AnnaLynne McCord (born July 16, 1987) is an
American actress.
Known for playing a range of vixen-type roles,
McCord first gained prominence in 2007 as the scheming
Eden Lord on the
FX television series
Nip/Tuck, and as the pampered Loren Wakefield on the
MyNetworkTV telenovela American Heiress. In
film, she has appeared in the action feature
Transporter 2, as well as the thriller
Day of the Dead.
In 2008, she was the second actor to be cast in the
CW series
90210, portraying
antiheroine
Naomi Clark. Initially, the part of Clark was conceived as a supporting role. However, by the end of the first season, various media outlets had begun referring to McCord as the series' lead.