James King (birth name Jamie King) was born on the 23rd of April 1979 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA and she is a supermodel and actress.
Biography and Career :
At 15 years old she was discovered by a modelling school in her birth town.
She went to New York and started her modelling career in a professional way.
Soon she was seen in some great fashion magazines like Vogue, Mademoiselle, Allure, Seventeen, Glamour and Harper's Bazaar.
Important brands in the fashion world wanted her in their shows and on the catwalk. She modelled for Chanel, Alexander McQueen, Angela Missoni, Anna Molinari, Balenciaga, Chloe, John Galliano, Karl Lagerfeld, Marithe & Francois Girbaud, Miu Miu, Philosophy, Gucci and Christian Dior. In 2002, she posed for the Pirelli calendar.
Three years earli
er she started her acting career, playing in successful movies like "Happy Campers", "Blow", "Pearl Harbor", "Sin City", "The Hard Goodbye", "Cheaper by the Dozen 2", "Pretty Persuasion", "Kitchen Confidential" and "The Tripper".
She was also seen in music videos: Robbie Williams' ''Sexed Up'', Incubus's 'Wish you were here' and Filter's 'Take a picture'.
The men in her life were Kid Rock, Alex Burns, Jake Gyllenhaal, Matt Damhave and Bradley Cooper.
Sexy model, smart and capable to outrun any problem, she had the chance to travel all over the world.
Trivia :
- Height: 173 cm
- Measurements: 86/63/91
- Hair Color: Blonde
- Eye Color: Blue
- Shoe Size: 38
- Her hobbies are photography and writing.
Quotes :
- "The hardest thing is when you go home and realize that you've grown 10 years in 2 days."
Agencies :
- Next Model Management - New York
- 'Company', New York
- 'City Models', Paris
- 'Page 305', Miami Beach
- 'Why Not', Milan
- 'Okay Models', Hamburg.
- Denmark: 'Elle'- June 1998; 'Vogue' - March 1999
- Finland: 'Cosmopolitan' - November 2002
- Germany: 'Elle' - June 1998; 'Vogue' (Special) - March 1999
- Hungary: 'Cosmopolitan' - September 1999, June 2000, January 2001
- Italy: 'Glamour' - February 1996
- Portugal: 'Cosmopolitan' - January 2001
- Russia: 'Vogue' - October 1998
- UK: 'Scene' - January/February 1998; 'Elle' - February 1999; 'Glamour' - May 2002; 'Tatler' - April 2002; 'Marie Claire' - April 2003; 'Nylon' - April 2005
- US: 'Details' - June 1999; Cosmopolitan- June 1999; Entertainment Weekly - June 20001; Cosmopolitan' - August 1999; 'Cosmopolitan' - May 2000; 'Details' - May 2000; 'Mademoiselle' - October 2000; 'Detour' - October 2000; 'Paper' - November 2000; 'Cosmopolitan' - December 2000; 'GQ' - April 2001; 'Teen Vogue' - Spring 2002; 'Paper' - May 2003.
Fashion Shows :
- Ready to wear - Spring/summer 1995 {Gucci}
- Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 1997
- Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 1998
- Autumn/Winter 1999 {Sonia Rykiel, Vivien Westwood}
- {Victoria's Secret} 1998 & 1999.
Filmography :
- Sin City 2 (2008)
- The Pardon (2008)
- Fanboys (2008)
- They Wait (2008)
- The Class (6 episodes, 2006-2007)
- The Tripper (2006)
- True True Lie (2006)
- Kitchen Confidential (12 episodes, 2005-2006)
- The Alibi (2006)
- Worst Week of My Life (1 episode, 2006)
- Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005)
- Two for the Money (2005)
- The O.C. (1 episode, 2005)
- Sin City (2005)
- Pretty Persuasion (2005)
- White Chicks (2004)
- Harry Green and Eugene (2004) TV Series
- Bulletproof Monk (2003)
- Lone Star State of Mind (2002)
- Slackers (2002)
- Four Faces of God (2002)
- Pearl Harbor (2001)
- Blow (2001)
- Happy Campers (2001).
Self Filmography :
- Last Call with Carson Daly (1 episode, 2005)
- The Tyra Banks Show (1 episode, 2005)
- Cribs (1 episode, 2003)
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1 episode, 2002)
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1 episode, 2001)
- Young Hollywood Awards (2001) (TV)
- Howard Stern (2 episodes, 1999-2000)
- The Howard Stern Radio Show (2 episodes, 1999-2000). James King Image : webwombat.com.au
James King (birth name Jamie King) was born on the 23rd of April 1979 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA and she is a supermodel and actress.