Amanda de Cadenet

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An eccentric British actress known for her sometimes gruesome and explicit photography, Amanda De Cadinet's filmography is also curiously quirky, working on both Four Rooms (1994) and Grace of My Heart with director Allison Anders and appearing alongside such oddball co-stars as Mojo Nixon in Die Wholesale (1998).

Born in 1972 in England to French racecar driver Alain De Cadinet, Amanda got her start as an actress alongside pal Ione Skye with the romantic drama The Rachel Papers in 1989. The former wife of Duran Duran's John Taylor would later appear in television's The Hunger before taking a turn as a prisoner in Brokedown Palace (1999). De Cadinet is also an avid photographer who seeks "truth" through her sometimes challenging imagery, with her works including the unsightly scars of beautiful women and a headless nude of friend Skye. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Amanda de Cadenet
Born (1972-05-19) 19 May 1972 (age 40)
England
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John Taylor (m. 1991–1997) «start: (1991)–end+1: (1998)»"Marriage: John Taylor to Amanda de Cadenet" Location: (linkback://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_de_Cadenet)[1]

Nick Valensi (m. 2006) «start: (2006)»"Marriage: Nick Valensi to Amanda de Cadenet" Location: (linkback://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_de_Cadenet)[2][3]

Amanda de Cadenet (born 19 May 1972) is a British photographer and former actress.

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De Cadenet is the daughter of racing car driver Alain de Cadenet.[4][5] She began her career as a co-presenter for The Word, a late-night Channel 4 magazine show.[6][7] She also co-hosted The Big Breakfast.

Her first marriage was in 1991 to Duran Duran bassist John Taylor by whom she had a daughter, Atlanta.[8][9][10][11] The following year, de Cadenet moved from the U.K. to Los Angeles. The marriage lasted until 1997.[4]

Upon arrival in L.A., de Cadenet embarked upon a short film career, appearing in Four Rooms by independent film maker Allison Anders, Fall, and Brokedown Palace. But her career then turned to photography.[12] She worked for magazines such as Spin,[13][not in citation given] Jane and Harper’s Bazaar,[14] among others. In 2005, she published a book entitled Rare Birds.[6][4] Her other celebrity popular culture subjects have included Drew Barrymore, Sofia Coppola, Demi Moore, Olivia Wilde, Mary J Blige, Keanu Reeves, Beck Hansen, and the members of The Strokes.[6]

In 2006 she married Strokes' guitarist Nick Valensi,[10][11] with whom she has twins.[1][11]

In 2010, de Cadenet photographed the American reality TV star Kim Kardashian for the 22 November cover of People magazine, who profiled Kardashian for her thirtieth birthday.[15]

In 2011, it was announced that de Cadenet will be the host of a new television interview series called The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet, airing on the Lifetime Channel, with Demi Moore as a co-executive producer.[16] On the show, de Cadenet has interviewed guests like Lady GaGa, Portia de Rossi, Rita Wilson[17], Gwyneth Paltrow, and Jane Fonda.[18]

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