45 interesting facts about Amber Heard: Collects classic cars, is an avid reader

Amber Laura Heard is an American actress and model. Heard made her film debut in an acclaimed sports drama Friday Night Lights.

1. Amber Heard was born in Austin, Texas, to Paige (Parsons), an internet researcher, and David Heard, a contractor.
2. She was born on April 22, 1986.
3. Her middle name is Laura.
4. She has English, Irish, Scottish, German, and Welsh ancestry.
5. After losing her best friend in a car crash at the age of 16, Heard decided there was no God. "That was the hardest blow emotionally that I have ever had to endure," she told USA Today. "Suddenly, you realise tomorrow might not come. Now I live by the motto, 'Today is what I have.'" Soon after her friend's death, Heard's then-boyfriend introduced her to Russian writer Ayn Rand. "I've read all of her books. Ever since then, I have been obsessed with her ideals. All I've ever needed is myself," she said.
6. She was very involved in her high school's drama department before dropping out at age 17 to pursue modeling. Her first stop was in front of photographers, not directors, as she first worked as a fit model for designers after moving to New York City. She had much difficulty living and working as a minor, and forged her parents' signatures and used fake identification to make working possible.
7. Heard is 5' 7" (1.7 m) tall.
8. She has worked in TV commercials for Saturn car and Pacific Heat & Electric.
9. Her first starring role came on the CW television show Hidden Palms.
10. The first big screen role Amber Heard scored was as Maria in the acclaimed sports drama, "Friday Night Lights," in 2004. Her character may not have been a superstar of the film, but it sure got the attention of Hollywood.
11. Heard appeared in the Academy Award-nominated film, North Country (2005), in which she played Charlize Theron's character in flashbacks.
12. She later got the role of Jenn Jones in the 2009 film "The Joneses."
13. Amber Heard as been named one of the most beautiful rising stars by Jane Magazine, shared with Kellan Rhude.
14. She was ranked #21 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 Women of 2008 list.
15. Amber Heard has two sisters.
16. Amber Heard speaks Spanish and English and knows hand sign language as well.
17. She owns a .357 Magnum.
18. She has a golden teacup Yorkie dog named Pistol, who was featured alongside Heard for Teen Vogue's "Young Hollywood" issue in October 2009.
19. Heard seems to have done it all when it comes to being in the spotlight, including starring in music videos! The two videos are on opposite ends of the music spectrum, one being country star Kenny Chesney's "There Goes My Life," and the other being indie band Eisley's "I Wasn't Prepared."
20. Ranked #13 on Maxim magazine Hot 100 Women of 2010 list.
21. She came out as bisexual at the 25th anniversary GLAAD event.
22. In 2010 Heard announced she was in a relationship with photographer Tasya van Ree, whom she dated from 2008 to 2011. "I'm not one to talk about my personal life as I prefer to keep that as private as possible," she told UK publication Metro. "There has been a lot of media attention surrounding my relationship. It's been frustrating as I don't label myself one way or another - I have had successful relationships with men and now a woman. I love who I love, it's the person that matters."
23. Amber Heard is an avid reader. She always carries weathered, secondhand books such as Thomas Jefferson's "The Jefferson Bible: The Life and Morals Of Jesus Of Nazareth." In an interview with Net-A-Porter, Heard stated, "knowledge is my religion," and she also mentioned she can talk about literature for hours on end.
24. She is a hard worker. Heard doesn't get a free ride for being beautiful! To land her part alongside Johnny Depp in The Rum Diary, it took persistence on her part. "I auditioned several times for this part, and it was a grueling process in my opinion, just because of nerves and a lot of energy that goes into any such process," she asserts. "But I think the best things in life and the most rewarding things in life are the ones that don't come easy anyway, so this was no exception to the standard."
    
25. Heard was reported to have won The Rum Diary role out over Scarlett Johansson and Keira Knightley.
26. She is really into classic cars. "I spend all my money on classic cars," she enthuses. "I've had loads. Right now, I have a 1968 Mustang and a 1967 Mercedes 250SL. I try to fix them up myself as much as I can, buying the parts on eBay."
27. She got engaged to actor Johnny Depp in 2014.
28. Depp met Heard, whom he calls "a Southern Belle," on the set of 2010′s The Rum Diary. At the time, Depp was with Vanessa Paradis and Heard with van Ree. Depp and Heard reportedly didn't start dating until 2012, when they had both split from their respective partners.
29. Depp says the age gap doesn't make a difference in their relationship. He told the Daily Mail: "I don't think so. I've got a lot of life experience, certainly, but I don't feel like I'm looking down on her. I actually feel like she's the one inspiring me."
30. Depp's fondness for Amber Heard was very clear during interviews to promote the movie. Depp praised her by saying she has the grace and talent of the actresses of yesteryear: "She's of another era, you know. It's like walking into a room and meeting Lauren Bacall or Betty Davis. ... She's quite something, you know. She's very special."
31. She is quite a private person. "It's not part of my professional life. I want to be an artist," she told Flare magazine in 2013. She'll fit right in with notoriously private Depp, then, with his private jets and private islands.
32. Amber is a certified lifeguard.
    
33. Amber Heard is tight with her younger sister, Whitney. The two are very close in age, and Whitney is often seen shopping the boutiques of L.A. and attending red carpet events with the actress. Although Whitney didn't follow in her sister's footsteps, she did have a small role in National Lampoon's 2007 flick "Homo Erectus."
34. Her favorite pastime hobbies are horseback riding, diving, rock climbing, golf and swimming.
35. She's a prankster. At the LA premiere of Paranoia, Amber Heard fessed up to hatching a naughty hoax to shock co-star Liam Hemsworth. "I saw a discarded large dildo in the prop truck and I asked if I could borrow it, and after not so long of a pause the prop guy happily handed it over to me," she reveals. "I talked to Robert [Luketic, director] and the producers and made sure that once we got the take we could ask for one extra. And unbeknownst to Liam, I just switched out my arm for the dildo."
36. Heard has one of the best bodies in Hollywood, but she isn't jumping on the "I've just good genes" bandwagon. In addition to watching what she eats and drinks, she enjoys running, playing tennis and taking Pilates. "There's no 'I don't diet, I eat what I want, and this is how I look," the leggy beauty told Women's Health in a recent interview.
    
37. Amber Heard understands how the movie industry works. "At first, you've got to take guest appearances on TV shows, which I did plenty of," she says. "I did plenty of topless scenes, too, which are in movies for no reason other than they're topless. I paid that small price, which you have to do to go further. But I always knew what I was doing in a movie. If my role was nothing but that, I could make the decision, as an adult, whether to use it to my advantage or not."
38. It might be hard to imagine how anyone could ever forget a flawless mug like Heard's, however her Paranoia co-star Richard Dreyfuss managed to do so on more than one occasion! Even though they filmed the movie together and spent plenty of time together, Dreyfuss just can't seem to keep Heard's identity straight in his head these days.
39. Amber drives a '68 Mustang.
40. Amber Heard was inducted into the Texas Film of Fame on March 6,2014 in Austin, Texas.
41. Heard does not like to watch TV.
    
42. Amber is inspired by actresses like Julia Roberts, Cate Blanchett, Hilary Swank, Natalie Portman, and Charlize Theron. All of them exude strength, talent, and beauty.
43. Amber is a huge fan of Diablo Cody, the female writer of Juno, a movie which she loved.
44. Amber's favorite directors are Tony Scott, Almodóvar and Alejandro González Iñárritu.
45. Heard's net worth is $4.5 million.