Amber Heard: on the way to a dream

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

Successful American Amber Heard began her career as a fashion model. Step by step, she approached her old childhood dream - to become an actress. She has more than thirty successful roles in films and serials. Considering that she is only twenty-eight, this is a very good indicator. This article will briefly review the filmography of Amber Heard and some facts from her biography. What made her successful?

The start of the journey

Amber Heard (photo) was born in Austin, Texas on April 22, 1986 in a we althy family. The girl's father, David Hurd, was a successful business broker, and her mother, Paige Hurd, was an employee of the Texas regional government. From an early age, Amber did not need anything. As a schoolgirl, she led an active lifestyle - participated in various events and theatrical performances, starred in advertising for local companies' products and took part in political propaganda. It was then that she first thought aboutcreative profession - actresses or, in extreme cases, models. Her parents supported her aspirations and helped launch a career in the fashion world.

Turning Point

When Amber turned sixteen, a tragedy happened in her life - her best friend died in a car accident. The girl was in a deep depression and at that moment she rethought many things in life. A staunch Catholic before, Amber became an atheist, dropped out of the Catholic Academy she attended and moved to New York. There she began her modeling career. She did not really like this work - Amber Heard did not want to be just a beautiful girl with an empty head. Realizing that she could not count on significant success, she went to Los Angeles to become an actress.

First steps

Young attractive Amber got her first role in the series "Jack and Bobby" in 2004. Her debut heroine was a girl named Liz. She was followed by the role of Riley in the film "Mountain", a saleswoman in "The Lonely Hearts". The aspiring actress was noticed by the directors and producers of the film "In the Rays of Glory" and offered her the role of Mary in it.

Highest hour

The first film where Amber Heard played a major role was the thriller Ghoul's Remedy. There she appeared as a killer and brilliantly coped with the task. This was followed by the role of Greta Matthews in the series "Palm Springs", thanks to which the actress began to be recognized.

Amber Heard's filmography contains many successful works, including: the thriller "All the Boys Love Mandy Lane" (whereactress played the lead role), crime drama Alpha Dog (Amber's role was minor but memorable), You Are Here, Californication and many others.

Chenot's role in the film "The Rum Diary" can be considered a visiting work of our heroine. On the set, Amber met the most popular actor Johnny Depp, who later became her life partner.

Other film work

2008 was the year of success for the actress. Amber Heard was invited to play the lead role in Gregor Jordan's The Informers. The film presents seven life stories of prominent representatives of different social strata of society. Events unfold in 1983. The main factor that united all the characters was their immoral and licentious lifestyle. The film starred such successful actors as Kim Basinger, Mickey Rourke, Winona Ryder, Billy Bob Thornton and others. Collaboration with such professionals has become a good school for the young actress.

In the comedy "Pineapple Express" in 2008, Amber played the girl of the main character, in the drama "Never Back Down" - Budgie Miller who is selflessly in love, in the comedy "Stunned" - one of the main characters.

Another major role awaited Amber next year in the film "Die!". On one set, the actress was lucky to work with Heather Graham, Matthew Settle, Jennifer Coolidge.

In 2010, when Amber already knew the whole country, she continued her ascent to the star film Olympus. With her participation, such films as "Darkness Comes","Chamber", "Crazy ride" and many others. Not every actor gets the roles that Amber played with success. Her talent was highly appreciated by both colleagues on the set and film critics.

The best work of the actress at the moment is the role in the adventure drama "The Rum Diary", directed by Bruce Robinson based on the best-selling book by American writer Hunter S. Thompson.

Private life

It is known that between 2007 and 2008, Amber dated Crispin Glover, whom they met while filming Killer Sexy.

In 2008, the actress began a relationship with photographer Tasia Van Ree. At one of the parties, Amber admitted that she was equally interested in both men and women. According to her, she is not at all ashamed of how she feels, and believes that it is wrong to condemn those who have the courage to be who they are.

In early 2013, the media reported that Amber was dating Marie de Villepin, a French model, daughter of Dominique de Villepin, ex-Prime Minister of France.

In 2012, after the filming of The Rum Diary, it was rumored that Johnny Depp and Amber Heard were lovers. Such rumors led to a break in the actor's relationship with his beloved Vanessa Paradis. In early 2014, Depp and Heard appeared together at the Golden Globe Awards and announced their engagement.