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HOT CELEBRITIES: American actress, model and sex symbol Paz de la Huerta

 


 

Paz de la Huerta

Paz de la Huerta at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival
Born(1984-09-03) September 3, 1984 (age 28)
New York City, United States
OccupationActress
Years active1998–present
María de la Paz Elizabeth Sofía Adriana de la Huerta (born September 3, 1984), better known by her stage name Paz de la Huerta, is an American actress and model. De la Huerta began acting and modeling in adolescence, and had roles in The Cider House Rules (1999), A Walk to Remember (2002), and Choke (2008). She has also starred in several independent films, but is best known for her role as Lucy Danziger in the HBO cable television series, Boardwalk Empire.

 

Early life

De la Huerta was raised by a single mother, along with her older sister, Rafaela de la Paz (born November 5, 1981), in the New York City neighborhood of SoHo located in the Lower Manhattan area. Her parents were Iñigo de la Huerta y Ozores (born November 17, 1944, in San Sebastián, Spain) and Judith Bruce (born October 23, 1946, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States).[1] De la Huerta's father was born into Spanish dukedom, and her mother worked as an authority on birth control and women's issues in Third World countries.[2] She attended private Saint Ann's School in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, with fellow student and future fashion designer, Zac Posen, for whom she has since modeled.[2] She also attended the performing arts camp Buck's Rock.[3] De la Huerta spent summers with her father in Spain while attending high school.[4]

Career

De la Huerta began modeling in her adolescence and became a sought-after runway model before transitioning into film. She made her film debut with a small role in the 1998 romantic comedy The Object of My Affection, and then starred opposite Michael Caine and Charlize Theron in The Cider House Rules (1999). In 2002, she starred opposite Shane West and Mandy Moore in A Walk to Remember (2002), based on Nicholas Sparks' novel. De la Huerta starred in several independent films throughout the 2000s,[2] and landed a role in Choke (2008), based on Chuck Palahniuk's popular novel. In 2010, De la Huerta landed a regular role on the HBO series Boardwalk Empire, produced by Martin Scorsese, opposite Steve Buscemi and Michael Pitt.

Personal life

 




















 
De la Huerta was born with recurrent cystic hygroma under her arm,[2] which she has had treated with multiple surgeries. De la Huerta lived with her mother and sister in New York City until her mid-twenties, when she moved into an apartment in the Tribeca neighborhood, later moving to a lower Manhattan apartment adjacent to her mother's.[2] De la Huerta has been romantically linked to actor Jack Nicholson, Scott Weiland of the Stone Temple Pilots and Donald Cumming, frontman of The Virgins.[2]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
1998The Object of My Affection13-Year-Old Sally
Luminous MotionBeatrice
1999The Cider House RulesMary Agnes
2000Law & OrderChloe"Loco Parentis" (ep. 215)
The PracticeJenny Holbrook"Black Widows" (S4E17)
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitKaren Raye"Chat Room" (ep. S1E18)
Looking for an EchoNicole Delgado
2001Bailey's MistakeBecca DonovanTV movie
Chelsea WallsGirl
Riding in Cars with BoysPhone Call Flirt
2002A Girl's Guide to the GalaxyMaxieShort film
A Walk to RememberTracie
2003Bringing RainDakota Cunningham
RickVicki
2004HomeworkSara
Light and the SuffererAnnette
2005Steal MeLily Rose
Fierce PeopleJilly
2006Hollywood DreamsGuest at Wedding
5up 2downAllie
Nail PolishBecky Burns
The TripperJade
2007"By the Time..." by Grand NationalHerselfMusic video
Neal CassadyTonya Novak
AnamorphYoung Woman
2008The GuitarCookie
ChokeNico
DeceptionList Member #1
2009The Limits of ControlNude
Enter the VoidLinda
2010Boardwalk EmpireLucy DanzigerSeries regular
20114:44 Last Day on Earth
"Video Games" by Lana Del ReyHerselfMusic video, Paparazzi footage
2012Nurse 3DAbby Russell[5]Starring role
The Girl is in TroubleMaria
2013In the WoodsPart of The Being Experience trilogy by Jennifer Elster
Inferno: A Linda Lovelace StoryBobo
Tranzloco
Amsterdam






Television

References

  1. ^ Real Academia Matritense de Heráldica y Genealogía (1992). Anales de la Real Academia Matritense de Heráldica y Genealogía: Tomo I, año 1991. Ediciones Hidalguia. pp. 126–. ISBN 978-84-600-8178-4. http://books.google.com/books?id=N7qlifJlCJYC&pg=PA126. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Jay Bulger (30 May 2010). "Are You Ready for Paz?". New York Magazine. New York Media LLC. http://nymag.com/movies/profiles/66284/. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  3. ^ SMartin780@aol.com (1990–2012). "Biography for Paz de la Huerta". IMDb. IMDb.com, Inc. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0209289/bio. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Paz de la Huerta". Hollywood.com. http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/1244872/Paz_De_La_Huerta. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
  5. ^ Weinstein, Joshua L. (August 2, 2011). "'30 Rock' Star Katrina Bowden Joins Lionsgate's 'Nurse 3D'". The Wrap. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/30-rock-star-katrina-bowden-joins-lionsgates-nurse-3d-29685. Retrieved October 8, 2011.

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