Elizabeth Hurley
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 10, 1965 (age 61)
- Birthplace
- Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, UK
Biography
Elizabeth Jane Hurley (born June 10, 1965) is an English model and actress. She became known as a girlfriend of Hugh Grant in the 1990s after accompanying him to the Los Angeles premiere of Four Weddings and a Funeral in a plunging black Versace dress held together with gold safety pins, which gained her instant media notice. The highlight of Hurley's professional life has been her association with the cosmetics company Estée Lauder. The company gave Hurley her first modeling job at the age of 29 and has used her as a model for its products, especially perfumes such as Sensuous, Intuition, and Pleasures, since 1995. Her best known cinematic work was as Vanessa Kensington in Mike Myers' hit spy comedies, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999). Hurley currently models and designs an eponymous beachwear line. Hurley was born as a middle child in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, the daughter of Angela and Roy Hurley. Her Irish father was a Major in the British Army, while her Anglican mother was a teacher at Kempshott Infant School. She has an older sister, Kate, and a younger brother Michael James Hurley. Hurley was a struggling actress in 1987, when she met Hugh Grant while working on a Spanish production called Remando Al Viento. While Hurley was his girlfriend, Grant was embroiled in an international scandal for soliciting the services of a female prostitute in 1995. Hurley stood by him and accompanied Grant to the premiere of his movie Nine Months. After 13 years together, Hurley and Grant announced an "amicable" split in May 2000. Hurley lived in a London home owned by Grant after the break-up. She invited Grant to her wedding in 2007, but he chose not to attend. On 4 April 2002, Hurley gave birth to a son, Damian Charles Hurley. The baby's father, Steve Bing, denied paternity by alleging that he and Hurley had a brief, non-exclusive relationship in 2001. A DNA test, however, established Bing as the child's father. In late 2002, Hurley started dating Indian textile heir Arun Nayar, who runs a small software company since 1998. On 2 March 2007, Hurley and Nayar married at Sudeley Castle and then had a second wedding at Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur, India.
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Filmography
Wonder Woman
TV · as Veronica Cale · 1 ep
Breaking Bear
TV · as Wolf Queen (voice) · 8 eps
The Inheritance
TV · as Self- The Deceased · 12 eps
Strictly Confidential
Movie · as Lily
In Vogue: The 90s
TV · as Self · 6 eps
The Piper
Movie · as Liz Haines
The Boy on the Beach
Movie · as Katherine
Christmas in the Caribbean
Movie · as Rachel
Christmas in Paradise
Movie · as Joanna Christmas
Sherri
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Welcome to Georgia
Movie · as Georgia
Father Christmas Is Back
Movie · as Joanna Christmas
Then Came You
Movie · as Clare
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
An Elephant's Journey
Movie · as Aunt Sarah
Marvel's Runaways
TV · as Morgan le Fay · 8 eps
The Royals
TV · as Queen Helena · 40 eps
Viktor
Movie · as Alexandra Ivanov
The Tomorrow People
TV · as A.L.I.C.E. (voice) · 2 eps
Made in Romania
Movie · as Elizabeth Hurley
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 5 eps
Valentino: The Last Emperor
Movie · as Self
Gossip Girl
TV · as Diana Payne · 14 eps
Project Catwalk
TV · as Host · 11 eps
The One Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Germany's Next Topmodel
TV · as Self - Guest Judge, Self - Special Guest · 1 ep
Method
Movie · as Rebecca Fairbanks
Celebrity Naked Ambition
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Serving Sara
Movie · as Sara Moore
Dawg
Movie · as Anna Lockheart
The Weight of Water
Movie · as Adaline Gunne
Double Whammy
Movie · as Ann Beamer
The Job
TV · as Elizabeth Hurley · 1 ep
The Human Face
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bedazzled
Movie · as Devil
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song
Movie · as Vicky Prentiss
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Movie · as Vanessa Kensington
EDtv
Movie · as Jill
My Favorite Martian
Movie · as Brace Channing
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
Movie · as Self
Behind the Scenes of 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'
Movie · as Self
Teen Choice Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Permanent Midnight
Movie · as Sandra
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Movie · as Vanessa Kensington
Dangerous Ground
Movie · as Karen
Sharpe: The Legend
Movie · as Lady Farthingdale
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Movie · as Self
Elle Style Awards
TV · as Self - Winner · 1 ep
Harrison: Cry of the City
Movie · as Cecilia Harrison
E! True Hollywood Story
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Samson and Delilah
TV · as Delilah · 2 eps
The Shamrock Conspiracy
Movie · as Cecilia Harrison
Mad Dogs and Englishmen
Movie · as Antonia
The World of James Bond
Movie · as Self - Hostess
Sharpe's Enemy
Movie · as Lady Isabella Farthingdale
Beyond Bedlam
Movie · as Stephanie Lyell
Sharpe
TV · as Lady Farthingdale · 1 ep
Passenger 57
Movie · as Sabrina Ritchie
The Long Winter
Movie · as Ema Stapleton
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
TV · as Vicky Prentiss · 1 ep
The Good Guys
TV · as Candida Aston · 1 ep
The Orchid House
TV · as Natalie · 1 ep
Kill Cruise
Movie · as Lou
Death Has a Bad Reputation
Movie · as Julia Latham
Act of Will
TV · as Christina · 4 eps
Frederick Forsyth Presents
TV · as Julia Lathan · 1 ep
Rowing with the Wind
Movie · as Claire Clairmont
Deadline: Madrid
Movie · as Michele
Christabel
TV · as Christabel Bielenberg (née Burton) · 4 eps
Aria
Movie · as Marietta
Inspector Morse
TV · as Julia · 1 ep
Gems
TV · as Penny · 3 eps
Wetten, dass..?
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Rumpole of the Bailey
TV · as Rosie Japhet · 1 ep
Bambi
TV · as Self · 1 ep