Patricia Alvine Hansen (born March 17, 1956) is an American model and actress.

Biography

Early life and career

Hansen, who is of Norwegian ancestry, was born and raised in

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, New York City, the youngest of six children. She was discovered by photographer Peter Gert at age 14. After Gert took Hansen to a party hosted by

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, former model and owner of the

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, Cooper signed the teen to her agency. Hansen soon moved to

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, enrolled at the

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(she would later drop out), and began landing modeling jobs. During Hansen's modeling career, she appeared on the covers and in the pages of '' Seventeen'', American '' Vogue'', ''

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'', '' Glamour'', and ''

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''. She also had campaigns for

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(for which she featured on a billboard in

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and André Courrèges. At the height of her fame, Hansen appeared on the December 1978 cover of ''

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'', celebrating "The Year of the Lusty Woman". In the early 1980s, Hansen stopped modeling and began acting. She appeared in only three feature films, including the 1981

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'' They All Laughed'', directed by

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, and 1984's '' Hard to Hold'', directed by

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and starring

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. In 1993, Hansen returned to modeling when designer Calvin Klein used 1970s-era models for his 1993 collection. She was presented on the November 1999 Millennium cover of American '' Vogue'' as one of the "Modern Muses". In 2004, Hansen, along with daughters

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and Theodora, was featured in ads for Guerlain's perfume Shalimar Light. In February 2019, she walked the runway for

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for his Studio 54-inspired Fall 2019 collection.

Personal life

Hansen married

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guitarist

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on December 18, 1983 (his 40th birthday), at the Finisterra Hotel in

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, Mexico. She lives in

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. The couple has two daughters, Theodora and

. Hansen is a devout

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Filmography

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