Amber Smith
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| Amber Smith | |
 Smith at the Big Apple Summer Sizzler in Manhattan, June 13, 2009. |
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| Date of birth | March 2, 1971 |
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| Place of birth | Tampa, Florida, United States |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Eye color | Grey |
| Measurements | (US) 34-25-36 (EU) 86.5-63-91 |
| Dress size | (US) 6 (EU) 36 |
| Shoe size | (US) 8 (EU) 40 |
| Official website | |
Amber Smith (born March 2, 1971) is an American actress and former supermodel. She has been featured on the cover of Playboy magazine.
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[edit] Early life and modeling career
The daughter of professional American football player Russell Conway Smith, Smith had started modeling by age 16. As a teen, she traveled to Paris, France, where she worked as a model throughout Europe for four years. Her breakthrough came when her naturally blonde hair was dyed red, giving her a strong resemblance to 1940s and '50s movie star Rita Hayworth.[1]
Smith appeared in back-to-back issues of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, and became Esquire magazine's first Vargas Girl of the 1990s. She also became the first model of the Wonderbra campaign. She later posed for photographer Helmut Newton for a Wolford advertising campaign, and was the model for the 2002 lingerie campaign for Venus Victoria, the European sister company to Victoria's Secret.[2]
Smith has appeared on the covers of the fashion magazines and women's magazines Vogue, Elle, Cosmopolitan and Marie Claire, among others, and was the cover girl for the March 1995 issue of Playboy. She has appeared in advertising for L'Oréal makeup, Buffalo Jeans, Camel cigarettes, Kahlúa liqueur, Volkswagen automobiles, and Panama Jack, among others, and has walked the runway for such fashion designers as Chanel and Jean Paul Gaultier.[3]
[edit] Acting career
Smith was cast in her first film role in Paul Mazursky's Faithful, on a referral from Derik Clark that stemmed from her Casino auditions.[4] She also appeared in The Funeral, directed by Abel Ferrara, and Barbra Streisand's The Mirror Has Two Faces. She played Susan Lefferts, a Rita Hayworth lookalike, in Curtis Hanson's L.A. Confidential. Smith's resemblance to Hayworth came into play again with a role in HBO's cable telefilm The Rat Pack. She also had a role in American Beauty. Her biggest role to date has been as the star of the Cinemax t.v. series Sin City Diaries, which debuted in 2007. She played Angelica, a Las Vegas entertainment consultant who plans activities for casinos' high-roller guests. Overall, she has played various roles in several 1990's feature films and t.v. series. Since 2000, she has appeared primarily in films.
[edit] Axium case
Smith's name surfaced in connection with the January 2008 bankruptcy of the entertainment payroll firm Axium. A lawsuit alleged the company's partners misused funds by renting a Los Angeles, California apartment for Smith, paying for her car and issuing "numerous large payments to Smith, which they explained by calling her a 'consultant" to the company.[5][6]
[edit] Celebrity Rehab and Sober House
Smith appeared on VH1 television show Celebrity Rehab, which depicted her struggle with opiate addiction. She subsequently appeared in the 2009 series Sober House, a Celebrity Rehab spin-off focusing on a sober living environment.[7]
[edit] Filmography
| Film | |||
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | Faithful | Debbie | |
| The Funeral | Bridgette | ||
| The Mirror Has Two Faces | Felicia on video | ||
| 1997 | Laws of Deception | Elise Talbot | |
| Lowball | Paula | ||
| Sleeping Together | Cathy | ||
| Red Shoe Diaries 7: Burning Up | Alia | Segment: "Runway" | |
| Private Parts | Julie | ||
| L.A. Confidential | Susan Lefferts | ||
| Def Jam's How to Be a Player | Amber | ||
| 1998 | Mars | Sheila | |
| 1999 | American Beauty | Christy Kane | |
| 2000 | Deception | Vanessa Rio | |
| The Midnight Hour | Alex | Alternative titles: In the Midnight Hour & Tell Me No Lies | |
| Dirk and Betty | Beautiful Canyon Girl | ||
| 2001 | Reasonable Doubt | Charlie | Alternative titles: Crime Scene & The Baptist |
| Tomcats | Gorgeous Redhead | ||
| How High | Professor Garr | ||
| 2002 | New Suit | Jennifer | |
| 2003 | Dead End | Lady in White | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1992 | Inferno | Television movie | |
| 1993-1995 | Red Shoe Diaries | The Model | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | Head Over Heels | Rachel | 1 episode |
| Friends | Maria the Gym Lady | Episode: "The One with the Ballroom Dancing" | |
| 1998 | The Rat Pack | Broad at casino | Television movie |
| V.I.P. | Davina | Episode: "Beats Working at a Hot Dog Stand" | |
| Pacific Blue | Diane Verne | 1 episode | |
| 1999 | Silk Stalkings | Virginia | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Sin City Diaries | Angelica | 13 episodes |
[edit] References
- ^ Brennan, Sandra. "Biography". allmovie.com. http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:223599. Retrieved on 2008-10-18.
- ^ "Amber Smith: Biography". askmen.com. http://www.askmen.com/celebs/women/models/12_amber_smith.html. Retrieved on 2008-10-18.
- ^ "Amber Smith". http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Amber_Smith. Retrieved on 2008-10-18.
- ^ "Celebrity Rehab 2 with Dr. Drew: Personalities". vh1.com. http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/Celebrity_rehab_2_with_dr_drew/series_characters.jhtml. Retrieved on 2008-10-18.
- ^ Christensen, Kim; Chang, Andrea (2008-02-27). "Fast cars, loose cash figure in firm's demise". The L.A. Times. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-axium27feb27,1,3609000.story?page=1. Retrieved on 2008-10-18.
- ^ Graser, Mark (2008-01-30). "Anxiety over Axium exit". variety.com. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117979918.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1. Retrieved on 2008-10-18.
- ^ In the first eposide of Sober House, Smith admitted that she had become a high end escort, using her celebrity as one of the world's sexiest women, to pay for her opiate habit.Sober House Will Follow Celebrity Rehab Cast, Andy Dick in Sober Living Realityblurred.com, December 19, 2008
[edit] External links
- Amber Smith official site
- Amber Smith at the Internet Movie Database
- Amber Smith at TV.com
- Amber Smith at Fashion Model Directory
- Amber Smith at MySpace
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