Real Name : Rimes, Margaret LeAnn
Birth : 28 August 1982, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Height : 5' 5"
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LeAnn started singing at age 3, and has sold over 20 million records since. She was born August 28, 1982 in Jackson, Mississippi. By age 7, LeAnn made her stage debut in a Dallas musical production of "A Christmas Carol". Later, she would sing "The Star Spangled Banner" to open Dallas Cowboys football games. By age 11, LeAnn recorded her first album on an independent label only available in local stores in Dallas: "All That" which featured her signature song "Blue". This got the attention of Curb Records. In 1996, 14-year-old LeAnn recorded a major-label album. In 1997, LeAnn released "You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs" which debuted on 3 Billboard Magazine charts at the same time: Pop, Country, and Contemporary Christian (that had never been achieved before by a country singer). That year, LeAnn released "How Do I Live" which would set a record by staying #1 on Billboard Magazine's "Hot 100" chart for 69 weeks. LeAnn starred in the TV-movie _Holiday in Your Heart (1997) (TV)_ (qv), based on a book which she had co-authored. Capping a great year for the 15-year-old LeAnn, she won an American Music Award, 2 Grammy awards, 3 Academy of Country Music Awards, and 4 Billboard Music Awards. In 1998, LeAnn won a Lone Star Film & Television Special Award for Rising Star Actress. In 1999, LeAnn released a namesake CD, offering her interpretations of 11 Country standards, including "Crazy" and "I Fall to Pieces" (originally recorded by 'Patsy Cline' (qv) in 1960). LeAnn made a cameo in _Coyote Ugly (2000)_ (qv) (the low budget movie that raked in big bucks) and she also recorded 4 'Diane Warren (I)' (qv) songs, including "Can't Fight the Moonlight", for the movie soundtrack. An amazing career and, since she is only 18, I am sure there will have to be mini-bio updates in the future.
Biography written by: kdhaisch@aol.com
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- 100 Years of Hope and Humor (2003) (TV) [Herself]
- 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (2000) (TV) [Herself]
- 2001 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (2001) (TV) [Herself]
- 2007 CMT Music Awards (2007) (TV) [Herself]
- 2009 MTV Movie Awards (2009) (TV) [Herself]
- 30th Annual Country Music Association Awards (1996) (TV) [Herself/Performer]
- 36th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (2001) (TV) [Host] <1>
- 40th Annual Country Music Association Awards (2006) (TV) [Herself]
- 41st Annual Country Music Association Awards (2007) (TV) [Herself]
- A Home for the Holidays (1999) (TV) [Herself - Performer]
- An Evening with Amy Grant, Featuring the Nashville Symphony (2007) (TV) [Herself - Special Guest Star] <2>
- Best of CMT Music Awards (2009) (TV) (archive footage) [Herself]
- Christmas in Washington (2004) (TV)
- Christmas Time with Eddy Arnold (1997) (V) [Herself]
- CMA Awards Red Carpet Preview (2003) (TV) [Herself]
- CMA Red Carpet 2006 (2006) (TV) [Herself]
- CMA Red Carpet Live from NYC (2005) (TV) [Herself]
- CMT 100 Greatest Songs of Country Music Concert (2003) (TV) [Host]
- CMT 100 Greatest Videos (2008) (TV) [Herself]
- CMT Star: Nashville Mansions (2009) (TV) [Herself]
- CMT: 100 Greatest Music Videos (2004) (TV) (archive footage) [Herself]
- CMT: 20 Sexiest Women (2004) (TV) (archive footage) [Herself] <7>
- CMT: The Greatest - 20 Sexiest Women (2006) (TV) [Herself]
- CMT: The Greatest - 40 Days That Shaped Country Music (2006) (TV) [Herself]
