Amber Heard is an American actress and also an activist by profession. She began with a series of small roles in many films and dramas and later appeared in the 2016 horror film All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, in which she had her leading role. She gained widespread recognition with the films Never Back Down (2008) and Pineapple Express (2008). Now a frequent film actor, she also works as a global spokesperson for cosmetics giant L’Oréal Paris and has spoken frequently on human rights since 2018.
Early life
Amber Heard was born on August 22, 1986 to her loving and caring parents named Patricia Paige, an internet researcher, and David Clinton Heard, who owned a small construction company. Heard was brought along with her younger sister named Whitney.
The Heard family grew up outside of Austin, where the family enjoyed horseback riding, hunting, and fishing. Heard was raised Catholic but came out as an atheist at age 16 after seeing one of her best friends die in a car accident. After the incident, Heard felt uncomfortable with the idea of being conservative and god-ferin in Texas. Consequently, she dropped out of her Catholic high school and began her acting career in Los Angeles. Eventually, she earned a diploma through a home study course.
Amber Heard career
Heard had to work hard to get big recognition in the entertainment industry. Before that, she tried her hand in small roles in two music videos and then began supporting roles in television series such as Jack & Bobby (2004), The Mountain (2004) and The OC (2005).
She then began supporting roles in sports dramas such as Friday Night Lights – 2004, which was frequently followed by brief supporting roles in films such as North Country (2005), Prince to Pay (2006), Spin (2007) and many more. Despite this, she also guest-starred in the episodes of the police trial, Criminal Minds.
After a long time she came up with the leading role in one of the films called All The Boys Love Mandy Lane, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival 2006 but was not released in Europe until 2008 and in the US until 2013 because of distribution issues. Amber rose to prominence as an ambassador for the American Civil Liberties Union.
She pledged to donate half her divorce sum to the union and championed the human rights campaign. Despite this, she also faced nude photos of celebrities in 2014 and also became the subject of revenge porn published by The New York Times back in November 2019.
Amber Heard biography | |
|---|---|
| Real name | Amber belongs to Laura |
| Date of birth | April 22, 1986 |
| Age (as of 2022) | 36 years |
| Place of birth | Austin, Texas, United States |
| nationality | American |
| profession | Actress & Activist |
| religion | Christianity |
| sun sign | Taurus |
Physical Statistics | |
| Height | in feet inches – 5′ 7” – in centimeters – 170 cm |
| Weight | in kilograms – 55kg – in pounds – 121 pounds |
| body measurements | 31-24-33 |
| Cup size | 36B |
| waist size | 24 inches |
| Biceps Hips Size | 33 inches |
| shoe size | 8 (USA) |
| hair colour | Blond |
| eye color | Blue |
| body type | Slim |
Amber Heard Family | |
| Father | David Heard |
| mother | Paige Parsons |
| sister | One (Whitney Heard) |
| Brothers | – |
Qualification/Education | |
| school | Catholic Academy of St. Michael |
| University | – |
Relationship status | |
| Marital status | Divorced |
| Who was Amber Heard’s husband? | Johnny Depp (ex.) |
| children | Oonagh Paige Heard |
Personal life
From 2008 to 2012, Amber Heard was in a romantic relationship with one of the entertainment industry personalities and photographer named Tasya van Ree. The relationship became so serious that Heard legally changed her last name to van Ree, but later reverted to her birth name in 2014.
Later in 2009, Heard was arrested for domestic violence after she was caught punching and grabbing van Ree, but she was never charged with assault.
Heard’s arrest became public knowledge over time, and in 2016 it progressed to another affair involving Johnny Depp, in which van Ree came to make a statement that Heard had been wrongly accused. Following her divorce from Johnny Depp, Heard dated tech entrepreneur Elon Musk for a year until early 2018.
Heard appeared to have one child through surrogacy, and the child was born in April 2021, the month of birth of Heard himself. The child was named Oonagh Paige Heard.
Controversy
Heard married fellow actor Johnny Depp and maintained the relationship from 2015 to 2017. They decided to separate and filed for divorce, which attracted a lot of attention from common people.
Heard revealed their relationship was one of the most abusive relationships she’s even had in her life and it allegedly backfired in 2018 when Depp claimed Heard had abused him before unsuccessfully suing the editors of British tabloid The Sun for English defamation sued. Describing himself as a victim of domestic violence, Depp said men can be victims too, and came forward to talk about his early relationship with Heard.
Both personalities got their trial on April 11, 2022 in Virginia, where Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber are in the middle of the $100 million defamation lawsuit.
Amber Heard Net Worth
Well known American personality, actress and model, Amber Heard has a net worth of around $8 million. While pursuing her career in the entertainment industry, she first appeared as a model and later found success in it. She has acted in many shows, TV series and films. Despite this, she has also been involved in various activism activities, particularly for LGBTQ rights.