Sienna Miller

Sienna Miller
Birth name
Sienna Rose Miller
Born
December 28, 1981 (1981-12-28) (age 25)
New York, New York, United States
Sienna Rose Miller (born December 28, 1981) is an American-born English[1] actress and model.
Contents
- 1 Early life
- 2 Career
- 2.1 Model
- 2.2 Actress
- 2.3 Designer
- 3 Personal life
- 3.1 Charity work
- 3.2 Relationships
- 3.3 Negative publicity
- 4 Filmography
- 5 References
- 6 External links
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Early life
Miller was born in New York City. She moved to England as a child and attended the Heathfield school in Ascot, Berkshire and later studied for a year at the Lee Strasberg Institute with luminaries like Will Lee and Koni Summer in New York City.
Her father, Edward Miller, is an American banker born in Meadville, Pennsylvania. Her mother, Josephine Miller, is a South African who ran Lee Strasberg's acting academy in London.[2] Her parents parted when she was six years old, and her father subsequently married (and later separated from) the English interior designer Kelly Hoppen. Miller has one sister, Savannah, who is a fashion designer; two half-brothers, Charles and Steven, and one former step-sister, Natasha (daughter of Hoppen).
Career
Model
Prior to her professional acting career, Miller worked as a photographic model. She signed with Tandy Anderson, and modeled for Coca-Cola, Italian Vogue, Prada and the 2003 Pirelli calendar.
Following her appearance at the Glastonbury Festival in 2004, she was credited by many with having popularised the fashion style of boho-chic in Britain.
Miller signed a two-year contract with Pepe Jeans London; the jeans ad campaign first appeared in magazines March 2006.[3]
Miller posed for Vanity Fair magazine's 2006 "Hollywood Issue" topless and smoking a cigarette.
She appeared on the December 2004 and the February 2006 cover of British Vogue, and will appear on the September 2007 cover of U.S. Vogue
Actress
Stage
In her early career, Miller performed in several New York City plays including The Striker, Independence, and Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella's Cigarettes & Chocolate.[4]
In 2005, Miller made her West End debut as Celia in Shakespeare's As You Like It alongside Helen McCrory, Dominic West and Reece Shearsmith. She played the role of Rosalind for one performance, when McCrory, the actress playing the lead, fell ill.
Television
Miller had a recurring role in Simon West's television action drama series Keen Eddie (2003).
Film
- 2001: She made her film debut with South Kensington, with Rupert Everett and Elle Macpherson.
- 2002: Her next projects were High Speed and The Ride (aka Joy-Rider).
- 2003: Helen of Troy. USA made for tv movie.
- 2004: Miller had supporting roles in the remake of the 1966 movie Alfie starring Jude Law. In the same year, she made Layer Cake.
- 2005: Miller played the female lead opposite Heath Ledger in the period drama, Casanova.
- 2006: She starred in Factory Girl, a film about 1960s socialite and Andy Warhol's muse Edie Sedgwick that opened December 29, 2006. Although the film has been deemed controversial, her performance has received acclaim.[5]
- 2007:
- Stars opposite Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert DeNiro in the fantasy epic Stardust
- Stars opposite James Franco in the horror comedy Camille
- Stars in Interview directed by Steve Buscemi.
- Stars in the film version of writer Michael Chabon's novel, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, also starring Peter Sarsgaard.
- Working on The Edge of Love, a biopic of Dylan Thomas in which she plays his wife Caitlin; Hippie Hippie Shake a new Working Title production directed by Beeban Kidron; and Importance, a contemporary re-working of Oscar Wilde's A Woman of No Importance.
