Emily Ratajkowski
- Producer
- Actress
- Writer
Emily O'Hara Ratajkowski was born in London, England, to American
parents, Kathleen (Balgley), a professor, and John David Ratajkowski, a
painter. She is of British Isles, German, Polish, and Jewish ancestry. Emily was raised in Encinitas, California, near San Diego. She traveled a lot, and also spent some of her childhood in Ireland
and Mallorca. She started modeling at fourteen-years-old and was signed by
"Ford Models". She continued to attend school but, after one year at
UCLA, majoring in Fine Art, she decided to concentrate on becoming a
model. After shootings with
Tony Duran, she became recognized
as a fashion model. Later, she was on the cover of "GQ Turkey" and
appeared in Robin Thicke's music video,
"Blurred Lines". As an actress, she played "Tasha" on the "Nickelodeon" series,
iCarly (2007), and the mistress of Ben Affleck's character in the thriller Gone Girl (2014). She also appeared in the film version of Entourage (2015), and co-starred with Zac Efron in the musical drama We Are Your Friends (2015).
