Biography
Not only blessed with high cheek bones and a curvy physique, she was also blessed with a sharp business sense, innate intelligence, as well as an almost supernatural ability to remain poised in the face of ugly controversies. These scandals would come fast in furious, including the infamous arrest of her then-boyfriend, actor Hugh Grant, for soliciting a prostitute, followed a few years later with an ugly paternity suit against millionaire …
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Career Milestones
| Formed Simian Productions with Hugh Grant | ||
| Formed dance troupe, Vile Bodies | ||
| Toured in theater productions in Asia and the Middle East | ||
1986 | Played the lead role in the TV drama, "Christabel" (aired in the U.S. on PBS) | |
1987 | Made her first film appearance in "Aria" | |
1988 | Had first leading role in "Rowing with the Wind," opposite Hugh Grant | |
1992 | First American film, "Passenger 57" | |
1995 | Introduced as an Estée Lauder spokesmodel | |
1996 | Feature debut as producer, "Extreme Measures" | |
1996 | Played the female lead in the TNT miniseries, "Samson and Delilah" | |
1997 | Had breakthrough role as Mike Myers' leading lady in "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" | |
1998 | Played the wife of a drug addicted writer (played by Ben Stiller) in "Permanent Midnight" | |
1999 | Briefly reprised role in the comedy sequel, "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" | |
1999 | Had a small part in Ron Howard's "EDtv" | |
1999 | Produced "Mickey Blue Eyes," starring Hugh Grant | |
2000 | Had a supporting role in "The Weight of Water" | |
2000 | Played a sexy temptress in the remake of "Bedazzled" | |
2001 | Appeared in John Cleese's "The Human Face" | |
2002 | Co-starred with Matthew Perry in the romantic comedy, "Serving Sara" | |
2006 | Hosted the inaugural season of the British reality series "Project Catwalk" on Sky1 | |