Jerry Hall
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| Jerry Hall | |
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 Hall at the Lighthouse Gala auction in aid of Terrence Higgins Trust. Photo by Piers Allardyce |
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| Born | July 2, 1956 Dallas, Texas |
Jerry Faye Hall (born July 2, 1956) is an American supermodel and actress, known for being Mick Jagger's long-time companion and common law wife.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Hall was born in Dallas, Texas, the daughter of Marjorie (née Sheffield) and John P. Hall, a truck-driver.[1] She allegedly had a part-Cherokee Indian grandmother.[citation needed] Hall was raised in the Dallas suburb of Mesquite, Texas, where she graduated from North Mesquite High School. She has a twin sister Terry and three older sisters.[2] Following a car accident, she used the insurance money she received and moved to France.[3]
[edit] Top model
Jerry was staying at hostel on the French Riviera when she was discovered sunbathing on a Saint Tropez beach by a fashion agent, Claude Haddad.[4]. She moved to Paris where she shared an apartment with black singer Grace Jones and immersed herself in the Parisian nightlife, often performing risqué cabaret acts in clubs and parties with Grace.[5] She shortly moved in with fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez and her modelling career began. In 1975 she appeared, in the guise of a mermaid, on the cover of Roxy Music's album Siren and five months later. the lead singer, Bryan Ferry gave her an engagement ring.[6] By 1977, Jerry had been on forty magazine covers including Italian Vogue and Cosmopolitan. She was earning modelling fees in excess of $1000 per day.[7] Her trademark long blonde hair and height of six feet, quickly made Jerry one of the most visible and photographed models in the industry during that period. That same year, she met Mick Jagger at a dinner party in Manhattan, for whom she would eventually leave Bryan Ferry. Jerry and Mick were constantly seen together around New York, frequenting trendy nightspots such as Studio 54 and 21 Club. The Rolling Stones song Miss You was written by Mick for Jerry.[8] Mick's wife Bianca began divorce proceedings as a result of Mick's affair with Jerry.[9] With the large fees she commanded daily as a top model, Jerry was able to buy herself a two-hundred-acre ranch in Lone Oak, Texas. On 2 March 1984 in New York City, Jerry gave birth to a daughter, Elizabeth Scarlett, the first of the four children she would have with Mick. She continued her high-profile modelling career.
[edit] Celebrity marriage
On 21 November 1990, Hall was "married" to Mick Jagger in an unofficial Balinese ceremony consisting largely of Hindu ritual.[10] Her common law marriage to Jagger ended in 1999. They have four children together: Elizabeth, James, Georgia, and Gabriel.
[edit] Entertainment career
In 1989, Hall appeared in director Tim Burton's Batman, in a supporting role as Alicia Grissom, a gangster's moll who is disfigured by the Joker. In 1990 she joined many other guests for Roger Waters' massive performance of The Wall in Berlin. She also starred in commercials for Bovril. In the early 2000s she appeared as Mrs. Robinson in a Broadway production of The Graduate, including a nude scene on stage. In 2001, she appeared as herself in the documentary Being Mick. In 2002 she appeared in Brighton in the play Picasso’s Women.
In 2005, Hall starred in a new reality series on VH1 called Kept, revolving around her search for a "boy toy". The 12 American contestants were asked to transform from boys to refined gentlemen through a series of challenges, and mastering skills like arts, sports, cooking, and fitting into high society. According to an interview with the winner,[11] he never saw Jerry again and there was no sexual intimacy between Jerry and the kept men.
Also in 2005, Hall appeared on the West End stage playing Mother Lord in the London revival of Cole Porter's High Society, and provided the voice for Sister Penelope in the controversial British cartoon Popetown. In 2007 she guest starred on the British TV show Hotel Babylon.
[edit] Currently
Hall is now the Global Ambassador for Levitra, a treatment for erectile dysfunction, manufactured by Bayer Healthcare. She is touring the world as part of Levitra's campaign to encourage women to 'Strike up a Conversation' with their partner to start discussion and ultimately treat erectile dysfunction. She lives in London with her children and is helping to launch the LK Today Modeling competition.
[edit] Further reading
- Jerry Hall (1985). Jerry Hall's Tall Tales. ISBN 067150911X
[edit] References
- ^ Jerry Hall Biography (1956-)
- ^ Christopher Andersen"Jagger Unauthorized", page 329
- ^ Andersen,page329
- ^ Andersen, page330
- ^ Anderesen,page 330.
- ^ Andersen,page 330.
- ^ Andersen, page 330.
- ^ Andersen,page336.
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