MarÃa de la Paz Elizabeth SofÃa Adriana de la Huerta (born September
3, 1984), known professionally as Paz de la Huerta [pas de la
ˈweɾ.ta], is an American actress and model of Spanish ancestry. De
la Huerta is notable for her roles in the films The Cider House Rules
(1999), A Walk to Remember (2002), Choke (2008), Enter the Void
(2009), Nurse 3D (2013) and as Lucy Danziger in the HBO drama series
Boardwalk Empire.De la Huerta was raised by her mother, with her older
sister Rafaela de la Paz (born November 5, 1981), in the New York City
neighborhood of SoHo, located in Lower Manhattan. Her parents are
Spanish nobleman Ricardo Ignacio de la Huerta y Ozores, 16th Duke of
Mandas (born November 17, 1944, in San Sebastián, Basque Country,
Spain), and Judith Bruce (born October 23, 1946, in Minneapolis,
Minnesota, United States). De la Huerta was born with recurrent cystic
hygroma under her arm, which she has had treated with multiple
surgeries. Her mother worked as an authority on birth control and
women's issues in Third World countries. She attended private Saint
Ann's School in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, with fellow
student and future fashion designer, Zac Posen, for whom she has since
modeled. She also attended the performing arts camp Buck's Rock. De la
Huerta spent summers with her father in Spain while attending high
school.De la Huerta began modeling in her adolescence and became a
runway model before transitioning into film. She made her film debut
with a small role in the 1998 romantic comedy The Object of My
Affection, and the next year appeared opposite Michael Caine and
Charlize Theron in The Cider House Rules. In 2002, she appeared
opposite Shane West and Mandy Moore in A Walk to Remember, an American
coming-of-age romantic drama film based on the Nicholas Sparks'
novel.In 2007, de la Huerta was cast in the role of Linda for the film
Enter the Void, a psychedelic melodrama set in neon-lit nightclub
environments of Tokyo. Director Gaspar Noé found her after holding
auditions in New York City. "I met Paz and I really liked her. She had
the profile for the character because she likes screaming, crying,
showing herself nakedâ€"all the qualities for it."
3, 1984), known professionally as Paz de la Huerta [pas de la
ˈweɾ.ta], is an American actress and model of Spanish ancestry. De
la Huerta is notable for her roles in the films The Cider House Rules
(1999), A Walk to Remember (2002), Choke (2008), Enter the Void
(2009), Nurse 3D (2013) and as Lucy Danziger in the HBO drama series
Boardwalk Empire.De la Huerta was raised by her mother, with her older
sister Rafaela de la Paz (born November 5, 1981), in the New York City
neighborhood of SoHo, located in Lower Manhattan. Her parents are
Spanish nobleman Ricardo Ignacio de la Huerta y Ozores, 16th Duke of
Mandas (born November 17, 1944, in San Sebastián, Basque Country,
Spain), and Judith Bruce (born October 23, 1946, in Minneapolis,
Minnesota, United States). De la Huerta was born with recurrent cystic
hygroma under her arm, which she has had treated with multiple
surgeries. Her mother worked as an authority on birth control and
women's issues in Third World countries. She attended private Saint
Ann's School in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, with fellow
student and future fashion designer, Zac Posen, for whom she has since
modeled. She also attended the performing arts camp Buck's Rock. De la
Huerta spent summers with her father in Spain while attending high
school.De la Huerta began modeling in her adolescence and became a
runway model before transitioning into film. She made her film debut
with a small role in the 1998 romantic comedy The Object of My
Affection, and the next year appeared opposite Michael Caine and
Charlize Theron in The Cider House Rules. In 2002, she appeared
opposite Shane West and Mandy Moore in A Walk to Remember, an American
coming-of-age romantic drama film based on the Nicholas Sparks'
novel.In 2007, de la Huerta was cast in the role of Linda for the film
Enter the Void, a psychedelic melodrama set in neon-lit nightclub
environments of Tokyo. Director Gaspar Noé found her after holding
auditions in New York City. "I met Paz and I really liked her. She had
the profile for the character because she likes screaming, crying,
showing herself nakedâ€"all the qualities for it."
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