Jaime King
King at the Miuccia Prada Store Opening, 2006
Birth name	Jaime King
Born	April 23, 1979 (1979-04-23) (age 28) Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Other name(s)	James King Jamie King
Notable roles	Bulletproof Monk (2003) Pearl Harbor (2001) Sin City (2005) Sin City 2 (2008)

Jaime King (born April 23, 1979) is an American film actress and is considered "One of the world's top fashion models".^[1] She also goes by the names Jamie King and most especially James King, which was a childhood nickname given to King by her parents that she used during her early modeling years,^[2] because her agency already represented another Jaime — the older, then-more famous model Jaime Rishar.^[3] King, because of the latter name, is sometimes referred to as the "Model with a man's name".^[4] Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1177x1564, 440 KB) This file or image, which is now available on Wikimedia Commons, is redundant to Jaimeking. ... April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (114th in leap years). ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... Nickname: Motto: (Latin) Courageously in every enterprise Location in Nebraska Coordinates: Country United States State Nebraska County Douglas Founded 1854 Incorporated 1857 Government  - Mayor Michael Fahey (D) Area  - City  118. ... Official language(s) English Capital Lincoln Largest city Omaha Largest metro area Omaha Area  Ranked 16th  - Total 77,421 sq mi (200,520 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 0. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Bulletproof Monk is a 2003 motion picture starring Chow Yun-Fat, Seann William Scott, Jaime King, directed by Paul Hunter. ... Pearl Harbor DVD Cover Pearl Harbor is the title of a war film released in the summer of 2001 by Touchstone Pictures. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Sin City (film) Sin City is a gritty 2005 neo-noir anthology film based on the graphic novel series of the same name, directed by Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez, and Special Guest Director Quentin Tarantino. ... Sin City 2 is the sequel to the 2005 movie Sin City, which was based on Frank Millers comic book miniseries Sin City, which were later collected into bound graphic novels. ... April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (114th in leap years). ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Photograph of the once famous model Dovima A model is a person who poses or displays for purposes of art, fashion, or other products and advertising. ...

Biography

Early life

King was born in the suburbs of Omaha, Nebraska and she is reputed to be named after Jaime Sommers of the 1970s television series, The Bionic Woman.^[1] She was discovered at the age of fourteen while attending a school for modeling. After being spotted at her graduation fashion show, by New York model agent Michael Flutie, King was invited to New York to begin modeling professionally.^[5][6] She later dropped out of high school in 1995 to pursue a modeling career in New York and later enrolled in a home-study program.^[3] In a magazine interview, she said she was studying for her GED via a correspondence course at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Nickname: Motto: (Latin) Courageously in every enterprise Location in Nebraska Coordinates: Country United States State Nebraska County Douglas Founded 1854 Incorporated 1857 Government  - Mayor Michael Fahey (D) Area  - City  118. ... Official language(s) English Capital Lincoln Largest city Omaha Largest metro area Omaha Area  Ranked 16th  - Total 77,421 sq mi (200,520 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 0. ... The Bionic Woman was a television series which spun off from The Six Million Dollar Man. ... The Bionic Woman was a television series which spun off from The Six Million Dollar Man. ... NY redirects here. ... The GED, General Educational Development, or General Equivalence Degree Test, is a test that certifies the taker has attained American or Canadian high school-level academic skills. ... An old-fashioned form of distance learning, a correspondence course is a course in which the student studies at home, receiving his/her work by mail and sending it back to the instructor in the same fashion. ... Seal of the University of Nebraska The University of Nebraska is one of two public university systems in the state of Nebraska, USA. The system has four universities and a technical college: University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of Nebraska at Omaha University of Nebraska at Kearney University of Nebraska Medical... Nickname: Location in Nebraska Coordinates: Country   State     County United States   Nebraska     Lancaster Founded[1]   Renamed   Incorporated 1856   July 29, 1867   April 1, 1869 Government  - Mayor Chris Beutler Area  - City 195. ...

