Angie Harmon Turns 51: Celebrate The ‘Law & Order’ Star With Photos From Her Young Modeling Years To Now

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August 10, 2023 1:07PM EDT

Angie Harmon has been stunning since the 90s. See the ‘Law & Order’ alum’s best photos here.

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Angie Harmon: Then & Now

Angie Harmon: Then & Now — Angie Harmon, born August 10, 1972, is an actress and model, beloved for her roles on ‘Law & Order’. The Texas native started her career as a model after winning a contest held by Seventeen Magazine. She would fast become a. Bonafides cover girl with appearances on Cosmopolitan and Esquire. Angie made the jump to acting in 1995 with a part on ‘Baywatch Nights’. She would become a primetime TV icon come 1998, when she was cast as detective Abbie Carmichael on the long-running crime procedural ‘Law & Order’. Angie earned four Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for the part. Returning to the genre years later, Angie played retired detective Jane Rizzoli on ‘Rizzoli & Isles’ from 2010 to 2016.

Angie Harmon has had quite the career, from the front of magazines to the big screen. Here, the young star is so glam during a 1999 dinner party held by Absolut and Gucci. She teamed a fringey top with a lace skirt and had bouncy curls in her hair.

Ready for more Angie Harmon moments? Look through the gallery for all her best pics.

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Angie Harmon At The 1999 Screen Actors Guild Awards

Angie Harmon At The 1999 Screen Actors Guild Awards — Angie Harmon looks glam in chocolate brown during the 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Mar 7, 199. She teamed her low-cut dress with a gold necklace.

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Angie Harmon & David Hasselhoff on ‘Baywatch Nights’

Angie Harmon & David Hasselhoff on ‘Baywatch Nights’ — Angie Harmon and David Hasselhoff appear in a still from ‘Baywatch Nights’. The neo-noir show was a crime/sci-fi spin-off of the lifeguard drama ‘Baywatch’. The show ran for two seasons from 1995 to 1997.

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Angie Harmon with the cast of ‘Baywatch Nights’

Angie Harmon with the cast of ‘Baywatch Nights’ — Cast aways! Co-stars Donna D’errico, David Hasselhoff, Angie Harmon and Lou Rawls (left to right) pose in a promo shot for ‘Baywatch Nights’.

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Angie Harmon in red

Angie Harmon in red — Red hot! Angie Harmon looked super stylish in head-to-toe red at a 90s event.

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Angie Harmon’s 28th Birthday Party

Angie Harmon’s 28th Birthday Party — Angie Harmon is the center of attention during her 28th birthday celebration at NYC’s CLub Halo in 2000. She wore a sexy leather dress and carried a little Louis Vuitton purse.

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Angie Harmon at the 2000 amfAR Gala

Angie Harmon at the 2000 amfAR Gala — Angie Harmon shines on the red carpet of the 2000 amfAR Gala in New York. Her strapless dress was an ultra-pale lavendar and went great with her diamonds.

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Angie Harmon at the 2002 VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards

Angie Harmon at the 2002 VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards — Angie Harmon is pure style as she arrives for an afterparty celebrating VH1 and Vogue’s Fashion Awards on Oct. 15, 2002. Her strapless dress had intricated beading, a structured bodice, and sheer lace skirt.

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Angie Harmon at the 2004 Vanity Fair Oscar Party

Angie Harmon at the 2004 Vanity Fair Oscar Party — Angie Harmon looks amazing on the red carpet of Vanity Fair’s 2004 Oscar party on Feb. 29. Her low-cut dress has a sheer, plunging top with gold sequins at the center and black below.

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Angie Harmon in 2007

Angie Harmon in 2007 — Angie Harmon is darling in a black Oscar de la Renta bubble dress during a benefit for EIF’s Women’s Cancer Research Fund in Los Angele on Apr. 18, 2007. She styled her hair up into a half-up/half-down look and wore peep-toe heels

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Angie Harmon at Oscar De La Renta in 2008

Angie Harmon at Oscar De La Renta in 2008 — Angie Harmon is elegant as eve during Oscar De La Renta’s Autumn/Winter 2008/2009 fashion show at New York Fashion Week on Feb. 4, 2008. Her cream blouse had big floral appliques and was tucked into a black pencil skirt.

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Angie Harmon at Elton John’s 2009 Oscar Party

Angie Harmon at Elton John’s 2009 Oscar Party — Angie Harmon is so glam in floral Fiona Philips as she attends the Elton John AIDS Foundation’s annual Oscar Party on Feb. 22, 2009. Colorful sequined blooms decorated her dress and she had her hair in big waves.

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Angie Harmon in 2011

Angie Harmon in 2011 — Angie Harmon glows during People StyleWatch’s A Night of Red Carpet Style event at the upscale Decades vintage couture boutique in Los Angeles on Jan. 27, 2011. She wore a strapless black dress with statement earrings.

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Angie Harmon in 2013

Angie Harmon in 2013 — Angie Harmon promotes her show ‘Rizzoli and Isles’ in NYC on Jan. 18, 2013. She looked bold in a blue blouse and green pants.

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Angie Harmon at the 2013 TNT & TBS Upfronts

Angie Harmon at the 2013 TNT & TBS Upfronts — Angie Harmon attends the TNT and TBS 2013 Upfront presentations at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom. She wore a strapless dress with a faded gold paisey pattern.

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Angie Harmon at the 2015 Crystal+Lucy Awards

Angie Harmon at the 2015 Crystal+Lucy Awards — Angie Harmon attends the Women in Film Crystal+Lucy Awards on June 16, 2015. Her blood orange dress has a classic cap-sleeved cut. She accessorized with a silver cuff and matching metallic clutch.

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Angie Harmon at the 2016 UNICEF Ball

Angie Harmon at the 2016 UNICEF Ball — Angie Harmon is stunning in strapless scarlet during UNICEF’s 2016 Ball in LA on JHan. 12. The event honored David Beckham.

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Angie Harmon at the 2022 Variety Power of Women

Angie Harmon at the 2022 Variety Power of Women — Angie Harmon glows in a neon green floral minidress during Variety’s 2022 Power of Women event on May 5 in New York. White heels and a skinny belt completed her look.

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