Elizabeth Hurley
Elizabeth Jane Hurley (born June 10, 1965) is an English model and actress. She became known as a girlfriend of Hugh Grant in the 1990s after accompanying him to the Los Angeles premiere of Four Weddings and a Funeral in a plunging black Versace dress held together with gold safety pins, which gained her instant media notice.
The highlight of Hurley's professional life has been her association with the cosmetics company Estée Lauder. The company gave Hurley her first modeling job at the age of 29 and has used her as a model for its products, especially perfumes such as Sensuous, Intuition, and Pleasures, since 1995. Her best known cinematic work was as Vanessa Kensington in Mike Myers' hit spy comedies, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999). Hurley currently models and designs an eponymous beachwear line.
Hurley was born as a middle child in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, the daughter of Angela and Roy Hurley. Her Irish father was a Major in the British Army, while her Anglican mother was a teacher at Kempshott Infant School. She has an older sister, Kate, and a younger brother Michael James Hurley.
Hurley was a struggling actress in 1987, when she met Hugh Grant while working on a Spanish production called Remando Al Viento. While Hurley was his girlfriend, Grant was embroiled in an international scandal for soliciting the services of a female prostitute in 1995. Hurley stood by him and accompanied Grant to the premiere of his movie Nine Months. After 13 years together, Hurley and Grant announced an "amicable" split in May 2000. Hurley lived in a London home owned by Grant after the break-up. She invited Grant to her wedding in 2007, but he chose not to attend.
On 4 April 2002, Hurley gave birth to a son, Damian Charles Hurley. The baby's father, Steve Bing, denied paternity by alleging that he and Hurley had a brief, non-exclusive relationship in 2001. A DNA test, however, established Bing as the child's father. In late 2002, Hurley started dating Indian textile heir Arun Nayar, who runs a small software company since 1998. On 2 March 2007, Hurley and Nayar married at Sudeley Castle and then had a second wedding at Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur, India.
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Movies (45)
Strictly Confidential
2024 · Lily, Producer
Melodía del mal
2023 · Liz Haines
Christmas in the Caribbean
2022 · Rachel
Navidad en el paraíso
2022 · Joanna Christmas
The Boy on the Beach
2022 · Katherine
Papá en Noel
2021 · Joanna Christmas
Welcome to Georgia
2021 · Georgia
Entonces Apareciste
2020 · Clare
An Elephant's Journey
2018 · Aunt Sarah
Viktor
2014 · Alexandra Ivanov
Sin presupuesto en Rumania
2010 · Elizabeth Hurley
Valentino: The Last Emperor
2008 · Self
Method
2004 · Rebecca Fairbanks, Executive Producer
Celebrity Naked Ambition
2003 · Self (archive footage)
Serving Sara
2002 · Sara Moore
Dawg
2002 · Anna Lockheart
Double Whammy
2001 · Ann Beamer
The Weight of Water
2001 · Adaline Gunne
Al diablo con el diablo
2000 · Devil
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song
2000 · Vicky Prentiss
Behind the Scenes of 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'
1999 · Self
Mickey ojos azules
1999 · Producer
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
1999 · Self
Austin Powers 2: El Espía Seductor
1999 · Vanessa Kensington
EDtv
1999 · Jill
Mi Marciano Favorito
1999 · Brace Channing
Doble vida
1998 · Sandra
Sharpe: The Legend
1997 · Lady Farthingdale
Austin Powers: El Agente Internacional del Misterio
1997 · Vanessa Kensington
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997 · Self
Dangerous Ground
1997 · Karen
Medidas extremas
1996 · Producer
Harrison: Cry of the City
1996 · Cecilia Harrison
The Shamrock Conspiracy
1995 · Cecilia Harrison
The World of James Bond
1995 · Self - Hostess
Mad Dogs and Englishmen
1995 · Antonia
Sharpe's Enemy
1994 · Lady Isabella Farthingdale
Beyond Bedlam
1994 · Stephanie Lyell
Pasajero 57
1992 · Sabrina Ritchie
The Long Winter
1992 · Ema Stapleton
Kill Cruise
1990 · Lou
Death Has a Bad Reputation
1990 · Julia Latham
Rowing with the Wind
1988 · Claire Clairmont
Deadline: Madrid
1988 · Michele
Aria
1987 · Marietta
TV shows (33)
Breaking Bear
2026 · Wolf Queen (voice)
The Inheritance
2025 · Self- The Deceased
In Vogue: Los 90s
2024 · Self
Sherri
2022 · Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
2019 · Self - Guest Judge
Runaways
2017 · Morgan le Fay
The Royals
2015 · Queen Helena
The Tomorrow People
2013 · A.L.I.C.E. (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
Gossip Girl
2007 · Diana Payne
The One Show
2006 · Self
Germany's Next Topmodel
2006 · Self - Guest Judge, Self - Special Guest
Project Catwalk
2006 · Host
Mi Loco Deber
2001 · Elizabeth Hurley
The Human Face
2001 · Self
Teen Choice Awards
1999 · Self
Elle Style Awards
1997 · Self - Winner
La Biblia: Sansón y Dalila
1996 · Delilah
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · Self - Guest
Sharpe
1993 · Lady Farthingdale
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992 · Vicky Prentiss
The Good Guys
1992 · Candida Aston
The Orchid House
1991 · Natalie
Frederick Forsyth Presents
1989 · Julia Lathan
Act of Will
1989 · Christina
Christabel
1988 · Christabel Bielenberg (née Burton)
Inspector Morse
1987 · Julia
Gems
1985 · Penny
Wetten, dass..?
1981 · Self
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975 · Rosie Japhet
Bambi
1948 · Self
Wonder Woman
· Veronica Cale