Amber Smith

Amber Smith (born March 2, 1972, several sources claim 1971 in Tampa, Florida) is an American actress and fashion model.

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Modeling career

Amber followed in her mother’s footsteps when she began her modeling career at age fifteen. She started out locally with newspaper advertisements and weekly fashion shows at the Holiday Inn.

Just before her sixteenth birthday, Amber left for Paris. For four years, she worked in the international modeling circuits in Europe. Her breakthrough came when her naturally blonde hair was dyed red. What was previously a slight resemblance to the famed movie star Rita Hayworth became a strong likeness. Amber was signed and developed by Irene Marie Models. Amber appeared in back to back issues of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, she was chosen as Esquire’s first Vargas Girl of the 1990s, and she launched a Wonderbra campaign which portrayed her as the first Wonderbra model.

Amber received recognition with high fashion covers in Vogue, Elle, Cosmopolitan and Marie Claire, among many others. The strong editorial coverage led to advertising for L'Oreal, Buffalo Jeans, Camel, Kahlua, Volkswagen, and Panama Jack to name a few.

She walked the runway for many famous fashion designers such as Chanel and Jean Paul Gaultier.

Amber returned to America with a full portfolio shot by the world’s top photographers such as Ellen Von Unwerth, Walter Chin, Arthur Elgort, and Marco Glaviano.

Amber was the cover girl for the March 1995 issue of Playboy and has appeared on the cover of numerous other magazines.

Despite a three year hiatus to begin her acting career, she landed the Wolford campaign shot by world famous photographer Helmut Newton and was the model for the 2002 lingerie campaign for Venus Victoria, the European sister company to Victoria's Secret.

Film career

Amber moved to Los Angeles to begin her second career before the age of twenty three.

Amber was cast in her first role in Paul Mazursky's "Faithful" on a referral from Robert DeNiro that stemmed from her "Casino" auditions.

She was cast in both "The Funeral" directed by Abel Ferrara and Barbra Streisand's "The Mirror Has Two Faces".

Later, she played the part of Susan Lefferts, a Rita Hayworth look alike, in Curtis Hanson's "L.A. Confidential".

Her resemblance to Rita Hayworth came into play yet again when she landed a role in HBO's "The Rat Pack".

Axium case

Smith's name surfaced in connection with the dramatic January 2008 bankruptcy of the entertainment payroll firm [http://defamer.com/345605/axium-fallout-continues-why-was-sports-illustrated-swimsuit-model-and-soft-core-porn-actress-amber-smith-on-the-payroll Axium] . A lawsuit alleged the company's partners misused funds by renting a Los Angeles 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. It is unclear exactly what services Smith performed."

Celebrity Rehab

On the 26 June 2008 broadcast of Loveline, Dr. Drew Pinsky confirmed Smith's participation in the VH1 television show "Celebrity Rehab" with Dr. Drew. Pinsky did not identify what addiction Smith was being treated for.

Filmography

*"Dead End" (2003) - The Lady in White
*"New Suit" (2002) - Jennifer
*"How High" (2001) - Prof. Garr
*"Tomcats" (2001) - Gorgeous Redhead
*"Reasonable Doubt" (aka "Crime Scene") (2001) - Charlie
*"Deception" (2000) - Vanessa Rio
*"Dirk and Betty" (2000) - Beautiful Canyon Girl
*"The Midnight Hour" (2000) - Alex
*"American Beauty" (1999) - Christy Kane
*"The Rat Pack" (1998) (TV movie) - Broad at Casino
*"Mars" (1998) - Sheila
*"How to Be a Player" (1997) - Amber
*"L.A. Confidential" (1997) - Susan Lefferts
*"Private Parts" (1997) - Julie
*"Red Shoe Diaries 7: Burning Up" (1997) - The Model (segment "Runway")
*"Laws of Deception" (1997) - Elise Talbot
*"Lowball" (1997) - Paula
*"Sleeping Together" (1997) - Cathy
*"The Mirror Has Two Faces" (1996) - Felicia on video
*"The Funeral" (1996) - Bridgette
*"Faithful" (1996) - Debbie
*"Inferno" (1992) (TV movie)

Television

*"Sin City Diaries" (2007) - Angelica
*"Howard Stern" (9 March 2001) - Herself
*"Silk Stalkings", episode: "Noir Part 2" (#8.22) (18 April 1999) - Virginia
*"Silk Stalkings", episode: "Noir Part 1" (#8.21) (18 April 1999) - Virginia
*"Pacific Blue", episode: "Cruz Control" (#4.12) (13 December 1998) - Diane Verne
*"V.I.P.", episode: "Beats Working at a Hot Dog Stand" (#1.1) (26 September 1998) - Davina
*"Howard Stern" (20 March 1998) - Herself
*"Just Shoot Me!", episode: "Sweet Charity" (#2.8) (December 1997) - Herself
*"Friends", episode: "The One with the Ballroom Dancing" (#4.4) (16 October 1997) - Maria the Gym Lady
*"Head Over Heels", episode: "Gigolo Guy" (#1.2) (2 September 1997) - Rachel
*"Howard Stern" (4 March 1997) - Herself
*"Red Shoe Diaries", episode: "As She Wishes" (#4.13) (1995)
*"Red Shoe Diaries", episode: "Runaway" (#2.3) (1993) - The Model

External links

* [http://www.ambersmith.com Amber Smith Official Site]
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* [http://www.intriguemanagement.com Amber Smith's Agent]