Corinna Everson

About Corinna Everson

Corinna "Cory" Everson (née Kneuer; born January 4, 1958) is an American female bodybuilding champion and actress. Everson won the Ms. Olympia contest at her first participation and remained undefeated from 1984 to 1989 when she retired from competition.

After retiring from competition, she turned to acting with her first major movie appearance being Double Impact (1991) alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme. She took a minor role in Natural Born Killers (1994). Then in Ballistic (1995), she reprised the evil musclewoman role, losing the final fight to Marjean Holden playing an undercover cop.

Everson has made a number of guest appearances in television series, most notably playing Atalanta on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. She appeared in two episodes of The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. with her sister, Cameo Kneuer.

In 1991 Everson appeared on To Tell The Truth Game Show.
Everson was the original host of the fitness show BodyShaping, which she also produced. She also hosted her own exercise show on ESPN, Cory Everson's Gotta Sweat, for seven years.

In January 1999, Everson was inducted into the IFBB Hall of Fame, as part of the inaugural group. She was inducted into the Muscle Beach Venice Body Building Hall of Fame on September 5, 2005.

At the 2007 Arnold Classic she became the first woman to be presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 2008 was inducted into the National Fitness Hall of Fame.
In 2012, she was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame.

Career Highlights:

6x Ms. Olympia Champion: 1st (1984-1989)
1980 Ms. Mid America: 1st
1982 IFBB North American Championship: 1st
1983 Bodybuilding Expo IV: 1st (MW and overall)
1984 American Women's Championships: 1st (HW and overall)
1984 NPC Nationals: 1st (HW and overall)