Laura Harring

{{Short description|Mexican and American actress (born 1964)}} {{Family name hatnote|Herring|Martínez|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox pageant titleholder | name = Laura Harring | image = Laura Harring.jpg | caption = Harring in 2016 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1964|3|3}} | birth_place = Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico | birth_name = Laura Elena Herring Martínez | title = {{ubl|Miss Texas USA 1985|Miss USA 1985}} | nationalcompetition = {{ubl|Miss Texas USA 1985|(Winner)|Miss USA 1985|(Winner)|Miss Universe 1985|(Top 10)}} | death_place = | death_date = | other_names = | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1987–present | spouse = {{marriage|Carl-Eduard von Bismarck|1987|1989|end=divorce}} | website = {{URL|lauraharring.net}} }}

'''Laura Elena Harring''' (''{{nee}}'' '''Herring Martínez''', formerly '''Gräfin von Bismarck-Schönhausen'''; born March 3, 1964) is a Mexican and American actress and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 1985 and later began acting in television and film. She is best known for her lead role as Rita in the 2001 movie ''Mulholland Drive''. Her other films include ''The Forbidden Dance'' (1990), ''John Q'' (2002), ''Willard'' (2003), ''The Punisher'' (2004), ''The King'' (2005), ''Love in the Time of Cholera'' (2007), ''Ghost Son'' (2007), ''The Caller'' (2008), ''Drool'' (2009), ''Sex Ed'' (2014), and ''Inside'' (2016). She also played Carla Greco in ''General Hospital'' (1990–1991), Paula Stevens on ''Sunset Beach'' (1997), and Rebecca "Becca" Doyle in ''The Shield'' (2006).

==Life and career== ===Early years and education=== Laura Elena Herring Martínez was born in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico, on March 3, 1964.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Laura Harring |url=https://www.onthisday.com/people/laura-harring |access-date=August 11, 2023 |website=onthisday.com}}</ref> Her mother, María Elena Martínez-Cairo, is a Mexican spiritual teacher, real estate investor, and former secretary. Her father, Raymond Herring, was a Mexican developer and organic farmer of Austrian-German descent.<ref name="Berumen">{{Cite book |last=Frank Javier Garcia Berumen |url=https://archive.org/details/latinoimagemaker0000beru |title=Latino Image Makers in Hollywood: Performers, Filmmakers and Films Since the 1960s |publisher=McFarland |year=2014 |page=[https://archive.org/details/latinoimagemaker0000beru/page/307 307] |url-access=registration}} {{Dead link|date=August 2023}}</ref> The two divorced in 1971. Harring lived the first ten years of her life in Guasave Sinaloa Mexico, before her family relocated to San Antonio, Texas. Harring suffered a head wound from a .45 bullet when she was caught by stray fire from a driveby shooting at age 12.<ref name="thefreelibrary" /><ref name="esquire" /> At age 16, she convinced her family to let her study in Switzerland at Aiglon College. Harring studied theatre at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, having trained in the Italian ''commedia dell'arte'', as well as Latin dances, including the Argentine tango.<ref>[http://www.filmbug.com/db/345021 "Laura Harring"] www.filmbug.com</ref> She eventually returned to the United States, settling down in El Paso, Texas, and began competing in beauty pageants.

===Pageantry=== Harring won Miss El Paso USA, Miss Texas USA, then Miss USA 1985, becoming the first Hispanic woman to do so.<ref name="yahoo" /><ref name="tvg">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131230233457/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/laura-harring/bio/161365/ "Laura Harring: Biography"]. ''TV Guide''.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1964-03-03 |title=Laura Elena Harring movies, photos, movie reviews, filmography, and biography |url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/laura-elena-harring-p32007 |access-date=2013-12-28 |publisher=AllMovie}}</ref> Harring then spent the next year traveling through Asia, exploring Europe and working as a social worker in India.<ref>[http://www.askmen.com/celebs/women/actress_200/218_laura_harring.html "Laura Harring"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031092620/http://www.askmen.com/celebs/women/actress_200/218_laura_harring.html |date=2016-10-31 }} www.askmen.com</ref> Her national costume at Miss Universe was a cowgirl.

