Lydia Hearst

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Lydia Hearst
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Hearst in 2015
Born
Lydia Marie Hearst-Shaw

(1984-09-19) September 19, 1984 (age 40)
Alma mater Sacred Heart University
Years active2004present
Spouse
(m. 2016)
Children1
Mother Patty Hearst
Relatives
Modeling information
Hair colorBlonde [1]
Eye colorGreen
Agency
Website lydiahearst.com

Lydia Marie Hearst-Shaw (born September 19, 1984) is an American fashion model, actress, socialite, and lifestyle blogger. She is a great-granddaughter of newspaper publisher and politician William Randolph Hearst and a daughter of the author and actress Patty Hearst.

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Early life and education

Hearst-Shaw was born in 1984, [3] the daughter of actress Patty Hearst and Bernard L. Shaw, a former San Francisco police officer. [4] She is of Irish and Scots-Irish descent through her mother, and is a member of the Hearst family. [5] She attended Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut until 2003, when she began fashion modeling. [6]

Career

Magazines and fashion shows

Photographer Steven Meisel "discovered" Hearst and shot her first magazine cover for Vogue Italia in April 2004. [7] Since then, she has appeared internationally on a variety of magazine covers such as Vogue, Harper's Bazaar , Elle , Marie Claire , GQ , L'Officiel , and Esquire. She has worked with several well-known photographers such as Meisel, Patrick Demarchelier, Ellen Von Unwerth, Mario Testino, Peter Lindbergh, Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin.

Hearst has modeled for fashion designers such as Chanel, Fendi, Catherine Malandrino, Nicole Miller, and Jeremy Scott. [8]

Advertising

Hearst has appeared in advertising campaigns for Prada, Louis Vuitton, Alexander McQueen, Bottega Veneta, Sephora, L'Oreal Ferria, DKNY, MYLA Lingerie, H&M, NARS Cosmetics, MAC Cosmetics, Miss Me Jeans, Moschino Cheap & Chic. [9] In 2007, she appeared in Puma's French 77, after which Puma engaged her to design a line of handbags for their collection. [10]

In Spring of 2012, Swarovski chose Hearst to be its ambassador for its Heart Truth campaign, sponsored by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, intended to raise women's awareness about heart health. [11]

Journalism

Hearst was briefly a columnist for Page Six , a feature of the Sunday edition of the New York Post . She also ran a lifestyle and fashion blog. [12]

Other roles

Hearst made an appearance in the music video for the Miles Fisher cover of "This Must Be the Place". [13] Hearst again starred in a music video in 2011 for Cisco Adler's "Song for All the Girls", [14] where she is graphically murdered by a spin saw. She also has a minor role in Johnny Polygon's "LimoSexSuperstar" video.

In 2015 Hearst co-starred in the Lifetime shoplifting comedy Stealing Chanel with Carol Alt, John Rothman, and Anna Maria Cianciulli. [15] [16] [17]

Reality TV

Hearst served alongside Anne Vyalitsyna and Naomi Campbell as a supermodel coach for the second edition of Oxygen's The Face modeling reality competition. The season premiered on March 5, 2014. [18]

Personal life

Hearst married Chris Hardwick on August 20, 2016, in Pasadena, California. [19] Their daughter was born in January 2022. They currently live in Los Feliz, Los Angeles. [20]

Philanthropy

Her family's tradition of philanthropy inspired Hearst to become a Smile Ambassador for Operation Smile. [21]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 The Last International Playboy Stella
2012 Two Jacks Alexis
2013DeliriumJennifer
2014 Cabin Fever: Patient Zero Bridgett [22]
2014Automobile WaltzPenelopeShort film
2014 The Barber Melissa
2014DesirePenelopeShort film
2015Stealing ChanelChanel
2015 Condemned Tess [23]
2015 #Horror Lisa
2016Guys Reading PoemsActress
2016 All at Once Amy
2016 Swing State Julia Davies
2017West of TimeSisterShort film
2018 Between Worlds Mary
2019 The Haunting of Sharon Tate Abigail Folger
202050KChloe
2021Grace and GritAmyUncredited
2021 Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman Jennifer FellAlso executive producer
2022 Titanic 666 Idina Bess [24]
2022Turning PointMcKayla
2022Root LetterKaren Blake
2022 Slayers Liz AndrewsAlso co-executive producer
TBA Werewolf Game TBA

