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Friday, February 18, 2011

Amber Heard "never back down hot scenes"




Amber Laura Heard (born April 22, 1986) is an American actress. Heard's first starring role came in 2007 on the CW television show Hidden Palms, and her breakthrough came in 2008 with roles in Never Back Down, Pineapple Express and as the lead and title character in All The Boys Love Mandy Lane, which debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2006.


In 2009 Heard starred in The Stepfather and also had a small role in the horror-comedy Zombieland. She has also starred in The Joneses (2010), and has upcoming roles in And Soon the Darkness, John Carpenter's The Ward, alongside Nicolas Cage in Drive Angry and alongside Johnny Depp in The Rum Diary.


Trivia

Has been named one of the most beautiful rising stars by Jane Magazine, shared with Kellan Rhude.
Ranked #21 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.


Father's name is David Heard - a successful commercial contractor in Austin, Texas.

Has two sisters.
Has a golden teacup Yorkie dog named Pistol, who was featured alongside Heard for Teen Vogue's "Young Hollywood" issue in October 2009.


Was ranked #13 on Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2010 list.
In December 2010, Heard came out to the crowd at the 25th anniversary celebration for GLAAD (The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation).

Personal Quotes

I've worked really hard to bring something more to "pretty girl" roles over the years. I consider it a challenge.


[On transitioning from modeling to acting] My father persuaded me to take classes, and my first agent in Austin paid for them. I'd always wanted to be an actress. I did it in high school and fell in love with it, but I was distracted by the modeling industry because I wanted to travel and get out of my hometown. It was the easier ticket.

Personal life

Heard was born and raised in Austin, Texas. Her father, David, is a contractor, and her mother, Paige, is an internet researcher for the state. She attended St. Michael's Catholic Academy in Austin until her junior year, when she left to pursue a career in Hollywood. As a teenager, Heard was active in her school's drama department and appeared in local commercials and campaigns.


At the age of 16, her best friend died in a car crash and Heard, who was raised Catholic, then subsequently declared herself an atheist, due to the influence of the works of Ayn Rand. Dropping out of school at the age of 17, to go to New York to start a career in modeling, she then relocated to Los Angeles to get into acting.


Heard came out as a lesbian in 2010, at GLAAD's 25th anniversary event. She is dating Tasya van Ree