Claudia Schiffer

Biography

Claudia Schiffer is a German model and actress who was scouted as a teenager in a Düsseldorf nightclub by Metropolitan Models, then moved to Paris and appeared on the cover of Elle. Born in Rheinberg, she had once planned a career in law. Guess campaigns in 1989 launched her as a supermodel, and Karl Lagerfeld selected her as the face of Chanel; she walked in her first runway show for the house in January 1990. She later became the face of Revlon and L'Oréal, has appeared on more than 1,000 magazine covers, and holds the Guinness World Records mark for most covers by a model. In film, Schiffer debuted in Richie Rich (1994) and went on to appear in The Blackout (1997), Friends & Lovers (1999), Black and White (1999), Life Without Dick (2002), and Love Actually (2003). She made a cameo in Zoolander, appeared on television in Dharma & Greg and Arrested Development, and executive produced Rocketman (2019).

56years old

Turns 57 on August 25in 287 days

Born August 25, 1970Rheinberg
Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Also credited as Clau, Claudia Maria Schiffer, Claudia Vaughn, Claudia de Vere Drummond, Claudia Maria de Vere Drummond and Claudia Schiffer de Vere Drummond

Movie Career

Films: 6
Career span: 26 years1994 to 2020

Genres

Comedy50%, 3 films
Drama50%, 3 films
Romance33%, 2 films
Biography17%, 1 film
Crime17%, 1 film

First and latest

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First role
Michel Levaton, who started the French agency Metropolitan Models and served as its CEO, scouted Schiffer in October 1987. She was 17 when he found her in a Düsseldorf nightclub, and she later signed with the agency as a model.
A first
Schiffer was the first model to appear on the covers of Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone and People, and she also graced the covers of Harper's Bazaar, Cosmopolitan and Time, along with Elle and Vogue.
Big break
Karl Lagerfeld chose Schiffer as the new face of Chanel, and she walked in her first fashion show for the house in January 1990.
Behind the camera
Schiffer worked with Iris von Arnim to launch her own cashmere collection. The launch took place during Paris Fashion Week in March 2011.