Naomi Campbell Biography (1970-)

Born May 22, 1970, in Streatham, London, England; daughter of Valerie Campbell (a ballet dancer). Addresses: Manager: Artists Independent Management, 825 Nowita Pl., Venice, CA 90291; Premier Model Management, Ltd., 40/42 Parker St., London WC2B 5PQ England.; Publicist: Dan Klores Communications, 386Park Ave. South, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10016.

Nationality: British
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, model
Birth Details: May 22, 1970; London, United Kingdom

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Snow White, The Chiffy Kids: All in a Good Cause, Children's FilmFoundation, 1978
Snow White, The Chiffy Kids: Slimderella, Children's Film Foundation, 1978
Quest for Fire, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982
The Wall, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982
Singer at first club, Cool As Ice, Universal, 1991
French cheese shopper, The Night We Never Met, Miramax, 1993
Model, Pret-a-Porter (also known as Ready to Wear), Miramax, 1994
Herself, Catwalk (documentary), Arrow, 1995
Kaia, Miami Rhapsody, Buena Vista, 1995
Girl, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar, Universal,1995
Herself, Unzipped, Miramax, 1995
Girl number 75, Girl 6, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
Cindy Carmichael, Invasion of Privacy, Trimark, 1996
Second attendant, An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (alsoknown as Burn Hollywood Burn), Buena Vista, 1997
Herself, Beautopia (documentary), Film Manufacturers/Fox Lorber/Hit & Run Productions, 1998
Naomi, Trippin', October Films, 1999
Tracy, Prisoner of Love, Sterling Home Entertainment, 1999
Destinazione Verna, 2000
Herself, Black and White, Screen Gems, 2000
Herself, Ali G Indahouse (also known as Ali G in da House and Ali G Indahouse: The Movie), Universal Focus, 2002
Sales assistant, Fat Slags, Entertainment Film Distributors, 2004
Jennifer, Karma, Confessions and Holi, 2006
Go Go Tales, 2006
Television Appearance
Series
Simone, New York Undercover (also known as Uptown Undercover), Fox, 1995
Herself, Fashiontrance, Style Network, 2002
Fashion Mix, Style Network, 2004
Television Appearances
Specials
First Person with Maria Shriver, NBC, 1992
Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit '92, HBO, 1992
Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson (documentary), NBC, 1993
The Look (documentary), PBS, 1993
Inside Victoria's Secret (also known as Christmas Dreams and Fantasies: The Making of the Victoria's Secret Holiday Catalogue), Showtime, 1994
Die schoensten frauen der welt--Karen Mulder, 1995
Die schoensten frauen der welt--Carla Bruni, 1995
Die schoensten Frauen der welt--Naomi Campbell, 1996
The 107th Tournament of Roses Parade, 1996
Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit '97, 1997
Fashion Kingdom: Naomi Campbell (documentary; also known as Naomi Conquers Africa), VH1, 1998
Host, Miss Universe 2001, CBS, 2001
Intimate Portrait: Naomi Campbell, Lifetime, 2001
(Uncredited) Herself, Cleavage (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2002
Herself, Monstrous Bosses and How to Be One, BBC, 2002
Elvis Lives, NBC, 2002
The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, CBS, 2002, 2003, UPN, 2005
When Supermodels Ruled the World (documentary), VH1, 2003
101 Biggest Celebrity Oops, E! Entertainment Television, 2004

