Amber Heard

Amber Laura Heard was born in Austin, Texas, to Patricia 'Paige Heard' (qv) (née Parsons), an internet researcher, and 'David C. Heard' (qv) (David Clinton Heard), a contractor. She has English, Irish, Scottish, German, and Welsh ancestry.Heard appeared in the Academy Award-nominated film, _North Country (2005)_ (qv), in which she played 'Charlize Theron' (qv)'s character in flashbacks. Her other early film credits include: _Syrup (2013)_ (qv), _Drive Angry (2011)_ (qv) 3D, _The Joneses (2009)_ (qv), _Never Back Down (2008)_ (qv), _Alpha Dog (2006)_ (qv) and _Friday Night Lights (2004)_ (qv). On television, Heard starred on The CW drama, _Hidden Palms (2007)_ (qv), and had guest starring roles on Showtime's _Californication (2007)_ (qv) and CBS's _Criminal Minds (2005)_ (qv).In 2009, Heard starred in the box office hit, _Zombieland (2009)_ (qv), opposite 'Woody Harrelson' (qv), 'Bill Murray' (qv) and 'Jesse Eisenberg' (qv). She also starred in the suspense thriller, _The Stepfather (2009)_ (qv), with 'Sela Ward' (qv), 'Dylan Walsh' (qv) and 'Penn Badgley' (qv). In 2008, she garnered attention for her role in the comedic hit, _Pineapple Express (2008)_ (qv), with 'Seth Rogen' (qv) and 'James Franco' (qv). Heard received a 2008 Young Hollywood Award for her breakthrough performance in "Pineapple Express".She appeared in _The Rum Diary (2011)_ (qv), opposite 'Johnny Depp' (qv), and 'John Carpenter' (qv)'s _The Ward (2010)_ (qv), which premiered at the 2010 Toronto Film Festival. She also starred in the independent film, _And Soon the Darkness (2010)_ (qv), in which she additionally served as a co-producer.Heard starred in _Paranoia (2013)_ (qv), opposite 'Harrison Ford' (qv), 'Liam Hemsworth' (qv) and 'Gary Oldman' (qv). The film was released by "Relativity Media" on August 16, 2013. She also starred in 'Robert Rodriguez' (qv)'s _Machete Kills (2013)_ (qv), which was released by "Open Road Films" on March 4, 2013, and 'McG' (qv)'s _3 Days to Kill (2014)_ (qv), opposite 'Kevin Costner' (qv) and 'Hailee Steinfeld' (qv), which was released in 2014.Additionally, her film _All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006)_ (qv), which premiered at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival, was released by The Weinstein Co. in theaters in the fall of 2013.Heard resides in Los Angeles, where she is actively involved with Amnesty International. In 2015, she married actor 'Johnny Depp' (qv), and the two divorced in 2017.::IMDb Editors