Campbell, Naomi 1970–

PERSONAL

Born May 22, 1970, in Streatham, London, England; daughter of Valerie Campbell (a ballet dancer). Education: Studied classical ballet at Italia Conti Art School, London; attended the London Academy of Performing Arts, c. 1985.

Addresses: Manager—Artists Independent Management, 825 Nowita Pl., Venice, CA 90291; Premier Model Management, Ltd., 40/42 Parker St., London WC2B 5PQ England. Publicist—Dan Klores Communications, 386 Park Ave. South, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10016.

Career: Actress and model. Elite Model Management, New York City, model, 1987–93; Ford Models, Inc., model in Paris, beginning in 1991, and New York City, beginning in 1993; also worked for Elite Premier, London; first black model to appear on the covers of Time and the British and French editions of Vogue; appeared in print ads for Prada, 1994, Victoria's Secret, 1996, Hilton Hotels, 1999, Sunpoint, 2003, Dolce & Gabbana, 2005, and Pirelli; appeared in television commercials, including Martini spumante, 1997, Vivo (a Brazilian cell phone company), 2004, and British supermarket Tesco, 2005. Former co-owner (with Elle MacPherson and Claudia Schiffer) of Fashion Cafe (restaurant and coffee house chain), with locations in New York City, London, Jakarta, Barcelona, Mexico City, and Manila, 1995–c. 1998; launched a line of perfumes and colognes, 1999; launched NC.Connect (a lifestyle company), 2002. Involved with efforts for underprivileged children, the Red Cross, and UNESCO.

Awards, Honors: Named one of the fifty most beautiful people in the world, People Weekly, 1991.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Snow White, The Chiffy Kids: All in a Good Cause, Children's Film Foundation, 1978.

Snow White, The Chiffy Kids: Slimderella, Children's Film Foundation, 1978.

Quest for Fire, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982.

The Wall, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982.

Singer at first club, Cool As Ice, Universal, 1991.

French cheese shopper, The Night We Never Met, Miramax, 1993.

Model, Pret-a-Porter (also known as Ready to Wear), Miramax, 1994.

Herself, Catwalk (documentary), Arrow, 1995.

Kaia, Miami Rhapsody, Buena Vista, 1995.

Girl, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie New-mar, Universal, 1995.

Herself, Unzipped, Miramax, 1995.

Girl number 75, Girl 6, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996.

Cindy Carmichael, Invasion of Privacy, Trimark, 1996.

Second attendant, An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (also known as Burn Hollywood Burn), Buena Vista, 1997.

Herself, Beautopia (documentary), Film Manufacturers/Fox Lorber/Hit & Run Productions, 1998.

Naomi, Trippin', October Films, 1999.

Tracy, Prisoner of Love, Sterling Home Entertainment, 1999.

Destinazione Verna, 2000.

Herself, Black and White, Screen Gems, 2000.

Herself, Ali G Indahouse (also known as Ali G in da House and Ali G Indahouse: The Movie), Universal Focus, 2002.

Sales assistant, Fat Slags, Entertainment Film Distributors, 2004.

Jennifer, Karma, Confessions and Holi, 2006.

Go Go Tales, 2006.

Television Appearance; Series:

Simone, New York Undercover (also known as Uptown Undercover), Fox, 1995.

Herself, Fashiontrance, Style Network, 2002.

Fashion Mix, Style Network, 2004.

Television Appearances; Specials:

First Person with Maria Shriver, NBC, 1992.

Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit '92, HBO, 1992.

Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson (documentary), NBC, 1993.

The Look (documentary), PBS, 1993.

Inside Victoria's Secret (also known as Christmas Dreams and Fantasies: The Making of the Victoria's Secret Holiday Catalogue), Showtime, 1994.

Die schoensten frauen der welt—Karen Mulder, 1995.

Die schoensten frauen der welt—Carla Bruni, 1995.

Die schoensten Frauen der welt—Naomi Campbell, 1996.

The 107th Tournament of Roses Parade, 1996.

Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit '97, 1997.

Fashion Kingdom: Naomi Campbell (documentary; also known as Naomi Conquers Africa), VH1, 1998.

Host, Miss Universe 2001, CBS, 2001.

Intimate Portrait: Naomi Campbell, Lifetime, 2001.

(Uncredited) Herself, Cleavage (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2002.

Herself, Monstrous Bosses and How to Be One, BBC, 2002.

Elvis Lives, NBC, 2002.

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, CBS, 2002, 2003, UPN, 2005.

When Supermodels Ruled the World (documentary), VH1, 2003.

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

The Rise of the Celebrity Class (documentary), BBC, 2004.

Showbiz Hissy Fits, Channel 4, 2005.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The 24th Annual NAACP Image Awards, NBC, 1992.

