Elizabeth Hurley: filmography, personal life and interesting facts about the famous actress

Today the heroine of our story will be the famous British actress, model, designer and producer - Elizabeth Hurley. For most viewers, she is known for her roles in such films as Austin Powers, "Blinded by Desires," "Scammers" and others.

Elizabeth Hurley: photo, biography

The future world-famous actress was born on June 10, 1965 in the town of Basingstok, Hampshire, United Kingdom. Her father was an official, and her mother worked as a schoolteacher. Elizabeth has an older sister and a younger brother. Since childhood Hurley was engaged in choreography, and after school she entered London Studio Centar, where she successfully studied in the class of theater and dance.

Elizabeth Hurley: filmography, the beginning of a career in film

Thanks to training in the London studio, the future celebrity had the opportunity to hone his talent on the stage. And in 1987 Elizabeth debuted in the cinema. It was the original bright musical film "Aria", consisting of 10 movie novels. The young actress brilliantly worked out her role as a temperamental Marietta.

Directors, producers and critics appreciated the talent of Elizabeth. Due to this, she was invited to a number of projects, although on secondary, but prominent roles. So, she took part in working on such films as "Inspector Morse" (1987), "Row in the wind" (1988), "Christabel" (1988), "Will-do" (1989), "Deadly Cruise" (1990) ), "House of Orchids" (1991) and others.

Debut in Hollywood

Elizabeth Hurley, whose filmography until then consisted exclusively of pictures of English production, in 1992 for the first time starred in a Hollywood tape called "Passenger 57". Despite the success of the film, the actress did not bring much fame to the actress. For this reason, she decided to concentrate on her usual British cinema. However, Elizabeth did not break the connection with Hollywood. During this period, the actress starred in such films as Bedlam (1994), Sharpe's Enemy (1994), The New Case of Detective Harrison (1995), The Mad Dogs and the British (1995), Samson and Delilah (1996), "Lament of the Big City" (1996) and "Dangerous Land" (1997).

Success

The truly famous Hurley became after participating in the 1997 comedy "Austin Powers: International Man-Mystery." The main character in this picture was brilliantly played by Mike Myers, and Elizabeth got the role of his passionate companion named Vanessa Kensington. The film was a huge success and brought real popularity to Hurley.

In 1998, Elizabeth again appeared on the big screens in the movie "My Favorite Martian", where she brilliantly performed the role of the charming Brace Channing. In the same year, the movie was released and another movie with the participation of an actress called "Eternal Midnight". In this project Elizabeth's partners on the set were such stars as Ben Stiller and Maria Bello. The very same picture tells the story of a former screenwriter from Hollywood, being treated for drug addiction.

The films with Elizabeth Hurley continued to regularly appear on the screens and enjoyed immense popularity. However, the picture of 2000, entitled "Blinded by Desires", was especially successful. Elizabeth brilliantly played the role of a dangerous, cunning but insanely charming devil, and her partner in the shooting was Brendan Fraser.

In the following years, such films with Hurley's participation as "Vperekosyak" (2001), "Scammers" (2002) and "Method" (2004) appeared in the rental. Subsequently, in the film career of the actress there was a break. In 2011, she again shone on the screen in the movie "Wonder Woman", followed by the project "Gossip Girl" and a picture of the English production of "Wild Herd" (2012). In the current, in 2014, is expected the premiere of another tape with the participation of Elizabeth Hurley called "Main Midnight".

Personal life

For thirteen years, the actress lived in a civil marriage with the most popular British actor and conqueror of women's hearts - Hugh Grant. However, in 2000 the couple broke up. Despite the gap, Elizabeth and Hugh remained good friends and business partners.

In 2002, Hurley gave birth to a son from her boyfriend - businessman Steve Bing. However, this was not the reason for the wedding of young parents.

In 2007, Elizabeth married a businessman Arun Nayar. Four years later this marriage broke up. Since 2011, the actress has met with a famous cricketer named Shane Warne. The couple even announced an engagement.

Interesting Facts

• Elizabeth, in partnership with her former boyfriend, Hugh Grant, founded a production company called Simian Films. Their debut work in this capacity was the tape of 1998 "Extreme measures". In the film, the main roles were performed by Hugh Grant, Sarah Jessica Parker and Gene Hackman.
• At the age of 28 Elizabeth, who had not yet received world recognition as an actress, appeared at the premiere of the painting "Four weddings and one funeral" in a very frank order, which attracted the attention of the audience. After that, Hurley, who had no previous experience in the modeling business, received an attractive offer from Estee Lauder.
• Today, Elizabeth Hurley is keen on designer crafts and produces her own clothing line. In addition, Elizabeth is the owner of a company for making beach dresses and swimsuits.