Dree Louise Crisman Hemingway (born December 4, 1987) is an American fashion model and actress. She gained attention playing the lead in American director Sean Baker's feature ''

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'' (2012). She has since become known for her high-profile fashion campaigns and her extensive work in independent film.

Early life and education

Dree Louise Crisman Hemingway was born in

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. She grew up in Ketchum, Idaho and attended Ernest Hemingway Elementary School. She later moved to California and lived in Westlake Village. She attended Oaks Christian High School for two and a half years and then dropped out to pursue her modelling career. She was presented as a

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at the

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in Paris, France in 2003.

Modeling career

In March 2009, Hemingway debuted at the fall/winter 09–10 catwalk show for Givenchy in Paris. In June 2009, she walked in the

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resort show in New York. In September 2009, she opened the Topshop spring/summer 2010 show in London. In January 2010, she became the new face of the Gianfranco Ferré advertising campaign. Later that year, she fronted a new advertising campaign for the Salvatore Ferragamo perfume Attimo. She was photographed by Bryan Adams for the spring 2011 issue of Zoo Magazine. Hemingway has also walked for Shiatzy Chen, House of Holland, Karl Lagerfeld, Giles,

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, and Rue du Mail shows. She has also done campaigns for Gucci, Jean Paul Gaultier, Valentino, H&M,

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, and A.Y. Not Dead. She has also done editorials for ''

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'', ''

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'', '' V'', '' W'', '' Numéro'', and multiple national editions of '' Vogue''. In January 2014, Hemingway was the first significant Instagram plug for a

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created in Brazil but claimed by a Turkish entrepreneur and branded as a "kiini". Hemingway is the Playboy Playmate in the March 2016 issue of '' Playboy'', making her a second-generation Playboy model.

Acting career

Hemingway followed in her mother and aunt's footsteps by launching her acting career. She has appeared predominantly in independent films. Her first lead role was in the independent film ''

'' (2012), directed by Sean Baker. She, along with the rest of the ensemble cast, was awarded the Robert Altman Award for the film at the 2012 Independent Spirit Awards. She has had supporting roles in films such as ''

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'' (2014) and ''While We're Young'' (2014) and leading roles in ''

The People Garden ''The People Garden'' is a 2016 Canadian-Japanese drama film written and directed by Nadia Litz and starring Dree Hemingway, Pamela Anderson, Jai West and François Arnaud. The film premiered at the 2016 Buenos Aires International Independent F ...

'' and ''

Live Cargo ''Live Cargo'' is a 2016 dramatic thriller which premiered in competition on April 15, 2016 at the Tribeca Film Festival. The film was directed by Logan Sandler, his first feature film. ''Live Cargos script was co-written by Sandler and Thymaya ...

'', the latter of which premiered at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival. In 2017, Hemingway appeared in Michelle Morgan's ''

It Happened in L.A. ''It Happened in L.A.'' is a 2017 American comedy film written and directed by Michelle Morgan. The film stars Morgan, Jorma Taccone and Dree Hemingway. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2017. The film wa ...

'', which premiered at the

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, as well as Russell Harbaugh's '' Love After Love'', which premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival.

References

External links

*
The Internet Fashion Database
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