Rosie Alice Huntington-Whiteley (born 18 April 1987) is an English
model, actress, designer, and businesswoman. She is best known for her
work for lingerie retailer Victoria's Secret, formerly being one of
their brand "Angels", for being the face of Burberry's 2011 brand
fragrance "Burberry Body", for her work with Marks & Spencer, and,
most recently, for her artistic collaboration with denim-focused
fashion brand Paige.Moving into acting, she became known for her
supporting roles as Carly Spencer in the 2011 film Transformers: Dark
of the Moon, the third installment in the Transformers film series,
and as The Splendid Angharad in the 2015 film Mad Max: Fury
Road.Huntington-Whiteley was born in Plymouth, Devon, the daughter of
Fiona (née Jackson), a fitness instructor, and Charles, a chartered
surveyor. She has a brother and a sister. She grew up on a farm near
Tavistock, Devon. She is a member of a noble family as her paternal
great-grandfather, Wing-Commander Eric Huntington-Whiteley JP, was the
nephew of George Whiteley, 1st Baron Marchamley and the younger son of
politician Sir Herbert Huntington-Whiteley, 1st Baronet; Eric's wife,
Rosie's great-grandmother, Enid Kohn, was from a family of Polish Jews
who emigrated to England in the 1870s. Rosie's paternal grandmother,
Gillian, also from a Jewish family, was the daughter of Jacob Franks,
a prominent surgeon in Sussex.
model, actress, designer, and businesswoman. She is best known for her
work for lingerie retailer Victoria's Secret, formerly being one of
their brand "Angels", for being the face of Burberry's 2011 brand
fragrance "Burberry Body", for her work with Marks & Spencer, and,
most recently, for her artistic collaboration with denim-focused
fashion brand Paige.Moving into acting, she became known for her
supporting roles as Carly Spencer in the 2011 film Transformers: Dark
of the Moon, the third installment in the Transformers film series,
and as The Splendid Angharad in the 2015 film Mad Max: Fury
Road.Huntington-Whiteley was born in Plymouth, Devon, the daughter of
Fiona (née Jackson), a fitness instructor, and Charles, a chartered
surveyor. She has a brother and a sister. She grew up on a farm near
Tavistock, Devon. She is a member of a noble family as her paternal
great-grandfather, Wing-Commander Eric Huntington-Whiteley JP, was the
nephew of George Whiteley, 1st Baron Marchamley and the younger son of
politician Sir Herbert Huntington-Whiteley, 1st Baronet; Eric's wife,
Rosie's great-grandmother, Enid Kohn, was from a family of Polish Jews
who emigrated to England in the 1870s. Rosie's paternal grandmother,
Gillian, also from a Jewish family, was the daughter of Jacob Franks,
a prominent surgeon in Sussex.
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