===Acting=== [[File:LauraHarring08TIFF.jpg|thumb|right| Harring at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival]] Harring began acting in 1987, in the NBC television movie ''The Alamo: 13 Days to Glory'' (1987).<ref name="yahoo" /> She played Raúl Juliá's character's wife, having been cast by NBC producers after they saw her on the Miss USA broadcast and contacted her with the role.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Melissa Parker |date=August 10, 2010 |title=Laura Harring Interview: 'Mulholland Drive' Star Discovered at Miss USA Pageant |publisher=Smashing Interviews Magazine}}</ref> In 1989, she appeared in her first movie, ''Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!'',<ref name="dreadcentral.com">{{Cite web |date=24 December 2014 |title=30th Anniversary Silent Night, Deadly Night Retrospective: Part 3 - Dread Central |url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/retrospectives/82713/30th-anniversary-silent-night-deadly-night-retrospective-part-3/ |access-date=26 July 2018 |website=www.dreadcentral.com}}</ref> in the supporting role of Jerri, a flight attendant.<ref name="ShockJuly: An Adventure in Horror">{{Cite book |last=Roxburgh |first=Charles |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5eBz-5-58sAC&pg=PA109 |title=ShockJuly: An Adventure in Horror |last2=Farley |first2=Matt |last3=Scalzo |first3=Tom |date=2004 |publisher=iUniverse, Inc. |isbn=0-595-30858-9 |page=109}}</ref>

In 1990, Harring was lead actress in the Columbia Pictures release ''The Forbidden Dance'', in which she played the role of Nisa, a Brazilian princess.<ref name="Erbland">{{Cite magazine |last=Erbland |first=Kate |date=March 16, 2015 |title=Celebrating 25 Years of the Dueling Lambada Movies |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/03/lambada-the-forbidden-dance |magazine=Vanity Fair}}</ref> That same year, she began a recurring role on the ABC daytime soap ''General Hospital'', as Carla Greco.<ref name="Kellner">{{Cite web |last=Kellner |first=Elena |date=June 24, 1993 |title=Perez Joins '$2 Million Tip' Film Cast |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-06-24-ti-6850-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> The next few years, she had supporting roles in movies - ''Exit to Eden'' (1994),<ref name="Exit to Eden: Cast & Crew">{{Cite web |title=''Exit to Eden'': Cast & Crew |url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/exit-to-eden/cast/130014/ |publisher=TV Guide}}</ref> and ''Black Scorpion II: Aftershock'' (1997).<ref name="Sherman 2000 26">{{Cite book |last=Sherman |first=Fraser A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=phOBCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA26 |title=Cyborgs, Santa Claus and Satan: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films Made for Television |date=2000 |publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc. |isbn=978-0-7864-4341-3 |page=26}}</ref> In 1997, she played the role of Paula Stevens in the NBC soap opera ''Sunset Beach''.<ref name="McFarland & Company, Inc">{{Cite book |last=Javier |first=Frank |url=https://archive.org/details/latinoimagemaker0000beru |title=Latino Image Makers in Hollywood: Performers, Filmmakers and Films Since the 1960s |last2=Berumen |first2=Garcia |date=2014 |publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc. |isbn=978-0-7864-7432-5 |page=[https://archive.org/details/latinoimagemaker0000beru/page/307 307] |url-access=registration}}</ref> After leaving the show, she guest-starred on ''Frasier'' in the episode "Dial M for Martin", and appeared in the comedy film ''Little Nicky''.<ref name="Little Nicky: Cast & Crew">{{Cite web |title=''Little Nicky'': Cast & Crew |url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/little-nicky/cast/134436/ |publisher=TV Guide}}</ref>

