Elizabeth Hurley

Elizabeth Jane Hurley is an English model and actress who became known as a girlfriend of Hugh Grant in the 1990s. In 1994, as Grant became the focus of worldwide media attention due to the global box office success of his film Four Weddings and a Funeral, Hurley accompanied him to the film's Los Angeles premiere 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 ...

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Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)

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As a swingin' fashion photographer by day and a groovy British superagent by night, Austin Powers is the '60s' most shagadelic spy, baby! But can he stop megalomaniac Dr. Evil after the bald villain freezes himself and unthaws in the '90s? With the help of sexy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jay Roach
CAST:  Mike Myers  •  Elizabeth Hurley  •  Michael York  •  Mimi Rogers

As a swingin' fashion photographer by day and a groovy British superagent by night, Austin Powers is the '60s' most shagadelic spy, baby! But can he stop megalomaniac Dr. Evil after the bald villain freezes himself and unthaws in the '90s? With the help of sexy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jay Roach
CAST:  Mike Myers  •  Elizabeth Hurley  •  Michael York  •  Mimi Rogers

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)

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When diabolical genius Dr. Evil travels back in time to steal superspy Austin Powers's ‘mojo,’ Austin must return to the swingin' '60s himself - with the help of American agent, Felicity Shagwell - to stop the dastardly plan. Once there, Austin faces off against Dr ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jay Roach
CAST:  Mike Myers  •  Heather Graham  •  Michael York  •  Robert Wagner

When diabolical genius Dr. Evil travels back in time to steal superspy Austin Powers's ‘mojo,’ Austin must return to the swingin' '60s himself - with the help of American agent, Felicity Shagwell - to stop the dastardly plan. Once there, Austin faces off against Dr ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jay Roach
CAST:  Mike Myers  •  Heather Graham  •  Michael York  •  Robert Wagner

Bedazzled (2000)

Elliot Richards, a socially awkward IT worker, is given seven wishes to get the girl of his dreams when he meets a very seductive Satan. The catch: his soul. Some of his wishes include being a 7 foot basketball star, a wealthy, powerful man, and a sensitive caring ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harold Ramis
CAST:  Elizabeth Hurley  •  Brendan Fraser  •  Frances O'Connor  •  Orlando Jones

Elliot Richards, a socially awkward IT worker, is given seven wishes to get the girl of his dreams when he meets a very seductive Satan. The catch: his soul. Some of his wishes include being a 7 foot basketball star, a wealthy, powerful man, and a sensitive caring ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harold Ramis
CAST:  Elizabeth Hurley  •  Brendan Fraser  •  Frances O'Connor  •  Orlando Jones

Double Whammy (2001)

Ray Pluto has many problems. He is satirized in the tabloids as the "loser cop." His partner is starting to seem suspiciously attracted to him. A pair of screenwriters across the hall keep bugging him for help. The superintendent of his building is stabbed by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom DiCillo
CAST:  Denis Leary  •  Elizabeth Hurley  •  Luis Guzmán  •  Victor Argo

Ray Pluto has many problems. He is satirized in the tabloids as the "loser cop." His partner is starting to seem suspiciously attracted to him. A pair of screenwriters across the hall keep bugging him for help. The superintendent of his building is stabbed by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom DiCillo
CAST:  Denis Leary  •  Elizabeth Hurley  •  Luis Guzmán  •  Victor Argo

Passenger 57 (1992)

An infamous terrorist has evaded capture for a long time by being extremely clever and ruthless. Things get interesting when he hijacks a plane carrying famous security expert John Cutter, who isn't about to stand for this sort of thing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Hooks
CAST:  Wesley Snipes  •  Bruce Payne  •  Tom Sizemore  •  Alex Datcher

An infamous terrorist has evaded capture for a long time by being extremely clever and ruthless. Things get interesting when he hijacks a plane carrying famous security expert John Cutter, who isn't about to stand for this sort of thing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Hooks
CAST:  Wesley Snipes  •  Bruce Payne  •  Tom Sizemore  •  Alex Datcher

Permanent Midnight (1998)

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Juggling increasing career success and a growing heroin habit, a television comedy writer attempts to go down a path of improvement.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Veloz
CAST:  Ben Stiller  •  Maria Bello  •  Jay Paulson  •  Spencer Garrett

Juggling increasing career success and a growing heroin habit, a television comedy writer attempts to go down a path of improvement.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Veloz
CAST:  Ben Stiller  •  Maria Bello  •  Jay Paulson  •  Spencer Garrett

Serving Sara (2002)

