Lisa Rinna is an American actress, television host, and author. She is best known for her roles as Billie Reed on the NBC daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives, Taylor McBride on Fox's television drama Melrose Place, and as the host of Soapnet's talk show Soap Talk. She also appeared in the reality television series The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Lisa Rinna was born in Medford, Oregon, and began her career as a dancer on the television comedy series Dance Fever in 1984. She has since appeared in numerous films and television shows, including Veronica Mars, Entourage, and Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn.