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.jpg) Hearst in 2015 | |
| Born | Lydia Marie Hearst-Shaw (1984-09-19)September 19, 1984 (age 41) Wilton, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Sacred Heart University |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Mother | Patty Hearst |
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| Modeling information | |
| Hair color | Blonde[1] |
| Eye color | Green |
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| Website | lydiahearst |
Lydia Marie Hearst-Shaw (born September 19, 1984) is an American fashion model, actress, socialite, and lifestyle blogger. She is a great-granddaughter of newspaper publisher and politicianWilliam Randolph Hearst and a daughter of the author and actressPatty Hearst.
Hearst-Shaw was born in 1984,[3] the daughter of actressPatty Hearst and Bernard L. Shaw, a former San Francisco police officer.[4] She is of Irish andScots-Irish descent through her mother, and is a member of theHearst family.[5] She attendedSacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut until 2003, when she began fashion modeling.[6]
PhotographerSteven Meisel "discovered" Hearst and shot her first magazine cover forVogue Italia in April 2004.[7] Since then, she has appeared internationally on a variety of magazine covers such asVogue,Harper's Bazaar,Elle,Marie Claire,GQ,L'Officiel, andEsquire. She has worked with several well-known photographers such as Meisel,Patrick Demarchelier,Ellen Von Unwerth,Mario Testino,Peter Lindbergh,Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin.
Hearst has modeled for fashion designers such asChanel,Fendi,Catherine Malandrino,Nicole Miller, andJeremy Scott.[8]
Hearst has appeared in advertising campaigns forPrada,Louis Vuitton, Alexander McQueen, Bottega Veneta,Sephora, L'Oreal Ferria,DKNY, MYLA Lingerie,H&M, NARS Cosmetics, MAC Cosmetics, Miss Me Jeans,Moschino Cheap & Chic.[9] In 2007, she appeared in Puma's French 77, after which Puma engaged her to design a line of handbags for theircollection.[10]
In Spring of 2012,Swarovski chose Hearst to be its ambassador for its Heart Truth campaign, sponsored by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, intended to raise women's awareness about heart health.[11]
Hearst was briefly a columnist forPage Six, a feature of the Sunday edition of theNew York Post. She also ran a lifestyle and fashion blog.[12]
Hearst made an appearance in the music video for the Miles Fisher cover of "This Must Be the Place".[13] Hearst again starred in a music video in 2011 for Cisco Adler's "Song for All the Girls",[14] where she is graphically murdered by a spin saw. She also has a minor role inJohnny Polygon's "LimoSexSuperstar" video.
In 2015 Hearst co-starred in theLifetime shoplifting comedyStealing Chanel withCarol Alt,John Rothman, and Anna Maria Cianciulli.[15][16][17]
Hearst served alongsideAnne Vyalitsyna andNaomi Campbell as a supermodel coach for the second edition ofOxygen'sThe Face modeling reality competition. The season premiered on March 5, 2014.[18]
Hearst marriedChris Hardwick on August 20, 2016, inPasadena, California.[19] Their daughter was born in January 2022. They currently live inLos Feliz, Los Angeles.[20]
Her family's tradition of philanthropy inspired Hearst to become a Smile Ambassador forOperation Smile.[21]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2008 | The Last International Playboy | Stella | |
| 2012 | Two Jacks | Alexis | |
| 2013 | Delirium | Jennifer | |
| 2014 | Cabin Fever: Patient Zero | Bridgett | [22] |
| Automobile Waltz | Penelope | Short film | |
| The Barber | Melissa | ||
| Desire | Penelope | Short film | |
| 2015 | Stealing Chanel | Chanel | |
| Condemned | Tess | [23] | |
| #Horror | Lisa | ||
| 2016 | Guys Reading Poems | Actress | |
| All at Once | Amy | ||
| Swing State | Julia Davies | ||
| 2017 | West of Time | Sister | Short film |
| 2018 | Between Worlds | Mary | |
| 2019 | The Haunting of Sharon Tate | Abigail Folger | |
| 2020 | 50K | Chloe | |
| 2021 | Grace and Grit | Amy | Uncredited |
| Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman | Jennifer Fell | Also executive producer | |
| 2022 | Titanic 666 | Idina Bess | [24] |
| Turning Point | McKayla | ||
| Root Letter | Karen Blake | ||
| Slayers | Liz Andrews | Also co-executive producer | |
| 2025 | Werewolf Game | Monika |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | Gossip Girl | Amelia | Episode: "Much 'I Do' About Nothing" |
| 2013 | Mistresses | Story | Episode: "Ultimatum" |
| 2014 | The Face | Herself / Coach | Season 2 |
| 2015 | South of Hell | Charlotte Roberts | 6 episodes[25] |
| 2018 | Z Nation | Pandora | 5 episodes |
| 2020 | Sinister Sister | Zara Downes / Ronnie | Television film; also known asPsycho Sister-in-Law |
| 2021 | Eli Roth's History of Horror | Herself | 4 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2020 | The Shadow Diaries | Christine / Lina | Voice role | [26] |
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Ref. |
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| 2009 | "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" | Miles Fisher | [27] |
| 2011 | "Song for All the Girls" | Cisco Adler featuringYoung Chris | [28] |
| 2013 | "LimoSexSuperstar" | Johnny Polygon | [29] |
| 2019 | "Ass Level" | Santina Muha | [30] |
