Elizabeth
Hurley was born June 10, 1965 in Hampshire, England. She grew up as the daughter
of an army officer father and an elementary schoolteacher mother, Hurley grew
up in the suburb of Basingstoke, England. When she was young she wanted to become
a dancer, so she went to school for ballet instruction when she was twelve. Hurley
won a college scholarship to the London Studio Centre, which taught courses for
dance and theater.
Hurley
made her screen debut at the age of 21 in the movie Aria in 1987. Several roles
in television and a film with young actor Hugh Grant soon followed. Continuing
her streak of success, in 1992 Hurley made her Hollywood film debut as a terrorist
in the Wesley Snipes action drama Passenger 57. After Passenger 57 her career
slowed down for a couple of years so she returned to England.
Unbeknownst
to Hurley, her fame was soon to skyrocket because the London premiere of Four
Weddings and a Funeral where Hurley wowed the crowd by wearing a black Versace
dress that was held together by nothing more than safety pins, and Hurley's fame
taking off was her becoming the spokesmodel representing top cosmetics house Estée
Lauder. Since then Elizabeth Hurley has done such movies as The films Austin Powers
1&2, Extreme Measures, Permanent Midnight and Ed TV. And, to top it all off,
Hurley is still modeling for Estée Lauder.