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Carolyn Murphy was born on August
11, 1975, in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Although she didn't intend on
becoming a model during her childhood, she eventually enrolled in a
modeling school thanks to the encouragement of her mother. It didn't take
long for her to gain recognition, and soon she was taking on local
modeling jobs and attending modeling conventions. An agent at one of these
conventions spotted Carolyn and before she knew it, she was modeling in
Paris and New York.
Fast-forward several years, and Carolyn was spending most of her time
modeling in New York City. Not only had she appeared in countless fashion
shows, but she had also posed for many fashion magazine covers, including
Vogue (U.S., France, UK, and Italy), Harper's Bazaar, W, Elle (UK and
France), and Marie Claire (Italy).
Carolyn already has experience attaching her face to a brand, as she
starred in Calvin Klein's perfume commercials and print ads for the
"Contradiction" fragrance, and in September 2001, Carolyn was named Estee
Lauder's newest spokesperson. While actress and producer Elizabeth Hurley
has been the cosmetics giant's spokesperson for the past seven years,
Carolyn and Elizabeth's glamorous appeal complement each other.
The start of Carolyn's Estee Lauder career was marked by her first
appearance in the billion-dollar company's worldwide magazine campaign, as
well as in ads for its makeup and skin care lines, and even its spa. But
she didn't need Estee Lauder to give her supermodel status; she received
that when she was named 1998's "Model of the Year" at the VH1/Vogue
Fashion Awards. She was also one of the models to grace the cover of
Vogue's "Models of the Millennium" issue.
Carolyn successfully made the transition from model to actress in 1999,
when she appeared in Barry Levinson's film, Liberty Heights. The director
wanted to cast someone with a Grace Kelly appeal (ironically, Carolyn has
been dubbed "The Blond Haired Gene Tierney" by Elle), and she fit the
bill. She auditioned for the role after her agent encouraged her to do so,
and unlike many other models turned actresses, she was praised for her
work.
In 2005 Carolyn graced the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit
Edition. She also appeared in SI's Swimsuit Edition in 2004, but making
the cover can be considered quite a coup.
Formerly married to surfing entrepreneur Jake Schroeder, Carolyn is
currently dating Brandon Boyd, lead singer of the rock band Incubus. She
has one daughter with Jake, Dylan Blue, who was born in December 2000. |