Harring is best known for her performance in David Lynch's 2001 movie ''Mulholland Drive'', opposite Naomi Watts and Justin Theroux. She played both the characters of Rita (an amnesiac who names herself after Rita Hayworth when seeing the name on a poster for the movie ''Gilda'') and Camilla.<ref name="Mulholland Drive">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gRYiAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA93 |title=Mulholland Drive |date=2013 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-0-415-82465-1 |editor-last=Giannopoulou |editor-first=Zina |page=93}}</ref> In response to her performance and the choice of her for the role, film critic Roger Ebert wrote, "Not many actresses would be bold enough to name themselves after Rita Hayworth, but Harring does, because she can. Slinky and voluptuous in clinging gowns, all she has to do is stand there and she's the first good argument in 55 years for a ''Gilda'' remake."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ebert |first=Roger |date=October 12, 2001 |title=Mulholland Drive |url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/mulholland-drive-2001 |publisher=RogerEbert.com}}</ref> Comparisons were also made between Harring and Ava Gardner by the ''International Herald Tribune''.<ref name="FT" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Dupont |first=Joan |date=May 19, 2001 |title=Cannes Film Festival: A Smooth Exterior But Wild at Heart: David Lynch in Competition for 4th Time |work=International Herald Tribune |url=http://www.davidlynch.de/intint.html}}</ref> In 2002, she was awarded the American Latino Media Arts (ALMA) Award for Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film for her performance. Harring went on to work twice more with Lynch—as an anthropomorphic rabbit in the limited series ''Rabbits'' (2002)<ref name="Thomas">{{Cite news |last=Thomas |first=Bryan |date=April 16, 2017 |title='Rabbits': David Lynch's surreal sitcom about three rabbits |work=Night Flight |url=http://nightflight.com/rabbits-david-lynchs-surreal-sitcom-about-3-rabbits/ |url-status=dead |access-date=April 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406021246/http://nightflight.com/rabbits-david-lynchs-surreal-sitcom-about-3-rabbits/ |archive-date=April 6, 2017}}</ref> and in a cameo appearance in ''Inland Empire'' (2006).<ref name="Keesey 2010">{{Cite book |last=Keesey |first=Douglas |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kRyFAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT85 |title=Neo-Noir |date=2010 |publisher=Kamera Books |isbn=978-1-84243-311-9}}</ref>

In 2002, she appeared in ''John Q'',<ref name="Scarecrow Press, Inc">{{Cite book |last=Berry |first=S. Torriano |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W28vCHtlJyUC&pg=PA181 |title=The A to Z of African American Cinema |last2=Berry |first2=Venise T. |date=2007 |publisher=Scarecrow Press, Inc. |isbn=978-0-8108-6871-7 |page=181}}</ref> and was female lead opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme in ''Derailed''. In 2003, she starred in ''Mi Casa, Su Casa'' together with Barbara Eden.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}} In 2004, she was the spoiled wife of antagonist Mr. Saint (John Travolta), Livia Saint<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ebert |first=Roger |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SbAEim_dVQkC&pg=PA561 |title=Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2007 |date=2007 |publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing, Inc. |isbn=978-0-7407-6157-7 |page=561 |author-link=Roger Ebert}}</ref> in the movie adaptation of Marvel Comics's ''The Punisher''.<ref name="The Punisher">{{Cite web |date=16 April 2004 |title=The Punisher |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1131721-punisher/ |access-date=2013-12-28 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref> In 2005, Harring starred in the independent film ''The King'', and later had roles in ''Nancy Drew'', ''Love in the Time of Cholera'', ''The Caller'',<ref name="FT">{{Cite web |last=Verswijver |first=Leo |date=February 3, 2015 |title=Laura Harring: 'Film means something, you can make a difference with a film' |url=https://filmtalk.org/2015/02/03/laura-harring-film-means-something-you-can-make-a-difference-with-a-film/ |publisher=filmsite.org}}</ref> and ''Drool'', in which she plays an abused wife fleeing her husband.<ref name="Trio cast in 'Drool'">{{Cite web |date=October 26, 2008 |title=Trio cast in 'Drool' |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/trio-cast-drool-121754 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>