When Sara is served divorce papers while she is in New York, she is stunned. Not about to lose the fortune she amassed with her self-serving Texan husband, she makes an offer to her process server, Joe, that sets them off on a wild trip across the country.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Reginald Hudlin
CAST:  Matthew Perry  •  Elizabeth Hurley  •  Vincent Pastore  •  Bruce Campbell

When Sara is served divorce papers while she is in New York, she is stunned. Not about to lose the fortune she amassed with her self-serving Texan husband, she makes an offer to her process server, Joe, that sets them off on a wild trip across the country.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Reginald Hudlin
CAST:  Matthew Perry  •  Elizabeth Hurley  •  Vincent Pastore  •  Bruce Campbell

Edtv (1999)

Video store clerk Ed agrees to have his life filmed by a camera crew for a tv network.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ron Howard
CAST:  Matthew McConaughey  •  Woody Harrelson  •  Sally Kirkland  •  Jenna Elfman

Video store clerk Ed agrees to have his life filmed by a camera crew for a tv network.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ron Howard
CAST:  Matthew McConaughey  •  Woody Harrelson  •  Sally Kirkland  •  Jenna Elfman

The Long Winter (1992)

In 1939, Ramón was a young man, caught up in his Barcelona family's involvement on the Republic side in the brutal Spanish Civil War. He and his family fled into exile ahead of Franco's troops. Now it is many years later, and he has come back to see how his old ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jaime Camino
CAST:  Vittorio Gassman  •  Jacques Penot  •  Elizabeth Hurley  •  Jean Rochefort

In 1939, Ramón was a young man, caught up in his Barcelona family's involvement on the Republic side in the brutal Spanish Civil War. He and his family fled into exile ahead of Franco's troops. Now it is many years later, and he has come back to see how his old ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jaime Camino
CAST:  Vittorio Gassman  •  Jacques Penot  •  Elizabeth Hurley  •  Jean Rochefort

Made in Romania (2010)

"Made In Romania" is the story of a producer who is given the chance to realize his dream project; to film an adaptation of an obscure, beautifully written Victorian novel, "The Tides of Reason". Disillusioned after years of making low budget genre films, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy J. Louthan
CAST:  Jennifer Tilly  •  Jason Flemyng  •  Elizabeth Hurley  •  Danny Huston

"Made In Romania" is the story of a producer who is given the chance to realize his dream project; to film an adaptation of an obscure, beautifully written Victorian novel, "The Tides of Reason". Disillusioned after years of making low budget genre films, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy J. Louthan
CAST:  Jennifer Tilly  •  Jason Flemyng  •  Elizabeth Hurley  •  Danny Huston

Beyond Bedlam (1994)

An experiment gone awry places a neurologist (Elizabeth Hurley) and a homicide detective (Craig Fairbrass) in a psychopath's (Keith Allen) nightmarish world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vadim Jean
CAST:  Elizabeth Hurley  •  Craig Fairbrass  •  Keith Allen  •  Jesse Birdsall

An experiment gone awry places a neurologist (Elizabeth Hurley) and a homicide detective (Craig Fairbrass) in a psychopath's (Keith Allen) nightmarish world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vadim Jean
CAST:  Elizabeth Hurley  •  Craig Fairbrass  •  Keith Allen  •  Jesse Birdsall

Death Has A Bad Reputation (1990)

Adaptation from a novel by Frederick Forsyth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lawrence Gordon Clark
CAST:  Tony Lo Bianco  •  Elizabeth Hurley  •  Pamela Villoresi  •  Alan Howard

Adaptation from a novel by Frederick Forsyth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lawrence Gordon Clark
CAST:  Tony Lo Bianco  •  Elizabeth Hurley  •  Pamela Villoresi  •  Alan Howard

Mad Dogs And Englishmen (1995)

Gorgeous Antonia is on a dangerous downward spiral caused by an addiction to heroin when she meets Mike, a tough drifter who helps her score more smack. Although they're not attracted to each other initially, Antonia and Mike eventually give in to their growing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Cole
CAST:  Elizabeth Hurley  •  C. Thomas Howell  •  Joss Ackland  •  Christopher Adamson

Gorgeous Antonia is on a dangerous downward spiral caused by an addiction to heroin when she meets Mike, a tough drifter who helps her score more smack. Although they're not attracted to each other initially, Antonia and Mike eventually give in to their growing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Cole
CAST:  Elizabeth Hurley  •  C. Thomas Howell  •  Joss Ackland  •  Christopher Adamson

Rowing with the Wind (1988)

In the summer of 1816, Percy Shelley, his mistress Mary, and her stepsister Claire visit Lord Byron at Lake Geneva. Byron challenges each to write a horror story, and Mary begins her novel, Frankenstein. She imagines the monster becoming real, and for the next six ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gonzalo Suárez
CAST:  Hugh Grant  •  Lizzy McInnerny  •  Valentine Pelka  •  Elizabeth Hurley

