Elizabeth Hurley Biography
Elizabeth Hurley was
born to an army officer father and elementary schoolteacher mother on
June 10, 1965 in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. As a youngster
growing up in the suburb of Basingstoke, England, Elizabeth Hurley's
dream was to become a dancer, so she went to a boarding school for
ballet instruction when she was twelve years old. However, she soon
returned home. Around the age of 16, Hurley became caught up in the
English punk-rock scene and even wore pink hair and a nose ring. Hurley
says, "When I was sixteen -- this was about 1981, '82 -- the thing
to be in Basingstoke, the suburb I grew up in, was punk. Which, as any
hip person will tell you, was way past its sell-by date. But the thing
to do was to have a pierced nose and spiky hair. And I loved the music.
Still do." Despite her punkiness, Hurley won a college scholarship
to the London Studio Centre, which taught courses for dance and theater.
Hurley parlayed her training at the London Studio Centre into theatre
work and made her screen debut at the age of 21 in Bruce Beresford's
movie Aria in 1987. Several roles in television and the film Remando al
viento (1987) with young actor (and future beau) Hugh Grant soon
followed. Continuing her streak of success, Hurley drew accolades for
her portrayal of the title role of Christabel Bielenberg in the BBC
mini-serial Christabel in 1988. In 1992, Hurley made her Hollywood film
debut as a terrorist in the Wesley Snipes action movie Passenger 57.
Disappointed, however, at the lack of meaty roles she received after two
years of auditioning, Hurley returned to England.
Unbeknownst to Hurley, her fame was soon to skyrocket for several
reasons. Reason one was the London premiere of Four Weddings and a
Funeral, where Hurley wowed the crowd with her black Versace dress that
was held together by nothing more than safety pins. Hurley says, "That
dress was a favor from Versace because I couldn't afford to buy one. His
people told me they didn't have any evening wear, but there was one item
left in their press office. So I tried it on and that was it."
Reason two for Hurley's fame really taking off was when Hugh Grant was
found with Divine Brown. Since she also was the model representing top
cosmetics house Estée Lauder at the time, Hurley was thrust into
the public eye. Despite the Brown incident, Hurley and Grant founded
Simian Films in partnership with Castle Rock Entertainment in 1994.
Hurley, the Head of Development, discovered the script and was producer
of the film Extreme Measures (1996). Extreme Measures, a medical mystery
thriller, is Simian Films' first production and a departure from what
Hurley and Grant had planned on doing in their first production comedy.
Hurley found out about Extreme Measures after Simian Films was
established, during her first meeting with executives from Castle Rock
Entertainment. Elizabeth liked the story and read Tony Gilroy's script
eagerly. "I found the moral intricacies of the script so complex
that even now, nearly two years after reading the first draft, I still
can't decide exactly where I stand on the ethical issues," said
Hurley during an interview.
Since producing Extreme Measures, the well-rounded Hurley has continued
to be very busy with a plethora of projects. The film Austin Powers:
International Man of Mystery (1997) was probably the biggest and and
most successful of those projects. In addition to portraying the "shagadelic"
Vanessa Kensington in Austin Powers, Hurley still models for Estée
Lauder; has been working on producing Simian Film's second film, Mickey
Blue-Eyes; appeared in the film Dangerous Ground (1997); and has been
filming her characters in Permanent Midnight and in Ed TV and My
Favorite Martian.
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