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Amber Heard  

Actress and Model Known for Playing Mera in the DC Universe

Amber Laura Heard was born April 22, 1986. She was born and raised in Austin, Texas by father David, a contractor, and mother Paige, an Internet researcher for the state. As a child, Amber loved to go hunting, fishing and camping with her father. She attended St. Michael's Catholic Academy but has said that she felt trapped at school and didn't relate to her contemporaries.

At the mere age of 16, Amber lost her best friend in a fatal car crash. It was this accident that changed Amber's outlook in life. Heard, who was raised Catholic, now declared herself an atheist. After the tragic death of her friend, Heard met her first serious boyfriend, who introduced her to the writings of Russian-born atheist Ayn Rand. Amber dropped out of St. Michael's at the age of 17 and went to New York to start a career in modeling, but she did not enjoy it. She wanted to pursue acting.

Once in Los Angeles, Amber Heard scored appearances in various TV shows. She was cast as Liz in the pilot episode of The WB's "Jack & Bobby" (2004), as Riley in an episode of "The Mountain" (2004) and she had a brief cameo as a salesgirl in "The O.C." (2005). Her first movie role was Maria in "Friday Night Lights" (2004). She next starred as Shay in "sideFX" (2005), an independent horror flick and had supporting roles in "Drop Dead Sexy" (2005), "Price to Pay" (2006) and "You Are Here" (2006). Amber turned heads with a more prominent part in Niki Caro's "North Country" (2005) as young Josey (Charlize Theron in the adult form), which turned out to be a big break for her.

She also appeared as Alma in Nick Cassavetes' "Alpha Dog" (2006). In 2006 Amber also starred as Lila in an episode of "Criminal Minds."

Amber was next cast in the title role in "All the Boys Love Mandy Lane." The horror film premiered at Toronto Film Festival in September 2006, immediately generating buzz and landing a seemingly great deal with Harvey Weinstein.

She next filmed the Judd Apatow gang comedy "The Pineapple Express" and martial arts drama "Never Back Down," both released in 2008, back-to-back. The latter opened in March and sees Amber Heard in the role of the free-spirited Baja Miller who falls for Sean Faris' Jake Tyler.

In "The Pineapple Express," which was released in August 2008, she plays Seth Roger's neurotic high school girlfriend Angie Anderson. In April 2008 Amber received her first award; the Young Hollywood Award for Breakthrough Performance. Next Amber did a brief appearance for Showtime's "Californication."

In late 2008 she also made time to film "The River Why" and "The Joneses"; two independent features due out in 2010. "The Joneses" premiered at Toronto Film Festival in September 2009 and was released in April 2010. It is a drama with comedic elements, in which David Duchovny, Demi Moore and Amber Heard form the perfect family. Amber passionately pursued the role of Jenn by writing a letter to the director and making sure he met with her.

After filming "The Joneses," it was announced that Amber would take part in four new and exciting projects; "Zombieland," "And Soon the Darkness," "The Rum Diary" and "The Ward" - all of which she filmed back-to-back.

Starting in 2017, Heard portrayed Mera in superhero films "Justice League" (2017) and "Aquaman"(2018). She has also appeared in "Magic Mike XXL" and "3 Days to Kill."

Heard was married to actor Johnny Depp from February 2015 to May 2016. Heard said they divorced because of domestic violence on Depp's part, and five days after divorcing, Heard obtained a temporary restraining order against him. After settling the divorce and getting $7 million for Depp, Heard donated all of that money to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

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