Presenter, The 1994 MTV Music Video Awards, MTV, 1994.

The 1996 World Music Awards, ABC, 1996.

Presenter, The 68th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1996.

The 1997 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 1997.

Presenter, The 1998 VH1 Fashion Awards, VH1, 1998.

Presenter, The 1999 World Music Awards, ABC, 1999.

The Orange British Academy Film Awards, E! Entertainment Television, 2000.

MTV Europe Music Awards 2003 (also known as MTV Europe Music Awards Edinburgh 03), MTV, 2003.

The 34th NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2003.

2003 Vibe Awards: Beats, Style, Flavor, UPN, 2003.

Presenter, The 2004 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 2004.

Presenter, The 2004 MTV Europe Music Awards, MTV, 2004.

Save the Music: A Concert to Benefit the VH1 Save the Music Foundation, VH1, 2005.

Herself, Out of Africa: Heroes and Icons (documentary), BBC, 2005.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Pupil, Grange Hill, 1977.

Good Morning Britain (also known as TV-am), ITV, 1986.

Julia, "The Birth," The Cosby Show, NBC, 1988.

Julia, "Cyranoise Bernington," The Cosby Show, NBC, 1988.

Helen, "Kiss My Butler," The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, NBC, 1990.

Harry Enfield and Chums, BBC, 1994.

Hi-Octane, Comedy Central, 1995.

Herself, "Jealous," Absolutely Fabulous, Comedy Central, 1995.

Host, Saturday Night Live (also known as SNL), NBC, 1997.

Model, E! Entertainment Television, 1997.

Herself, "The Game People Play," For Your Love, The WB, 1998.

Herself, "Stjernernes sexliv," SexOrama, 1999.

So Graham Norton, Channel 4, 2000.

Herself, "Wetten, dass …? aus Graz," Wetten, dass …?, 2000.

Herself, Esti showder, 2000.

Herself, Tout le monde en parle, 2000.

V Graham Norton, Channel 4, 2002.

Herself, "Wetten, dass …? aus Leipzig," Wetten, dass …?, 2003.

Lena Savage, "Asslane," Fastlane, Fox, 2003.

Herself, "Naomi Campbell," Revealed with Jules Asner, E! Entertainment Television, 2003.

Tinseltown TV, International Channel, 2004.

Herself, Parkinson, BBC, 2004.

Herself, Silenci?, 2005.

"Tyra's Last Walk," The Tyra Banks Show, UPN, 2005.

Herself, "Big Money Under the Tents," Fashion in Focus, NYC TV, 2005.

Herself, Le grand journal de Canal+, 2005.

"Naomi Campbell," Tyra Banks, UPN, 2005.

Herself, Corazon de …, 2005.

Herself, "The Newest Designer for Tommy Hilfiger Is …," The Cut, CBS, 2005.

"Sisterhood," The Tyra Banks Show, UPN, 2006.

Stage Appearances:

Appeared in a London production of The King and I.

RECORDINGS

Albums:

Love and Tears, 1994.

Babywoman, Epic, 1995.

The single "La, La, La Love Song," recorded with Japanese singer Toshi, reached number one in Japan.

Videos:

Herself, Models: The Film (documentary), 1991.

Herself, The Best of "So Graham Norton," 2000.

Herself, Rhythm City Volume One: Caught Up, BMG Distribution, 2005.

Herself, Before, During, and "After the Sunset" (documentary), New Line Home Video, 2005.

Music Videos:

(Uncredited) Herself, U2: Numb, Island Videos, 1993.

Herself, "In the Closet," Dangerous: The Short Films (also known as Michael Jackson—Dangerous: The Short Films), 1993.

Herself, "Freedom '90," Ladies & Gentleman: The Best of George Michel, Epic Music Video, 1999.

"Numb," U2: The Best of 1990–2000, Universal Music & Video Distribution, 2002.

U2: Love Is Blindness, 2003.

Jay Z featuring Pharrell, "Change Clothes," 2003.

Also appeared in Madonna's "Erotica" and Notorious B.I.G.'s "Nasty Girl."

WRITINGS

Novels:

(With ghostwriter) Swan, Heinemann, 1996.

Nonfiction:

Naomi, photographs selected by herself, with commentary by leading fashion designers, Universe, 1996.

Featured in the book Sex, by Madonna.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Contemporary Black Biography, Vol. 31, Gale Group, 2001.

Newsmakers 2000, Issue 2, Gale Group, 2000.

St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, St. James Press, 2000.

Periodicals:

Essence, September, 2003, p. 144.

Harper's Bazaar, December, 2003, p. 194.

Interview, May, 1990.

Jet, February 21, 2000, p. 53.

People, June 11, 1990.