Amber Smith

Amber Smith (born March 2, 1971) is an American actress and former model.
==Early life==
Amber Smith is the daughter of Carol Smith. During her 2008 and 2009 appearances on the reality television programs in which she sought treatment by Dr. Drew Pinsky for addiction, she stated that both her father and mother had long histories with addiction. In the third episode of Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew, she stated that her father died as a result of a drinking problem, and that while he was absent during much of her childhood, she was still devastated by his death.
==Career==
===Modeling===
Smith started modeling by age 16. As a teenager, she was represented by Irene Marie Models in Miami Beach and traveled to Paris, France, where she worked as a model throughout Europe for four years. Her breakthrough came when her naturally blonde hair was dyed red, giving her a strong resemblance to 1940s and '50s movie star Rita Hayworth. Smith appeared in back-to-back issues of the 1993 and 1994 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, and became Esquire magazine's first Vargas Girl of the 1990s. She also became the first model of the Wonderbra campaign. She later posed for photographer Helmut Newton for a Wolford advertising campaign, and was the model for the 2002 lingerie campaign for Venus Victoria, the European sister company to Victoria's Secret.
Smith has appeared on the covers of the fashion magazines and women's magazines Vogue, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, MAX (Australian and French editions) and YM. She was the cover girl for the March 1995 issue of Playboy. She was photographed by Clifford Wright for Maxim and Ocean Drive. She has appeared in advertising for L'Oréal makeup, Buffalo Jeans, Camel cigarettes, Kahlúa liqueur, Volkswagen automobiles, and Panama Jack, among others, and has walked the runway for such fashion designers as Chanel and Jean Paul Gaultier.
===Acting===
Smith was cast in her first film role in Paul Mazursky's Faithful, on a referral from Robert De Niro that stemmed from her Casino auditions. She also appeared in The Funeral, directed by Abel Ferrara, and Barbra Streisand's The Mirror Has Two Faces. She played Susan Lefferts, a Rita Hayworth lookalike, in Curtis Hanson's L.A. Confidential. Smith's resemblance to Hayworth came into play again with a role in HBO's cable telefilm The Rat Pack. She also had a role in American Beauty. Her biggest role to date has been as the star of the Cinemax TV series Sin City Diaries, which debuted in 2007. She played Angelica, a Las Vegas entertainment consultant who plans activities for casinos' high-roller guests. 
===Reality television appearances===
Smith appeared as a cast member during the second season of the VH1 television show Celebrity Rehab, which depicted her 16-year struggle with opiate and alcohol addiction. She subsequently appeared in the 2009 series Sober House, a Celebrity Rehab spin-off focusing on a sober living environment. That same year, she appeared in the VH1 series Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew. During these appearances, she recounted hers and her mother's histories with addiction and co-dependency, which began when Smith was a teenager, and how her experiences with date rape and prostitution played a part in those addictions.
That same year, Smith and other alumni of Celebrity Rehab appeared as panel speakers to a new group of addicts at the Pasadena Recovery Center. Her appearance, which marked a year and a half of sobriety for her, was aired in the third-season episode "Triggers".
==Personal life==
In a January 2010 TV Guide story on Celebrity Rehab, Dr. Drew Pinsky stated she was living with her mother in Los Angeles, and "doing stupendous work... She's someone who reaches out and is an inspiration and of service to other patients."
===Legal matters===
Smith's name surfaced in connection with the January 2008 bankruptcy of the entertainment payroll firm Axium. A lawsuit alleged the company's partners misused funds by renting a Los Angeles, California apartment for Smith, paying for her car and issuing "numerous large payments" to Smith, which they explained by calling her a "consultant" to the company.
==Filmography==
===Film===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1992	Inferno 	Unknown 	Television film
1996	Faithful 	Debbie 	
1996	The Funeral 	Bridgette 	
1996	The Mirror Has Two Faces 	Felicia 	Video
1997	Laws of Deception 	Elise Talbot 	
1997	Lowball 	Paula 	
1997	Sleeping Together 	Cathy 	
1997	Red Shoe Diaries 7: Burning Up	Alia 	Segment: "Runway"
1997	Private Parts 	Julie 	
1997	L.A. Confidential 	Susan Lefferts 	
1997	Def Jam's How to Be a Player 	Amber 	
1998	Mars 	Sheila 	
1998	The Rat Pack 	Broad at casino 	Television film
1999	American Beauty 	Christy Kane 	
2000	Deception 	Vanessa Rio 	
2000	The Midnight Hour 	Alex 	Alternative titles: In the Midnight Hour & Tell Me No Lies
2000	Dirk and Betty 	Beautiful Canyon Girl	
2001	Reasonable Doubt 	Charlie 	Alternative titles: Crime Scene & The Baptist
2001	Tomcats 	Gorgeous Redhead 	
2001	How High 	Professor Garr 	
2002	New Suit 	Jennifer 	
2003	Dead End'' 	Lady in White 	
2012	White Mule 	Ruby 	Short film
===Television===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1993–1995	Red Shoe Diaries	Alia, the Model / Beautiful Woman	2 episodes
1997 	High Tide 	Simone Guidry 	Episode: "Little Black Book"
1997 	Head Over Heels 	Rachel 	Episode: "Gigolo Guy"
1997 	Friends 	Maria the Gym Lady 	Episode: "The One with the Ballroom Dancing"
1997 	Just Shoot Me! 	Herself 	Episode: "Sweet Charity"
1998 	V.I.P. 	Davina 	Episode: "Beats Working at a Hot Dog Stand"
1998 	Pacific Blue 	Diane Verne 	Episode: "Cruz Control"
1999 	Silk Stalkings 	Virginia 	2 episodes
2007 	Sin City Diaries	Angelica 	Main role
2010 	Lingerie 	Giovanna 	13 episodes
==References==
==External links==
* Amber Smith at Wikipedia
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Category:Actors and Actresses