Canadian Actress Former Fashion Model Estella Warren

Estella Dawn Warren (born December 23, 1978 in Peterborough, Ontario) is a Canadian actress, former fashion model, and a former synchronized swimmer.

Warren's father was a used car salesman, and her mother an elementary school principal. As a synchronized swimmer, she represented Canada at the World Aquatic Championships. She moved to Toronto at the age of twelve to train with the national synchronized swimming team, and after becoming the senior national champion at seventeen, Warren had the chance to move on to the 1996 Summer Olympics. She is a three-time Canadian national champion, and the solo bronze medallist at the 1995 Junior World Championships.

In her free time, she enjoys horse riding, playing the piano, singing, and swimming.

Fashion Modelling

During a high school fashion show, a talent agent was present who spotted her, took a Polaroid picture of her and sent it to a New York City agency, which triggered the start of her modelling career.

Warren stands 5'9" tall (1.75 metres), with measurements of 36-24-34 (bust-waist-hips). She has appeared in Sports Illustrated, Snoecks 2000, Vogue, Vanity Fair, two television commercials for Chanel No. 5 perfume and was named Maxim Magazine's Hottest Woman in 2000.

Estella has also done major campaigns for the likes of Andrew Marc, Perry Ellis, Nine West and Cacharel, as well as having appeared in television advertisements for Samsung.

In 2000 Warren was the host of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2000. Damon Wayans was the co-host.

She has also appeared in the Victoria's Secret Catologue.

Acting

Warren has been in numerous movies, including 2001's Driven (with Sylvester Stallone) and Planet of the Apes, 2003's Kangaroo Jack and the critically acclaimed The Cooler in the same year.

Her acting abilities have been showcased on the small screen, too. She appeared in That '70s Show in 2003; in Law & Order, and in its spin-off SVU, both in 2005. She also appeared in Ghost Whisperer, in an episode entitled, "On the Wings of a Dove", where she portrayed Alexis ("Lexi") Fogerty, which aired on November 11, 2005.

In 2006, Warren was featured in the video for INXS' song Afterglow.

Estella was also featured in the Blank and Jones music video for their song Beyond Time.

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