Elizabeth Hurley Biography

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
• Caused a stir at the red-carpet premiere for the 1994 romantic comedy Four Weddings and a Funeral, where she wore a very revealing 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 for the hit 1997 spy spoof Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
• Launched an Estée Lauder cosmetic line, Elizabeth Pink, with proceeds going to breast-cancer research
• Launched a beachwear line in 2005
• Elton John and former boyfriend Hugh Grant are among the godparents for her son, Damien
• Owns a 400-acre organic farm in Gloucestershire