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It was hard to be taken seriously being model-turned-actress. I needed to work on my acting chops. There are so few parts available that are good for women.
Amber Valletta
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Amber Valletta
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: February 9
Actor
Film Actor
Film Actress
Model
Television Actor
Phoenix
Arizona
Amber Evangeline Valletta
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Women
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I don't really want to control anyone, to be honest.
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I do say no to things that I think are completely gratuitous.
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My first really big job was an advertorial for Italian Vogue. I cried on set because I didn't know what to do. That was two weeks after being in Milan for the very first time. I think I had one or two test shoots there.
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Art is for entertainment purposes, but it's also to reflect our dreams, our hopes, the present, the future the past - whether it's good or bad.
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