Model-turned-actress Estella Warren was born on December 23, 1978, in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Growing up in Ontario, Warren was a trained synchronized swimmer, and represented Canada at the World Aquatic Championships. At age twelve, she moved to Toronto, Ontario, to train with the country’s synchronized swimming team. By age seventeen, Warren was the senior national synchronized swimming champion. She snagged the solo bronze medal at the 1995 Junior World Championships, and went on to represent Canada at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
During a high school fashion show, Warren was spotted by a local modeling agent who snapped a picture of her and sent it to a New York City agency. This kicked off a modeling career for the five foot, nine inch tall beauty, and under the management of her father, she went on to appear in such magazines as Sports Illustrated, Vogue, and Vanity Fair; as well as becoming the face of Chanel No. 5 perfume, which previously used French singer and actress Vanessa Paradis. Warren has also appeared in advertisements for companies such as Andrew Marc, Byblos, Manuel Canovas beachwear, Perry Ellis, Cacharel, De Beers, Samsung notebooks, Cartier, and Volvo.
After hosting the 2000 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit event with Damon Wayans, Warren’s screen presence became noticed around Hollywood, and she was subsequently cast in such films as 2001's Driven with Sylvester Stallone; and Planet of the Apes in 2003, with Mark Wahlberg, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Clarke Duncan, Paul Giamatti, and Kris Kristofferson. Warren is expected to appear in the 2008 thriller, Irreversi, about a married couple who experience the effects of a financial windfall.
On the small screen, Warren has appeared on That '70s Show with Mila Kunis, Danny Masterson, Wilmer Valderrama, Ashton Kutcher, and Topher Grace; as well as Law & Order, and its spin-off show, Special Victims Unit. Warren has also appeared on an episode of Ghost Whisperer with Jennifer Love-Hewitt.
In 2000, Warren was ranked #1 on Maxim's Hot 100 Babe List. She has also been named one of FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World" in 2005 and 2006; and has been featured in Stuff magazine's 2006-2007 pin-up calendar.
In 2006, Warren was featured in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition, romping on the beach with fellow models Laetitia Casta, Carré Otis, and Heidi Klum. Also that year, Warren was featured in the video for the song "Afterglow" on INXS’s comeback album.
In her spare time, Warren enjoys horseback riding, playing piano, singing, and swimming.
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