Once she had paid her $50 post-and-forfeit fine, she was released. … But it can be a huge catalyst for change” “Fashion is one of the biggest polluters. MESSIKA PARIS earring, (left), $3,500, and stud earring, (sold as pair), $4,100. … they decided to arrest us on-site without any cuffs, put us in lines … and hand us tickets.” “ we were literally arrested with cuffs and thrown in a wagon and taken off to a holding place. She laughs as she is cuffed, then chants: “The waters! Are rising! And so are we!” A video on Valletta’s Instagram shows her being handcuffed in November. for the second time in recent weeks - during a “Fire Drill Friday” demonstration, a weekly event spearheaded by Jane Fonda and aimed to pressure lawmakers to take action on climate change. The day prior to our conversation, she was arrested in Washington, D.C. … it can be a huge catalyst for change, because fashion dictates a lot and everybody gets dressed in the world.” She has parlayed her fame as one of the original ’90s supermodels - having appeared on no less than 16 American Vogue covers - into a role as one of the most active and outspoken voices for climate change and sustainability in the industry. Now 46, it is her role as a fashion renegade for which she is best known. The decision to join Oceana's campaign was prompted by the mercury-poisoning experience of a friend and the fact that she is a mother of two.From left: STELLA McCARTNEY dress, $2,900. Valletta also serves as the spokesperson for Oceana's Seafood Contamination Campaign, where she brings awareness of the dangers of mercury poisoning in various kinds of seafood. In 2011, she appeared as Lydia on the ABC's television drama series Revenge. In 2010, she appeared in The Spy Next Door, starring Jackie Chan, George Lopez, and Billy Ray Cyrus she played the mother of a child who accidentally downloads a CIA code from the internet. The film was released in North America on September 4, 2009. Valletta appeared as Angie in Gamer, opposite Gerard Butler. Later in 2007, she portrayed the character of Claire in Premonition, starring Sandra Bullock. In 2007, she starred in the horror film Dead Silence as Ella Ashen. She appeared in the comedy The Last Time, costarring Michael Keaton and Brendan Fraser. She also has a minor role in Transporter 2. The film was released on Februand was a box office and critical success. Valletta's major role was as Allegra Cole in Andy Tennant's Hitch (2005), for which she gained more attention. In 2003, she played as Celine in Danny DeVito's Duplex, starring Ben Stiller and Drew Barrymore, she also played as Meline in Raising Helen (2004), opposite Kate Hudson, Hayden Panettiere, Abigail Breslin, and Helen Mirren. She appeared alongside Nicolas Cage in The Family Man. The film was directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer. Valletta's first role was in the comedy film Drop Back Ten (2000) Later that year, she played a supporting role in the thriller film What Lies Beneath. She was presented on the November 1999 Millennium cover of American Vogue as one of the "Modern Muses". They have a son, named Auden.In January 2008, she participated in a video for Barack Obama produced by Will.I.Am called " Yes We Can" along with her son Auden, whom she was holding in her arms. Valletta is married to Olympic volleyball player Chip McCaw. She appeared on the cover of magazines and in advertisements for Louis Vuitton, Calvin Klein and Versace and hosted MTV's House of Style with fellow model Shalom Harlow. She got her start in the fashion industry when her mother enrolled her in modeling school at the age of fifteen at the Linda Layman Agency. Valletta was born in Phoenix, Arizona and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She has since appeared in films such as Man About Town (2006), Dead Silence (2007), Gamer (2009), and The Spy Next Door (2010). She then starred in the hit film Hitch (2005). She made her film debut in Drop Back Ten (2000). She began her career as a model for fashion agencies, and appeared on cover pages of internationally recognized magazines. Amber Evangeline Valletta (born February 9, 1974) is an American actress and model.
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