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Elizabeth Hurley

1965-06-10 (59 years old) in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, UK

Elizabeth Jane Hurley is an English model and actress who became known as a girlfriend of Hugh Grant in the 1990s. In 1994, as Grant became the focus of worldwide media attention due to the global box office success of his film Four Weddings and a Funeral, Hurley accompanied him to the film's Los Angeles premiere in a plunging black Versace dress held together with gold safety pins, which gained her instant media notice. The highlight of Hurley's professional life has been her association with the cosmetics company Estée Lauder. The company gave Hurley her first modeling job at the age of 29 and has used her as a model for its products, especially perfumes such as Sensuous, Intuition, and Pleasures, since 1995. Her best known cinematic work was as Vanessa Kensington in Mike Myers' hit spy comedies, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999). Hurley currently models and designs an eponymous beachwear line. Hurley was born as a middle child in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, the daughter of Angela and Roy Hurley. Her Irish father was a Major in the British Army, while her Anglican mother was a teacher at Kempshott Infant School. She has an older sister, Kate, and a younger brother Michael James Hurley. Hurley was a struggling actress in 1987, when she met Hugh Grant while working on a Spanish production called Remando Al Viento. While Hurley was his girlfriend, Grant was embroiled in an international scandal for soliciting the services of a female prostitute in 1995. Hurley stood by him and accompanied Grant to the premiere of his movie Nine Months. After 13 years together, Hurley and Grant announced an "amicable" split in May 2000. Hurley lived in a London home owned by Grant after the break-up. She invited Grant to her wedding in 2007, but he chose not to attend. On 4 April 2002, Hurley gave birth to a son, Damian Charles Hurley. The baby's father, Steve Bing, denied paternity by alleging that he and Hurley had a brief, non-exclusive relationship in 2001. A DNA test, however, established Bing as the child's father. In late 2002, Hurley started dating Indian textile heir Arun Nayar, who runs a small software company since 1998. On 2 March 2007, Hurley and Nayar married at Sudeley Castle and then had a second wedding at Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur, India.

Movies

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Strictly Confidential
64 %|Apr 5, 2024
Mystery, Thriller
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Piper
44 %|Oct 27, 2023
Horror, Fantasy
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Christmas in the Caribbean
0 %|Dec 2, 2022
Comedy, Romance
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Christmas in Paradise
45 %|Nov 11, 2022
Comedy, Drama
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The Boy on the Beach
0 %|Aug 8, 2022
Drama
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Father Christmas Is Back
46 %|Nov 7, 2021
Comedy, Family
actor
Welcome to Georgia
0 %|May 1, 2021
Comedy, TV Movie
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Then Came You
61 %|Mar 11, 2021
Romance, Comedy
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An Elephant's Journey
45 %|Apr 16, 2018
Adventure, Drama, Family
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Viktor
45 %|Sep 4, 2014
Thriller, Action, Drama, Mystery
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Made in Romania
41 %|Dec 28, 2010
Comedy
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Valentino: The Last Emperor
66 %|Sep 7, 2008
Documentary
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Method
48 %|Jun 16, 2004
Thriller
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Serving Sara
54 %|Aug 23, 2002
Comedy
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Dawg
43 %|Feb 21, 2002
Comedy, Romance
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Double Whammy
55.21 %|Oct 17, 2001
Comedy, Crime, Drama
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The Weight of Water
55.03 %|Mar 30, 2001
Mystery, Drama, Thriller
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Bedazzled
61 %|Oct 19, 2000
Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song
48 %|Jul 12, 2000
Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, TV Movie
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Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
62.76 %|Jun 8, 1999
Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Science Fiction
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EDtv
60 %|Mar 26, 1999
Comedy
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My Favorite Martian
56 %|Feb 11, 1999
Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
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Permanent Midnight
59.589999999999996 %|Sep 16, 1998
Drama
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Sharpe: The Legend
60 %|Oct 13, 1997
War, Action, Adventure, History, TV Movie
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Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
65.67 %|May 2, 1997
Science Fiction, Comedy, Crime
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Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
60 %|Feb 24, 1997
TV Movie, Documentary
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Dangerous Ground
44 %|Feb 12, 1997
Drama, Crime
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Samson and Delilah
65.27 %|Dec 8, 1996
Adventure, Drama, TV Movie
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Harrison: Cry of the City
10 %|Feb 27, 1996
Mystery, TV Movie, Drama, Crime
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The Shamrock Conspiracy
40 %|Dec 12, 1995
TV Movie, Action
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The World of James Bond
60 %|Oct 29, 1995
Documentary
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Mad Dogs and Englishmen
42 %|Jun 2, 1995
Romance, Drama, Thriller, Mystery
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Sharpe's Enemy
69 %|Jun 1, 1994
War, History, Action, Adventure, TV Movie
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Beyond Bedlam
50 %|Apr 22, 1994
Horror
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Passenger 57
60 %|Nov 6, 1992
Action, Adventure, Thriller
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The Long Winter
52 %|Feb 15, 1992
War, Drama
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Kill Cruise
38 %|Apr 5, 1990
Thriller
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Death Has A Bad Reputation
40 %|Jan 1, 1990
TV Movie, Thriller, Action
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Rowing with the Wind
57.169999999999995 %|Jul 1, 1989
Horror, Drama, Romance, Thriller
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Deadline: Madrid
0 %|Sep 1, 1988
Thriller, TV Movie
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Aria
56 %|Sep 15, 1987
Music

Series

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Sherri
42 %|Sep 12, 2022
Talk
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RuPaul's Drag Race UK
71 %|Oct 3, 2019
Reality
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Marvel's Runaways
74 %|Nov 21, 2017
Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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The Royals
74 %|Mar 15, 2015
Drama
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The Tomorrow People
69.45 %|Oct 9, 2013
Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
50 %|Jul 16, 2009
Talk, Comedy
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Gossip Girl
82 %|Sep 19, 2007
Drama, Mystery
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The One Show
46 %|Aug 14, 2006
Talk
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Project Catwalk
90 %|Jan 12, 2006
Reality
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The Job
65.86 %|Mar 14, 2001
Drama, Comedy
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Teen Choice Awards
100 %|Aug 1, 1999
Comedy, Family, Kids
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Samson and Delilah
0 %|Dec 8, 1996
Drama
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E! True Hollywood Story
80.41 %|Aug 21, 1996
Documentary
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The Rosie O'Donnell Show
35 %|Jun 10, 1996
Talk, Family, Comedy
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Sharpe
78 %|May 5, 1993
War & Politics, Action & Adventure
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The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
65 %|Mar 4, 1992
Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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The Orchid House
55 %|Feb 21, 1991
Drama
actor
Christabel
55 %|Nov 16, 1988
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Inspector Morse
78.17999999999999 %|Jan 6, 1987
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Rumpole of the Bailey
70.63 %|Dec 17, 1975
Drama, Comedy, Crime
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Wonder Woman
47 %|Invalid Date
Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Wetten, dass..?
55 %|Feb 14, 1981
Drama, Reality, Comedy, Talk
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Bambi Awards
90 %|Jan 1, 1948
Reality