Elizabeth Hurley
Acting • Born 1965-06-10
Biography
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.
Filmography
75 credits
Bedazzled
Movie • 2000
The Devil
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Movie • 1997
Vanessa Kensington
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Movie • 1999
Vanessa Kensington
Passenger 57
Movie • 1992
Sabrina Ritchie
EDtv
Movie • 1999
Jill
Permanent Midnight
Movie • 1998
Sandra
Serving Sara
Movie • 2002
Sara Moore
Kill Cruise
Movie • 1990
Lou
My Favorite Martian
Movie • 1999
Brace Channing
The Weight of Water
Movie • 2001
Adaline Gunne
Double Whammy
Movie • 2001
Ann Beamer
Method
Movie • 2004
Rebecca Fairbanks
Dawg
Movie • 2002
Anna Lockheart
Aria
Movie • 1987
Marietta
Dangerous Ground
Movie • 1997
Karen
Sharpe's Enemy
Movie • 1994
Lady Farthingdale
Beyond Bedlam
Movie • 1994
Stephanie Lyell
Made in Romania
Movie • 2010
Herself
The Shamrock Conspiracy
Movie • 1995
Cecilia Harrison
The Boy on the Beach
Movie • 2022
Katherine
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
Movie • 1999
Self
Strictly Confidential
Movie • 2024
Lily
Death Has a Bad Reputation
Movie • 1990
Julia Latham
Mad Dogs and Englishmen
Movie • 1995
Antonia
Rowing with the Wind
Movie • 1988
Claire Clairmont
Viktor
Movie • 2014
Alexandra Ivanov
Deadline: Madrid
Movie • 1988
Michele
Welcome to Georgia
Movie • 2021
Georgia
Christmas in the Caribbean
Movie • 2022
Rachel
Christmas in Paradise
Movie • 2022
Joanna Christmas
The Piper
Movie • 2023
Liz Haines
The Long Winter
Movie • 1992
Ema Stapleton
Harrison: Cry of the City
Movie • 1996
Cecilia Harrison
Sharpe: The Legend
Movie • 1997
Lady Farthingdale
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Movie • 1997
Self
Valentino: The Last Emperor
Movie • 2008
Self
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song
Movie • 2000
Vicky Prentiss
An Elephant's Journey
Movie • 2018
Aunt Sarah
Then Came You
Movie • 2020
Clare
Father Christmas Is Back
Movie • 2021
Joanna Christmas
The World of James Bond
Movie • 1995
Self - Hostess
Behind the Scenes of 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'
Movie • 1999
Self
Samson and Delilah
Movie • 1996
Dalila
Celebrity Naked Ambition
Movie • 2003
Self (archive footage)
Wonder Woman
Movie • 2011
The Job
TV • 2001
Sharpe
TV • 1993
E! True Hollywood Story
TV • 1996
Self
Inspector Morse
TV • 1987
Julia
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
TV • 2019
Self - Guest Judge
Rumpole of the Bailey
TV • 1975
Rosie Japhet
Project Catwalk
TV • 2006
Host
Gossip Girl
TV • 2007
Diana Payne
Wonder Woman
TV
Veronica Cale
Christabel
TV • 1988
Christabel Bielenberg (née Burton)
The Royals
TV • 2015
Queen Helena
The Orchid House
TV • 1991
Natalie
Wetten, dass..?
TV • 1981
Self
Sherri
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
TV • 1992
Vicky Prentiss
Teen Choice Awards
TV • 1999
Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV • 1996
Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Bambi
TV • 1948
Self
The One Show
TV • 2006
Self
The Tomorrow People
TV • 2013
A.L.I.C.E. (voice)
Samson and Delilah
TV • 1996
Delilah
Marvel's Runaways
TV • 2017
Morgan le Fay
Breaking Bear
TV
Wolf Queen (voice)
The Inheritance
TV • 2025
In Vogue: The 90s
TV • 2024
Self
Act of Will
TV • 1989
Christina (credit only)
Elle Style Awards
TV • 1997
Self - Winner
Germany's Next Topmodel
TV • 2006
Self - Guest Judge
Germany's Next Topmodel
TV • 2006
Self - Special Guest