Kira Katherine Reed also known as Kira Reed Lorsch, is an American actress, television host, writer, and

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Early life

Reed was born in Santa Clara, California, and by age five was performing in school plays and local dance recitals. By age 10, she was doing commercials and local catalog modeling. When her family moved to Louisville, Kentucky, she attended the

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and then went on to graduate from UCLA's School of Theatre, Film and Television.

Career

In addition to appearances as "Herself" and/or on behalf of organizations she works with, the list of Reed's credits includes

, writer, director, and

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. She has appeared in movies, including starring roles in '' Red Shoe Diaries'' and ''The Price Of Desire'', and on network television, on shows such as '' ER'', ''

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'' and '' The War at Home''. She was a reporter and producer on Playboy TV's series '' Sexcetera'', produced the second season of the ''Naked Happy Girls'' series and was both a writer and supervising producer on Playboy's hit travel/reality show ''

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.'' Reed has worked as the backstage host for the Daytime

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and a reporter for the

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. She was featured on

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'' with her husband Robert Lorsch. She is president of The RHL Group, an event-production and entertainment company founded by Robert Lorsch, producing charity events, feature films and television programming.KiraReedLorsch.com
Retrieved 1 June 2015 In December 2012, Reed's ''Score: How to Win the Girl of Your Dreams'' book was published. She has done SCORE book signing events in the US and in the UK in partnership with Hard Rock Cafe. Reed joined the cast of the

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nominated '' The Bay'' in 2014 and its producing team soon thereafter. The drama series won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series - New Approaches in 2015 and Reed herself took home an Emmy as a producer on the show in 2016. and again in 2017. In 2018, she received her first acting

nomination as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series for her role of "Jo Connors" on The Bay. She was nominated for Best Actress for her portrayal of "Morgan" in the feature ''Acts of Desperation'', and received a Lifetime Achievement award for her body of work in independent film at the 2019 New Vision International Film Festival. In 2020 Ms. Lorsch and The RHL Group joined forces with Pure Flix to executive produce the faith-based action thriller ''Beckman'' in which she starred as "Janice" alongside

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and William Baldwin. In ''Love on the Rock'', shot in Malta during the pandemic for Sony/Pinnacle Peak Pictures, Kira co-stars again with David A.R. White and

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. Kira co-starred in the drama series ''Rumors'' as “Ellen” - acting teacher to young Hollywood. She took home the 2022 Indie Series Award for Best Supporting actress for her role. Reed's appearances in erotica included posing for Playboy Magazine in December 1996, in a group pictorial of women from the television series '' Women: Stories of Passion'', and appearing in direct-to-video (DTV) movies like ''Secrets of a Chambermaid''.Krzywinska, Tanya, ''Sex and the Cinema'', Wallflower Press, London (2006) p. 1. In ''The Erotic Thriller in Contemporary Cinema'', Linda Ruth Williams cited Reed and Delia Sheppard as examples of actresses who worked "...in B-scale erotic thrillers at the fringes of Hollywood, the obvious trajectory for a strip-circuit veteran (DTV divas Kira Reed and Delia Sheppard both started as showgirls.)" The book also reproduces a quote from an article at

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, with Williams again making specific reference to Reed. "Video may have killed the radio star, but it proved a real boon to Playmates in the Eighties, who played a not insignificant role in that decade's video revolution" Kira is featured in the 2022 documentary ''We Kill For Love'' about the lost genre of the direct-to-video erotic thriller.

Personal life

Kira married Robert Lorsch (died 2017) in 2008. Kira Reed Lorsch served as president of the mental health organization

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supporting programs for the wounded military men and women and their families of UCLA

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. She also supports Shelter Hope Pet Shop, a Thousand Oaks animal rescue group that puts dogs that might otherwise face

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up for

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instead. She appears as Ms. June in Shelter Hope's 2015 fundraising calendar. She also served on the Board of Trustees of California Science Center, home of the Robert H. Lorsch Family Pavilion and as a member of The Cedars-Sinai Board Of Governors (BOG). She is an ambassador for the mental health awareness campaign Imperfectly Perfect. She was profiled in ''Angeleno Magazine's'' "Dynamic Women of Los Angeles" 2018 and in "Icons Of Beverly Hills" in ''Modern Luxury Beverly Hills' '' Fall/Winter 2018-2019 issue as well as the 2020 ''Modern Luxury'' Hope Issue. Kira is spotlighted in the October 2021 issue of ''Riviera Magazine'' as an actress, producer, philanthropist, and luxury lifestyle wellness travel blogger. She was the inaugural recipient of the Icon Award for Women In Philanthropy presented at the 4th Annual Roger Neal Oscar Viewing Dinner, Icon Awards and Party. Kira is the cover model for the Winter 2022 issue of HIM Magazine.