Designer
Miller designed limited edition T-shirts or vests for the 'Little Tee Campaign' for Breast Cancer Care which donates money for breast cancer research.[6]
In 2006, it was announced that Miller would design a fashion capsule for Pepe Jeans; the project was later expanded to become a complete fashion label. Called Twenty8Twelve, it gets its name from Sienna Miller's date of birth and is financially backed by Pepe Jeans.[7] Miller designed the label's first range with her sister Savannah. The designing duo presented pieces from the range in May 2007. The 80-piece line premiered on July 26, 2007 in New York City. It will debut at Neiman Marcus September 8, 2007, and at Bergdorf Goodman soon.[8]
Personal life
Charity work
She has also supported Breast Cancer Haven's Lend a Hand, Raise a Grand Appeal which asks people to raise £1,000 in one year for Breast Cancer Haven, which runs centers offering a free program for support, information and complementary therapies to anyone affected by the disease. She encouraged others to take part, saying "The Lend a Hand, Raise a Grand appeal is your chance to support a fantastic charity. It is a chance for you to make a difference -- a little bit of effort goes a long way with this unique initiative. We are all affected by breast cancer so please, please support it." Miller is also an ambassador for the Starlight Children's Foundation.
Relationships
Miller's relationship with Jude Law was frequently featured in the entertainment press. Christmas Day of 2004, they became engaged. However, July 18, 2005, Law issued a public apology to Miller for having an affair with Daisy Wright, the nanny of his children by his former wife (actress Sadie Frost). At the same time, Miller was rumored to be having an affair with Law's friend, Daniel Craig.[9][10] Despite attempts to salvage their relationship, Miller and Law separated, then reunited briefly in 2006, before separating again.[11]
Miller was spotted with Sean Combs in January 2007;[12][13] her "A Woman of No Importance" co-star Sean Bean in August 2007;[14] and her "Edge of Love" co-star Matthew Rhys,[15] also in August 2007.
Negative publicity
While on location in Pennsylvania, working The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, Miller made derogatory comments about the city, referring to Pittsburgh as "Shitsburgh", in an interview for Rolling Stone magazine, on newsstands October 6, 2006.[16] She later apologized, noting that her father grew up in Western Pennsylvania only 85 miles from the city.[17]
Filmography
Film
Year
Title
Role
2004
Layer Cake
Tammy
Alfie
Nikki
2005
Casanova
Francesca Bruni
2006
Factory Girl
Edie Sedgwick
2007
Interview
Katja
Camille
Camille Foster
Stardust
Victoria
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
Jane Bellwether
2008
The Edge of Love
Caitlin MacNamara
A Woman of No Importance
Hippie Hippie Shake
Louise
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2002
The American Embassy
Babe
Season 1, 1 episode
Bedtime
Stacey
Season 2, 4 episodes
2003
Keen Eddie
Fiona Bickerton
References
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^ - The Times February 18th, 2006
^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/13/Sienna-Miller.html
^ http://www.vogue.co.uk/vogue_daily/story/story.asp?stid=31747 PEPE BAGS SIENNA, accessdate 2007-08-22
^ http://www.celebrity-link.com/c111/showcelebrity_categoryid-11186.html Sienna Miller, accessdate 2007-08-22
^ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/factory_girl/
^ http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=16912
^ http://www.fashionising.com/lifestyle/blog/title/First-look-at-Sienna-Miller's-fashion-line/entry/485/ - Fashionising 7 May, 2007
^ http://www.fashionweekdaily.com/parties/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=448171&itype=8488 Sienna & Savannah debut Twenty8Twelve in New York, accessdate 2007-08-22
^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4335052.stm
^ http://toronto.fashion-monitor.com/news.php/gossip/20051129Sienna_Miller
^ http://people.aol.com/people/article/0,26334,1558340,00.html
^ http://www.tmz.com/2007/01/29/diddy-takes-sienna-home/
^ TMZ Staff (2007-04-02). Sienna's Buddies Take Out Photog. Retrieved on 2007-04-04.
^ http://www.myparkmag.co.uk/articles/celebs/celebrity-fashion/sienna-millers-bean-romance-.jsp
^ http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/celebrity_news_is_sienna_miller_dating_matthew_rhys_or_sean_bean_article_136881.html?aff=rss IS SIENNA MILLER DATING SEAN BEAN OR MATTHEW RHYS?, accessdate 2007-08-22
^ http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/11982641/hot_actress_sienna_miller_aims_to_leave_the_tabloids_behind
^ http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,,2025133,00.html
External links
- Sienna Miller at the Internet Movie Database
- Sienna Miller at People.com
Persondata
NAME
Miller, Sienna
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION
English actress
DATE OF BIRTH
December 28, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH
New York City, United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH