to be presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 2008 was inducted into the National Fitness Hall of Fame. Film and television career 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. Film {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1986 | The Morning After | Miss Olympia | |- | 1989 | The girl from outer space | Lab Guard #1 | |- | 1991 | Double Impact | Kara | |- | 1994 | Natural Born Killers | TV Mallory Knox | |- | 1995 | Ballistic | Claudia | |- | 1996 | Felony | Sondra | |- | 1997 | Sacred Trust | Grace Larson | |- | 1999 | My Favorite Martian| SETI Guard | Uncredited |- |} Television Personal life Cory and Jeff Everson divorced in 1996; however, she kept 'Everson' as her stage name. In 1998, she married Dr. Steve Donia, a cosmetic dentist; they have two children whom they adopted from Russia. She became active with Nightlight Christian Adoptions, an adoption agency that brings orphans from Russia and Belarus to the US to stay with families looking to adopt a child. Everson's sister, Cameo Kneuer, is a two-time Ms. National Fitness champion and a mainstay of the TV game series Knights and Warriors. Books authoredStrength Training for Beauty Volume 3 - Number 1Runner's World Magazine Company (1986)Superflex: Ms. Olympia's Guide to Building a Strong & Sexy Body Contemporary Books (1987) with Jeff EversonBack in Shape Houghton Mifflin Company (1991) with Stephen HochschulerCory Everson's Workout Perigee Trade (1991) with Jeff EversonCory Everson's Fat-Free & Fit Perigee Trade (1994) with Carole JacobsCory Everson's Lifebalance''