In 2006, Harring joined the cast of FX's crime drama, ''The Shield'', as defense attorney Rebecca Doyle,<ref name="HarringJoinsShield">{{Cite web |last=Shister |first=Gail |date=2005-10-27 |title=Laura Harring joins 'Shield' |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2005/10/27/laura-harring-joins-shield/ |access-date=2013-12-28 |newspaper=Chicago Tribune}}</ref> appearing in nine episodes of season five. In the role, she is hired by lead character Vic Mackey to protect his team of corrupt police officers against an Internal Affairs investigation.<ref name="HarringJoinsShield" /> From 2009 to 2010, she also appeared in four episodes as Evelyn Bass/Elizabeth Fisher in The CW series ''Gossip Girl''.<ref name="buddytv" /><ref name="TV Fanatic">{{Cite web |date=2009-12-10 |title=Laura Harring to Play Chuck Bass' Mom |url=http://www.tvfanatic.com/2009/12/laura-harring-to-play-chuck-bass-mom/ |access-date=2013-12-28 |publisher=TV Fanatic}}</ref> In the show, she plays a woman posing as the long-lost mother of the character Chuck Bass, before her deceit is discovered by the other characters. She also guest-starred on ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' in 2003, ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' in 2010, and ''NCIS: Los Angeles'' in 2012 and 2016.<ref name="Laura Harring: Credits">{{Cite web |title=Laura Harring: Credits |url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/laura-harring/credits/161365 |access-date=2013-12-28 |magazine=TV Guide}}</ref> Harring was also cast in the independent film ''The Loner'' directed by Daniel Grove.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fuller |first=Graham |date=22 April 2016 |title=Tribeca Film Festival 2016 round-up |url=https://www.ft.com/content/dabf2578-026a-11e6-99cb-83242733f755 |access-date=26 July 2018 |website=Financial Times}}</ref> In 2016 she was cast in the English-language remake of the film ''Inside'',<ref name="Squires">{{Cite web |last=Squires |first=John |date=May 4, 2016 |title=Laura Harring Joins English-Language Inside Remake |url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/164604/laura-harring-joins-inside-remake/ |publisher=Dread Central}}</ref> and in Legendary's first digital film ''The Thinning'', alongside Logan Paul and Peyton List. In 2022, she appeared in the romantic comedy ''Father of the Bride'' playing Diego Boneta's mother.<ref name="pastemagazine.com">{{Cite web |date=June 14, 2022 |title=Andy Garcia and Gloria Estefan Headline a Father of a Bride Worth Attending |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/father-of-the-bride-review/ |website=pastemagazine.com |access-date=November 12, 2022 |archive-date=July 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720171628/https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/father-of-the-bride-review/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Laura Harring 2011|right|thumb|210x210px

===Personal life=== In 1987, Harring married Count Carl-Eduard von Bismarck-Schönhausen, great-great-grandson of Otto von Bismarck. They divorced after two years of marriage in 1989.<ref>{{cite news|title=Laura Harring: Countess von Bismarck, I presume|date=13 December 2001|access-date=9 May 2024|newspaper=The Independent|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/laura-harring-countess-von-bismarck-i-presume-9148415.html}}</ref>

