MacPHERSON, Elle 1963(?)–

PERSONAL

Original name, Eleanor Nancy Gow; born March 29, 1963 (some sources cite 1964), in Killara, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; daughter of Peter Gow (an owner of a rugby team); married Gilles Bensimon (a fashion photographer and magazine creative director), May 24, 1986 (divorced); children: (with Arpad "Arki" Busson, a financier) Aprad Flynn Busson, Aurelius Cy Andre. Education: Attended Killara High School.

Addresses:

Agent—International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Manager—Michael Flutie Company, 270 Lafayette St., Suite 1400, New York, NY 10012.

Career:

Actress and model. Click Modeling Agency, model, beginning 1982; appeared on Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue covers, 1986–88, 1994; appeared in numerous print advertisements and television commercials. Fashion Cafe (restaurant), New York City, co–owner; creator of a line of lingerie clothing. Nickname is "The Body."

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Model, Alice, Orion, 1990.

Sheela, Sirens, Miramax, 1994.

Blanche Ingram, Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre" (also known as Jane Eyre), Miramax, 1996.

Candice "Candy," The Mirror Has Two Faces, TriStar, 1996.

Jane Linquist, If Lucy Fell, TriStar, 1996.

Julie Madison, Batman & Robin, Warner Bros., 1997.

Mickey Morse, The Edge, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1997.

Herself, Beautopia (documentary), Fox Lorber Pictures, 1998.

Samantha Mastandrea, With Friends Like These …, Mom's Roof, Inc., 1998.

Camilla, South Kensington, International Video 80, 2001.

Television Appearances; Series:

Janine Lecroix, a recurring role, Friends, NBC, 1999–2000.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Lauren Travis, A Girl Thing, Showtime, 2001.

Herself, Retrosexual: The 80s, VH1, 2004.

Herself, I Love the '90s: Part Deux, VH1, 2005.

Television Appearances; Specials:

The Making of a Model, ABC, 1988.

Sports Illustrated: The Making of the Swimsuit Issue, HBO, 1989.

Supermodel of the World, syndicated, 1989.

Dolphins, Whales, and Us, CBS, 1990.

Host, International Swimsuit '91 with Elle Macpherson, NBC, 1991.

People's 20th Birthday, ABC, 1994.

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit '94: The 30th Anniversary, ABC, 1994.

A Day With, Fox, 1995.

Die Schoensten Frauen der Welt—Elle MacPherson, 1995.

A Royal Birthday Celebration, Independent Television, 1998.

Happy Birthday 2 You, TV2, 2000.

Host, Miss Universe 2001, CBS, 2001.

Wax Museum: History of Madame Tussaud's, 2001.

Model, Sports Illustrated 40th Anniversary Swimsuit Special: American Beauty, Spike TV, 2004.

101 Biggest Celebrity Oops, E! Entertainment Television, 2004.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Presenter, The 1994 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1994.

Presenter, The 1997 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1997.

Host, The 2000 World Music Awards, ABC, 2000.

42nd Annual TV Week Logie Awards, 2000.

The Orange British Academy Film Awards, 2000.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Guest, Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, 1986, 1992.

Guest, The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, multiple appearances, beginning 1994.

Tal cual, 1994.

Guest host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "Saturday Night," Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1996.

(Uncredited) Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "Saturday Night," Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1996.

Herself, Intimate Portrait: Naomi Campbell, Lifetime, 2001.

Herself, Intimate Portrait: Kathy Ireland, Lifetime, 2002.

Guest, Rove Live, 10 Network (Australia), 2004.

Guest, This Morning, Independent Television, 2004.

Also appeared in episodes of Celebrity Profile, E! Entertainment Television; Good Morning America (also known as GMA), ABC; The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah), syndicated; and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Sports Illustrated 1994 Swimsuit Issue Video (also released as Sports Illustrated 1994 Swimsuit Issue Video Extended Version), 1994.

Your Personal Best Workout with Elle Macpherson, Buena Vista Home Video, 1996.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Celebrity Bodies, autumn, 2001, pp. 31–34.

Cosmopolitan, December, 1987, pp. 224–27.

Entertainment Weekly, August 2, 1996, p. 11.

ES, March 22, 2001, pp. 12–15.

Hello!, August 27, 2002, pp. 104–105.

Los Angeles, April, 1994, pp. 80–81.

New York Times, October 13, 1996, p. 29.

People Weekly, June 9, 1986, pp. 44–46; May 8, 1995, pp. 66, 95; August 12, 1996, p. 39; August 11, 1997, pp. 123–26; November 29, 1999, p. 234; May 19, 2003, p. 72.

Playboy, August, 1999, p. 19.

Red, July, 2001.

Shape, January, 1995, pp. 74–77.

Sports Illustrated, February, 1989, pp. 207–14; February, 2004, p. 180.

Tatler, July, 2002, pp. 98–107.

Time, March 28, 1994, p. 75; March 18, 1996, p. 101; March 2, 1998, p. 25.