Lisa Rinnais adding another feather to her cap. After stepping away from reality television earlier this year, the formerThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hillsstar will return to the small screen to embark on a new venture: to star inRyan Murphy’s anthology series,American Horror Stories, a spinoff of his already popular series. The popular horror franchise’s third season will have the reality star portray a still undisclosed role in an episode titled “Tapeworm.”
Though further details remain under wraps, with Rinna’s role still not out in public,Deadlinereported that Rinna has already finished filming. Rinna is not the only reality star who will join the Murphy-created show, asKim Kardashianwill also star in the upcoming twelfth season of the award-winning franchiseAmerican Horror Story.
In contrast to the original, which features one story arc each season,American Horror Storiesfeatures different stories in each episode. And with a list of prolific actors and actresses starring in eachAmerican Horror Storiesepisode, includingMatt Bomer,Charles Melton,Cody Fern,Denis O’Hare,Teddy Sears,Naomi Grossman,Billie Lourd, andMax Greenfield, Rinna will appear in her episode to prove that she’s no different from the rest.
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What Rinna Can Bring to the ‘AHS’ Franchise
Since leaving Bravo’sRHOBHafter eight seasons, Rinna has flourished in different fields, with several appearances as a guest host on the Emmy Award-winning talk showThe Talk,andvarious appearances in a number of television programs. Although Rinna is best known for appearing inRHOBH, the actress has continuously proven that she is more than just a breakout reality star—even before the inception ofRHOBH—as she boasts quite an impressive portfolio.
Having starred in NBC’s 1986 sitcom seriesThe Hogan Familyfor four episodes, Rinna also appeared in an episode ofShades of L.A.andBaywatchin the early 90s. She also starred in a television film calledLies Before Kissesas Adrianne Arness before making a name for herself by portraying Billie Reed in the award-winning soap operaDays of Our Lives. Considered one of the longest-running scripted television shows in the world, with a current 60 seasons as of this writing,Days of Our Liveshas received several accolades, with Rinna winning for Outstanding Female Newcomer and Hottest Soap Couple. The actress was also nominated four times in the Outstanding Talk Show Host category of the Daytime Emmy Awards forSoap Talk.
Her other television credits also includeMelrose Place,Nick Fury: Agent of Shield,Dancing with the Stars,Harry Loves Lisa, andThe Real Housewives of New York City, before she appeared as a main cast member in RHOBH for eight seasons. Reflecting on her decision to leave the reality series, the actress previously said in a statement:
“This is the longest job I have held in my 35-year career and I am grateful to everyone at Bravo and all those involved in the series. It has been a fun 8-year run and I am excited for what is to come!’”
And now that she’s decided to leave the reality show world indefinitely, fans can expect to see more of Rinna as an actress. We are still awaiting further updates about Season 3 ofAmerican Horror Stories, but Collider will surely update everyone as soon as new information becomes available. In the meantime, you can revisit some of the “messiest” moments of Rinna from RHOBH below.
