My Take
Amber Valletta is one of those rare people who genuinely earns the word "supermodel" — not just a pretty face on a runway, but a defining presence of 1990s fashion culture. She racked up 17 American Vogue covers, fronted campaigns for basically every house that mattered (Chanel, Prada, Gucci, Versace, Armani — take your pick), and carried herself with this cool, almost otherworldly intensity that photographers clearly couldn't get enough of. What I find impressive is that she didn't just ride the wave of that era and fade out — she pivoted into acting with real conviction, showing up in films like Hitch and Transporter 2 without it ever feeling like a desperate career move. She's from Phoenix, Arizona, which feels like the least obvious origin story for someone who became the face of European luxury fashion, and somehow that contradiction makes her even more interesting.
Overview
Amber Evangeline Valletta (born February 9, 1974) is an American model and actress. She began her career as a fashion model, landing her first of 17 American Vogue covers in February 1993. During the 1990s, Valletta reached the status of supermodel, working as the face of Giorgio Armani, Chanel, Escada, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Valentino, Gucci, and Versace, and signing multimillion-dollar cosmetics contracts with Calvi…
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Amber Valletta
- Name (Japanese)
- アンバー・ヴァレッタ
- Reading
- あんばー・ゔぁれった
- Born
- February 9, 1974 (age 52)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Tiger
- Origin
- Phoenix, Arizona, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 177 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / model / film actor / television actor / fashion model
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Booker T. Washington High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.