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 Gossip Girl AmeliaEpisode: "Much 'I Do' About Nothing"
2013 Mistresses StoryEpisode: "Ultimatum"
2014 The Face Herself / Coach Season 2
2015 South of Hell Charlotte Roberts6 episodes [25]
2018 Z Nation Pandora5 episodes
2020Sinister SisterZara Downes / RonnieTelevision film; also known as Psycho Sister-in-Law
2021Eli Roth's History of HorrorHerself4 episodes

Podcasts

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2020The Shadow DiariesChristine / LinaVoice role [26]


Music videos

YearTitleArtist(s)Ref.
2009"This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" Miles Fisher [27]
2011"Song for All the Girls" Cisco Adler featuring Young Chris [28]
2013"LimoSexSuperstar" Johnny Polygon [29]
2019"Ass Level"Santina Muha [30]

See also

References

  1. "Lydia Hearst". Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2014. (Adobe Flash)
  2. "Lydia Hearst - Model".
  3. Amory, Cleveland, ed. (1986). Celebrity Register. Harper & Row. p. 223. ISBN   978-0-9615476-0-8.
  4. Slotnik, Daniel E. (December 20, 2013). "Bernard Shaw, Husband and Bodyguard of Patty Hearst, Dies at 68" . The New York Times.
  5. Robinson, Judith (1991). The Hearsts: An American Dynasty. University of Delaware Press. p. 33. ISBN   0-87413-383-1.
  6. "Famous Connecticut Grads: Lydia Hearst-Shaw". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016.
  7. "Lydia Hearst". Oxygen Official Site. March 28, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  8. "Lydia Hearst". Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2014. (Adobe Flash)
  9. "Lydia Hearst". Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2014. (Adobe Flash)
  10. Beckett, Whitney (November 28, 2007). "Lydia Hearst, Puma Go Mainstream". Women's Wear Daily . WWD, Advance Publications. Retrieved November 28, 2007.
  11. Elle Magazine - Swarovski - The Heart Truth. Vimeo.
  12. "Love Lydia Hearst". lovelydiahearst.com.
  13. "Think Lydia Hearst Regrets That American Psycho Video? Guess Again!". Observer. July 23, 2009.
  14. Song For All The Girls. Vimeo.
  15. LIC filmmaker uses neighborhood as backdrop for fashion-themed movie – QNS https://qns.com/2014/11/lic-filmmaker-uses-neighborhood-as-backdrop-for-fashion-themed-movie/
  16. Lydia Hearst on Starring in Lifetime’s Psycho Sister-In-Law https://lrmonline.com/news/lydia-hearst-interview/
  17. Stealing Chanel - Full Cast & Crew - TV Guide https://www.tvguide.com/movies/stealing-chanel/cast/2000196964/
  18. "Reality TV World: 'The Face' adding Anne Vyalitsyna and Lydia Hearst as new second-season supermodel coaches".
  19. Natalie Stone (August 21, 2016). "And the Bride Wore Pink! Talking Dead's Chris Hardwick and Lydia Hearst Are Married". People.
  20. Chris Hardwick on Instagram: New human alert!
  21. "Operation Smile: The Smile Blog". Archived from the original on September 8, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  22. "Lydia Hearst Is On for Cabin Fever: Patient Zero". HorrorMovies.ca. October 23, 2012. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  23. "The Face's Lydia Hearst to Terrorize Dylan Penn in New Horror Movie". E! Online. March 26, 2014.
  24. Donato, Matt (April 14, 2022). "Tubi's Horror Titanic 666 Goes Down with the Ship". Paste . Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  25. "Lydia Hearst Joining WE TV's 'South Of Hell'". Hollywood Reporter. October 22, 2014.
  26. Petski, Denise (October 27, 2020). "The Shadow Diaries' Podcast Starring Madelaine Petsch & Kara Hayward In The Works From Studio71 & Snarled Entertainment". Deadline. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  27. "Exclusive: The Story Behind Miles Fisher's American Psycho Homage". Flavorwire . July 31, 2009. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  28. Wedemeyer, Jessica (February 14, 2011). "Cisco Adler Is in the 'Crazy' Wedding Planning Stage". People . Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  29. "Johnny Polygon – LimoSexSuperstar (Official Video)". YouTube . Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  30. "A$$ LEVEL by Santina Muha". YouTube. Retrieved July 10, 2023.