Amber Heard

Amber Heard is a television and film actor and model who has performed in Never Back Down and Judd Apatow's Pineapple Express in 2008http://amberheardofficial.com/. She was born on April 22, 1986, in Austin, Texas. Her first starring role came in 2007 on the CW television show, Hidden Palms, where she portrayed Greta Matthews. From there, Heard landed the lead role in the independent horror film, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, which was featured at the Toronto Film Festival, the Sitges Film Festival, the South by Southwest Film Festival, and the London FrightFest Film Festival.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1720028/bio

Afterward, Heard went on to land roles in The Stepfather, The Joneses, and Zombieland in 2010. She is also featured in And Soon the Darkness and John Carpenter's The Ward, as well as having had starring roles with Nicolas Cage in Drive Angry and Johnny Depp in The Rum Diary.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1720028/

Her modeling career has included work for the Austin Children's Museum, Luxe Apothotique, and the magazine 'Teen Health'. In 2008 she and actor Kelian Rhude were named by Jane magazine as the most beautiful teen stars.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1720028/

On December 3, 2010, Amber Heard officially came out at the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) 25th anniversary party. During the celebration, she spoke openly to reporters about her decision to come out, which was prompted by her not wanting to be part of the problem by remaining in the closet. She also spoke about the beauty of her partner, Tasya van Ree, an artist and photographer she has been with since 2008. During the Friday night anniversary party, Heard presented the Founder's Award to GLAAD/LA founder Richard Jenkins.http://www.afterellen.com/people/2010/12/amber-heard-talks-about-being-an-out-lesbian-in-hollywood

After dropping out of school at age 17 to pursue a modeling career in New York, Heard relocated to Los Angeles to begin an acting career. Once in LA, Heard made appearances in various TV shows, as Liz in the pilot episode of The WB's Jack & Bobby, Riley in an episode of The Mountain and as a salesgirl in The O.C.. Her first movie role was Maria in Friday Night Lights. Heard then landed more prominent parts in Niki Caro's North Country as young Josey and as Alma in Nick Cassavetes' Alpha Dog. From there, Heard went on to receive a starring role on an episode of Criminal Minds as Lila Archer, a young Hollywood actress who has a crush on one of the police officers.http://amberheardofficial.com/category/news/

Heard was next cast in the CW Network's Hidden Palms, as Greta Matthews, who suffered the losses of both her mother and boyfriend in the first episode. This was a landmark role for Heard, however, in order to get the part, she was asked to lose weight. It took her four months, daily workouts and a ban on carbohydrates to lose 25 pounds. In the end, the CW canceled the series after eight episodes, ahead of its scheduled 12-episode storyline.http://amberheardofficial.com/category/film/

She was next cast in the title role in the film All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, an independently-produced horror film that premiered at the Toronto Film Festival.http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17738 The film generated interest and attracted attention from Harvey Weinstein. Heard also appeared in the short movie Day 73 with Sarah and Jess Manafort's indie drama Remember the Daze. She then appeared in the Judd Apatow comedy, Pineapple Express and the martial arts drama Never Back Down, both released in 2008. In Never Back Down, Heard played the free-spirited Baja Miller who falls for Jake Tyler. After the movie fared well at the box office, Heard's profile was raised, as she appeared in magazines to promote the film internationally.

Following roles in the independent feature films The River Why and The Joneses, Heard landed a role in Zombieland, as Jesse Eisenberg's love interest who turns into a zombie. Heard was also be cast in Drive Angry, And Soon The Darkness, John Carpenter's horror film, The Ward and The Rum Diary, a role she won over Scarlett Johansson and Keira Knightley.http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2007-05-29-amber-heard_N.htm

• 2004: Jack and Bobbyhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm1720028/bio
• 2004: The Mountainhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm1720028/bio
• 2005: The O.C.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1720028/bio
• 2006: Criminal Mindshttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm1720028/bio
• 2007: Hidden Palmshttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm1720028/bio
• 2007: Californificationhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm1720028/bio

• 2004: Friday Night Lightshttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm1720028/bio
• 2005: SideFXhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm1720028/bio
• 2005: Drop Dead Sexyhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm1720028/bio
• 2005: North Countryhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm1720028/bio
• 2006: Price to Payhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm1720028/bio
• 2006: Alpha Doghttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm1720028/bio
• 2006: All The Boys Love Mandy Lanehttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm1720028/bio
• 2007: Spinhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm1720028/bio
• 2007: Remember the Dazehttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm1720028/bio
• 2008: Pineapple Expresshttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm1720028/bio
• 2008: Never Back Downhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm1720028/bio
• 2009: The Stepfatherhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm1720028/bio
• 2009: ExTerminatorshttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm1720028/bio
• 2009: The Joneseshttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm1720028/bio
• 2009: Zombielandhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm1720028/bio
• 2010: And Soon the Darknesshttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm1720028/bio
• 2010: The River Why http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1720028/bio
• 2010: The Ward http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1720028/bio
• 2011: Drive Angry 3Dhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm1720028/bio
• 2011: The Rum Diaryhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm1720028/bio

• • 2008: Maxim's Hot 100 Women 2008 #21http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1720028/bio
• • 2008: FHM's 100 Sexiest Women of 2008 #90http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1720028/bio
• • 2009: FHM's 100 Sexiest Women of 2009 #31http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1720028/bio
• • 2009: Maxim's Hot 100 Women 2009 #56http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1720028/bio
• • 2010: FHM's 100 Sexiest Women of 2010 #25http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1720028/bio
• • 2010: Maxim's Hot 100 Women 2010 #13http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1720028/bio

I think GLAAD is one of the many reasons that I, as a 24-year-old, can come out.—on her decision to come outhttp://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2010/12/photos-amber-heard-comes-out-with-lesbian-partner

You wait until some of my films come out. It’s funny because I do get a bunch of these roles and, as a young woman In Hollywood, you tend to get these girlfriends easier than one could imagine. I get them every day and I won’t take a bad film, one that doesn’t make me feel good when I fall asleep at night.—on the films she chooses to work onhttp://www.cinemablend.com/new/Interview-Never-Back-Down-s-Amber-Heard-8059.html

While we were filming I stayed away, yeah. I stayed in my room and didn’t really interact with the cast and crew. I wanted to stay consistent within the character so I isolated myself as much a possible. I’m good friends with the cast now, of course, well the ones I didn’t kill!.—on filming All The Boys Love Mandy Lanehttp://www.eatmybrains.com/showfeature.php?id=76