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Elle Macpherson

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Also known as Eleanor Nancy Macpherson

Australian model and actress

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Elle Macpherson is an Australian actress, model, entrepreneur, and businessperson. Born in Killara, Sydney, Australia, she has worked in the field of acting and is represented by Ford Models. She holds the position of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. Macpherson is a citizen of Australia and speaks English, French, Spanish, and Italian.

She was educated at the University of Sydney. Her personal life includes a marriage to Gilles Bensimon and a partnership with Andrew Wakefield. Macpherson has a sibling named Mimi Macpherson. She identifies as Catholic and has been diagnosed with breast cancer.

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Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • Elle

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Film & TV

Acting · Killara, Sydney, Australia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Elle Macpherson (born 29 March 1963) is an Australian model, actress, and businesswoman nicknamed "The Body". She is perhaps best known for her record six cover appearances for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue beginning in the 1980s. She is also known as the founder and primary model for a series of business ventures including Elle Macpherson…

Known for

  • Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue — Self2024
  • The Super Models — Self (archive footage)2023
  • Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2016 Revealed — Self2016
  • Sports Illustrated Swimsuit: 50 Years of Beautiful — Self2014
  • Fashion Star — Host2012
  • The Beautiful Life: TBL — Claudia Foster2009
  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest2009
  • Valentino: The Last Emperor — Self2008
  • The Graham Norton Show — Self2007
  • Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2006 — Self2006

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Music · MusicBrainz

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
3
Total plays
58

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Interactions Between the Microbiota and the Immune System

    · 2012 · cited 3,684x

  2. Multi-messenger Observations of a Binary Neutron Star Merger<sup>*</sup>

    · 2017 · cited 3,669x

  3. Oral diseases: a global public health challenge

    · 2019 · cited 3,315x

  4. Nomenclature of monocytes and dendritic cells in blood

    · 2010 · cited 2,057x

  5. Perineuronal nets stabilize the grid cell network

    · 2021 · cited 1,858x

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Key facts

Born
Eleanor Nancy Gow , ( 1964-03-29 ) 29 March 1964 (age 62) , Killara , New South Wales, Australia
Spouse s
Gilles Bensimon ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1986 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1989 ) ​ , Jeffrey Soffer ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2013 ; separated</span>"}]]}'>sep. 2017 ) ​
Partner s
Arpad Busson (1996–2005), Andrew Wakefield (2017–2019)
Relatives
Mimi Macpherson (sister)
Height
182 cm (5 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in)
Hair colour
Light brown
Eye colour
Brown
Agency
d'management group (Milan) Kruger Cowne (London, Los Angeles, Nice, Hong Kong)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Elle
Gender
female
Citizenship
Australia
Place of birth
Killara
Occupation
film actor
Languages spoken
Italian
Religion
Catholicism
Field of work
acting
Hair colour
brown hair
Mass
57
Image
Elle Macpherson 2011.jpg
Height
183
Represented by
Ford Models
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Commons category
Elle Macpherson
date of birth
1964-01-01
unmarried partner
Andrew Wakefield
medical condition
breast cancer
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Encyclopedic overview

Eleanor Nancy Macpherson (/məkˈfɜːrsən/ mək-FUR-sən; née Gow; born (1964-03-29)29 March 1964) is an Australian model, businesswoman, television host, and actress.

She is known for her record five cover appearances for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue beginning in the 1980s, leading to her nickname "The Body", coined by Time in 1989. She is the founder, primary model, and creative director for a series of business ventures, including Elle Macpherson Intimates, a lingerie line, and The Body, a line of skin care products. She was the host and executive producer of Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model from 2010 to 2013. She is an executive producer of NBC's Fashion Star and was the host for the first season.

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