Amber Hurd: on the road to a dream

Successful American Amber Heard began her career as a model. Step by step, she was approaching her childhood dream of becoming an actress. On her account, more than thirty successful roles in movies and TV shows. Considering that she is only twenty-eight, this is a very good indicator. This article will briefly review the filmography of Amber Hurd and some facts from her biography. What made it successful?

The beginning of the way

Amber Hurd (photo) was born in Austin, Texas, on April 22, 1986 in a wealthy family. The girl's father, David Hurd, was a successful mediator in business, and his mother, Paige Hurd, was an employee of the regional government of Texas. From an early age, Amber did not need anything. As a schoolgirl, she led an active lifestyle - participated in all sorts of events and theater productions, starred in advertising products of local companies and participated in political propaganda. It was then that she first thought about the creative profession - the actress or, in extreme cases, the model. Parents supported her aspirations and helped to start a career in the fashion world.

A turning point

When Ember turned sixteen, a tragedy happened in her life - her best friend died in a car accident. The girl was in deep depression and at that moment rethought many things in life. A convinced Catholic before that, Amber became an atheist, abandoned the Catholic Academy in which she studied, and went to New York. There she began the career of the model. She did not really like this work - Amber Hurd did not want to be just a beautiful girl with an empty head. Realizing that a significant success is not to be counted, she went to Los Angeles to become an actress.

First steps

Her first role was a young attractive Ember received with the series "Jack and Bobby" in 2004. Her debut heroine was a girl named Liz. It was followed by the role of Riley in the movie "Mountain", the girl-saleswoman in "Lonely Hearts". The beginning actress was noticed by directors and producers of the film "In the Beams of Glory" and offered her the role of Mary in it.

Starry hour

The first film, where Amber Heard played the main role, was the thriller "Ghoul's Drug". There she appeared in the role of a murderer and brilliantly coped with the task. Then followed the role of Greta Matthews in the series "Palm Springs", thanks to which the actress began to recognize.

The filmography of Amber Hurd contains many successful works, including: The thriller "All the guys love Mandy Lane" (where the actress played the main role), the crime drama "Alpha Dog" (the role of Amber was insignificant but memorable), "You're here," " California "and many others.

Visiting work of our heroine can be considered the role of Chenot in the movie "Roma diary". On the set Ember met with the most popular actor Johnny Depp, who later became her life companion.

Other works in the cinema

2008 was the year for the actress a year of success. Amber Hurd was invited to the main role in the film "Informers" by Gregor Jordan. The picture presents seven stories of life of bright representatives of different social strata of society. The events unfold in 1983. The main factor, uniting all the characters, was their immoral and dissolved way of life. The film was played by such successful actors as Kim Basinger, Mickey Rourke, Winona Ryder, Billy Bob Thornton and others. Cooperation with such professionals became a good school for a young actress.

In the comedy "Pineapple Express" in 2008, Ember played the girl of the main character, in the drama "Never Give Up" - selflessly in love Baji Miller, in the comedy "Stunned" - one of the main characters.

Another major role was waiting for Amber next year in the movie "Die!". At one stage, the actress was lucky enough to work with Heather Graham, Matthew Settle, Jennifer Coolidge.

In 2010, when Amber was already known by the whole country, she continued her ascent to the star-studios movie. With her participation came on the screen such pictures as "And the darkness", "Chamber", "Crazy Ride" and many others. Not every actor gets such roles, which successfully played Amber. Her talent was highly appreciated by both filmmaking colleagues and film critics.

The best work of the actress at the moment is the role in the adventure drama "Roma diary", shot by Bruce Robinson, based on the best-selling American author Hunter S. Thompson.

Personal life

It is known that in the period from 2007 to 2008, Ember met with Crispin Glover, whom they met during the filming of the movie "Deadly Sexuality."

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

In early 2013, the media reported that Ember meets with Marie de Villepin, a French model, daughter of Dominique de Villepin, former Prime Minister of France.

In 2012, the year after the shooting of the film "The Rum Diary", it was rumored that Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are lovers. Such rumors led to the rupture of the actor's relationship with his beloved Vanessa Parady. In early 2014, at the Golden Globe Awards ceremony, Depp and Hurd came together and reported their engagement.