Paris Hilton

Born Paris Whitney Hilton
February 17, 1981 (1981-02-17) (age 28)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation Socialite, model, actress, singer, fashion designer
Years active 2003–present
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight 114 lb (52 kg)
Religious beliefs Roman Catholic
Parents Kathy Hilton and Richard Hilton

Paris Whitney Hilton (born February 17, 1981) is an American socialite, media personality, model, singer, author, fashion designer and actress.

She is known for her appearance in a sex tape in 2004, her appearance on the television series The Simple Life, her several minor film roles (most notably her role in the horror film House of Wax in 2005), her 2004 tongue-in-cheek autobiography, her 2006 music album Paris, and her work in modeling. As a result of several legal incidents, Hilton also served a widely publicized sentence in a Los Angeles County jail in 2007.
Hilton began modeling as a child, initially at charity events. When she was 19, she signed with Donald Trump’s modeling agency, T Management. Hilton has also worked with Ford Models in New York, Models 1 Agency in London, Nous Model Management in Los Angeles, and Premier Model Management in London. She has appeared in numerous advertising campaigns, including Iceberg Vodka, GUESS, Tommy Hilfiger, Christian Dior, and Marciano. In 2001, Hilton began to develop a reputation as a socialite, being identified as “New York’s leading It Girl” whose fame was beginning to “extend beyond the New York tabloids”. She has appeared in several magazines, including the April 2004 issue of Maxim.

Film

Hilton at the Sundance Film Festival in 2008Hilton has made cameo appearances in several films, notably Zoolander, Wonderland, and The Cat In The Hat. She landed minor and supporting roles in the feature films Nine Lives, Raising Helen, The Hillz, and House of Wax. Her role as Paige Edwards in House of Wax won the Teen Choice Award for “Best Scream” and earned her a nomination for “Choice Breakout Performance  – Female”. (It also won her the 2005 Razzie for “Worst Supporting Actress” at the 2005 Golden Raspberry Awards.) She also earned a nomination for “Best Frightened Performance” at the 2006 MTV Movie Awards. She landed her first lead roles in 2006 with the straight-to-DVD releases National Lampoon’s Pledge This! and Bottoms Up. She plays the Hottie in the box office bomb romantic comedy The Hottie and the Nottie, released in 2008. She also had a minor cameo appearance as herself in An American Carol.

More recently, Hilton plays Amber Sweet, the surgery- and painkiller-addicted daughter of a biotech magnate in the goth/rock musical Repo! The Genetic Opera. Critics have responded positively to her performance in the film, in which she sings and acts. In an interview Repo! director Darren Lynn Bousman revealed that he had originally refused to audition Paris for the role of Amber Sweet. “I broke down,” says Bousman, “and I met with her, and immediately she charmed everyone in the room.” In the same interview, Bousman also revealed that Hilton was so keen to get the part that she had the script smuggled in to her during her much publicized stint in a Los Angeles jail, and used her time inside to work on her role.
Television

Paris Hilton in Cannes during the Film festivalHilton co-starred with Nicole Richie in the Fox reality series The Simple Life, which premiered on December 2, 2003. The Simple Life ran for three seasons on Fox. The show was cancelled by Fox after a dispute between Hilton and Richie, but it was subsequently aired by E! Entertainment Television for the fourth and fifth seasons. Despite talks of a sixth season, the series finished its run at the end of the fifth season. In March 2008, it was reported that Hilton would star in a new MTV reality series tentatively titled Paris Hilton’s My New BFF, about her looking for a new best friend. The series premiered on September 30, 2008.

Hilton has also guest-starred in episodes of The O.C., The George Lopez Show, Las Vegas, American Dreams, Dogg After Dark, and Veronica Mars. Furthermore, she appeared in several music videos, including “It Girl” by John Oates and “Just Lose It” by Eminem. Planning is underway for an eponymous cartoon series following the animated life of Hilton, her sister Nicky, and her dog Tinkerbell, which began filming in September 2007. In April 2008, she guest starred on the My Name is Earl episode “I Won’t Die with a Little Help from My Friends”. On 29 January 2009, Paris Hilton’s British Best Friend, began airing on ITV2 in England. The second season of Paris Hilton’s My New BFF premiered on June 2, 2009. In June 2009, Hilton will shoot ” Paris Hilton’s My New BFF- Dubai “. Runner-up of the British series Kat McKenzie died on July 3, 2009 of a suspected overdose.

Filmography
Year Film Role Other notes
1993 Wishman Girl on Beach
2000 Sweetie Pie
2001 Zoolander Herself Cameo
2002 Nine Lives Jo
QIK2JDG Strung-out Supermodel
2003 L.A. Knights Sadie
Wonderland Barbie
The Cat in the Hat Female Club-Goer Cameo
2004 Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! Heather
The Hillz Heather Smith
Raising Helen Amber
1 Night In Paris Herself Pornographic film
2005 House of Wax Paige Edwards
2006 Bottoms Up Lisa Mancini
Pledge This! Victoria English
2008 The Hottie and the Nottie Cristabel Abbott
Repo! the Genetic Opera Amber Sweet
An American Carol Herself

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