Amber Heard
Amber Heard was born and raised on April 22, 1986 in Austin, Texas. Her father David is a contractor and her mother Paige is an Internet researcher for the state. She attended St. Michael’s Catholic Academy in Austin until junior year, when she left to pursue a career in Hollywood. As a teenager Heard was active in her school’s drama department and appeared in local commercials and campaigns. At the age of 16 her best friend died in a car crash. Heard, who was raised Catholic, now declares herself an atheist Along With Her Boyfriend Jamie. Dropping out of school at the age of 17 to go to New York to start a career in modelling, she then located to Los Angeles to get into acting. was born and raised in Austin, Texas. Her father David is a contractor and her mother Paige is an Internet researcher for the state. She attended St. Michael’s Catholic Academy in Austin until junior year, when she left to pursue a career in Hollywood. As a teenager Heard was active in her school’s drama department and appeared in local commercials and campaigns. At the age of 16 her best friend died in a car crash. Heard, who was raised Catholic, now declares herself an atheist Along With Her Boyfriend Jamie. Dropping out of school at the age of 17 to go to New York to start a career in modelling, she then located to Los Angeles to get into acting.
Heard was born and raised in Austin, Texas. Her father David is a contractor and her mother Paige is an Internet researcher for the state. She attended St. Michael’s Catholic Academy in Austin until junior year, when she left to pursue a career in Hollywood. As a teenager Heard was active in her school’s drama department and appeared in local commercials and campaigns. At the age of 16 her best friend died in a car crash. Heard, who was raised Catholic, now declares herself an atheist Along With Her Boyfriend Jamie. Dropping out of school at the age of 17 to go to New York to start a career in modelling, she then located to Los Angeles to get into acting.
Once in Los Angeles, Heard made appearances in various TV shows. She was cast as Liz in the pilot episode of The WB’s Jack & Bobby (2004), as Riley in an episode of The Mountain (2004) and she had a brief cameo as a salesgirl in The O.C. (2005). Her first movie role was Maria in Friday Night Lights (2004). She next starred as Shay in Side FX (2005), an independent horror film, and had supporting roles in Drop Dead Sexy (2005), Price to Pay (2006) and You Are Here (2006). Heard had more prominent parts in Niki Caro’s North Country (2005) as young Josey and as Alma in Nick Cassavetes’ Alpha Dog (2006). In 2006 she starred in an episode of Criminal Minds as Lila Archer, a young Hollywood actress who has a crush on Spencer Reid.
Heard was next cast in the CW Network’s Hidden Palms. On the show she portrayed Greta Matthews, who suffered the losses of both her mother and boyfriend, Eddie, and befriends Johnny, the anti-hero of the show. In order to get the part, Heard was asked to lose weight. It took her four months, daily workouts and a ban on carbohydrates to lose 25 pounds. Hidden Palms premiered in the US on May 30, 2007. Ultimately, The CW wrapped the summer series early; instead of the initial 12 episode arc, only eight were aired. The show ended on July 4, two weeks prior than originally planned.
