- Rie Rasmussen
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birthdate =February 14 ,1978
birthplace =Copenhagen ,Denmark Rie Rasmussen (born
February 14 ,1978 inCopenhagen ,Denmark ) is a Danishfashion model , actress,film director ,writer andphotographer . She was discovered at the age of fifteen while vacationing inNew York .Modeling career
She was launched onto the modelling scene at the
Victoria's Secret Lingerie Fashion Show in 2001. She was also the face ofGucci underTom Ford . On the catwalk, she likes to portray a character, saying it is very much like acting.Fact|date=October 2008 Her vital statistics are 34-24-34, she is 5'10" (1.78m), she has reddish brown hair and blue eyes. She is managed by 1 Management inNew York . Rasmussen is dismissive of attempts to label her as a Victoria's Secret model. [ [http://www.observer.com/2007/rie-rasmussen-good-bad-gorgeous?page=0%2C1 Rie Rasmussen: The Good, the Bad, the Gorgeous] , "New York Observer", Sara Vilkomerson, May 22, 2007, retrieved September 19, 2008 ]Film career
Rasmussen got her big break in the
film industry in 2002 when she appeared inBrian De Palma 'serotic thriller "Femme Fatale" which starred herfriend , formersupermodel Rebecca Romijn , who got her the role. She also appears inLuc Besson 's "Angel-A " (2005). She directed twoshort film s, one of which, "Thinning the Herd" (2004), was selected to more than 20 film festivals around the world including theCannes Film Festival .asof|September 2008 Rasmussen is directing her first feature film, an as-yet-untitled drama about her adopted
Vietnamese sister struggling to be accepted in Denmark. [ [http://www.nypost.com/seven/01022008/gossip/pagesix/keeping_it_on_701672.htm "Keeping it on"] New York Post, retrieved 11 January 2008]"
Romance in the Dark ", directed by Rasmussen and set against the backdrop of the conflict inKosovo andMafia activity inMarseilles , is due for release in 2009. [http://cineuropa.org/newsdetail.aspx?lang=en&documentID=83954] [http://www.cinemovies.fr/fiche_film.php?IDfilm=17367]Filmography
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Romance in the Dark " (2009) director
*"Angel-A " (2005) actress
*"Il Vestito " (2004) actress, writer, director
*"Thinning the Herd " (2004) actress, writer, director
*"Nobody Needs to Know " (2003) associate producer
*"Femme Fatale" (2002) actressReferences
External links
*imdb name|name=Rie Rasmussen|id=1051346
* [http://www.rierasmussen.net RieRasmussen.net] , fansite
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