Amber Heard: 10 essential facts you didn't know about the actress and ex-wife of Johnny Depp
Actress for fifteen years, Amber Heard came out of the shadows thanks to Johnny Depp whom she married ... and from whom she quickly divorced. Here are ten little things - necessarily must-haves - that you (maybe) didn't know about her.
1 / ORIGINS - Amber Heard was born on April 22, 1986 in Austin, Texas. His father, David, is an entrepreneur, his mother, Paige, works in the Internet service of the Texas Department of Information Resources. She has a sister two years younger, Whitney.
2 / FAITH - She grew up in the Catholic faith but, at 16, following the death of her best friend in a car accident, she stopped believing in God. "It was the hardest moment I have ever lived in my life. Suddenly I realized that there might not be tomorrow." Under the influence of the writings of George Orwell and Ayn Rand, Amber becomes an atheist.
3 / START - At 17, Amber decides to drop out of high school to start a modeling career in New York. An experience that she considers unrewarding (and even "horrible"). She then decides to settle in Los Angeles - with a few dollars in her pocket and without knowing anyone - to become an actress.
4 / ROLES - In 2004, the young woman landed her first roles. She has appeared in a number of series (Newport Beach, Criminal Minds, Californication) and films (Friday Night Lights, Alpha Dog, Délire Express). He can also be seen in commercials (a car brand, an electric company) and music videos of country stars, There goes my Life, by Kenny Chesney (short-lived ex-husband of Renée Zellweger) and Red Dirt. Road, by Brooks & Dunn. For the first real success was long overdue: she owed it to Aquaman, with Jason Momoa, in 2018.
5 / SEXY. Since her debut, Amber has been featured regularly in the rankings celebrating the "sexiest girls on the planet" which men's magazines love (Maxim, FHM). She maintains her dream body by practicing running, tennis or Pilates.
6 / ARMY - The good Texan she is, Amber is a gun fan. She also collects ... vintage cars. "I spend all my money on them (she owns a 1968 Mustang, for example). I try to fix them myself as much as I can and buy spare parts on ebay."
7 / BI - In December 2010, Amber Heard went to the GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) 25th anniversary party with photographer Tasya van Ree who has shared her life for over two years. Bisexual (before Tasya, she dated Crispin Glover - George McFly from Back to the Future), the young woman assumes herself perfectly: “I didn't come out of nowhere. It had no impact on my career. don't think the producers and directors I've worked with care about that. I don't want to be labeled one way or another. When it comes to love, I'm totally open. I don't want to be categorized, 'I am this' or 'I am that' ”.
8 / JOHNNY - At the time, she had already shot Rhum Express with Johnny Depp (the shooting took place in 2009) but it wasn't until two years later, when the film was being promoted (yes, it was has passed all this time) as the two actors come closer. When, in mid-2012, the actor announces that he is separating from Vanessa Paradis, it is towards his young partner that eyes are already turned. Without really hiding, they take several months to assume their relationship. They get engaged in January 2013, get married two years later and separate in the spring of 2016. An anything but amicable divorce with its share of scabrous revelations as a bonus ...
9 / JOKE - Amber Heard is a joker. To tease Liam Hemsworth, her partner in Paranoia, she borrows a giant sex toy and discreetly slides it into the bed they share for a scene. When he thinks of catching Amber's arm, Miley Cyrus' ex has a huge surprise ...
10 / MARQUÉE - Amber is passionate about literature and two of her tattoos were inspired by poetry: one is taken from a poem by Chilean Pablo Neruda (in Spanish: Te amo como se aman ciertas cosas oscuras, secretly, between the sombra y el alma), the other of the Persian Omar Khayyam (in Farsi).
