LeAnn Rimes

===1997–2007: Move to Los Angeles and early acting roles===
In 1997, Rimes's parents divorced. While her father stayed in Nashville, Rimes chose to move to [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] with her mother. In Los Angeles, Rimes started an acting career at age 16.<ref name="Women">{{cite book |last1=Bufwack |first1=Mary |last2=Oermann |first2=Robert K. |title=''Finding Her Voice: The History of Women in Country Music'' |date=2003 |publisher=Vanderbilt University Press |location=Nashville, TN |isbn=0826514324 |pages=487–88}}</ref> The same year, Rimes starred in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television film ''[[Holiday in Your Heart]]''. The film was based on Rimes's book of the same name, which was also released in 1997. The film was the start of three-movie contract that Rimes was offered by ABC in 1998.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Evans Price |first1=Deborah |title=Curb's Rimes a Country Music Conqueror |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=December 6, 1997 |page=43 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4AkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=leann+rimes+stars+in+tv+movie+holiday+in+your+heart&pg=PA43 |access-date=December 20, 2021}}</ref> The film was partially semi-autobiographical, with Rimes playing a country performer who discovers that her grandmother becomes hospitalized. In the film, Rimes also performed several of her hits including "Blue" and "One Way Ticket (Because I Can)".<ref>{{cite news |title=LeAnn Rimes, Actress |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/1997/12/14/leann-rimes-actress/0fa52c51-b59c-4b10-a327-b8ccab5e892a/ |access-date=December 20, 2021 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=December 1997}}</ref> In 1998, she played a teen runaway in one episode of ''[[Days of Our Lives]]''. "My grandmother used to ... I used to want to watch Sesame Street and she would make me watch Days of Our Lives and so I got hooked on it. I watch Days all the time," Rimes explained.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Cronin |first1=Lindsay |title=You Probably Missed Leann Rimes' First Acting Role |journal=[[The List (magazine)|The List]] |date=January 10, 2021 |url=https://www.thelist.com/302744/inside-brandi-glanvilles-friendship-with-leann-rimes/ |access-date=December 20, 2021}}</ref>

In 2000, Rimes not only contributed to the soundtrack of ''[[Coyote Ugly (film)|Coyote Ugly]]'', but also appeared in the film itself. Rimes only appeared at the end of the movie, dancing on top of a bar alongside actresses [[Tyra Banks]] and [[Piper Perabo]]. "I was trying to be this sexy singer performing on a bar, and that was so opposite of me. I was really acting at the time 'cause I was still figuring all that out about myself," she told ''[[Entertainment Tonight]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gawley |first1=Paige |title=LeAnn Rimes Says 'Coyote Ugly' Was the Introduction to Her Sexuality (Exclusive) |url=https://www.etonline.com/leann-rimes-says-coyote-ugly-was-the-introduction-to-her-sexuality-exclusive-155282 |website=[[Entertainment Tonight]] |date=October 23, 2020 |access-date=December 20, 2021}}</ref> In addition, Rimes provided the singing voice for Piper Perabo's character Violet Sanford.<ref>{{cite web |title = Radio Free Entertainment Exclusive Interview: Piper Perabo |url = http://www.radiofree.com/profiles/piper_perabo/interview03.shtml |publisher = RadioFree.com |date = March 22, 2007 |author = Lee, Michael J. |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111004065637/http://www.radiofree.com/profiles/piper_perabo/interview03.shtml |archive-date = October 4, 2011 }}</ref>

[[File:Kimberly Caldwell, LeAnn Rimes at Yahoo Yodel 4.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Rimes alongside [[Kimberly Caldwell]] conducting an interview in 2009.]]
In 2005, Rimes became the host of the [[USA Network]] talent competition ''[[Nashville Star]]''. The show was broadcast from the BellSouth Acuff Theater in Nashville.<ref>{{cite news |title=LeAnn Rimes To Host 'Nashville Star' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/leann-rimes-to-host-nashville-star-1426002/ |access-date=December 20, 2021 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=October 27, 2004}}</ref> However, a vocal chord illness stopped Rimes from maintaining hosting duties.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rimes Recuperating From Vocal Cord Ailment |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1499926/rimes-recuperating-from-vocal-cord-ailment/ |access-date=December 20, 2021 |work=[[Country Music Television]] |date=April 11, 2005}}</ref> In 2006, Rimes sang the theme song to the ''[[Holly Hobbie & Friends]]'' series of animated specials. She also guest starred in the series' Christmas episode.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Holly Hobbie and Friends Christmas Wishes: Just in time for the holidays |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=November 22, 2006 |url=https://people.com/parents/holly_hobbie_an/ |access-date=December 20, 2021}}</ref> In 2007, Rimes contributed to the soundtrack of ''[[Evan Almighty]]''. For the film, she contributed the song "Ready For A Miracle" (previously recorded by [[Patti LaBelle]]). The song can be heard in the movie, during the end credits, and in the trailers of ''Evan Almighty.''<ref>{{cite news |title = LeAnn Rimes sings for Evan Almighty |publisher = CMT |url = http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1563132/20070621/rimes_leann.jhtml |date = June 21, 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071106114000/http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1563132/20070621/rimes_leann.jhtml |archive-date = November 6, 2007 }}</ref>