Amber Smith
Biography
Amber Smith is a former model and American actress who began her career in fashion as a teenager. After signing with Irene Marie Models in Miami Beach, she spent four years working across Europe. Her career accelerated when she dyed her naturally blonde hair red and began to channel Rita Hayworth, leading to appearances in the 1993 and 1994 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and modeling for Esquire, Wonderbra, Wolford, Chanel, and Jean Paul Gaultier. She moved into film with Paul Mazursky's Faithful (1996), then appeared in The Funeral (1996) and The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996). In L.A. Confidential (1997) she portrayed Susan Lefferts, a character who looks like Rita Hayworth, and she later had roles in American Beauty and the HBO telefilm The Rat Pack. Her biggest screen part came as Angelica on the Cinemax series Sin City Diaries, which premiered in 2007.
55years old
Turns 56 on March 2in 143 days
- Born Tampa, Florida, USA
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 7 years1996 to 2003
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First role
Smith's first film role came in Paul Mazursky's Faithful. Robert De Niro referred her for the part, and that referral grew out of her auditions for Casino.
Big break
Smith's breakthrough in modeling arrived after her naturally blonde hair was dyed red, which gave her a strong resemblance to Rita Hayworth, a movie star of the 1940s and 1950s.
A first
Smith was in the 1993 and 1994 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in back-to-back issues. She was Esquire magazine's first Vargas Girl of the 1990s and also the Wonderbra campaign's first model.
Amber Smith movies on Netflix
Dead Endas Lady in White
How Highas Prof. Garr
Tomcatsas Gorgeous Redhead
How to Be a Playeras Amber
L.A. Confidentialas Susan Lefferts
Faithfulas Debbie
The Funeralas Bridgette
The Mirror Has Two Facesas Felicia - Video
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Amber Smith shares two films with Lark Voorhies, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.








Films together
Lark Voorhies2 films together, 1997 to 2001
Lark Voorhies's page How High2001IMDb rating 6.2Smith as Prof. GarrVoorhies as Lauren
How to Be a Player1997IMDb rating 5.4Smith as AmberVoorhies as Lisa
Christopher Walken1 film together, 1996
Christopher Walken's page The Funeral1996IMDb rating 6.6Smith as BridgetteWalken as Ray Tempio
Lin Shaye1 film together, 2003
Lin Shaye's page Dead End2003IMDb rating 6.4Smith as Lady in WhiteShaye as Laura Harrington
Pierce Brosnan1 film together, 1996
Pierce Brosnan's page The Mirror Has Two Faces1996IMDb rating 6.7Smith as Felicia - VideoBrosnan as Alex
Jeff Bridges1 film together, 1996
Jeff Bridges's page The Mirror Has Two Faces1996IMDb rating 6.7Smith as Felicia - VideoBridges as Gregory Larkin
David Strathairn1 film together, 1997
David Strathairn's page L.A. Confidential1997IMDb rating 8.2Smith as Susan LeffertsStrathairn as Pierce Patchett
Curtis HansonDirector, 1 film, 1997
All films by Curtis Hanson L.A. Confidential1997IMDb rating 8.2Smith as Susan Lefferts
Jesse DylanDirector, 1 film, 2001
All films by Jesse Dylan How High2001IMDb rating 6.2Smith as Prof. Garr
Fabrice CanepaDirector, 1 film, 2003
All films by Fabrice Canepa Dead End2003IMDb rating 6.4Smith as Lady in White
Box office
What Amber Smith's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$240 million
8 of the 8 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 8 films: 8 worldwide figure.
- 8Worldwide figure
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$126M52.6% of the total
- 2$41M17.1% of the total
- 3$31M13.0% of the total
- 4$23M9.7% of the total
- 5$14M5.8% of the total
- 6$2.1M0.9% of the total
- 7$1.2M0.5% of the total
- 8$899K0.4% of the total










