Acting
Elizabeth Hurley
Elizabeth Jane Hurley (born June 10, 1965) is an English model and actress. She became known as a girlfriend of Hugh Grant in the 1990s after accompanying him to the Los Angeles premiere of Four Weddings and a Funeral 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.
Filmography
Breaking Bear
Series · 2026
The Inheritance
Series · 2025
Strictly Confidential
Film · 2024
In Vogue: The 90s
Series · 2024
The Piper
Film · 2023
The Boy on the Beach
Film · 2022
Christmas in the Caribbean
Film · 2022
Christmas in Paradise
Film · 2022
Sherri
Series · 2022
Welcome to Georgia
Film · 2021
Father Christmas Is Back
Film · 2021
Then Came You
Film · 2020
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Series · 2019
An Elephant's Journey
Film · 2018
Marvel's Runaways
Series · 2017
The Royals
Series · 2015
Viktor
Film · 2014
The Tomorrow People
Series · 2013
Made in Romania
Film · 2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Series · 2009
Valentino: The Last Emperor
Film · 2008
Gossip Girl
Series · 2007
Project Catwalk
Series · 2006
The One Show
Series · 2006
Germany's Next Topmodel
Series · 2006
Germany's Next Topmodel
Series · 2006
Method
Film · 2004
Celebrity Naked Ambition
Film · 2003
Serving Sara
Film · 2002
Dawg
Film · 2002
The Weight of Water
Film · 2001
Double Whammy
Film · 2001
The Job
Series · 2001
The Human Face
Series · 2001
Bedazzled
Film · 2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song
Film · 2000
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Film · 1999
EDtv
Film · 1999
My Favorite Martian
Film · 1999
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
Film · 1999
Behind the Scenes of 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'
Film · 1999
Teen Choice Awards
Series · 1999
Permanent Midnight
Film · 1998
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Film · 1997
Dangerous Ground
Film · 1997
Sharpe: The Legend
Film · 1997
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Film · 1997
Elle Style Awards
Series · 1997
Harrison: Cry of the City
Film · 1996
E! True Hollywood Story
Series · 1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Series · 1996
Samson and Delilah
Series · 1996
The Shamrock Conspiracy
Film · 1995
Mad Dogs and Englishmen
Film · 1995
The World of James Bond
Film · 1995
Sharpe's Enemy
Film · 1994
Beyond Bedlam
Film · 1994
Sharpe
Series · 1993
Passenger 57
Film · 1992
The Long Winter
Film · 1992
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Series · 1992
The Good Guys
Series · 1992
The Orchid House
Series · 1991
Kill Cruise
Film · 1990
Death Has a Bad Reputation
Film · 1990
Act of Will
Series · 1989
Frederick Forsyth Presents
Series · 1989
Rowing with the Wind
Film · 1988
Deadline: Madrid
Film · 1988
Christabel
Series · 1988
Aria
Film · 1987
Inspector Morse
Series · 1987
Gems
Series · 1985
Wetten, dass..?
Series · 1981
Rumpole of the Bailey
Series · 1975
Bambi
Series · 1948
Wonder Woman
Series