Modeling career

King had a successful early career as a fashion model and by age fifteen she had modeled in Vogue, Mademoiselle, Allure, and Seventeen. At sixteen, King had graced the pages of Glamour and Harper's Bazaar. She was also featured on the New York Times Magazine cover story published on February 4, 1996^[7] and had walked the runway for Chanel and Christian Dior. By 1997, despite her growing modeling career, King was a heroin addict and alcoholic, but following the death of her boyfriend, younger brother of Mario Sorrenti, fashion photographer Davide Sorrenti (who at age 21 died of a kidney ailment that was thought to have been brought on by excessive heroin use)^[5] she became sober.^[6] By 1998 she was co-hosting MTV's fashion series House of Style with fellow model turned actress Rebecca Romijn. It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... Mademoiselle was an influential womens magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. ... Image:061024cover. ... Supermodel Twiggy on the now-famous 1967 cover of Seventeen. ... Glamour is a womens magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Harpers & Queen. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Christian Dior (January 21, 1905 – October 23, 1957), was an influential French fashion designer. ... Heroin ((INN) Diacetylmorphine, (BAN) diamorphine) is an opioid synthesized directly from the extracts of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum. ... King Alcohol and his Prime Minister circa 1820 Alcoholism is the consumption of or preoccupation with alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the alcoholics normal personal, family, social, or work life. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network headquartered in New York City. ... House of Style was an MTV show that premiered January 1, 1989 that focused on Americas growing facination with the super model craze. ... Rebecca Alie Romijn (born November 6, 1972) is an American actress and former fashion model. ...

Since 1998, King has been featured in numerous advertisements, including Bebe, Revlon, Cesare Paciotti, Express Jeans, Coach, Armani Exchange, and Matsuda. In 2006 King was hand chosen by Jay-Z himself to be the new face of Rocawear, and her advertisements can be currently seen for the Winter Season.^[8] bebe stores (pronounced bee-bee) is an American clothing retailer founded in 1976 by the Iranian-born Manny Mashouf, who emigrated to the United States in the early 70s and opened the first bebe store in San Francisco. ... Revlon (NYSE: REV) is an American cosmetics company. ... Cesare Paciotti is a luxury brandname of shoes for men and women, as well as handbags and other accessories. ... Express is an American clothing company owned by Limited Brands. ... The signature monogram for Coach Leather goods Coach Inc. ... Created in 1991, Armani Exchange (often A|X) is a sub-brand of Giorgio Armani. ... Jay-Z (aka the Jigga, HOV and Hova, born Shawn Carter on December 4, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American rapper/hip hop artist and record label executive; one of the most popular and successful rappers of the late 1990s and early 2000s. ... Rocawear Logo Rocawear is an urban clothing label created in 1999 by Damon Dash, Kareem Biggs Burke & Jay-Z, heads of the hip hop label Roc-a-Fella Records. ...

Acting career

In 1999 King began her acting career and made her debut in the film Happy Campers which was screened at the Sundance Film Festival in 2001. The same year King followed that role with one in the film Blow as Johnny Depp's character's daughter and also appeared in the World War II epic romance Pearl Harbor as 17 year old nurse Betty. The following year she had a leading role in the action film Bulletproof Monk along side Chow Yun-Fat and Seann William Scott. 2005 saw King in the film adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel titled Sin City as twins Goldie and Wendy. King was one of the few in the black and white film to appear in color and was featured in the segment The Hard Goodbye opposite Mickey Rourke. Also that year she acted in the family comedy Cheaper by the Dozen 2. Apart from big-budget films in 2005, she had appeared in a supporting role in the independent black comedy Pretty Persuasion and was series regular on the sitcom Kitchen Confidential. In 2006, she appeared on the CBS sitcom The Class for several episodes and filmed the horror film The Tripper, directed by David Arquette. She is returning in 2007 for the sequel to Sin City, Sin City 2. The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival in the United States, and ranks alongside the Cannes, France, Venice, Italy, Berlin, Germany, and Toronto, Canada festivals as one of the most prestigious in the world. ... Blow is a 2001 drama film about the American cocaine smuggler George Jung, directed by Ted Demme (who later died of a cocaine-related heart attack). ... Johnny Depp (born John Christopher Depp II[2] on June 9, 1963, in Owensboro, Kentucky) is an Academy Award-nominated and SAG Awards-winning American actor and for his performances in the films Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), Edward Scissorhands (1990), Whats Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), Ed Wood (1994... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Pearl Harbor is a war film released in the summer of 2001 by Touchstone Pictures. ... Bulletproof Monk is a 2003 motion picture starring Chow Yun-Fat, Seann William Scott, Jaime King, directed by Paul Hunter. ... Chow Yun-Fat (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) (born May 18, 1955) is a Hong Kong actor. ... Seann William Scott (born October 3, 1976) is an American actor best known for portraying Steve Stifler in the American Pie series of teen films. ... Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957) is an American writer, artist and film director best known for his film noir-style comic book stories. ... Cover of Sin City shows Marv walking through the rain. ... The Hard Goodbye is the first Sin City story and first published as Sin City in Dark Horse Presents issues #51-62 and 5th Anniversary Special (June 1991–June 1992), and reprinted as Sin City (The Hard Goodbye) (January 1993). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Cheaper by the Dozen 2 is a film produced by 20th Century Fox and released in 2005 (see 2005 in film). ... Pretty Persuasion is a 2005 comedy / drama / teen film directed by Marcos Siega and written by Skander Halim. ... Kitchen Confidential is a book written by American chef Anthony Bourdain in 2000. ... CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States. ... The Class is a television sitcom created by David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik. ... The Tripper is a slasher film shown as a bonus film as part of 2006s 8 Films to Die For. ... David James Arquette (born September 8, 1971) is an American actor. ... Sin City 2 is the sequel to the 2005 movie Sin City, which was based on Frank Millers comic book miniseries Sin City, which were later collected into bound graphic novels. ...

