Estella Warren


Actor, Model

About

Birth Place
Peterborough, Ontario, CA
Born
December 23, 1978

Biography

Estella Warren began modeling at age seventeen, after earning three national championships as a synchronized swimmer. A top model who appeared on the pages of nearly every fashion magazine, Warren was discovered when a Polaroid of her taken at a high school fashion show generated interest with New York agents. Leaving behind the swimming and a possible spot in the Olympic games, Warren h...

Family & Companions

Michael Burns
Companion
Executive. Born c. 1959; worked for Lions Gate Entertainment; involved c. 2000 to 2001; Warren claims they broke up because of their age difference.
Jerry O'Connell
Companion
Actor. Appeared together in "Kangaroo Jack" ; reportedly dating in early 2002; no longer together.
Peter Berg
Companion
Director. Dating as January 2003.

Biography

Estella Warren began modeling at age seventeen, after earning three national championships as a synchronized swimmer. A top model who appeared on the pages of nearly every fashion magazine, Warren was discovered when a Polaroid of her taken at a high school fashion show generated interest with New York agents. Leaving behind the swimming and a possible spot in the Olympic games, Warren headed to NYC to pursue a modeling career. She soon landed career-making campaigns with Perry Ellis and Chanel, appearing in print as the new face of Chanel No. 5.

Life Events

1991

Moved to Etobicoke, Ontario at age twelve to train with the national swim team at Olympium Synchro Club (date approximate)

1996

Photos taken at her high school fashion show caught the attention of a New York City modeling agency

1996

Pursued a career in modeling, leaving behind a possible spot in Olympic competition

1998

Replaced Vanessa Paradis as the face of Chanel No. 5 with a Red Riding Hood-inspired commercial directed by Luc Besson

2001

Co-starred in Tim Burton's "Planet of the Apes"

2001

Acted in the fashion industry-set feature "Perfume"; premiered at Sundance

2001

Played the woman who adds fuel to the rivalry between two top race car drivers (Kip Pardue and Til Schweiger) in Renny Harlin's "Driven"

2003

Featured in "Kangaroo Jack", an action comedy set in Australia

2003

Co-starred in the romantic thriller "Tangled"

2003

Featured in "The Cooler", with William H. Macy

Family

Don Warren
Father
Manager, former used car salesman. Managed Warren's modeling career.
Esther Warren
Mother
Retired elementary school principal.
Elaine Warren
Sister
Born c. 1968; married and the mother of two; as of 2001 was living in Pennsylvania.
Julia Warren
Sister
Synchronized swim coach. Born c. 1976.

Companions

Michael Burns
Companion
Executive. Born c. 1959; worked for Lions Gate Entertainment; involved c. 2000 to 2001; Warren claims they broke up because of their age difference.
Jerry O'Connell
Companion
Actor. Appeared together in "Kangaroo Jack" ; reportedly dating in early 2002; no longer together.
Peter Berg
Companion
Director. Dating as January 2003.

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