SIENNA MILLER

'Sienna Rose Miller' (born December 28, 1981) is an American-born English^[1] actress and model.

Contents

Early life

Career

Model

Actress

Designer

Personal life

Charity work

Relationships

Negative publicity

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

Early life

Miller was born in New York City. She moved to England as a child and attended the Heathfield school in Ascot, Berkshire and later studied for a year at the Lee Strasberg Institute with luminaries like Will Lee and Koni Summer in New York City.
Her father, Edward Miller, is an American banker born in Meadville, Pennsylvania. Her mother, Josephine Miller, is a South African who ran Lee Strasberg's acting academy in London.^[2] Her parents parted when she was six years old, and her father subsequently married (and later separated from) the English interior designer Kelly Hoppen. Miller has one sister, Savannah, who is a fashion designer; two half-brothers, Charles and Steven, and one former step-sister, Natasha (daughter of Hoppen).

Career

Model

Prior to her professional acting career, Miller worked as a photographic model. She signed with Tandy Anderson, and modeled for Coca-Cola, ''Italian Vogue'', Prada and the 2003 Pirelli calendar.
Following her appearance at the Glastonbury Festival in 2004, she was credited by many with having popularised the fashion style of boho-chic in Britain.
Miller signed a two-year contract with Pepe Jeans London; the jeans ad campaign first appeared in magazines March 2006.^[3]
Miller posed for ''Vanity Fair'' magazine's 2006 "Hollywood Issue" topless and smoking a cigarette.
She appeared on the December 2004 and the February 2006 cover of ''British Vogue'', and will appear on the September 2007 cover of ''U.S. Vogue''

Actress

'Stage'

In her early career, Miller performed in several New York City plays including ''The Striker'', ''Independence'', and Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella's ''Cigarettes & Chocolate''.^[4]
In 2005, Miller made her West End debut as Celia in Shakespeare's ''As You Like It'' alongside Helen McCrory, Dominic West and Reece Shearsmith. She played the role of Rosalind for one performance, when McCrory, the actress playing the lead, fell ill.
'Television'

Miller had a recurring role in Simon West's television action drama series ''Keen Eddie'' (2003).
'Film'


★ 2001: She made her film debut with ''South Kensington'', with Rupert Everett and Elle Macpherson.

★ 2002: Her next projects were ''High Speed'' and ''The Ride'' (aka ''Joy-Rider'').

★ 2003: ''Helen of Troy''. USA made for tv movie.

★ 2004: Miller had supporting roles in the remake of the 1966 movie ''Alfie'' starring Jude Law. In the same year, she made ''Layer Cake''.

★ 2005: Miller played the female lead opposite Heath Ledger in the period drama, ''Casanova''.

★ 2006: She starred in ''Factory Girl'', a film about 1960s socialite and Andy Warhol's muse Edie Sedgwick that opened December 29, 2006. Although the film has been deemed controversial, her performance has received acclaim.^[5]

★ 2007:

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★ Stars opposite Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert DeNiro in the fantasy epic ''Stardust''

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★ Stars opposite James Franco in the horror comedy ''Camille''

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★ Stars in ''Interview'' directed by Steve Buscemi.

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★ Stars in the film version of writer Michael Chabon's novel, ''The Mysteries of Pittsburgh'', also starring Peter Sarsgaard.

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★ Working on ''The Edge of Love'', a biopic of Dylan Thomas in which she plays his wife Caitlin; ''Hippie Hippie Shake'' a new Working Title production directed by Beeban Kidron; and ''Importance'', a contemporary re-working of Oscar Wilde's ''A Woman of No Importance''.

