Actor

Amber Heard

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Filmography

Overview

Born	April 22, 1986 in Austin, Texas, USA
Birth Name	Amber Laura Heard
Height	5′ 7″ (1,7 m)

Mini Bio
Amber Laura Heard was born in Austin, Texas, to Patricia Paige Heard (née Parsons), an internet researcher, and David C. Heard (David Clinton Heard), a contractor. She has English, Irish, Scottish, German, and Welsh ancestry.

Heard appeared in the Academy Award-nominated film, L’affaire Josey Aimes (2005), in which she played Charlize Theron’s character in flashbacks. Her other early film credits include: Syrup (2013), Hell Driver (2011) 3D, La famille Jones (2009), Never Back Down (2008), Alpha Dog (2006) and Friday Night Lights (2004). On television, Heard starred on The CW drama, Hidden Palms (2007), and had guest starring roles on Showtime’s Californication (2007) and CBS’s Esprits criminels (2005).

In 2009, Heard starred in the box office hit, Bienvenue à Zombieland (2009), opposite Woody Harrelson, Bill Murray and Jesse Eisenberg. She also starred in the suspense thriller, Le beau-père (2009), with Sela Ward, Dylan Walsh and Penn Badgley. In 2008, she garnered attention for her role in the comedic hit, Délire express (2008), with Seth Rogen and James Franco. Heard received a 2008 Young Hollywood Award for her breakthrough performance in “Pineapple Express”.

She appeared in Rhum Express (2011), opposite Johnny Depp, and John Carpenter’s The Ward – L’hôpital de la terreur (2010), which premiered at the 2010 Toronto Film Festival. She also starred in the independent film, And Soon the Darkness (2010), in which she additionally served as a co-producer.

Heard starred in Paranoia (2013), opposite Harrison Ford, Liam Hemsworth and Gary Oldman. The film was released by “Relativity Media” on August 16, 2013. She also starred in Robert Rodriguez’s Machete Kills (2013), which was released by “Open Road Films” on March 4, 2013, and McG’s 3 Days to Kill (2014), opposite Kevin Costner and Hailee Steinfeld, which was released in 2014.

Additionally, her film Tous les Garçons aiment Mandy Lane (2006), which premiered at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival, was released by The Weinstein Co. in theaters in the fall of 2013.

Heard resides in Los Angeles, where she is actively involved with Amnesty International. In 2015, she married actor Johnny Depp, and the two divorced in 2017.