She also starred in Gavin Degraw's music video for "Chariot" and Filter's music video for "Take a Picture". Gavin DeGraw (born February 4, 1977) is an American pop singer, songwriter, pianist, and guitarist. ... Filter is a rock group formed in 1993 by Richard Patrick and guitarist/programmer Brian Liesegang. ...

Personal life

King was rumored to have dated Sean Lennon, but she denied the rumors while on The Howard Stern Show. In September 2000, King was dating Kid Rock and the couple made an appearance on a later recording of the Howard Stern Show.^[9] She was also rumored to be linked with model Alex Burns, Jake Gyllenhaal in spring 2001, and Matt Damhave in 2002. King then dated Bradley Cooper whom she met while working on the series Kitchen Confidential in 2005. Sean Taro Ono Lennon (aka Sean Ono Lennon, born October 9, 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor. ... This article is about the radio show hosted by Howard Stern, for a biography of his personal life see Howard Stern. ... 2000 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December This is a timeline for events in September, 2000. ... Robert James Ritchie (born January 17, 1971), best known as Kid Rock, is an American rapper, singer and rock musician most notable for his albums Devil Without a Cause and Cocky and his hit singles Bawitdaba and Picture. ... Jacob Benjamin Jake Gyllenhaal[2] (born December 19, 1980) is an Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA Award-winning American actor. ... Bradley Cooper (born January 5, 1975) is a film, stage, and television actor. ...

King is a fan of Britney Spears, The Wu-Tang Clan, Rilo Kiley, Kate Joy, and Hot Hot Heat.^[10] She also enjoys surfing and claims to be friends with numerous musicians.^[2] Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is a Grammy Award-winning[1] American pop singer, dancer, actress, author and songwriter. ... The Wu-Tang Clan is a pioneering hardcore rap group, originally from Staten Island, New York (Staten Island is referred to as Shaolin in their lyrics). ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Kate Earl, born October 8, 1983 in Chugiak, Alaska is a Filipino American singer-songwriter, now based in Los Angeles. ... Hot Hot Heat is a band from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ... Buttons Kaluhiokalani at Banzai Pipeline, December 1981 Surfing is a surface water sport in which the participant is carried by a breaking wave usually on a surfboard toward the shore. ...

In an interview published in 1996, King, after retiring from modeling, plans to be a writer or possibly a photographer.^[3] King currently resides in Los Angeles, California.^[11] Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

King in Sin City, the film adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel series. She plays two characters in the film, twin sisters Goldie and Wendy. When portraying Goldie (as shown in the image) King's blonde hair and red lips remain in color while the entire film otherwise is in black and white, with the exception of other splashes of red, green, yellow and blue on different characters.

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Selected filmography

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External links

• Jaime King at the Internet Movie Database
• "James is a Girl" - New York Times Magazine cover article
• "James is a Girl" -- New York Times Magazine cover photo

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