- CMT: The Greatest - Sexiest Southern Women (2006) (TV) [Herself]
- Coyote Ugly (2000) (singing voice) [Herself] <11>
- Daytona 500: The Great American Race Pre-Race Show (2003) (TV) [Herself - Host]
- Diane Warren: How Do I Live? (2000) (TV) [Herself]
- Dill Scallion (1999) [Herself] <9>
- Elton John: With a Little Help from My Friends (1999) (TV) [Herself]
- Elvis Lives (2002) (TV) [Herself]
- George Strait: ACM Artist of the Decade All Star Concert (2009) (TV)
- Good Intentions (2010) [Pam] <4>
- Holiday in Your Heart (1997) (TV) [Herself] <1>
- Holly Hobbie and Friends: Christmas Wishes (2006) (V) (voice) [Kelly Deegan] <9>
- I Get That a Lot (2009) (TV) [Herself]
- LeAnn Rimes in Concert (1997) (TV) [Herself]
- LeAnn Rimes Live (2003) (TV) [Herself - Performer]
- LeAnn Rimes: Custom Concert (2004) (TV) [Herself - Performer] <1>
- Northern Lights (2009) (TV) [Meg Galligan] <1>
- Operation: Married by Christmas (2009) (TV) {{SUSPENDED}}
- Opryland's Country Christmas (1996) (TV) [Herself]
- Stand Up to Cancer (2008) (TV) [Herself]
- Thank You Billy Graham (2006) (V) [Herself]
- The 1997 Billboard Music Awards (1997) (TV) [Herself] <8>
- The 1998 Billboard Music Awards (1998) (TV) [Herself]
- The 1999 Billboard Music Awards (1999) (TV) [Herself]
- The 21 Hottest Stars Under 21 (1999) (TV) [Herself - #12]
- The 26th Annual American Music Awards (1998) (TV) [Herself]
- The 28th Annual American Music Awards (2001) (TV) [Herself]
- The 39th Annual Grammy Awards (1997) (TV) [Herself] <50>
- The 40th Annual Grammy Awards (1998) (TV) [Herself]
- The 43rd Annual Country Music Association Awards (2009) (TV) [Herself]
- The 51st Annual Grammy Awards (2009) (TV) [Herself - Presenter]
- Trail Mix (2006) (TV) [Herself]
- VH1 Divas Live 2 (1999) (TV) [Performer] <7>
- XIX Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony (2002) (TV) [Performer]
- "20/20" (1978) {(2005-04-29)} [Herself]
- "48 Hours" (1988) {It's a Big Country} [Herself]
- "American Dreams" (2002) {Where the Boys Are (#1.19)} [Connie Francis]
- "Biography" (1987) {Hairdos and Heartache: The Women of Country Music} [Herself]
- "Blue Collar TV" (2004) {Human Body (#1.15)} [Herself]
- "Breakfast" (2000) {(2004-02-05)} [Herself]
- "CD:UK" (1998) {(2004-05-01)} [Herself]
- "Celebrities Uncensored" (2003) {(#1.15)} (archive footage) [Herself]
- "CMT Crossroads" (2002) {Joss Stone & LeAnn Rimes} [Herself]
- "CMT Giants" (2006) {Reba (#1.1)} [Herself - Performer]
- "CMT Insider" (2004) {(2007-12-08)} (archive footage) [Herself]
- "CMT Insider" (2004) {(2008-02-09)} [Herself]
- "CMT Insider" (2004) {(2008-04-12)} [Herself]
- "CMT Insider" (2004) {(2008-10-18)} [Herself]
- "CMT Insider" (2004) {(2009-02-14)} [Herself]
- "CMT Insider" (2004) {(2009-03-21)} [Herself]
- "CMT Insider" (2004) {(2009-06-27)} [Herself]
- "CMT Insider" (2004) {(2009-07-18)} [Herself]
- "CMT Insider" (2004) {(2009-08-01)} [Herself]
- "CMT Insider" (2004) {(2009-09-05)} [Herself]
- "CMT Insider" (2004) {Awards Recap} [Herself]
- "CMT Top 20 Countdown" (2001) {(2007-11-01)} (archive footage) [Herself]
- "CMT Top 20 Countdown" (2001) {(2007-11-10)} (archive footage) [Herself - Performer]
- "CMT Top 20 Countdown" (2001) {(2007-11-15)} (archive footage) [Herself]
- "CMT Top 20 Countdown" (2001) {(2007-11-22)} (archive footage) [Herself - Performer]
- "CMT Top 20 Countdown" (2001) {(2007-11-29)} (archive footage) [Herself]
- "CMT Top 20 Countdown" (2001) {(2007-12-06)} (archive footage) [Herself]
- "CMT Top 20 Countdown" (2001) {(2007-12-13)} (archive footage) [Herself]
- "CMT Top 20 Countdown" (2001) {(2008-01-03)} (archive footage) [Herself]