==Filmography== {{BLP sources|date=August 2023}}

===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1989 | ''Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!'' | Jerri | <ref name="dreadcentral.com" /><ref name="ShockJuly: An Adventure in Horror" /> |- | 1990 |''The Forbidden Dance'' |Nisa |<ref name="Erbland" /> |- |1991 |''Dead Women in Lingerie'' |Marcia | |- |1994 |''Exit to Eden'' |M.C. Kindra |<ref name="Exit to Eden: Cast & Crew" /> |- |rowspan=2|1997 |''Black Scorpion II: Aftershock'' |Babette |<ref name="Sherman 2000 26" /> |- |''Hoover Park'' |Unknown | |- |2000 |''Little Nicky'' |Mrs. Dunleavy |<ref name="Little Nicky: Cast & Crew" /> |- |rowspan=3|2001 |''Final Payback'' |Gina Carrillo | |- |''Feather Pimento'' |Woman in Red |Short film |- |''Mulholland Drive'' |Camilla Rhodes/Rita |Credited as Laura Elena Harring<ref name="Mulholland Drive" /> ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture |- |rowspan=3|2002 |''John Q.'' |Gina Palumbo |<ref name="Scarecrow Press, Inc" /> |- |''Derailed'' |Galina Konstantin | |- |''Rabbits'' |Jane |<ref name="Thomas" /> |- |rowspan=3|2003 |''Willard'' |Cathryn | |- |''Loco Love'' |Catalina | |- |''{{Ill|The Poet (2003 film)|fr|3=La Dernière Cible (film, 2003)|lt=The Poet}}'' |Paula | |- |2004 |''The Punisher'' |Livia Saint |<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ebert |first=Roger |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SbAEim_dVQkC&pg=PA561 |title=Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2007 |date=2007 |publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing, Inc. |isbn=978-0-7407-6157-7 |page=561 |author-link=Roger Ebert}}</ref><ref name="The Punisher" /> |- |rowspan=2|2005 |''All Souls Day'' |Martia | |- |''The King'' |Twyla | |- |rowspan=2|2006 |''Walkout'' |Francis Crisostomo | |- |''Inland Empire'' |Jane Rabbit / Party Guest |<ref name="Keesey 2010" /> |- |- |rowspan=3|2007 |''Ghost Son'' |Stacey | |- |''Nancy Drew'' |Dehlia Draycott | |- |''Love in the Time of Cholera'' |Sara Noriega | |- |rowspan=2|2008 |''One Missed Call'' |Mrs. Raymond |Cameo |- |''The Caller'' |Eileen |<ref name=FT/> |- |2009 |''Drool'' |Anora Fleece |<ref name="Trio cast in 'Drool'" /> |- |2010 |''Kluge'' | | |- |2011 |''Elwood'' |Julie Jacobs |Short film |- |2013 |''Return to Babylon'' |Alla Nazimova | |- |rowspan=4|2014 |''Ice Scream'' |Wendy | |- |''Taco Shop'' | | |- |''Manson Girls'' |Alice Rainer | |- |''Sex Ed'' |Lupe | |- |rowspan=3|2016 |''The Thinning'' |Georgina Preston | |- | ''Inside'' | The Woman |<ref name="Squires" /> |- |''Love Kills'' |Rosa | |- |2018 |''The Thinning: New World Order'' |Georgina Preston | |- |2022 |''Father of the Bride'' | Marcela Castillo |<ref name="pastemagazine.com" /> |}

