Estella Warren
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| Born | Estella Dawn Warren |
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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Estella Dawn Warren (born December 23, 1978) is a Canadian actress, former fashion model, and a former synchronized swimmer.
Biography
Early life
Warren was born in Peterborough, Ontario, the daughter of Esther, an elementary school principal, and Don Warren, a used car dealer.[1] As a synchronized swimmer, she represented Canada at the World Aquatic Championships. She moved to Toronto at the age of twelve to train with the national synchronized swimming team, and after becoming the senior national champion at seventeen, Warren had the chance to move on to the 1996 Summer Olympics. She is a three-time Canadian national champion, and the solo bronze medallist at the 1995 Junior World Championships.
Fashion modeling
During a high school fashion show, a talent agent sent a Polaroid picture of her to a New York City agency, which triggered the start of her modelling career.
She has appeared in Sports Illustrated, Snoecks 2000, Vogue, Vanity Fair, two television commercials for Chanel No. 5 perfume and was named Maxim Magazine's Hottest Woman in 2000. She was ranked as #61 in FHM's "100 Sexiest woman in the World 2005" special supplement and was the November 2007 entry in Stuff magazine's 2006-2007 pin up calendar.
Warren also has appeared in campaigns for Andrew Marc, Perry Ellis, Nine West, Byblos, Dana B. and Karan, Manuel Canovas beachwear, Cartier, Volvo, De Beers, Naf Naf and Cacharel, as well as having appeared in television advertisements for Samsung. Additionally, Estella has modelled for Victoria's Secrets cataloges and in 2000 she hosted "Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2000".
Acting
Warren's movies include 2001's Driven (with Sylvester Stallone) and Planet of the Apes, 2003's Kangaroo Jack and the critically acclaimed The Cooler in the same year.
She has appeared in That '70s Show in 2003; in Law & Order, and in its spin-off SVU, both in 2005. She also appeared in Ghost Whisperer, in an episode entitled, "On the Wings of a Dove", where she portrayed Alexis ("Lexi") Fogerty, which aired on November 11, 2005. In 2006, Warren was featured in the video for INXS' song Afterglow, and played Jessica in the National Lampoon film, Pucked. Estella was also featured in the Blank and Jones music video for their song Beyond Time.
Personal life
In her free time, she enjoys horse riding, playing the piano, singing, and swimming.
Warren dated actor Kip Pardue in 2001. She also dated Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Bruce Willis. She also briefly dated INXS lead singer J.D. Fortune after appearing in the bands video clip 'Afterglow'. She attended Silverthorn Collegiate Institute in Etobicoke, Ontario.
References
- ^ "Estella Warren Biography (1978-)". Retrieved 2008-01-07.
External links
- Estella Warren at IMDb
- Estella Warren at Fashion Model Directory
- Estella Warren WallPaper
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