Elizabeth Hurley Net Worth and Salary:Elizabeth Hurley is an English actress, model, and businesswoman who has a net worth of $50 million. Elizabeth rose to prominence in the 1990s thanks to films such as “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery” (1997) and “EDtv” (1999). In 1994, while attending the premiere of Four Weddings and a Funeral with boyfriend Hugh Grant, Hurley turned heads after walking the red carpet in a revealing black Versace gown that was held together with gold safety pins . oversized. The following year, she landed her first modeling job, becoming an Estee Lauder spokesmodel. As an actress, Elizabeth has appeared in over 40 film and television projects, including Passenger 57 (1992), Bedazzled (2000), Serving Sara (2002), and Gossip Girl (2011–2012). . From 2015 to 2018, she appeared in 40 episodes of the E! Comedy series “The Royals” and began starring in Hulu’s “Runaways” in 2019.
Early Life: Elizabeth Hurley was born Elizabeth Jane Hurley on June 10, 1965, in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. Her mother, Angela, taught at Kempshott Junior School and her father, Roy (who died in 1996), served as a major in the Royal Army Educational Corps. Elizabeth has two siblings, older sister Kathleen and younger brother Andrews. Hurley studied at the Harriet Costello School and became interested in punk fashion as a teenager. As a child, she took ballet classes and studied theater and dance at the London Studio Center from 1983 to 1986.
Modeling Career: Elizabeth became the face of Estee Lauder in 1995 at the age of 29. She has appeared in advertisements for several of the companies’ fragrances, including “Beautiful,” “Pleasures,” and “Sensuous,” as well as their cosmetics. Hurley was the face of the company until 2001, when she was replaced by Carolyn Murphy, but continued to work with Estee Lauder both as a model and as a global ambassador for their blood cancer campaign. Elizabeth has also modeled for Jordache, Lancel, MQ Clothiers of Sweden and several other companies, and in 2005, started a beachwear line called Elizabeth Hurley Beach. In 2008, she designed 12 swimwear for MANGO, a Spanish clothing brand.
Acting career: Hurley made her acting debut in the 1987 anthology film Aria, and the following year, appeared in Rowing with the Wind, starred in Inspector Morse and Rumpole of the Bailey, and played the main role. titular role in the miniseries “Christabel”. In the 1990s, Elizabeth appeared in 11 films, including “Dangerous Ground” (1997), “Permanent Midnight” (1998) and “My Favorite Martian” (1999), and earned a producer credit on Hugh Grant’s ” Extremely”. Measures’ (1996) and ‘Mickey Blue Eyes’ (1999). Her most famous role as Vanessa Kensington in “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery” she briefly reprized the role in the 1999 sequel, “Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me”.
Elizabeth appeared in several documentary projects, such as “The Human Face” (2001), “Valentino: The Last Emperor” (2008) and “Made in Romania” (2010), and served as a host, judge and executive. producer on the fashion design competition “Project Catwalk” in 2006. Hurley starred in the television films “The Shamrock Conspiracy” (1995), “Harrison: Cry of the City” (1996) and “Samson and Delilah” (1996). and played Diana Payne in 14 episodes of The CW’s “Gossip Girl” from 2011 to 2012. She played Queen Helena in “The Royals,” a prime-time soap opera about a British royal family, from 2015 to in 2015. In 2018, she also played Marvel villain/witch Morgan le Fay in ‘Runaways’ in 2019. In 2020, Elizabeth co-starred with Craig Ferguson and Kathie Lee Gifford in the romantic comedy ‘Then Came You’.
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Personal life: Elizabeth began a relationship with actor Hugh Grant in 1987 and they split amicably in 2000; in 1995, Grant made headlines after he was arrested for “lewd behavior” after being caught with sex worker Divine Brown in West Hollywood.
Hurley gave birth to son Damian on April 4, 2002, and Hugh is one of her seven godparents (Elton John is another). Damian’s father is the late American businessman and film producer, Steve Bing. Bing was one of the richest people in Los Angeles with a minimum net worth of $600 million, but at the time of his tragic suicide in June 2020, he was said to have spent all but $300,000 of his. In 2019, Damian successfully sued the estate of his deceased grandfather, Dr. Peter Bing, who tried to prevent him from receiving an inheritance. The estate, headed by Steve’s sister, had tried to argue that none of Peter’s grandchildren born out of wedlock would be eligible for the inheritance.
Elizabeth married textile heir Arun Nayar on March 2, 2007, after five years of dating. They divorced in June 2011, with Hurley citing Nayar’s “unreasonable behavior”. Three months later, Hurley became engaged to former cricketer Shane Warne, but they split in late 2013. Hurley was involved in Estee Lauder’s breast cancer awareness campaign and The Prince’s Trust Fashion Rocks event and raised money for the Shaukat Khanum Memorial. Cancer Hospital and Research Centre. She is patron of the City of London Veterans Network as well as the Elton John AIDS Foundation and has served as an ambassador for children’s charity Hop Skip and Jump.
Awards and nominations: Hurley was named Supporting Actress of the Year at the 1997 Showest Convention, and in 1998, she earned a Blockbuster Entertainment Award nomination for Favorite Actress – Comedy for “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.” She also received a Best Actress nomination at the DVD Exclusive Awards for “Double Whammy” in 2003, an MTV Movie Award nomination for “Bedazzled” in 2001, and a Teen Choice Movie Award nomination – The sexiest love scene for “EDtv” (shared with Matthew McConaughey) in 1999.
Real Estate: For the past decade+, Elizabeth’s primary residence has been a 21-acre estate outside London called Donnington Hall. She bought the property in 2012 for $11 million.