The Rise of the Celebrity Class (documentary), BBC, 2004
Showbiz Hissy Fits, Channel 4, 2005
Awards Presentations
The 24th Annual NAACP Image Awards, NBC, 1992
Presenter, The 1994 MTV Music Video Awards, MTV, 1994
The 1996 World Music Awards, ABC, 1996
Presenter, The 68th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1996
The 1997 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 1997
Presenter, The 1998 VH1 Fashion Awards, VH1, 1998
Presenter, The 1999 World Music Awards, ABC, 1999
The Orange British Academy Film Awards, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
MTV Europe Music Awards 2003 (also known as MTV Europe Music Awards Edinburgh 03), MTV, 2003
The 34th NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2003
2003 Vibe Awards: Beats, Style, Flavor, UPN, 2003
Presenter, The 2004 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 2004
Presenter, The 2004 MTV Europe Music Awards, MTV, 2004
Save the Music: A Concert to Benefit the VH1 Save the Music Foundation, VH1, 2005
Herself, Out of Africa: Heroes and Icons (documentary), BBC, 2005
Episodic
Pupil, Grange Hill, 1977
Good Morning Britain (also known as TV-am), ITV, 1986
Julia, "The Birth," The Cosby Show, NBC, 1988
Julia, "Cyranoise Bernington," The Cosby Show, NBC, 1988
Helen, "Kiss My Butler," The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, NBC, 1990
Harry Enfield and Chums, BBC, 1994
Hi-Octane, Comedy Central, 1995
Herself, "Jealous," Absolutely Fabulous, Comedy Central, 1995
Host, Saturday Night Live (also known as SNL), NBC, 1997
Model, E! Entertainment Television, 1997
Herself, "The Game People Play," For Your Love, The WB, 1998
Herself, "Stjernernes sexliv," SexOrama, 1999
So Graham Norton, Channel 4, 2000
Herself, "Wetten, dass ... ? aus Graz," Wetten, dass ... ?, 2000
Herself, Esti showder, 2000
Herself, Tout le monde en parle, 2000
V Graham Norton, Channel 4, 2002
Herself, "Wetten, dass ... ? aus Leipzig," Wetten, dass ... ?, 2003
Lena Savage, "Asslane," Fastlane, Fox, 2003
Herself, "Naomi Campbell," Revealed with Jules Asner, E! Entertainment Television, 2003
Tinseltown TV, International Channel, 2004
Herself, Parkinson, BBC, 2004
Herself, Silenci?, 2005
"Tyra's Last Walk," The Tyra Banks Show, UPN, 2005
Herself, "Big Money Under the Tents," Fashion in Focus, NYC TV, 2005
Herself, Le grand journal de Canal+, 2005
"Naomi Campbell," Tyra Banks, UPN, 2005
Herself, Corazon de ... , 2005
Herself, "The Newest Designer for Tommy Hilfiger Is ... ," The Cut, CBS, 2005
"Sisterhood," The Tyra Banks Show, UPN, 2006
Stage Appearances
Appeared in a London production of The King and I.
RECORDINGS
Albums
Love and Tears, 1994
Babywoman, Epic, 1995
The single "La, La, La Love Song," recorded with Japanese singer Toshi, reached number one in Japan.
Videos
Herself, Models: The Film (documentary), 1991
Herself, The Best of "So Graham Norton," 2000
Herself, Rhythm City Volume One: Caught Up, BMG Distribution, 2005
Herself, Before, During, and "After the Sunset" (documentary), NewLine Home Video, 2005
Music Videos
(Uncredited) Herself, U2: Numb, Island Videos, 1993
Herself, "In the Closet," Dangerous: The Short Films (also known as Michael Jackson--Dangerous: The Short Films), 1993
Herself, "Freedom '90," Ladies & Gentleman: The Best of George Michel, Epic Music Video, 1999
"Numb," U2: The Best of 1990-2000, Universal Music & Video Distribution, 2002
U2: Love Is Blindness, 2003
Jay Z featuring Pharrell, "Change Clothes," 2003
Also appeared in Madonna's "Erotica" and Notorious B.I.G.'s "Nasty Girl."
WRITINGS
Novels
(With ghostwriter) Swan, Heinemann, 1996
Nonfiction
Naomi, photographs selected by herself, with commentary by leadingfashion designers, Universe, 1996
Featured in the book Sex, by Madonna.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Black Biography, Vol. 31, Gale Group, 2001
Newsmakers 2000, Issue 2, Gale Group, 2000
St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, St. James Press, 2000

Periodicals

Essence, September, 2003, p. 144
Harper's Bazaar, December, 2003, p. 194
Interview, May, 1990
Jet, February 21, 2000, p. 53
People, June 11, 1990

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