Amber Heard

About Amber Heard

Amber Laura Heard (born April 22, 1986) is an American film and television actress, spokesperson, and human rights activist. After a series of small roles, Heard had her first starring role in the 2006 horror film All the Boys Love Mandy Lane. She first gained mainstream recognition for supporting roles in the films Never Back Down (2008) and Pineapple Express (2008).

In 2017, Heard joined the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) to play Atlantean princess Mera in the superhero film Justice League, later reprising the role in Aquaman (2018), Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021), and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023). In addition to acting, Heard has been a global spokesperson for the cosmetics giant L'Oréal Paris and a human rights activist since 2018.

Heard was married to fellow actor Johnny Depp from 2015 to 2017. Their divorce drew significant media attention when Heard alleged that Depp had been abusive throughout their relationship, and Depp in turn alleged in 2018 that Heard had abused him, before unsuccessfully suing the publishers of British tabloid The Sun for English defamation. As of 2022, Depp is similarly suing Heard for defamation in the US after she wrote an op-ed discussing being a public victim of domestic violence in 2018, describing himself as a victim of cancel culture; the trial began in Virginia on April 11, 2022.

As of March 2024, she has amassed 5.2 million followers on her Instagram platform.