Lanisha Cole
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Lanisha Diane Cole is an American model that has been most recognizable as a rotating model
on the game show The Price Is Right
in both the Barker and Carey eras. She has also appeared in several hip-hop and rap
music videos, and had a minor part in the movie Soul Plane
. After her stint on The Price Is Right as a model, Cole joined the cast of the television series Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files
.
Cole is of Panamanian descent.
Barker's Beauties
The American television game show The Price Is Right has, since its 1972 relaunch, had a stable of models to showcase the prizes and items that are given away on the show. From 1972–2007, the group was referred to as Barker's Beauties, a term coined by producer Mark Goodson.-1956–1965:The original...
on the game show The Price Is Right
The Price Is Right (U.S. game show)
The Price Is Right is an American game show which was created by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman. Contestants compete to identify the pricing of merchandise to win cash and prizes. The show is well-known for its signature line of "Come on down!" when the announcer directs newly selected contestants to...
in both the Barker and Carey eras. She has also appeared in several hip-hop and rap
music videos, and had a minor part in the movie Soul Plane
Soul Plane
Soul Plane is a 2004 comedy film starring Kevin Hart, Method Man, Tom Arnold, D.L. Hughley, Mo'Nique, Loni Love, K.D. Aubert, Godfrey, and Snoop Dogg.-Plot:...
. After her stint on The Price Is Right as a model, Cole joined the cast of the television series Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files
Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files
-Reviews:The show has been described as Mythbusters meets Destination Truth. A Variety magazine review says – "Now we know what Fox Mulder would have done after leaving "The X-Files" unit: Get his own reality-TV show!"-Criticism:...
.
Cole is of Panamanian descent.
Background
- She was a model on the NBCNBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
prime time game show, Deal or No Deal, holding case 15. She left during its second season, but returned during the third season as a substitute. - She was the lead video girl in Jon B's 2001 video "Don't Talk", The RootsThe RootsThe Roots is an American hip hop/neo soul band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are famed for beginning with a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which still includes live instrumentals...
' "Break You Off", Pharrell' "Frontin'Frontin'"Frontin", is a 2003 song by producer Pharrell. The title refers to putting up a facade , typically to impress peers. The song features rapper Jay-Z, is written by Pharrell and produced by The Neptunes. At the time he insisted the single was a one-off, and that he was purely a producer and not a...
, Avant "My First Love" and in N*E*R*D' "MaybeMaybe (N.E.R.D song)"Maybe" is a single from N*E*R*D's album Fly or Die and was only released in the UK, where it reached #24. It has since been released in America after 2004. The song was featured in an iPod commercial which also promoted the song...
" - During the promo for Let's Make a Deal which was filmed on the The Price is Right set, Wayne BradyWayne BradyWayne Alphonso Brady is an actor, singer, comedian and television personality, known for his work as a regular on the American version of the improvisational comedy television series Whose Line Is It Anyway?, and as the host of the daytime talk show The Wayne Brady Show...
carries her off the stage. - She dated ?uestlove?uestloveAhmir Khalib Thompson known professionally as ?uestlove or Questlove , is an American drummer, DJ, music journalist and record producer...
of The RootsThe RootsThe Roots is an American hip hop/neo soul band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are famed for beginning with a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which still includes live instrumentals...
. - She currently has filed a lawsuit claiming she was sexually harassed by two producers for The Price is Right game show; Michael G. Richards and Adam Sandler (not the actors).
Filmography
- Watch Over MeWatch Over MeWatch Over Me is an American Television series that debuted on December 6, 2006 on the television network MyNetworkTV. Twentieth Television produced 66 episodes to air weekdays. The limited-run serial is an adaptation of Argentine series Resistiré....
(2006) Melanie (1 episode, 2006) - Gameshow Marathon Model (1 episode, 2006)
- Deal or No Deal (2006, 2008) (VG) Model
- Joey (2004) Miss Reno (1 episode, 2004)
- Soul PlaneSoul PlaneSoul Plane is a 2004 comedy film starring Kevin Hart, Method Man, Tom Arnold, D.L. Hughley, Mo'Nique, Loni Love, K.D. Aubert, Godfrey, and Snoop Dogg.-Plot:...
(2004) Bartender - Music Video Beauties: Superstars! (2005) (V) Herself
- The Price Is RightThe Price Is Right (U.S. game show)The Price Is Right is an American game show which was created by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman. Contestants compete to identify the pricing of merchandise to win cash and prizes. The show is well-known for its signature line of "Come on down!" when the announcer directs newly selected contestants to...
Herself - Model (2003–2010) - Fact or Faked: Paranormal FilesFact or Faked: Paranormal Files-Reviews:The show has been described as Mythbusters meets Destination Truth. A Variety magazine review says – "Now we know what Fox Mulder would have done after leaving "The X-Files" unit: Get his own reality-TV show!"-Criticism:...
Herself (2011-present)
External links
- Lanisha Cole at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- Lanisha Cole hip hop modelling
- Lanisha Cole's profile on the official Price Is Right site