- "CMT Top 20 Countdown" (2001) {Best of 2007} (archive footage) [Herself]
- "Country Music Across America" (2003) {(2007-10-04)} [Herself]
- "Country Music Across America" (2003) {(2008-10-30)} [Herself]
- "Cribs" (2000) {(2005-05-10)} [Herself]
- "Dancing with the Stars" (2005/I) {Round 7 Results (#5.15)} [Herself - Musical Guest]
- "Days of Our Lives" (1965) {(#1.8287)} [Madison]
- "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (2003) {(2007-02-12)} (archive footage) [Herself]
- "Entertainment Tonight" (1981) {(2006-10-27)} [Herself]
- "Entertainment Tonight" (1981) {(2009-03-18)} [Herself]
- "Entertainment Tonight" (1981) {(2009-03-19)} [Herself]
- "Entertainment Tonight" (1981) {(2009-06-16)} [Herself]
- "Entertainment Tonight" (1981) {(2010-01-07)} [Herself]
- "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (2003) {The Cox Family (#1.3)} [Herself]
- "GMTV" (1993) {(2004-01-27)} [Herself]
- "GMTV" (1993) {(2004-04-29)} [Herself]
- "GMTV" (1993) {(2004-04-30)} [Herself]
- "Good Morning Australia" (1993) {(2003-10-18)} [Herself]
- "Hannity & Colmes" (1996) {(2005-01-27)} [Herself]
- "I Love the '80s" (2002) [Herself]
- "In the Mix" (2005) {Annette Bening & Warren Beatty Get Honored by St. Johns, Chris Brown & Neo on a Soundcheck & CMT Honors Reba (#3.5)}
- "Inside Fame" (2002) {Sara Evans} [Herself]
- "Intimate Portrait" (1993) {LeAnn Rimes} [Herself]
- "Intimate Portrait" (1993) {Wynonna} [Herself]
- "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (2003) {(#1.5)} [Herself]
- "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (2003) {(#7.21)} [Herself - Talk's to Guillermo at The Emmy's]
- "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (2003) {(2005-02-04)} [Herself]
- "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (2003) {(2007-11-02)} [Herself]
- "Kelly" (1989) {(2004-02-13)} [Herself]
- "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) {(#15.27)} [Herself - Musical Guest] <4>
- "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) {(1996-09-05)} [Herself]
- "Lippe blöfft" (2004) {Lippe blöfft (#1.1)} [Herself - Musical Guest]
- "Live from Abbey Road" (2006) {(#1.9)} [Performer]
- "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" (1989) {(2005-01-25)} [Herself]
- "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" (1989) {(2005-11-09)} [Herself]
- "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" (1989) {(2007-10-18)} [Herself]
- "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" (1989) {(2009-03-18)} [Herself] <4>
- "Loose @ 5.30" (2006) {(#1.5)} [Himself]
- "Love Monkey" (2006) {Nice Package (#1.2)} [Herself]
- "MADtv" (1995) {(#5.12)} [Herself]
- "Moesha" (1996) {Ohmigod, Fanatic (#4.13)} [Herself]
- "Nashville Star" (2003) [Host] <1>
- "Parkinson" (1971) {(2004-04-24)} [Herself]
- "Rove Live" (2000) {(#4.36)} [Herself]
- "Sidewalks Entertainment" (1988) {LeAnn Rimes (#18.14)} [Herself - Guest]
- "Star Search" (1983) {(2003-03-19)} [Herself]
- "Star Search" (1983) {(2003-04-02)} [Herself]
- "Tavis Smiley" (2004) {(2005-02-01)} [Herself]
- "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (2005) {(#1.24)} [Herself]
- "The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn" (1999) {(2003-11-18)} [Herself]
- "The Late Late Show" (1962) {(2004-04-23)} [Herself - Performer]
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1996) {(1996-10-15)} [Herself]
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1996) {(1997-11-06)} [Herself]
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1996) {(1999-10-27)} [Herself]
- "The Sharon Osbourne Show" (2003) {(2003-12-30)} [Herself]
- "The Terry and Gaby Show" (2003) {(#2.18)} [Herself]
