Thursday, 7 July 2011

Amber Heard

Amber Heard Biography

Date of Birth
22 April 1986, Austin, Texas, USA

Birth Name
Amber Laura Heard

Height
5' 8" (1.73 m)

Trade Mark
Often plays sexualized teenagers (Friday Night Lights (2004), Alpha Dog (2006), "Hidden Palms" (2007), Never Back Down (2008)).

Trivia
Has been named one of the most beautiful rising stars by Jane Magazine, shared with Kellan Rhude.

Ranked #21 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.

Father's name is David Heard - a successful commercial contractor in Austin, Texas.

Has two sisters.

Has a golden teacup Yorkie dog named Pistol, who was featured alongside Heard for Teen Vogue's "Young Hollywood" issue in October 2009.

Was ranked #13 on Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2010 list.

In December 2010 she "came out" to the crowd at the 25th anniversary celebration for GLAAD (The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation). She also told the website afterellen.com that for several years, her romantic partner has been photographer Tasya van Ree.

Dropped out of school at the age of 17, to go to New York to start a career in modeling, she then relocated to Los Angeles to get into acting.

At the age of 16, her best friend died in a car crash and Heard, who was raised Catholic, subsequently declared herself an atheist, due to the influence of the works of Ayn Rand and George Orwell.

Personal Quotes
I've worked really hard to bring something more to "pretty girl" roles over the years. I consider it a challenge.

[On transitioning from modeling to acting] My father persuaded me to take classes, and my first agent in Austin paid for them. I'd always wanted to be an actress. I did it in high school and fell in love with it, but I was distracted by the modeling industry because I wanted to travel and get out of my hometown. It was the easier ticket.

Amber Heard