Stephanie Seymour | |
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 Seymour in 2008 | |
| Born | (1968-07-23)July 23, 1968 (age 56)[2] San Diego, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1983–present |
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| Children | 4; includingPeter II |
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| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Blue/Gray |
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Stephanie Michelle Seymour (born July 23, 1968)[2] is an American model and actress. During the 1980s and 1990s, she was one of the most popular supermodels, being featured in theSports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and the cover ofVogue, as well as being a formerVictoria's Secret Angel. She had a book published about beauty tips and has participated in advertising campaigns for clothing and cosmetic products. In 2017, Seymour launched her own line of lingerie. She has ventured into acting with one appearance in each medium of film, television, and video games.
Born inSan Diego, California,[3][4] the middle child of a California real estate-developer father and hairstylist mother, Seymour started her modeling career working for local newspapers and department stores in her hometown at the age of 16. In 1983, at 15, she was a finalist at the inauguralElite Model Management Look of the Year modeling contest (now calledElite Model Look).[5]
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Seymour appeared in numerous issues of theSports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and on the cover ofVogue as well. During the same period, Seymour was a primary lingerie and hosiery model for the relatively newVictoria's Secret company in its mail-order catalogs and retail stores. In March 1991, and again in February 1993, Seymour posed forPlayboy.[6] She was one of the most famous supermodels of the 1980s and 1990s along withKate Moss,Naomi Campbell,Linda Evangelista,Christy Turlington,Helena Christensen,Cindy Crawford, andClaudia Schiffer.Vanity Fair would later have several of these models appear on the cover of an issue photographed byMario Testino, called "—A League Of Their Own".
In the 2006 bookIn Vogue: The Illustrated History of the World's Most Famous Fashion Magazine, the editors cite the "original supermodels" and Seymour when quotingVogue editor-in-chiefAnna Wintour, who said, "Those girls were so fabulous for fashion and totally reflected that time ... [They] were like movie stars." The editors name famous models from previous decades, but explain that, "None of them attained the fame and worldwide renown bestowed on Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell,Tatjana Patitz, Stephanie Seymour, Claudia Schiffer,Yasmeen Ghauri, andKaren Mulder in the late 1980s and early 1990s. These models burst out beyond the pages of the magazines. Many became the faces of cosmetics brands and perfumes, had their own television programs and physical-fitness videos and their own lines of lingerie. Their lives, activities, influences, and images were the subjects of all types of sociological and historical analysis."
In 1998, Seymour wroteStephanie Seymour's Beauty Secrets for Dummies.[7][8] In 2000, Seymour was ranked #91 on the North AmericanFHM 100 Sexiest Women of 2000 list. In 2006, she appeared in a campaign forGap with her children.[9]
Salvatore Ferragamo's creative campaign for his fall/winter 2007/2008 collection featured Seymour and Claudia Schiffer, shot on location in Italy with Mario Testino. In the promotional photos, the supermodels play film stars protected by bodyguards and pursued by thepaparazzi.[10] Seymour was joined by other fellow supermodels Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, Linda Evangelista,Daria Werbowy, Christy Turlington, andAmber Valletta for the September 2013 issue ofInterview magazine titled "Model".[11]
In 2014, Seymour was named a global spokesmodel forEstée Lauder.[12]
Seymour co-founded and launched the lingerie lineRaven & Sparrow in 2017. The line features high end vintage inspired pieces designed for comfort, ranging from camisoles and rompers to silk robes and nightgowns. It is available exclusively atBarneys New York.[13]
Seymour's first acting role was as explosives expert Cynna Stone in the video gameHell: A Cyberpunk Thriller. She played the unusual part of alive actor in a game whose characters and scenery were nearly allCG renders.
In 2000, Seymour playedHelen Frankenthaler in the moviePollock. In 2002, she played the role of Sara Lindstrom in the "Crazy" episode ofLaw & Order: Criminal Intent.
At the age of 14, she began dating 42 year oldJohn Casablancas, the head ofElite Model Management, who was, at the time, married to modelJeanette Christiansen. The couple lived together before Seymour broke off the relationship.[14]
From 1989 to 1990, she was married to guitarist Tommy Andrews.[6] They have a son named Dylan together.
By mid-1991, she had become involved withAxl Rose, the lead singer ofGuns N' Roses. She appeared in twomusic videos by Guns N' Roses: "Don't Cry" and "November Rain". The couple were engaged, but they broke up in February 1993.[15][16] In August 1993, Rose sued Seymour claiming she assaulted him and stole more than $100,000 worth of jewelry.[15] Seymour countersued claiming he was physically abusive.[17] Seymour subpoenaed Erin Everly, Rose's ex-wife, to testify that she was also abused by him.[18] The lawsuits were eventually settled.
Shortly after her breakup with Rose, Seymour began dating businessmanPeter Brant, who was married and the father of five children.[19] She gave birth to the couple's first son,Peter II, in December 1993. Seymour and Brant married in July 1995 in Paris. Seymour gave birth to a second son, Harry, in 1996, and a daughter in 2004.[6] In March 2009, Seymour filed for divorce from Brant after almost 14 years of marriage. The couple reconciled in 2010.[20] In January 2021, Harry died at age 24 from an accidental prescription medication overdose, after struggling with addiction for several years.[21]
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1994 | Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller | Cynna Stone | |
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Pollock | Helen Frankenthaler | |
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Sara Lindstrom | Episode: "Crazy" |
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