Biography

Elizabeth Hurley was born June 10, 1965 in Hampshire, England. She grew up as the daughter of an army officer father and an elementary schoolteacher mother, Hurley grew up in the suburb of Basingstoke, England. When she was young she wanted to become a dancer, so she went to school for ballet instruction when she was twelve. Hurley won a college scholarship to the London Studio Centre, which taught courses for dance and theater.

Hurley made her screen debut at the age of 21 in the movie Aria in 1987. Several roles in television and a film with young actor Hugh Grant soon followed. Continuing her streak of success, in 1992 Hurley made her Hollywood film debut as a terrorist in the Wesley Snipes action drama Passenger 57. After Passenger 57 her career slowed down for a couple of years so she returned to England.

Unbeknownst to Hurley, her fame was soon to skyrocket because the London premiere of Four Weddings and a Funeral where Hurley wowed the crowd by wearing a black Versace dress that was held together by nothing more than safety pins, and Hurley's fame taking off was her becoming the spokesmodel representing top cosmetics house Estée Lauder. Since then Elizabeth Hurley has done such movies as The films Austin Powers 1&2, Extreme Measures, Permanent Midnight and Ed TV. And, to top it all off, Hurley is still modeling for Estée Lauder.

Filmography

Serving Sara (2002) .... Sara Moore
Bad Boy (2002) .... Anna Lockhart
"Human Face, The" (2001) (mini) TV Series .... Various roles
Double Whammy (2001) .... Dr. Ann Beamer
VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards (2000) (TV) .... Herself
Bedazzled (2000) .... The Devil
Weight of Water, The (2000) .... Adaline Gunne

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) .... Mrs. Vanessa Kensington-Powers
... aka Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) (USA: video title)
Edtv (1999) .... Jill
... aka Ed TV (1999) (USA: poster title)
My Favorite Martian (1999) .... Brace Channing
... aka My Favourite Martian (1999) (Australia)
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (1998) (uncredited) .... Herself (with Hugh Grant)
Permanent Midnight (1998) .... Sandra
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life (1997) (TV) .... Herself
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) .... Vanessa Kensington-Powers
Dangerous Ground (1997) .... Karin
Samson and Delilah (1996) (TV) .... Dalila
... aka Sansone e Dalila (1996) (TV)
Harrison: Cry of the City (1996) (TV)
World of 007, The (1995) (TV) .... Herself (host)
Mad Dogs and Englishmen (1995) .... Antonia
... aka Shameless (1995/I)
Shamrock Conspiracy, The (1995) (TV) .... Cecilia
Sharpe's Enemy (1994) (TV) .... Lady Isabella Farthingdale
Beyond Bedlam (1993) .... Stephanie Lyell
... aka Nightscare (1993)
Passenger 57 (1992) .... Sabrina Ritchie
Largo invierno, El (1991) .... Emma Stapleton
... aka Long Winter of '39, The (1991)
... aka Long Winter, The (1991)
Orchid House (1991) (TV) .... Natalie
Death Has a Bad Reputation (1990) (TV) .... Julia Latham
Skipper, Der (1990) .... Lou
... aka Kill Cruise (1990)
... aka Storm, The (1990)

Act of Will (1989) (TV) .... Christina
Christabel (1988) (TV) .... Christabel Bielenberg
Remando al viento (1987) .... Claire Clairmont
... aka Rowing In the Wind (1987)
... aka Rowing with the Wind (1987)
Aria (1987) .... Marietta (segment "Die tote Stadt")

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