===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1987 | ''The Alamo: 13 Days to Glory'' | Santa Anna's bride |Television movie<ref name="yahoo" /> |- | rowspan=2 | 1988 | ''Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge'' | Unknown | Television movie |- | ''Beauty and the Beast'' | Carmen |Episode: "The Alchemist" |- | 1989 | ''Alien Nation'' | Female Newcomer | Episode: "Three to Tango" |- | 1990–91 | ''General Hospital'' | Carla Greco |Recurring role<ref name="Kellner" /> |- | 1992 | ''Baywatch'' | Princess Catherine Randenberg | Episode: "Princess of Tides" |- | rowspan=2 | 1993 | ''Blossom'' | Nurse | Episode: "The Fifty-Minute Hour" |- | ''Rio Diablo'' | Maria Benjamin | Television movie |- | 1995 | ''Empire'' | Gabriella Cochrane | Unsuccessful television pilot |- | 1995–96 | ''Flipper'' | Garcia | 3 episodes |- | 1996 | ''Baywatch Nights'' | Charlotte 'Charlie' McBride | Episode: "Thin Blood" |- | 1996, 1999 | ''Silk Stalkings'' | Paula Houston / Yvette | Episodes: "Family Values", "Cook's Tour" |- | rowspan=2 | 1997 | ''Sunset Beach'' | Paula Stevens |Series regular, 141 episodes. Nominated — ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Soap Opera<ref name="McFarland & Company, Inc" /> |- | ''California'' | Christina Guevara | Unsuccessful television pilot (spin-off from ''Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'') |- | 1998 | ''Frasier'' | Rebecca Wendell | Episode: "Dial M for Martin" |- | rowspan=3 | 2000 | ''Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction'' | Mysterious Woman | Episode: "Episode 30" Segment: Deadbeat Daddy |- | ''Black Scorpion'' | Ariana | Episode: "Out of Thin Air" |- | ''A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story'' | Marisleysis Gonzalez | Television movie |- | 2003 | ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' | Joan Quentin | Episode: "Perfect" |- | 2006 | ''The Shield'' | Rebecca Doyle | 8 episodes<ref name="HarringJoinsShield" /> |- | 2007 | ''My Neighbor's Keeper'' | Kate Powell | Television movie |- | 2009 | ''Gossip Girl'' | Evelyn Bass/Elizabeth | 4 episodes<ref name="buddytv" /><ref name="TV Fanatic" /> |- | 2010 | ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' | Marta Caldera | Episode: "True Legacy"<ref name="Laura Harring: Credits" /> |- | 2012–19 | ''NCIS: Los Angeles'' | Julia Feldman | 5 episodes<ref name="Laura Harring: Credits" /> |- | 2014–15 | ''Chasing Life'' | Olivia Ortiz | Episodes: "Guess Who's Coming to Donate?", "First Person" |}

==References== <references> <ref name="yahoo">{{Cite web |title=Laura Elena Harring Biography |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1807883278/bio |publisher=Yahoo! Movies}}</ref>

<ref name="thefreelibrary">{{Cite web |year=2004 |title=Cover Story: Being shot in the head with a .45 changed my life |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Cover+Story%3a+Being+shot+in+the+head+with+a+.45+changed+my+life.-a0121621880 |publisher=Scottish Daily Record}}</ref>

<ref name="esquire">{{Cite web |date=February 1, 2002 |title=Women We Love: Laura Elena Harring |url=http://www.esquire.com/women/ESQ0202-FEB_OPENER |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415091214/http://www.esquire.com/women/ESQ0202-FEB_OPENER |archive-date=April 15, 2008 |publisher=Esquire}}</ref>

<ref name="buddytv">{{Cite web |date=December 10, 2009 |title='Gossip Girl' Spoilers: More on Chuck's Mother |url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/gossip-girl/gossip-girl-spoilers-more-on-c-33215.aspx |publisher=Buddy TV}}</ref> </references>

==External links== {{commons category}} * {{official website|http://www.lauraharring.net/}} * {{IMDb name|0005009}}

{{s-start}} {{s-ach}} {{s-bef | before = Laura Shaw }} {{s-ttl | title = Miss Texas USA | years = 1985 }} {{s-aft | after = Christy Fichtner }} {{s-bef | before =New Mexico Mai Shanley }} {{s-ttl | title = Miss USA | years = 1985 }} {{s-aft | after =Texas Christy Fichtner }} {{s-media}} {{succession box | before = Angie Dickinson | title = ''Miss USA'' color commentator (with Leeza Gibbons) | years = 1990 | after = {{nowrap|Barbara Eden and Deborah Shelton}} }} {{succession box | before = Leeza Gibbons and Courtney Gibbs | title = ''Miss USA'' color commentator (with Arthel Neville) | years = 1994 | after = Daisy Fuentes }} {{s-end}}

{{Miss USA titleholders}} {{Miss Universe 1985 delegates}} {{Miss Universe Organization titleholders |Year = 1985 |Miss Universe= {{flagicon|Puerto Rico}} Deborah Carthy-Deu |Miss USA= Texas '''Laura Herring''' |Miss Teen USA= Hawaii Kelly Hu }} {{Authority control}}

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