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Carolyn Murphy Profile |
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Birth Date: August 11, 1975
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Birth Place: Panama City, Florida, USA
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Birth Name: Carolyn Murphy
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Height: 5'9"
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Biography |
Carolyn Murphy was born on August 11, 1975, in Fort Walton
Beach, Florida. Although she didn't intend on becoming a
model during her childhood, she eventually enrolled in a
modeling school thanks to the encouragement of her mother.
It didn't take long for her to gain recognition, and soon
she was taking on local modeling jobs and attending modeling
conventions. An agent at one of these conventions spotted
Carolyn and, before she knew it, she was modeling in Paris
and New York.
Fast-forward several years, when Carolyn was spending most
of her time modeling in New York City. Not only has she
appeared in countless fashion shows, but she has also posed
for many fashion magazine covers, including Vogue (U.S.,
France, UK, and Italy), Harper's Bazaar, W, Elle (UK and
France), and Marie Claire (Italy) -- so don't be surprised
if her gorgeous face looks familiar.
Carolyn already has experience attaching her face to a
brand, as she starred in Calvin Klein's perfume commercials
and print ads for the "Contradiction" fragrance, and in
September 2001, Carolyn was named Estee Lauder's newest
spokesperson. While actress and producer Elizabeth Hurley
has been the cosmetics giant's spokesperson for the past
seven years, Carolyn and Elizabeth's glamorous appeal
complement each other.
The start of Carolyn's Estee Lauder career was marked by her
first appearance in the billion-dollar company's worldwide
magazine campaign, as well as in ads for its makeup and skin
care lines, and even its spa.
But she didn't need Estee Lauder to give her supermodel
status; she received that when she was named 1998's "Model
of the Year" at the VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards. She was also
one of the models to grace the cover of Vogue's "Models of
the Millennium" issue.
Carolyn successfully made the transition from model to
actress in 1999, when she appeared in Barry Levinson's film,
Liberty Heights. The director wanted to cast someone with a
Grace Kelly appeal (ironically, Carolyn has been dubbed "The
Blond Haired Gene Tierney" by Elle), and she fit the bill.
She auditioned for the role after her agent encouraged her
to do so, and unlike many other models turned actresses, she
was praised for her work.
Carolyn Murphy is also a mom to daughter Dylan Blue, who was
born in December 2000. Amazingly, she weighed 182 pounds
during her pregnancy and worked her way back to a 120-pound,
5'9" frame without the help of a personal trainer. Luckily
for us, her hot body is on display on the cover (and the
inside pages) of 2005's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.
She also appeared in SI's Swimsuit Edition in 2004, but
making the cover can be considered quite a coup.
Formerly married to surfing entrepreneur Jake Schroeder,
Carolyn is currently dating Brandon Boyd, lead singer of the
rock band Incubus. |
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Other
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Won the VH1 Fashion & Music award for 'Model of the Year' in
1998.
One of the world's top fashion models. Was discovered by
Mary Lou's Models at the age of 16.
Dated model Mark Vanderloo.
Appeared on the cover Vogue's "Models of the Millenium"
(November 1999) issue as a rising model of the new millenium.
First child, a daughter named Dylan Blue, born weighing 8lbs
8oz. [28 December 2000]
She won the coveted title of Estee Lauder spokesmodel in
2001. Murphy replaced another famous model/actress,
Elizabeth Hurley. |
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