Elizabeth Hurley Bio

Elizabeth Hurley was born as a middle child in Hampshire, England, the daughter of Angela and Roy Hurley. Her Irish father was a major in the British Army, while her Anglican mother was a teacher at Kempshott Infant School. Elizabeth... [more]

Elizabeth Hurley was born as a middle child in Hampshire, England, the daughter of Angela and Roy Hurley. Her Irish father was a major in the British Army, while her Anglican mother was a teacher at Kempshott Infant School. Elizabeth Hurley has an older sister Katie and a younger brother Michael.

Elizabeth Hurley was educated at local schools including Kempshott Infant School, Kempshott Junior School, and the Harriet Costello School. Aspiring to be a dancer as a young girl, she took ballet classes and later briefly studied dance and theater at the London Studio Centre. While in her teens, she became involved with punk fashion. She also reportedly associated with the New Age Travellers in her youth.

Hurley later went on to have a very successful acting and modeling career - rising as a star in Hollywood and worldwide.