ACTOR
Kathy Ireland
- Known for
- National Lampoon's: Loaded Weapon 1 (1993), Fantastic Four (1994), The Incredible Hulk (1996), Necessary Roughness (1991)
18 archived facts 3 topics 1 source Last reviewed Oct 2026
Kathy Ireland is an actor best known for National Lampoon's: Loaded Weapon 1, Fantastic Four and The Incredible Hulk.
18 Interesting Facts About Kathy Ireland
Interesting Facts (13)
- #001
Kathy Ireland appeared in the "Sports Illustrated" Swimsuit Edition for 13 consecutive years.
- #002
Kathy Ireland is the founder, CEO and Chief Stylist of the Kathy Ireland Worldwide product empire.
- #003
Kathy Ireland has served as Chairperson or Honorary Chairperson of campaigns for March of Dimes, PTA, Feed the Children and City of Hope, and as Campaign Chairperson for the Dream Foundation, the Barbara Ireland Walk for the Cure, Project Inform and Athletes and Entertainers for Kids. She is a Children's Ambassador for the Entertainment Industry Foundation and for Firewise, the Department of Agriculture's wildland fire prevention organization, and she recently established the National Family Reading Night campaign.
- #004
Kathy Ireland was an avid surfer.
- #005
Kathy Ireland is friends with Cindy Williams and Brooke Shields.
- #006
Kathy Ireland is a contributing editor to FITNESS magazine.
- #007
Kathy Ireland was the cover model of Sports Illustrated's 25th Anniversary Swimsuit Issue. That issue was briefly shown by Garth in Wayne's World 2 (1993).
- #008
Kathy Ireland has her own clothing line at K-Mart.
- #009
Kathy Ireland is mentioned alongside Vendela Kirsebom and Paulina Porizkova in the Sonic Youth song "Swimsuit Issue," on which Kim Gordon sang.
- #010
In the fall of 1993, Kathy Ireland launched her own annual calendar, starting with the 1994 calendar.
- #011
Kathy Ireland released a fitness video titled "Kathy Ireland's Total Fitness Workout" in 1994.
- #012
In 2012, Kathy Ireland was inducted into the Hair Fan's Hall of Fame.
- #013
Kathy Ireland has a dedicated line of lighting products sold at Lamps Plus retail stores and on the company's website.
Career & Awards (1)
- #014
Kathy Ireland is the only woman on INC. Magazine's list of the top five celebrity entrepreneurs, which also includes Paul Newman, Magic Johnson and Francis Ford Coppola.
Life & Family (4)
- #015
Kathy Ireland began modeling at 17 and became the cover model of most of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues. When she realized that much of the fashion she modeled was not affordable for the buyer, she left modeling for lifestyle design and founded the Kathy Ireland Worldwide brand.
- #016
Kathy Ireland is a Lifestyle Designer with a brand name that has achieved industry-leading success in more than a dozen product categories and is the world's highest-grossing (according to a 2004 Forbes article, with annual retail sales of over 1 billion dollars).
- #017
Kathy Ireland's mother introduced her to her husband.
- #018
Forbes Magazine and columnist Liz Smith gave Kathy Ireland the title of supermodel turned supermogul.
Related pages
- John Travolta — Kathy Ireland comes up in the facts on that page
Sources & editorial notes
Reference databases
- IMDb
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