)
6. [Angie Everhart Files for Bankruptcy After Bout with Cancer, Extra (2014)](https://extratv.com/2014/10/03/angie-everhart-files-for-bankruptcy-after-bout-with-cancer/)
7. [Supermodel & Actress Angie Everhart: Five Things You Need To Know To Succeed In The Modern Beauty Industry, Authority Magazine (2024)](https://medium.com/authority-magazine/supermodel-actress-angie-everhart-five-things-you-need-to-know-to-succeed-in-the-modern-beauty-f8493f60df55)
8. [Angie Everhart : Sa biographie, AlloCiné](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-12200/biographie/)
9. [Angie Everhart Tweets 'Thanks' From Hospital Bed, ABC News (2013)](https://abcnews.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/05/angie-everhart-tweets-thanks-from-hospital-bed)
10. [Tales from the Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood, Exclaim!](https://exclaim.ca/film/article/tales_from_crypt_presents_bordello_of_blood-gilbert_adler)
11. [Angie Everhart Discusses Her Epic Career and Exciting Future!, Icon Vs. Icon (2011)](https://www.iconvsicon.com/2011/11/03/angie-everhart-discusses-her-epic-career-and-exciting-future/)
12. [Angie Everhart : Filmographie, AlloCiné](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-12200/filmographie/)
13. [TV Interview: "UC: Undercover"'s Angie Everhart, Hollywood.com](https://www.hollywood.com/general/tv-interview-uc-undercovers-angie-everhart-57163126-57163126)
14. [Anathema EPK 2017, HID Productions](https://hidproductions.com/hid_content/uploads/2020/01/Anathema_EPK_FINAL-2-2.pdf)
15. [Angie Everhart Movies and TV Shows, Plex](https://watch.plex.tv/pl/person/angie-everhart)
16. [Angie Everhart Cancer-Free: I'm Relieved This Nightmare Is Over, E! Online (2013)](https://www.eonline.com/news/421265/angie-everhart-cancer-free-i-m-relieved-this-nightmare-is-over/)
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