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Valletta also serves as the spokesperson for Oceana's<ref>[http://www.oceana.org Oceana–Protecting the World's Oceans: International Home<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Seafood Contamination Campaign,<ref>[http://www.oceana.org/index.php?id=90&no_cache=1 Oceana–Protecting the World's Oceans: Stop Seafood Contamination<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> where she brings awareness of the dangers of [[mercury poisoning]] in various kinds of seafood. The decision to join Oceana's campaign was prompted by the mercury-poisoning experience of a friend and the fact that she is a mother of two. |
Valletta also serves as the spokesperson for Oceana's<ref>[http://www.oceana.org Oceana–Protecting the World's Oceans: International Home<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Seafood Contamination Campaign,<ref>[http://www.oceana.org/index.php?id=90&no_cache=1 Oceana–Protecting the World's Oceans: Stop Seafood Contamination<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> where she brings awareness of the dangers of [[mercury poisoning]] in various kinds of seafood. The decision to join Oceana's campaign was prompted by the mercury-poisoning experience of a friend and the fact that she is a mother of two. |
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She has recently been seen 2011 editorials for Vogue, Italian Vogue and W. (NYMAG - http://nym.ag/moOJVU ) |
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Revision as of 17:20, 15 June 2011
Amber Valletta | |
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 Amber Valletta attending "The 6th Annual Hollywood Style Awards" Beverly Hills, CA on Oct. 10, 2009 | |
| Born | Amber Evangeline Valletta February 9, 1974 |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, model |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Hervé Le Bihan (m. 1994–1996) |
Amber Evangeline Valletta (born February 9, 1974) is an American actress and model. She began her career as a model for fashion agencies, and appeared on cover pages of internationally recognized magazines. She made her film debut in Drop Back Ten (2000). She then starred in the hit film Hitch (2005). She has since appeared in films such as Man About Town (2006), Dead Silence (2007), Gamer (2009), and The Spy Next Door (2010).
Early life
Valletta was born in Tucson, Arizona. Her mother worked at the post office.[1] Shortly after her birth, her family moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma. She attended Booker T. Washington High School. She got her start in the fashion industry when her mother enrolled her in modeling school at the age of fifteen at the Linda Layman Agency. She appeared on the cover of magazines and in advertisements for Louis Vuitton, Calvin Klein and Versace and hosted MTV's House of Style with fellow model Shalom Harlow.
Career
She was presented on the November 1999 Millennium cover of American Vogue as one of the "Modern Muses".[2] Valletta's first role was in the comedy film Drop Back Ten (2000); Later that year, she played a supporting role in the thriller film What Lies Beneath. The film was directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer. She appeared alongside Nicolas Cage in The Family Man. In 2003, she played as Celine in Danny DeVito's Duplex, starring Ben Stiller and Drew Barrymore, she also played as Meline in Raising Helen (2004), opposite Kate Hudson, Hayden Panettiere, Abigail Breslin, and Helen Mirren.
Valletta's major role was as Allegra Cole in Andy Tennant's Hitch (2005), for which she gained more attention. The film was released on February 11, 2005 and was a box office and critical success. She also has a minor role in Transporter 2. She appeared in the comedy The Last Time, costarring Michael Keaton and Brendan Fraser. In 2007, she starred in the horror film Dead Silence as Ella Ashen. Later in 2007, she portrayed the character of Claire in Premonition, starring Sandra Bullock.
Valletta appeared as Angie in Gamer, opposite Gerard Butler. The film was released in North America on September 4, 2009. In 2010, she appeared in The Spy Next Door, starring Jackie Chan, George Lopez, and Billy Ray Cyrus; she played the mother of a child who accidentally downloads a CIA code from the internet.[3]
Other projects
Valletta also serves as the spokesperson for Oceana's[4] Seafood Contamination Campaign,[5] where she brings awareness of the dangers of mercury poisoning in various kinds of seafood. The decision to join Oceana's campaign was prompted by the mercury-poisoning experience of a friend and the fact that she is a mother of two.
She has recently been seen 2011 editorials for Vogue, Italian Vogue and W. (NYMAG - http://nym.ag/moOJVU )
Personal life
She was married in 1994 to Hervé Le Bihan. They divorced in 1996. Valletta is married to Olympic volleyball player Chip McCaw. They have a son, named Auden.
In August 2006, the New York Daily News reported that Valletta completed a stint at The Meadow rehabilitation facility in Wickenburg, Arizona, for stress and non-substance-related issues. Valletta told People magazine, "As was correctly reported earlier this week, my stay at The Meadows had nothing to do with substance abuse or addiction; I am pleased to say I have seven years' sobriety. But I continue every day to heal and grow as a person".[6][7]
In January 2008, she participated in a video for Barack Obama produced by Will.I.Am called "Yes We Can" along with her son Auden, whom she was holding in her arms.
Filmography
| Year | title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Drop Back Ten | Mindy Deal | |
| 2000 | What Lies Beneath | Madison Elizabeth Frank | |
| 2000 | The Family Man | Paula | |
| 2001 | Perfume | Blair | |
| 2001 | Max Keeble's Big Move | Ms. Dingman | |
| 2003 | Duplex | Celine | |
| 2004 | Raising Helen | Martina | |
| 2005 | Hitch | Allegra Cole | |
| 2005 | Transporter 2 | Audrey Billings | |
| 2006 | Man About Town | Brynn Lilly | Direct-to-video |
| 2006 | The Last Time | Belisa | |
| 2007 | Dead Silence | Ella | |
| 2007 | Premonition | Claire | |
| 2007 | My Sexiest Year | Marina | |
| 2008 | Days of Wrath | Jane Summers | |
| 2009 | Gamer | Angie | |
| 2010 | The Spy Next Door | Gillian | |
| 2011 | Girl Walks Into a Bar | Camilla |
| Year | title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Hysteria - The Def Leppard Story | Lorelei Shellist | Television movie |
| 2004 | Lucky | Sarah | 1 episode |
| 2005 | Punk'd | Herself | 1 episode |
References
- ^ Amber Valletta Biography (1974–)
- ^ Lee, Helen (11 April 2007). "Vogue's 'World's Next Top Models' cover". SassyBella.com. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- ^ "Shauna Sand Gets Estranged Hubby Arrested". Gossip Girls. 2008-11-26. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
- ^ Oceana–Protecting the World's Oceans: International Home
- ^ Oceana–Protecting the World's Oceans: Stop Seafood Contamination
- ^ Movie & TV News @ IMDb.com – WENN – 29 August 2006
- ^ "Amber Valletta Out of Treatment Facility". People. Retrieved 2010-08-21.