Elizabeth Hurley
Elizabeth Jane Hurley (born 10 June 1965) is an English actress and model.
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| Born | Elizabeth Jane Hurley 10 June 1965 Basingstoke, Hampshire, England |
| Alma mater | London Studio Centre |
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| Years active | 1987–present |
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Arun Nayar
(m. 2007; div. 2011) |
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| Children | Damian Hurley |
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As an actress, Hurley's best-known film roles have been as Vanessa Kensington in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) and as the Devil in Bedazzled (2000). Hurley's television roles include the E! original series The Royals (2015–2018) and portraying Morgan le Fay in Runaways (2019), based on the Marvel Comics series of the same name. She portrayed Diana Payne on the fifth season of The CW's original series Gossip Girl (2011).
Hurley's first role in a big budget film was in Passenger 57 (1992). In 1994, Hurley accompanied Hugh Grant to the London premiere of his film Four Weddings and a Funeral, in a plunging black Versace dress held together with gold safety pins, which gained her instant media attention.
Hurley has been associated with the cosmetics company Estée Lauder since the company gave Hurley her first modelling job at the age of 29. They have featured her as a representative and model for their products, especially perfumes such as Sensuous, Intuition, and Pleasures, since 1995. Hurley owns a beachwear line.