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Amber Heard
Heard in 2018
Born	Amber Laura Heard (1986-04-22) April 22, 1986 (age 38) Austin, Texas, U.S.
Other names	\n Amber Laura Depp^[1] \n Amber van Ree^[2] \n
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2003\u2013present
Spouse	\n Johnny Depp \n (m. 2015; div. 2017)
Partner(s)	Tasya van Ree (2008\u20132012)
Children	1

Amber Laura Heard (born April 22, 1986) is an American actress. She had her first leading role in the horror film All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006), and went on to star in films such as The Ward (2010), Drive Angry (2011), and London Fields (2018). She has also had supporting roles in films including Pineapple Express (2008), Never Back Down (2008), The Joneses (2009), The Rum Diary (2011), Paranoia (2013), Machete Kills (2013), 3 Days to Kill (2014), Magic Mike XXL (2015), and The Danish Girl (2015). From 2017 to 2023, Heard played Mera in the DC Extended Universe, including the films Justice League (2017), Aquaman (2018), and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023). She has also acted in television series such as The CW's teen drama Hidden Palms (2007) and the Paramount+ fantasy series The Stand (2020\u20132021).\n

In 2016, Heard became a volunteer with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in the capacity of an ACLU Artist Ambassador, a role reserved for individuals who advocate for civil rights and civil liberties. Heard also served as a Human Rights Ambassador for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.^[3]\n

Heard was married to actor Johnny Depp from 2015 to 2016. Afterward, the pair accused each other of domestic abuse and engaged in two lengthy and high-profile defamation cases, the Depp v. NGN trial and the widely publicized Depp v. Heard trial, where she was found liable for defaming Depp.^[4]^[5]^[6]\n

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Year\n	Title\n	Role\n	Notes\n
2004	Friday Night Lights	Maria	\n
2005	Side FX	Shay	\n
Drop Dead Sexy	Candy	\n
North Country	Young Josey Aimes	\n
2006	Price to Pay	Trish	\n
Alpha Dog	Alma	\n
All the Boys Love Mandy Lane	Mandy Lane	\n
2007	Spin	Amber	\n
Day 73 with Sarah	Mary	Short film\n
Remember the Daze	Julia Ford	\n
2008	Never Back Down	Baja Miller	\n
The Informers	Christie	\n
Pineapple Express	Angie Anderson	\n
2009	ExTerminators	Nikki	\n
The Joneses	Jenn Jones	\n
Zombieland	406	\n
The Stepfather	Kelly Porter	\n
2010	And Soon the Darkness	Stephanie	Also co-producer\n
The River Why	Eddy	\n
The Ward	Kristen	\n
2011	Drive Angry	Piper	\n
The Rum Diary	Chenault	\n
2013	Syrup	Six	Also executive producer\n
Paranoia	Emma Jennings	\n
Machete Kills	Miss San Antonio	\n
2014	3 Days to Kill	Agent Vivi Delay	\n
2015	The Adderall Diaries	Lana Edmond	\n
One More Time	Jude	\n
Magic Mike XXL	Zoe	\n
The Danish Girl	Ulla Poulsen	\n
2017	I Do... Until I Don't	Fanny	\n
Justice League	Mera	\n
2018	Her Smell	Zelda E. Zekiel	\n
London Fields	Nicola Six	Filmed in 2013\n
Aquaman	Mera	\n
2019	Gully	Joyce	\n
2021	Zack Snyder's Justice League	Mera	\n
2023	In the Fire\n	Grace Victoria Burnham^[194]\n	Also executive producer^[195]\n
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom	Mera	\n

Year\n	Title\n	Role\n	Notes\n
2004	Jack & Bobby	Liz	Episode: \"Pilot\"\n
The Mountain	Riley	Episode: \"A Piece of the Rock\"\n
2005	The O.C.	Salesgirl	Episode: \"Mallpisode\"\n
2006	Criminal Minds	Lila Archer	Episode: \"Somebody's Watching\"\n
2007	Californication	Amber	Episode: \"California Son\"\n
Hidden Palms	Greta Matthews	8-episode series\n
2010	The Cleveland Show	Herself (voice)	Episode: \"Beer Walk!\"\n
2011	Top Gear	Herself	Episode: \"Episode#16.5\"\n
The Playboy Club	Bunny Maureen	7-episode series\n
2015	Overhaulin'	Herself	Episode: \"In Too Depp\"\n
2020\u20132021	The Stand	Nadine Cross	7 episodes\n

Year\n	Title\n	Artist\n
2003\n	\"There Goes My Life\"\n	Kenny Chesney\n
2005\n	\"I Wasn't Prepared\" (Version 1)\n	Eisley\n

Year\n	Award\n	Category\n	Work\n	Result\n
2008\n	Young Hollywood Awards\n	Breakthrough of the Year\n	Herself\n	Won\n
2009\n	Detroit Film Critics Society Awards\n	Best Ensemble\n	Zombieland\n	Nominated\n
2010\n	Scream Awards\n	Won\n
Dallas International Film Festival\n	Dallas Star Award^[196]\n	Herself\n
2011\n	Hollywood Film Festival\n	Spotlight Award\n	The Rum Diary\n
2014\n	Texas Film Hall of Fame\n	Inductee^[197]\n	Herself\n
2019\n	Golden Raspberry Awards\n	Worst Actress^[198]\n	London Fields\n	Nominated\n
MTV Movie & TV Awards\n	Best Kiss^[199]\n	Aquaman\n
Saturn Awards\n	Best Supporting Actress^[200]\n
Teen Choice Awards\n	Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movie Actress^[201]\n

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\n Filmography \n Accolades \n
Films directed	\n Stuff (1993) \n The Brave (1997) \n Mod\u00ec, Three Days on the Wing of Madness (2024) \n
Films produced	\n The Rum Diary (2011) \n Hugo (2011) \n Dark Shadows (2012) \n Mortdecai (2015) \n Minamata (2020) \n
People	\n Lily-Rose Depp (daughter) \n LaDonna Harris (adopted mother) \n Amber Heard (ex-wife, Depp v. Heard) \n Vanessa Paradis (ex-partner) \n Winona Ryder (ex-partner) \n
Music	\n Rock City Angels \n P\n P (1995) \n Hollywood Vampires\n Hollywood Vampires (2015) \n Rise (2019) \n 18 (2022)\n \"This Is a Song for Miss Hedy Lamarr\" \n
Related	\n The Viper Room \n Infinitum Nihil \n Depp v News Group Newspapers Ltd \n Jack Sparrow \n Tarrant Hightopp \n
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Early life

Career

2003\u20132007: Early roles

2008\u20132016: Mainstream recognition

2017\u2013present: DC Extended Universe and other projects

Activism

Personal life

Relationship with Johnny Depp

Australian customs incident

Divorce

Depp v News Group Newspapers Ltd

Depp v. Heard

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

Amber Heard. Breakthrough Roles

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