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Model Behavior: Models Gone Hollywood
Liya Kebede is on a roll. Not only is the Ethiopian stunner one of the highest paid models on Earth, she's now successfully crossing over into films. She starred in 2009's "Desert Flower," a biopic about legendary Ethiopian model Waris Darie, and now she has a plum role in "In the Woods." The much-buzzed-about online video features Terrence Howard, Yoko Ono, Debra Winger and is being released in segments on the director's website. Go Liya!
Of course, Kebede isn't the first catwalk stalker to cross over into film. From '60s stunner Daphne Maxwell Reid to French femme fatale Noemie Lenoir, here is a timeline of our favorite models-turned-actresses.
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Glamour Girl
Daphne Maxwell Reid, aka Vivian Banks on "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air," wasn't always an actress. In the Sixties, she was the first Black woman to land the cover of Glamour magazine!
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Great Beauty
Two decades into her career, '70s supermodel Beverly Johnson launched an acting career, appearing in movies like "How To Be A Player," and TV shows like "Law & Order" and "Lois and Clark."
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Somalian Stunner
Besides being a world-famous model and mogul, Iman has also enjoyed an acting career, co-starring in "No Way Out," "Out of Africa" and "Exit to Eden," as well as episodes of "Miami Vice."
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Me and Mrs. Jones
Grace Jones made a name for herself as one of the most avant garde models in the world—and then she conquered movies, too, appearing in "A View to a Kill" and "Boomerang." Stranje!
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Multi-Talented Model
Naomi Campbell isn't just the top supermodel of our era, she's also been acting since she was 7! Her more recent credits include Spike Lee's "Girl 6" and Robert Altman's "Pret a Porter."
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Amazing Face
The first Black supermodel to land a major cosmetics contract (with Revlon), Veronica Webb also acted in "Jungle Fever," "Malcolm X" and "Someone Like You."
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Bankable Beauty
One of the top supermodels of the 1990s, Tyra Banks parlayed her success into an acting career, appearing in TV shows like "Fresh Prince of Bel Air," and movies like "Higher Learning" and "Coyote Ugly."
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French Femme Fatale
After modeling for top brands like L'Oreal and Victoria's Secret, French supermodel Noemie Lenoir began acting in films like "Bad Boys 3" and a slew of award-winning French indies.
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Joy Story
Before Joy Bryant was one of Hollywood’s hottest starlets, she was a successful model, working for Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger and The Gap.
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Lovely Liya
Ethiopian supermodel Liya Kebede started her acting career in 2009 with a starring role in the film "Desert Flower." This year, she’s co-starring in a buzzy new thriller, "Into the Woods.
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