Actors - Naomi Campbell

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Naomi Campbell (born May 22, 1970) is a British supermodel and actress. Born in Streatham, South London, Campbell studied at the London Academy For Performing Arts. She is of mostly Afro-Jamaican heritage, though her father is also of partial Chinese descent. She has been a prominent fashion model on the catwalk and in print advertising since the late 1980s. Campbell's first appearance to a wider public was in February 1978 when she was cast as a pupil to appear in a music video with Jamaican reggae superstar Bob Marley for his song Is This Love?. She is estimated to have so far acquired a wealth of US$28 million from modeling. She also posed nude for Playboy magazine and for a series of lesbian-erotic photos with Madonna in her book Sex. She is reputed to have a quick temper, with several tabloid stories involving violence against her staff as well as verbal abuse. She was once caught filmed on videotape furiously berating a plane flight passenger who apparently took a photo of her, and subsequently tried to snatch the camera away.

She is also a successful singer; her album Baby Woman sold over 1 million copies worldwide (mostly in Japan), and she was featured on Vanilla Ice's single "Cool as Ice." She had previously appeared in George Michael's music video, "Freedom '90", though she merely lip-synched to his song along with other models rather than performing herself. In 1995, her collaboration with Toshinobu Kubota, LA LA LA LOVE SONG, became a hit in Japan, with the single selling app. 1,856,000 copies. She has also appeared in music videos for artists such as Michael Jackson and Jay-Z. In late 2004 she had a high profile relationship with Usher although as of 2005 their relationship appears to be over.

Campbell was selected by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world in 1991.

Campbell also co-authored the best-selling novel Swan and followed it up with a photo book titled Naomi.

Campbell has had notable feuds with several celebrities: the most publicized of which are between herself and fellow supermodel Tyra Banks that had been going on for years. The two finally made up in 2005 on an episode of Banks's syndicated talk show The Tyra Banks Show. Campbell also had a rift with former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham, who publicly branded the model as a "massive cow" and a "bitch" in 2000. The pair apparently also ended their feud not long ago.

The Daily Mirror court case

In February 2001 pictures were published in the Daily Mirror newspaper showing Campbell leaving a Narcotics Anonymous meeting in London. In March of 2002 Campbell sued the paper citing a breach of confidentiality, as she was receiving treatment for drug addiction at the time. The Mirror claimed that the pictures were in the public interest as Campbell had denied having a drug problem publicly and had, up to that point, not been known or proved to be a drug addict. The High Court ruled in Campbell's favour and the Mirror was ordered to pay £3,500 in damages (although legal costs were thought to be around £500,000.) In October of 2002, the Mirror won an Appeal Court ruling that the photographs were indeed in the public interest. Campbell was ordered to pay the costs of the Mirror's legal fees, a cost of around £350,000. However, in May of 2004, the Law Lords overturned the Appeal Court ruling by a 3 to 2 majority, which reinstated the High Court's original decision, and Campbell was reawarded £3,500 and the £350,000 legal costs. The Mirrors legal cost is thought to be over £1,000,000. The case is also thought to be a landmark in the rights of celebrities to privacy. Mirror editor Piers Morgan said at the time "This is a very good day for lying drug-abusing prima donnas who want to have their cake with the media, and the right to then shamelessly guzzle it with their Cristal champagne. Five senior judges found for the Mirror throughout the various hearings in this case, four for Naomi Campbell. Yet she wins. If ever there was a less deserving case for creating what is effectively a back door privacy law it would be Ms Campbell, but that's showbiz."
Filmography

Cool as Ice
(1991)

The Night We Never Met (1993)

Ready to Wear (1994) (Cameo)

Unzipped (1995) (documentary)

Miami Rhapsody (1995)

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
(1995)

Catwalk (1996) (documentary)

Girl 6 (1996)

Invasion of Privacy (1996)

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn
(1997)

Beautopia (1998) (documentary)

Trippin (1999)
Prisoner of Love (1999)
Ali G Indahouse
(2002) (Cameo)
Fat Slags (2004)

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