Amanda de Cadenet

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

Biography

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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External links

• Amanda de Cadenet - Official site
• Amanda de Cadenet - DailyBooth
• Amanda de Cadenet at the Internet Movie Database