Filmography

Television

* ''Treacherous Crossing'' (1992) .... Passenger Sherilyn * '' Beverly Hills, 90210'' (1 episode, 1994) .... Dancing Girl * '' Unsolved Mysteries'' (1 episode, 1996) .... Sara * ''

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'' (1 episode, 1996) .... Jenny Cochran * '' Red Shoe Diaries'' (1 episode, 1996) .... Rita * '' Perversions of Science'' (1 episode, 1997) .... Vampiress * ''Click'' (2 episodes, 1997) .... Dominique * '' Women: Stories of Passion'' (1 episode, 1997) .... Marlene * ''Ultimate Trek: Star Trek's Greatest Moments'' (1999) .... Salesgirl * '' Ryan Caulfield: Year One'' (1 episode, 1999) .... Nadine * ''Red Handed'' (1 episode, 1999) .... TV Host * '' Strip Mall'' (1 episode, 2000) .... Auditioning Actress * ''Madison Heights'' (1 episode, 2001) .... Susan * '' The Howard Stern Show'' (2 episodes, 2001) .... Herself * ''

'' (4 episodes, 2002) .... Gloria Simmons * '' ER'' (1 episode, 2003) .... Shop Girl * '' The War at Home'' (1 episode, 2006) .... Mrs. Petrusky * '' Sexcetera'' (1998-2006) .... Reporter * ''Chiller: 13'' (2010) .... Commentator * '' Today Show'' (2010) .... Herself * ''Howard Stern on Demand'' (2 episodes, 2006-2010) .... Guest appearances * '' Hero Dog Awards'' (2011) .... Reporter * '' Hell's Kitchen'' (2011) .... Herself * ''The Daytime Emmy Awards'' (2009 - 2011) .... Backstage reporter * ''

'' (2012) .... Herself * ''Money TV'' (7 Episodes, 2011 -2012) .... Commentator * ''

'' (2009 -2014) .... Red Carpet Host/Reporter * '' America's Newsroom'' (2013) .... Free Afridi Activist/Panelist * '' Happening Now'' (2013) .... Herself * '' Pit Boss'' (2013) .... Animal Rescue Advocate * ''

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'' (2013) .... Herself * ''CBS LA'' (2012-2013) .... Pets 2 Love Lady * ''Thalians 55th Gala'' (2014) .... Executive Producer/Herself * ''The 411'' (2016-17) .... Reporter/Producer * ''The 44th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards'' (2017) .... Self-Winner * ''The Bay'' (2014-2018) .... Jo Connors * ''Female Friendly'' (2018) .... The Madame * ''Crystal the Webseries: The Interview'' (2020) .... Linda * ''Wild Wild Yogis'' (2020) .... Gwen * ''Family Film Awards'' (2021) .... Self/Presenter/Winner * ''Rumors'' (2021) .... Ellen * ''Indie Series Awards'' (2022) .... Self/Presenter/Winner

Movies

* ''We Kill for Love'' (2022) .... Herself * ''Love on the Rock'' (2021) .... Stoll * ''Witches of Amityville Academy'' (2020) .... Sam * ''Beckman'' (2020) .... Janice * ''Acts of Desperation'' (2018) .... Morgan * ''This Is Our Christmas'' (2018) .... Mrs. Hawkins * ''Thalians 56th Anniversary Gala'' (2014) .... Host/Herself * ''Thalians 55th Anniversary Gala'' (2011) .... Host/Herself * ''Vampire'' (2010) .... Chloe * ''Demon's Claw'' (2006) .... Elizabeth Balthory * '' Jailbait'' (2004) .... Nurse Jeri * ''BachelorMan'' (2003) .... Courtney Love Wannabe * ''The Final Victim'' (2003) .... Nadia * ''The Big Chingon'' (2003) .... Sara * '' Cheerleader Ninjas'' (2002) .... Fantasy Girl * ''Just Can't Get Enough'' (2002) .... Amber Lee * ''

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'' (2002) .... Chloe Martin * ''Rage of the Innocents'' (2001) .... Erica * '' Amy's Orgasm'' (2001, also known as ''Amy's O'') .... Shannon Steele * ''Forbidden Highway ''(2001) .... Cherry * ''The Mistress Club'' (2000) .... Trudy * ''House of Love'' (2000) .... Darby * ''Fast Lane to Malibu'' (2000)Andrews, David
''Soft in the Middle: The Contemporary Softcore Feature in its Contexts''

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(2006). .... Officer Taylor * ''Surrender'' (2000) .... Lauren * ''Luck of the Draw'' (2000) .... Zippo's Boudoir Girl * ''Stigmata'' (1999) ....Stunt Double * ''Shadow Dancer'' (1999) .... Janet * ''Wasteland Justice'' (1999) .... Shanna * ''Thriller: Caron'' (1999) .... Caron * ''Killing the Vision'' (1999) .... Reporter * ''Alien Files'' (1998) .... Agent Forrest * ''A Place Called Truth'' (1998) .... Kit * ''Losing Control'' (1998) .... Kim * ''Carnal Fate'' (1998) .... Mimi * ''Too Good to Be True'' (1997/II) .... Darcy * ''Secrets of a Chambermaid'' (1997) .... Odile * ''Madam Savant'' (1997) .... Suzy Largo * ''The Price of Desire ''(1997) .... Monica * ''The Night That Never Happened'' (1997) .... Claire * ''Fallen Angel'' (1997) (as Kira Lee) .... Kristi * ''The Lady in Blue'' (1996) .... Carla * ''Damien's Seed'' (1996) .... Carol * ''Secret Places'' (1996) .... Holly * ''Maui Heat'' (1996) .... Sara * ''Mr. Saturday Night'' (1992) .... Beauty Pageant Contestant

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reed, Kira 1971 births 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Living people People from Santa Clara, California UCLA Film School alumni Actresses from California American television actresses American film actresses Television producers from California American women television producers