Angel Lynn Boris (born August 2, 1974) is an American model and actress sometimes credited as Angel Boris Reed.

Career

Boris was born in

Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fort Lauderdale ( ) is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Florida, north of Miami along the Atlantic Ocean. It is the county seat of and most populous city in Broward County, Florida, Broward County with a population of 182,760 at the ...

. Angel is an exotic combination of Spanish, Irish, English and Italian, knew she wanted to perform from the age of five. At that young age, her lofty goals included modeling, singing and acting. After entering the

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international model search in 1994, she was discovered by

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photographer David Chan. While working for

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, she appeared in a ''

'' pictorial featuring the women of Hawaiian Tropic, and in July 1996, she became ''Playboys

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of the Month. Her

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was photographed by

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. She appeared in many special editions of the magazine. She has also acted in several films (like '' Warlock III: The End of Innocence'') and has appeared on numerous television shows and music videos (e.g., ''

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'' - "Heads Explode"). Boris appeared in five episodes of the TV show ''

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'' during season eight, as Emma Bennett, a journalist who seduces Brandon Walsh. Boris also competed on the Playmate edition of the

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show ''

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'', coming in second to Lauren Michelle Hill. In 2001, she appeared on the TV soap opera ''

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'' for about six months, playing a character whose name was also Angel. In 2002, she made an appearance on ''

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''. In 2006, she played the role of Cindy in the feature film '' The Still Life''.

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* 1974 births Living people American television actresses Actresses from Fort Lauderdale, Florida 1990s Playboy Playmates Miss Hawaiian Tropic delegates 21st-century American women {{playmate-stub