Nicole Marie Lenz
Encyclopedia
Nicole Marie Lenz is an American actress and fashion model
. She first became known in the industry by appearing in Playboy
as the Playmate of the Month for March 2000. Shortly after she was featured in the November issue of W
photographed by Mario Sorrenti
that same year and subsequently signed with Elite modeling agency
before appearing on the cover of GQ as well as men's magazines Italian Max
and Stuff
magazine where she was ranked number 94 of the 100 Sexiest Women Of 2007.
, Toxic, Kush, and most recently Fanboys.
Lenz continued to build upon her entry, doing more print work for Lee Jeans, Paul Mitchell
, Airwalk
and, Trucco and gracing the cover and editorials of more high fashion magazine's such as Vogue
(Italy), Glamour
, and Marie Claire
.
Lenz is known for her Skyy Vodka 2005 ad Campaign shot by David LaChapelle
and 2006 Bacardi ad Campaigne shot by Teri Richardson.
Lenz has also appeared in several music videos for rock musicians such as Sir Elton John, Paul McCartney
, Robbie Williams
, and Duran Duran
, and she is featured in Chevelle
's The Clincher
.
Lenz appeared in an episode of CSI: NY
, "Playing with Matches" in 2008.
nightclub by Bijou Phillips
. The fight was broken up by Matthew Perry
who later testified on Lenz' behalf. Phillips pleaded no contest
to the criminal charges and Lenz filed a civil suit.
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
. She first became known in the industry by appearing in Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
as the Playmate of the Month for March 2000. Shortly after she was featured in the November issue of W
W (magazine)
W is a monthly American fashion magazine published by Condé Nast Publications, who purchased original owner Fairchild Publications in 1999. It was created in 1971 by the publisher of sister magazine Woman's Wear Daily, James Brady. The magazine is an oversize format – ten inches wide and...
photographed by Mario Sorrenti
Mario Sorrenti
Mario Sorrenti is a photographer and director best known for his spreads of nude models in the pages of Vogue and Harper's Bazaar....
that same year and subsequently signed with Elite modeling agency
Elite Model Management
Elite Model Management is a large modeling agency based in New York and Paris. It is a subsidiary of Elite World S.A.-History:Founded in France in 1972 by John Casablancas and Alain Kittler, it was rebought in 1990 by Nicholas Farrae. Elite World S.A. is the parent company of Elite Model...
before appearing on the cover of GQ as well as men's magazines Italian Max
Max (magazine)
-Publisher:The magazine was owned by MAX Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, which was part of the publishing group Verlagsgruppe Milchstraße, which has been 100% owned by Hubert Burda Media since 2004.-History:...
and Stuff
Stuff (magazine)
Stuff is a men's magazine featuring reviews of consumer electronics, and other articles of interest to a predominantly male audience.- UK edition :...
magazine where she was ranked number 94 of the 100 Sexiest Women Of 2007.
Career
In August, 2003, Lenz made her silver screen debut in Confidence. Since then, Lenz has appeared in several independent and feature films, including Seeing Other PeopleSeeing Other People
Seeing Other People is a comedy film about a couple that decide to see other people two months before their wedding. It was released in 2004, and is rated R.-Plot:...
, Toxic, Kush, and most recently Fanboys.
Lenz continued to build upon her entry, doing more print work for Lee Jeans, Paul Mitchell
John Paul Mitchell Systems
John Paul Mitchell Systems is the company known for Paul Mitchell hair care products and styling tools. It was founded by John Paul DeJoria and Paul Mitchell in 1980 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills. Paul Mitchell also has beauty schools in multiple locations. The company sponsors a martial...
, Airwalk
Airwalk
The airwalk is a skateboarding trick invented in 1983 by Tony Hawk, who performed it on ramps and half pipes. In 1986, Rodney Mullen invented the Ollie Airwalk, a flatground version of the Airwalk. The name Ollie Airwalk is often mistaken by the Ollie Airwalk trick in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater...
and, Trucco and gracing the cover and editorials of more high fashion magazine's such as Vogue
Vogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
(Italy), Glamour
Glamour (magazine)
Glamour is a women's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. Founded in 1939 in the United States, it was originally called Glamour of Hollywood....
, and Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Marie Claire is a monthly women's magazine first published in France but also distributed in other countries with editions specific to them and in their languages. While each country shares its own special voice with its audience, the United States edition focuses on women around the world and...
.
Lenz is known for her Skyy Vodka 2005 ad Campaign shot by David LaChapelle
David LaChapelle
David LaChapelle is a photographer and director who works in the fields of fashion, advertising, and fine art photography, and is noted for his surreal, unique, sexualized, and often humorous style.-Early life:...
and 2006 Bacardi ad Campaigne shot by Teri Richardson.
Lenz has also appeared in several music videos for rock musicians such as Sir Elton John, Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
, Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams
Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...
, and Duran Duran
Duran Duran
Duran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States...
, and she is featured in Chevelle
Chevelle
Chevelle is an American alternative metal trio that formed in 1995 in Grayslake, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The band was originally composed of two brothers and a local friend: Pete Loeffler , Sam Loeffler , and Matt Scott . Matt was later replaced by brother Joe Loeffler...
's The Clincher
The Clincher
"The Clincher" is the second single from Chevelle's third album This Type of Thinking . The song is about claustrophobia, as confirmed by Sam Loeffler. Despite this, many people still infer that the song is the band's take on The Passion of Christ, due to lyrics like "helped to nail down" which...
.
Lenz appeared in an episode of CSI: NY
CSI: NY
CSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that premiered on September 22, 2004, on CBS. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths as well as other crimes...
, "Playing with Matches" in 2008.
Personal life
In June 2004, Lenz was assaulted in a Los AngelesLos Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
nightclub by Bijou Phillips
Bijou Phillips
Bijou Lilly Phillips is an American actress, model, and singer. Phillips began her career as a model but soon transitioned herself into acting and singing. When she was 13, she started as a model and became one of the youngest people to grace the cover of Interview Magazine and Italian Vogue....
. The fight was broken up by Matthew Perry
Matthew Perry (actor)
Matthew Langford Perry is a Canadian-American actor and comedian, best known for his Emmy-nominated role as Chandler Bing on the popular, long-running NBC television sitcom Friends...
who later testified on Lenz' behalf. Phillips pleaded no contest
Nolo contendere
is a legal term that comes from the Latin for "I do not wish to contend." It is also referred to as a plea of no contest.In criminal trials, and in some common law jurisdictions, it is a plea where the defendant neither admits nor disputes a charge, serving as an alternative to a pleading of...
to the criminal charges and Lenz filed a civil suit.
Filmography
- My Sister's KeeperMy Sister's Keeper (film)My Sister's Keeper is a 2009 American drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes and starring Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Sofia Vassilieva, and Alec Baldwin...
- Fanboys
- First Strike
- Kush
- ToxicToxic (2007 film)Toxic is a 2008 thriller film. It was released direct-to-video on July 8, 2008. The movie is told with past and present cut up and mixed together, rather than chronologically. The story focuses on a girl name Lucille, who has a mental illness...
- That Guy
- TV: The Movie
- Confidence
- Rent ControlRent Control (film)Rent Control is a drama/comedy/romance film starring Brent Spiner and directed by Italian director Gian Luigi Polidoro. It was made in 1982, though it was not released until 1984.-Primary cast:*Brent Spiner as Leonard Junger...