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Corinna Kneuer (born January 4, 1958), best known by her stage name Cory (or Corey) Everson, is an American female bodybuilding champion and actress, born in Racine, Wisconsin. She won the Ms. Olympia contest six years in a row between 1984 and 1989.
[edit] EducationCorinna Kneuer attended Deerfield High School in Deerfield, Illinois, where she was a four sport star (gymnastics, track & field, badminton, and swimming). She majored in interior design at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she also won four Big Ten pentathlon championships. While attending the University of Wisconsin–Madison, she met Jeff Everson, a competitive bodybuilder who worked there as a strength coach. They married in 1982. [edit] Bodybuilding careerCory Everson began to train seriously as a bodybuilder after her graduation, and made rapid progress. In the early years, she and Jeff trained at Ernie's Gym on Sherman Avenue in Madison. [edit] Contest history
Aside from her six consecutive Ms. Olympia titles, Everson holds the distinction of being the only woman with an undefeated record in professional bodybuilding competition. [edit] Awards and honorsIn January 1999, aged 40, Everson was inducted into the IFBB Hall of Fame. 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. [edit] Film and television careerAfter retiring from competition, Everson entered acting. Her first major movie appearance was in Double Impact (1991) alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme. In it she plays Kara, a ruthless muscular henchwoman to the main badguy. This involves a number of impressive fight scenes, most notably a final one with Van Damme. She took a minor role in Natural Born Killers (1994). Then in Ballistic (1995), (known in some countries as Fist of Justice) she reprises the evil musclewoman role with bravado. This time she loses the final epic fight to Marjean Holden playing an undercover cop. Everson has made a number of TV guest appearances, most notably playing Atalanta on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. 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. [edit] Filmography
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[edit] FamilyCory and Jeff Everson divorced in 1996; however, she kept 'Everson' as her stage name. She married Dr. Steve Donia, a cosmetic dentist, in 1998; they have two children that they adopted from Russia. Everson's sister, Cameo Kneuer, is a two-time Ms. National Fitness champion. [edit] Books authored
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