http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Hurley
Name: Elizabeth Jane Hurley
Date of Birth: June 10, 1965
Where: Basingstroke, Hampshire, England
Height: 5'8''
She originally wanted to be a dancer and went away to ballet boarding school at 12, but returned home. She won a scholarship to the London Studio Center which taught dance and theatre courses, and her film debut came in a 1987 movie called Aria. Her best known role was that of spy Vanessa Kensington in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Spouse: Arun Nayar (March 2, 1987-June 15, 2011) (divorced)
Trademark
Black Versace dress with gold safety pins, which she wore to the premier of Four Weddings and a Funeral, accompanied by Hugh Grant.
Trivia
-Was considered for a role in the 1995 Bond movie GoldenEye
-In 2000, got back together with former boyfriend Hugh Grant
-Dated Hugh Grant (1987-2000)
-She owns a beach wear company called Elizabeth Hurley Beach
-Godmother of David Beckham's sons Brooklyn and Romeo
-Can speak a little German because her husband Arun is of Indian and German heritage
-Her wedding gown was designed by Donatella Versace
-Her Estee Lauder lipstick Elizabeth Pink sends all proceeds to breast cancer research
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1983 | Aria | Marietta | |
1986 | Inspector Morse | Julia | 1 episode: Last Seen Wearing |
1988 | Rowing with the Wind | Claire Clairmont | Gonzalo Suárez film |
1988 | Christabel | Christabel Bielenberg | BBC serial |
1988 | Rumpole of the Bailey | Rosie Japhet | 1 episode: Rumpole and the Barrow Boy |
1989 | Act of Will | Christina | TV series |
1990 | Death Has a Bad Reputation | Julia Latham | TV serial |
1990 | Kill Cruise | Lou | Peter Keglevic film |
1991 | The Orchid House | Natalie | 1 episode: Natalie |
1992 | The Good Guys | Candida Ashton | 1 episode: Relative Values |
1992 | El largo invierno | Emma Stapleton | Jaime Camino film |
1992 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Vicky Prentiss | 1 episode: London, May 1916 |
1992 | Passenger 57 | Sabrine Ritchie | Kevin Hooks film |
1994 | Beyond Bedlam (Nightscare) | Stephanie Lyell | Vadim Jean film |
1994 | Sharpe's Enemy | Lady Farthingdale | Series regular |
1995 | The Shamrock Conspiracy | Cecilia Harrison | James Frawley TV movie |
1995 | Mad Dogs and Englishmen | Antonia Dyer | Henry Cole film |
1996 | Harrison: Cry of the City | Cecilia Harrison | James Frawley TV movie |
1996 | Samson and Delilah | Delilah | Nicolas Roeg TV movie |
1997 | Dangerous Ground | Karen | Darrell Roodt film |
1997 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | Vanessa Kensington | Jay Roach film |
1998 | Permanent Midnight | Sandra | David Veloz film |
1999 | My Favorite Martian | Brace Channing | Donald Petrie film |
1999 | EDtv | Jill | Ron Howard film |
1999 | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | Vanessa | Jay Roach film |
2000 | The Weight of Water | Adaline Gunn | Kathryn Bigelow film |
2000 | Bedazzled | The Devil | Harold Ramis film |
2001 | Double Whammy | Dr. Ann Beamer | Tom DiCillo film |
2002 | Dawg | Anna Lockheart | Victoria Hochberg film |
2002 | Serving Sara | Sara Moore | Reginald Hudlin film. |
2004 | Method | Rebecca | Duncan Roy film |
2006 | The Last Guy on Earth | Jim Fitzpatrick film | |
2011 | Wonder Woman (TV series) | Veronica Cale | David E. Kelley - Cancelled |
2011 | Gossip Girl (TV series) | Diana Payne | Multi-episode arc |
2012 | The Wild Bunch | (voice) | In production |
Bedazzled