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Amber Smith (born March 2, 1971) is
an American actress and former model. She has been featured on the cover
of Playboy magazine.
The daughter of professional American football player Russ Smith and Carol
Smith, Smith had started modeling by age 16. As a teen, she traveled to
Paris, France, where she worked as a model throughout Europe for four
years. Her breakthrough came when her naturally blonde hair was dyed red,
giving her a strong resemblance to 1940s and '50s movie star Rita
Hayworth.
Smith appeared in back-to-back issues of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit
Issue, and became Esquire magazine's first Vargas Girl of the 1990s. She
also became the first model of the Wonderbra campaign. She later posed for
photographer Helmut Newton for a Wolford advertising campaign, and was the
model for the 2002 lingerie campaign for Venus Victoria, the European
sister company to Victoria's Secret.
Smith has appeared on the covers of the fashion magazines and women's
magazines Vogue, Elle, Cosmopolitan and Marie Claire, among others, and
was the cover girl for the March 1995 issue of Playboy. She has appeared
in advertising for L'Oréal makeup, Buffalo Jeans, Camel cigarettes, Kahlúa
liqueur, Volkswagen automobiles, and Panama Jack, among others, and has
walked the runway for such fashion designers as Chanel and Jean Paul
Gaultier.
Smith was cast in her first film role in Paul Mazursky's Faithful, on a
referral from Robert DeNiro that stemmed from her Casino auditions. She
also appeared in The Funeral, directed by Abel Ferrara, and Barbra
Streisand's The Mirror Has Two Faces. She played Susan Lefferts, a Rita
Hayworth lookalike, in Curtis Hanson's L.A. Confidential. Smith's
resemblance to Hayworth came into play again with a role in HBO's cable
telefilm The Rat Pack. She also had a role in American Beauty. Her biggest
role to date has been as the star of the Cinemax TV series Sin City
Diaries, which debuted in 2007. She played Angelica, a Las Vegas
entertainment consultant who plans activities for casinos' high-roller
guests. Overall, she has played various roles in several 1990's feature
films and television series. Since 2000, she has appeared primarily in
films.
Smith appeared on VH1 television show Celebrity Rehab, which depicted her
16-year struggle struggle with opiate and alcohol addiction. She
subsequently appeared in the 2009 series Sober House, a Celebrity Rehab
spin-off focusing on a sober living environment. She subsequently appeared
in the 2009 VH1 series Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew. During these appearances,
she recounted hers and her mother's histories with addiction and
co-dependency, which began when Smith was a teenager, and how her
experiences with date rape and prostitution played a part in those
addictions.
That same year, Smith and other alumni of Celebrity Rehab appeared as
panel speakers to a new group of addicts at the Pasadena Recovery Center.
Her appearance, which marked a year and a half of sobriety for her, was
aired in the third season episode "Triggers".
In a January TV Guide story on Celebrity Rehab, Dr. Drew Pinsky stated she
was living with mother in Los Angeles, and "doing stupendous work...She's
someone who reaches out and is an inspiration and of service to other
patients."
Smith's name surfaced in connection with the January 2008 bankruptcy of
the entertainment payroll firm Axium. A lawsuit alleged the company's
partners misused funds by renting a Los Angeles, California apartment for
Smith, paying for her car and issuing "numerous large payments" to Smith,
which they explained by calling her a "consultant" to the company. |
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Mother's Little Helpers (2010)
.... Dominica Wood
"Sin City Diaries" .... Angelica (13 episodes, 2007)
- Angelica Needs a Vacation (2007) TV episode .... Angelica
- Good Enough to Eat (2007) TV episode .... Angelica
- The Boss's Daughter (2007) TV episode .... Angelica
- Portrait (2007) TV episode .... Angelica
- Michiko Gets a Makeover (2007) TV episode .... Angelica
(8 more)
Dead End (2003/I) .... Lady in White
New Suit (2002) .... Jennifer
How High (2001) .... Prof. Garr
Tomcats (2001) .... Gorgeous Redhead
Reasonable Doubt (2001) .... Charlie
... aka Crime Scene (USA: video title)
... aka The Baptist (USA: alternative title)
Dirk and Betty (2000) .... Beautiful Canyon Girl
The Midnight Hour (2000) .... Alex
... aka In the Midnight Hour (USA)
... aka Tell Me No Lies (USA)
Deception (2000/I) .... Vanessa Rio
... aka Other Peoples Secrets (UK)
... aka Star Struck (Canada: English title: video title)
... aka Starstruck (USA: MIFED title)
American Beauty (1999) .... Christy Kane
"Silk Stalkings" .... Virginia (2 episodes, 1999)
- Noir: Part 1 (1999) TV episode .... Virginia
- Noir: Part 2 (1999) TV episode .... Virginia
"Pacific Blue" .... Diane Verne (1 episode, 1998)
- Cruz Control (1998) TV episode .... Diane Verne
"V.I.P." .... Davina (1 episode, 1998)
... aka V.I.P. - Die Bodyguards (Germany)
- Beats Working at a Hot Dog Stand (1998) TV episode .... Davina
The Rat Pack (1998) (TV) .... Broad at Casino
"Friends" .... Maria the Gym Lady (1 episode, 1997)
- The One with the Ballroom Dancing (1997) TV episode .... Maria the
Gym Lady
Mars (1997) .... Sheila
"Head Over Heels" .... Rachel (1 episode, 1997)
- Gigolo Guy (1997) TV episode .... Rachel
How to Be a Player (1997) .... Amber
... aka Def Jam's How to Be a Player (USA: complete title)
L.A. Confidential (1997) .... Susan Lefferts
Laws of Deception (1997) .... Elise Talbot
Private Parts (1997) .... Julie
... aka Howard Stern's Private Parts
Red Shoe Diaries 7: Burning Up (1997) (V) .... Alia (segment
"Runway")
... aka Zalman King's Burning Up Red Shoe Diaries (USA: video box
title)
Sleeping Together (1997) .... Cathy
The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996) .... Felicia on video
The Funeral (1996) .... Bridgette
Faithful (1996) .... Debbie
Lowball (1996) .... Paula
"Red Shoe Diaries" .... The Model (2 episodes, 1993-1995)
- As She Wishes (1995) TV episode
- Runaway (1993) TV episode .... The Model
Inferno (1992) (TV)
... aka Inferno! (International: English title) |