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992) {(2003-07-14)} [Herself - Musical Guest]
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992) {(2004-01-16)} [Herself]
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992) {(2005-02-03)} [Herself - Musical Guest]
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992) {(2005-05-12)} [Herself]
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992) {(2006-04-21)} [Herself/Musical Guest]
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992) {(2007-11-01)} [Herself]
- "The Tony Danza Show" (2004) {(#1.18)} [Herself]
- "The Tony Danza Show" (2004) {(#1.99)} [Herself]
- "The Tony Danza Show" (2004) {(#2.44)} [Herself]
- "The Tony Danza Show" (2004) {(#2.75)} [Herself]
- "The View" (1997) {(2004-10-05)} [Herself]
- "This Morning" (1988) {(2004-05-06)} [Herself]
- "Three Wishes" (2005) {Christmas Wish (#1.9)} [Herself]
- "Tinseltown TV" (2002) {(2003-09-06)} [Herself]
- "Today with Des and Mel" (2002) {(2004-02-02)} [Herself]
- "Today" (1952) {(2005-01-26)} [Herself]
- "Today" (1952) {(2007-10-10)} [Herself]
- "Today" (1952) {(2008-09-03)} [Herself]
- "Today" (1952) {(2009-04-13)} [Herself]
- "Today" (1982) {(2003-10-16)} [Herself]
- "Top of the Pops" (1964) {(2006-06-04)} [Herself]
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- 'Dean Sheremet' (qv) (23 February 2002 - present) (divorced)
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- "San Jose Mercury News" (USA), 19 March 2009, by: Randy McMullen, "Report Says LeAnn Rimes, Movie Co-Star Caught in Steamy Tryst"
- "Woman's World" (USA), 26 May 2008, Vol. 29, Iss. 21, pg. 18-19, by: n/a, "Blast Belly Fat the way LeAnn Rimes did!"
- "Parade" (USA), 23 January 2005, pg. 18, by: James Brady, "In Step With: LeAnn Rimes"
- "Esquire" (USA), October 2002, Vol. 138, Iss. 4, pg. 114-115, by: Scott Frampton, "5 More Men We Love"
- "People Weekly" (USA), 11 March 2002, pg. 66, "Making Room for Daddy"
- "Teen People" (USA), June 1999, pg. 62, by: April P. Bernard, "The 21 Hottest Stars Under 21"
- "Entertainment Weekly" (USA), 24 July 1998, pg. 36-40, by: Bruce Feiler, "Sittin' Pretty"
- "Seventeen" (USA), December 1997, pg. 122+124+126, by: Laurence Oliver, "Get on the Bus With LeAnn Rimes"
- "Playboy" (Germany), October 1997, pg. 10, "Der Country-Music wurde eine Jungfrau geboren"
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- "Woman's Day" (USA), 21 June 2005, Vol. 68, Iss. 11, pg. 29-32, by: Michael Weschler, "At Home With LeAnn Rimes"
- "Celebrity Sleuth" (USA), 2005, Iss. 38, pg. 24-27, by: staff, "I Got It Bad"
- "Blender" (USA), November 2002, Iss. 11, pg. 110-116+118, by: Frank Ockenfels 3, "Grown Up All Right!"
- "In Style" (USA), June 2000, Vol. 7, Iss. 6, pg. 362-363, by: Amy Goodman, John Olson, "What a girl wants"
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- "Woman's World" (USA), 26 May 2008, Vol. 29, Iss. 21
- "Redbook" (USA), October 2007
- "Blender" (USA), November 2002, Iss. 11
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- 1997: TV commercial for Samsung phones
- Album - "Blue" (1996)
- Album - "You Light Up My Life" (1997)
- Album - "LeAnn Rimes" (1999)
- 1998: Print ads for National Fluid Milk Processing Board (Milk Moustache)
- Co-wrote the Christmas book "Holiday In Your Heart"
- Album - "I Need You" (2001)
- Album - "Sittin' On Top Of The World" (1998)
- Album - "The Early Year-Unchained Melody" (1997)
- 2004: TV commercial with 'Reba McEntire' (qv) for Dr. Pepper soda
- Album: "Twisted Angel", 2002.
- Album: "This Woman" (January 2005)
- CD: "Family", 2007
- TV commercial with Tweety for Target (1995).