Designer

Miller designed limited edition T-shirts or vests for the 'Little Tee Campaign' for Breast Cancer Care which donates money for breast cancer research.^[6]
In 2006, it was announced that Miller would design a fashion capsule for Pepe Jeans; the project was later expanded to become a complete fashion label. Called Twenty8Twelve, it gets its name from Sienna Miller's date of birth and is financially backed by Pepe Jeans.^[7] Miller designed the label's first range with her sister Savannah. The designing duo presented pieces from the range in May 2007. The 80-piece line premiered on July 26, 2007 in New York City. It will debut at Neiman Marcus September 8, 2007, and at Bergdorf Goodman soon.^[8]

Personal life

Charity work

She has also supported Breast Cancer Haven's Lend a Hand, Raise a Grand Appeal which asks people to raise £1,000 in one year for Breast Cancer Haven, which runs centers offering a free program for support, information and complementary therapies to anyone affected by the disease. She encouraged others to take part, saying "The Lend a Hand, Raise a Grand appeal is your chance to support a fantastic charity. It is a chance for you to make a difference -- a little bit of effort goes a long way with this unique initiative. We are all affected by breast cancer so please, please support it." Miller is also an ambassador for the Starlight Children's Foundation.

Relationships

Miller's relationship with Jude Law was frequently featured in the entertainment press. Christmas Day of 2004, they became engaged. However, July 18, 2005, Law issued a public apology to Miller for having an affair with Daisy Wright, the nanny of his children by his former wife (actress Sadie Frost). At the same time, Miller was rumored to be having an affair with Law's friend, Daniel Craig.^[9][10] Despite attempts to salvage their relationship, Miller and Law separated, then reunited briefly in 2006, before separating again.^[11]
Miller was spotted with Sean Combs in January 2007;^[12][13] her "A Woman of No Importance" co-star Sean Bean in August 2007;^[14] and her "Edge of Love" co-star Matthew Rhys,^[15] also in August 2007.

Negative publicity

While on location in Pennsylvania, working ''The Mysteries of Pittsburgh'', Miller made derogatory comments about the city, referring to Pittsburgh as "Shitsburgh", in an interview for Rolling Stone magazine, on newsstands October 6, 2006.^[16] She later apologized, noting that her father grew up in Western Pennsylvania only 85 miles from the city.^[17]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
2004	''Layer Cake''	Tammy
	''Alfie''	Nikki
2005	''Casanova''	Francesca Bruni
2006	''Factory Girl''	Edie Sedgwick
2007	''Interview''	Katja
	''Camille''	Camille Foster
	''Stardust''	Victoria
	''The Mysteries of Pittsburgh''	Jane Bellwether
2008	''The Edge of Love''	Caitlin MacNamara
	''A Woman of No Importance''
	''Hippie Hippie Shake''	Louise

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	''The American Embassy''	Babe	Season 1, 1 episode
	''Bedtime''	Stacey	Season 2, 4 episodes
2003	''Keen Eddie''	Fiona Bickerton

References

1. - The Times February 18th, 2006
2. http://www.filmreference.com/film/13/Sienna-Miller.html
3. http://www.vogue.co.uk/vogue_daily/story/story.asp?stid=31747 PEPE BAGS SIENNA, accessdate 2007-08-22
4. http://www.celebrity-link.com/c111/showcelebrity_categoryid-11186.html Sienna Miller, accessdate 2007-08-22
5. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/factory_girl/
6. http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=16912
7. http://www.fashionising.com/lifestyle/blog/title/First-look-at-Sienna-Miller's-fashion-line/entry/485/ - Fashionising 7 May, 2007
8. http://www.fashionweekdaily.com/parties/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=448171&itype=8488 Sienna & Savannah debut Twenty8Twelve in New York, accessdate 2007-08-22
9. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4335052.stm
10. http://toronto.fashion-monitor.com/news.php/gossip/20051129Sienna_Miller
11. http://people.aol.com/people/article/0,26334,1558340,00.html
12. http://www.tmz.com/2007/01/29/diddy-takes-sienna-home/
13. Sienna's Buddies Take Out Photog TMZ Staff
14. http://www.myparkmag.co.uk/articles/celebs/celebrity-fashion/sienna-millers-bean-romance-.jsp
15. http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/celebrity_news_is_sienna_miller_dating_matthew_rhys_or_sean_bean_article_136881.html?aff=rss
IS SIENNA MILLER DATING SEAN BEAN OR MATTHEW RHYS?, accessdate 2007-08-22
16. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/11982641/hot_actress_sienna_miller_aims_to_leave_the_tabloids_behind
17. http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,,2025133,00.html

External links

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