In the summer of 1816, Percy Shelley, his mistress Mary, and her stepsister Claire visit Lord Byron at Lake Geneva. Byron challenges each to write a horror story, and Mary begins her novel, Frankenstein. She imagines the monster becoming real, and for the next six ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gonzalo Suárez
CAST:  Hugh Grant  •  Lizzy McInnerny  •  Valentine Pelka  •  Elizabeth Hurley

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song (2000)

In the seventh film in the series, in April 1916, a disillusioned Indy hops the ocean to Europe where he figures the Great War might offer him a greater sense of purpose.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gillies MacKinnon  •  Carl Schultz
CAST:  Sean Patrick Flanery  •  Ronny Coutteure  •  Elizabeth Hurley  •  John Lynch

In the seventh film in the series, in April 1916, a disillusioned Indy hops the ocean to Europe where he figures the Great War might offer him a greater sense of purpose.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gillies MacKinnon  •  Carl Schultz
CAST:  Sean Patrick Flanery  •  Ronny Coutteure  •  Elizabeth Hurley  •  John Lynch

Aria (1987)

Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, and Nicolas Roeg. Each short uses an aria as soundtrack/sound (Vivaldi, Bach, Wagner), and is an interpretation of the particular aria.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Altman  •  Jean-Luc Godard  •  Nicolas Roeg  •  Bruce Beresford  •  Charles Sturridge  •  Julien Temple  •  Ken Russell  •  Franc Roddam  •  Bill Bryden  •  Derek Jarman
CAST:  Theresa Russell  •  Bridget Fonda  •  Buck Henry  •  Stephanie Lane

Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, and Nicolas Roeg. Each short uses an aria as soundtrack/sound (Vivaldi, Bach, Wagner), and is an interpretation of the particular aria.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Altman  •  Jean-Luc Godard  •  Nicolas Roeg  •  Bruce Beresford  •  Charles Sturridge  •  Julien Temple  •  Ken Russell  •  Franc Roddam  •  Bill Bryden  •  Derek Jarman
CAST:  Theresa Russell  •  Bridget Fonda  •  Buck Henry  •  Stephanie Lane

Kill Cruise (1990)

Two British beauties go to Barbados with a yacht captain who does not know what he's in for.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Keglevic
CAST:  Jürgen Prochnow  •  Patsy Kensit  •  Elizabeth Hurley  •  Franz Buchrieser

Two British beauties go to Barbados with a yacht captain who does not know what he's in for.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Keglevic
CAST:  Jürgen Prochnow  •  Patsy Kensit  •  Elizabeth Hurley  •  Franz Buchrieser

Valentino: The Last Emperor (2008)

Film which travels inside the singular world of one of Italy's most famous fashion designers, Valentino Garavani, documenting the colourful and dramatic closing act of his celebrated career and capturing the end of an era in global fashion. However, at the heart ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matt Tyrnauer
CAST:  Valentino Garavani  •  Giancarlo Giammetti  •  Doutzen Kroes  •  Nati Abascal

Film which travels inside the singular world of one of Italy's most famous fashion designers, Valentino Garavani, documenting the colourful and dramatic closing act of his celebrated career and capturing the end of an era in global fashion. However, at the heart ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matt Tyrnauer
CAST:  Valentino Garavani  •  Giancarlo Giammetti  •  Doutzen Kroes  •  Nati Abascal

Dawg (2002)

To inherit a million dollars, an egotistical man must find the women he's betrayed and convince them to forgive him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Victoria Hochberg
CAST:  Denis Leary  •  Elizabeth Hurley  •  NiCole Robinson  •  Matt Weinberg

To inherit a million dollars, an egotistical man must find the women he's betrayed and convince them to forgive him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Victoria Hochberg
CAST:  Denis Leary  •  Elizabeth Hurley  •  NiCole Robinson  •  Matt Weinberg

Samson and Delilah (1996)

Mara and Manoa are both upstanding and religious Israelites living under the harsh and unjust rule of the Philistines. One day, a mysterious stranger appears to Mara and promises her that she will bear a son whom she is to call Samson.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicolas Roeg
CAST:  Eric Thal  •  Elizabeth Hurley  •  Dennis Hopper  •  Debora Caprioglio

Mara and Manoa are both upstanding and religious Israelites living under the harsh and unjust rule of the Philistines. One day, a mysterious stranger appears to Mara and promises her that she will bear a son whom she is to call Samson.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicolas Roeg
CAST:  Eric Thal  •  Elizabeth Hurley  •  Dennis Hopper  •  Debora Caprioglio
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