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Elizabeth Hurley: Biography

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  • Birth Name: Elizabeth Jane Hurley
  • Birth Place: Hampshire, England
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 06/10/1965, Gemini
  • Profession: Model; actor; producer
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Elizabeth Hurley Fast Facts:
  • Father Roy was an Army Major, which required the family to move frequently; mother Angela was a music teacher.
  • First Hollywood film role came in 1992 with the Wesley Snipes action-thriller Passenger 57.
  • Career was practically launched at the red carpet premiere for 1994 romantic comedy Four Weddings and a Funeral, where Hurley wore an infamous Versace safety pin dress.
  • Ran a production company, Simian Films, with Hugh Grant from 1994 to 2006.
  • Won the NATO/ShoWest Supporting Actress of the Year Award and was nominated for the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards' Favorite Actress – Comedy for hit 1997 spy spoof Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.
  • Was fined $100,000 by the trial board of the Screen Actors Guild for filming an Estée Lauder perfume commercial in 2000, while the union was on strike against advertisers.
  • Launched an Estée Lauder cosmetic line, Elizabeth Pink, with proceeds going to breast cancer research.
  • Elton John and former boyfriend Hugh Grant are among the godparents for her son, Damien.
  • Elizabeth Hurley Relationships:
  • Angela Hurley - Mother
  • Arun Nayar - Husband
  • Brooklyn Beckham - Godchild
  • Damien Charles Hurley - Son
  • Hugh Grant - Ex-significant Other
  • Kate Hurley - Sister
  • Lennon Gallagher - Godchild
  • Michael Hurley - Brother
  • Romeo Beckham - Godchild
  • Roy Leonard Hurley - Father
  • Steve Bing - Ex-significant Other
  • College:
  • Attended London Studio Centre, London, England

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Elizabeth Hurley courtesy Mike Marsland/WireImage.com
red carpet recap, hilary rhoda, gwyneth paltrow, elizabeth hurley, carolyn murphy courtesy Jamie McCarthy/WireImage.com
Elizabeth Hurley courtesy Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com
red carpet recap, elizabeth hurley, gwyneth paltrow courtesy Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com
lionel richie, Elizabeth Hurley courtesy Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com
hugh grant, Elizabeth Hurley courtesy Steve Granitz/WireImage.com
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