Elizabeth Hurley was born as Elizabeth Jane “Liz” Hurley and is an English model/ actress. She was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire. From her young days, she trained as a ballerina and later studied dance as well as theatre at the London Studio Centre. She also attended the Harriet Costello School, from where she completed her school level education. She had a brief career in fashion, which started from 1995 and soon was the new face of Estée Lauder, until she was replaced by Carolyn Murphy in 2001. After 2001, she has been the marketing face for many cosmetic brands like Lauder’s ‘Pleasures’, ‘Beautiful’, ‘Dazzling’, ‘Tuscany per Donna’, and ‘Sensuous’. Besides, she is also a swim suit model and has her own chain of beach wears for which she photo shoots every summer. She also makes designs for other companies and in 2008 made 12 different designs for MANGO.
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Besides her fashion line, she has also made appearances in both big and small screens. She started her acting career back in 1987, when she played in the movie Aria. Then she got roles in films likePassenger 57, EDtv, Bedazzled, Serving Sara and in 1997 got the award for the Supporting Actress of the Year after her work in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. She has also appeared in TV shows like Christabel (1987), The Human Face (2001), Project Catwalk (2006), Wonder woman, Gossip Girl and The Royals.
Body Stats:
Height: 5 ft 8 in /173 cm
Weight: 61 kg /134½ pounds
Shoe size: 9
Dress size: 8
Bra size: 34D
Measurements: 38-26-34 in /96.5-66-86 cm
Ethnicity: White
Hair Color: Light Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Bio:
Name: Elizabeth Jane Hurley
Nickname: Liz
Date of Birth: June 10, 1965
Place of Birth: Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Place of Residence: Los Angeles, USA
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Education: London Studio Centre
Social Networks:
- Twitter: elizabethhurley
- Facebook: ElizabethHurley
- Instagram: elizabethhurley1
Fun Facts:
Relationships:
- Hugh Grant (1987-2000)
- Tom Sizemore (1992)
- Charlotte Lewis (1992)
- William Annesley (1992)
- Theodore Forstmann (2000)
- Denis Leary (2000)
- Tim Jefferies (2001)
- Steve Nash (2001)
- Steve Bing (2001)
- Arun Nayar (2002-2011)
- Shane Warne (2010-2013)
Children: 1
Awards and Honors:
- 1997 Won Special Award Supporting Actress of the Year
- 1998 Nominated Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actress – Comedy
- 1999 Nominated Teen Choice Award Film – Sexiest Love Scene
- 2001 Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Dressed
- 2003 Nominated DVD Premiere Award Best Actress
Hobbies and Interests: Singing, Ballet
Favorite Color: Yellow
Favorite Food: Fruit Pastilles
Favorite Perfume: Estee Lauder Pleasures Fragrance
Favorite Book: Despair by Nabokov.
Favorite Sports: Tennis
Favorite Movie: Mickey Blue Eyes
Favorite TV Show: Gossip Girl
Interesting Facts:
- She owns her own beach wear company, aptly named Elizabeth Hurley Beach.
- Claims to have not watched television since 1979.
- Named #45 in FHM’s “100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005” special supplement.
- Engaged to marry boyfriend Arun Nayer. They are planning an English countryside ceremony for September 2006.
- Was considered for a role in the James Bond film GoldenEye (1995).
- Back together with former boyfriend Hugh Grant
- Said she gets her “hot-date look” by eating vast quantities of watercress soup. (May 2001 interview, London’s “The Evening Standard”)
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Godmother to Henry Dent Brocklehurst’s son Mark.
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Her wedding gown was designed by Donatella Versace.
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Can speak a little bit of German. Her husband Arun Nayar is of Indian and German heritage.
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Husband Arun Nayar runs a small software company since 1998.
- Replaced by supermodel Carolyn Murphy for the lucrative Estée Lauder make-up contract (Murphy is ten years younger than her).
- Older sister, Kate, younger brother, Michael. Mother, Angela.
- She was ranked fourth in the 2001 Orange Film Survey of greatest British film actresses.
- Godmother of actress Patsy Kensit’s son, Lennon Francis Gallagher.
- Voted the 13th Sexiest Female Movie Star in the Australian Empire Magazine.
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