- (2008) Infomercial for Sheer Cover makeup with Leeza Gibbons
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- (1997) Release of her book, "Holiday in Your Heart: A Novel".
- (1999) Release of the book, "LeAnn Rimes" by Cathy Alter Zymet.
- (2008) Co-hostess, with 'Leeza Gibbons' (qv), of an infomercial for Leeza's Sheer Cover" cosmetics. Also appearing are 'Carrie Ann Inaba' (qv), 'Lisa Garner' (qv), 'Niki Taylor' (qv), 'Anna David (II)' (qv), 'Jamie Lee Curtis' (qv), 'David Michaud' (qv), 'Michele Merkin' (qv), 'Natalie Miller (III)' (qv), 'Emily Procter (I)' (qv) and 'Mercedes Yvette' (qv).
- (2009) Release of her book, "What I Cannot Change" by LeAnn with Darrel Brown.
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- "I'm not an overnight success, I've been at this since I was 6." (On winning her Best New Artist Grammy at age 14 in 1997)
- "Me and my husband don't really do the drugs and rock'n'roll thing. We don't do crazy stuff like that. We're pretty mellow people."
- "I was raised as a Southern woman so I am polite, have great manners and know how to handle myself as a woman. But I'm no goody two-shoes, definitely not. I have fun when I want to have fun."
- "I'm very happy now; I'm married, I have wonderful friends, my dad and I have a great relationship. I feel better than I ever have. There was a lot more pressure when I was 14 - a lot more was expected of me."
- "I grew up in a really musical family and I think I was just blessed with a gift. I kind of knew this was what I was supposed to do in life, with a little help from my mum and dad, who were never pushy parents."
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- Was a one time winner on _"Star Search" (1983)_ (qv) in 1990, in the junior vocalist competition.
- (1999) chosen as one of Teen People Magazine's "21 Hottest Stars Under 21"
- In May 2000, filed a lawsuit against her father, Wilbur, and his partner and LeAnn's co-manager alleging that they stole more than $7 million of her earnings.
- (September 2000) Diagnosed as suffering from Epstein-Barr virus.
- (2001) Dated actor 'Andrew Keegan (I)' (qv).
- LeAnn Rimes is reportedly planning to get married on February 23. Rimes met dancer 'Dean Sheremet' (qv) last May, when they performed at the Academy Of Country Music Awards in Nashville. The wedding is to take place in Dallas, according to reports. It was initially pencilled in for Santa Barbara, California, but Rimes changed the location to Dallas so that her ill grandfather could walk her down the aisle.
- December 14, 2001 - Announced engagement to actor 'Dean Sheremet' (qv) at 'Elton John' (qv)'s "The Concert" for the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
- won the 1997 Grammy awards for best new artist & best female country vocalist.
- (2005) Currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee
- When then 14-year-old Rimes was voted Best New Artist of 1997 at the Grammy Awards, she became the youngest person to win the award.
- Lived for quite a while in Garland, Texas at an apartment complex called Pecan Knoll.
- Shares a birthday with 'Shania Twain' (qv).
- Ranked #47 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars"
- By age 2, she learned to tap dance; by age 5 she was winning talent competitions; by age 7 she had cut her first album, sold at shows; and by age 14, she was the youngest artist to be nominated for the Country Music Awards.
- Friends with actor 'Jensen Ackles' (qv).
- Ranked as #50 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005)
- Turned down the role of "Grace" in _The Horse Whisperer (1998)_ (qv), a move which she later admitted regretting.
- She is a cousin to both former First Lady 'Rosalynn Carter' (qv) and actress 'Katherine Connella' (qv).
- She is an only child.
- Girlfriend of actor 'Eddie Cibrian' (qv) (March 2009 - Present).
- 'Taylor Swift' (qv) credited LeAnn Rimes as her main influence into a country music career. Swift stated on _"The Oprah Winfrey Show" (1986)_ (qv) that she wanted to be a country singer after attending Rimes' concert.
- At the start of Rimes' singing career, the media often remarked that her rich vocals sounded like a "young 'Patsy Cline' (qv)", and she was often nicknamed "The Next Patsy Cline" with the popularity of her hit single "Blue", a song originally intended for Cline. Rimes later covered several of Cline's hits on her self-titled album "LeAnn Rimes".
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