Amanda de Cadenet

Amanda de Cadenet (born 19 May 1972) is an English photographer, author, and media personality based in Los Angeles. She began her entertainment career in the 1990s, first as a presenter for British series The Word and The Big Breakfast before moving to Los Angeles to briefly pursue an acting career. A tabloid figure at the time, she transitioned to a more private career as a photographer in the 2000s. More recently, she has hosted eponymous interview series on the Lifetime Channel.

Amanda de Cadenet
Born (1972-05-19) 19 May 1972
Hampstead, London, England
NationalityEnglish
OccupationPhotographer, actress, television presenter
Years active1989–present
Notable work
The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet (2012-2016, 2019)
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1991⁠–⁠1997)​
[1] (divorced; 1 child)
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(m. 2006)​
[2][3] (2 children)
FamilyAlain de Cadenet (father)
Alexander de Cadenet (brother)

Biography

Early life and career (1972–1999)

At age 18, de Cadenet began her career as a co-presenter for The Word, a late-night Channel 4 entertainment show in 1990–1995.[4][5] She also co-hosted the British television show The Big Breakfast.

Her career and reputation as a 'wild child' made her a British tabloid figure and she became only more well known when she married Duran Duran bassist John Taylor in 1991 at age 19.[6] They moved from the United Kingdom to Los Angeles the following year.[7] Upon arrival in L.A., de Cadenet embarked upon a short film career, appearing in: Four Rooms (1995), a collaborative film by Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, and Quentin Tarantino; Fall (1997); and Brokedown Palace (1999).

New ventures (2000–present)

Her career then turned to fashion and portrait photography,[8] working for magazines such as Spin,[9] Jane and Harper’s Bazaar, among others.[10] In 2005, she published a photo book entitled Rare Birds.[4][7] Her other celebrity popular culture subjects have included Drew Barrymore, Sofia Coppola, Demi Moore, Olivia Wilde, Mary J. Blige, Keanu Reeves, Beck Hansen, and the members of The Strokes.[4]

In the 2010s, she returned to television and worked on a series of eponymous interview projects. In 2011, it was announced that de Cadenet would be the host of a new television interview series called The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet, airing on the Lifetime Channel, with Demi Moore as a co-executive producer. On the show, de Cadenet has interviewed female guests such as Hillary Clinton, Lady Gaga, Portia de Rossi, Rita Wilson,[11] Gwyneth Paltrow, Zoe Saldana and Jane Fonda.[12] During the production of The Conversation, she developed a second show with Lifetime, a weekly late-night television talk show featuring de Cadenet entitled, Undone with @AmandadeCadenet. The show ran for six episodes in 2014.[13] In 2018, she worked with Showtime to develop a pilot for a half-hour weekly news-magazine show tentatively titled Now What With Amanda de Cadenet.[14] The show did not air. In 2019, she developed a ten-episode spin-off podcast of The Conversation in partnership with Spotify.[15][16]

In 2016, she founded Girlgaze, a global online platform which connects female-identifying creatives with different brands.[17] Speaking on her role as CEO and past experience as a photographer, she said “I’m interested in the stories [women and nonbinary] people have to tell, because of my own experience of being shut out of so many creative opportunities because of my gender.” For this work, Fast Company named her one of 2020's "Most Creative People in Business."[18]

In 2017, she released her second book and collection of photography, #girlgaze: How Girls See the World.[19] This was followed in 2018 by a book of essays published by Harper Wave titled It's Messy: On Boys, Boobs, and Badass Women.[20]

Personal life

De Cadenet was born in Hampstead, London. She is the daughter of Anna and racing car driver Alain de Cadenet.[7][21] De Cadenet lived in England until 1992, when she moved to the United States.[7]

De Cadenet was married to Duran Duran bassist John Taylor from 1991 until 1997. At that time of their marriage, according to de Cadenet herself, she was only 19 and pregnant. Taylor and de Cadenet have one daughter, Atlanta Noo de Cadenet Taylor.[6]

In 2006, she married guitarist Nick Valensi of American rock band The Strokes,[22][23] after meeting at one of the band's performances in 2002.[24] Their twin children Ella and Silvan were born in 2007.[1][23]

References
  1. Midler & Lehner 2006.
  2. Contact 2006
  3. Reardanz 2006.
  4. Lee 2010.
  5. BBC 2005a
  6. "The Tatler List". Tatler. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016.
  7. Lusher 2010.
  8. Kay 2007.
  9. SPIN 2003, pp. 73
  10. HarpersBazaar 2006
  11. "Episode 2: Lady GaGa, Leslie Bennetts, Portia de Rossi, Rita Wilson". The Conversation.
  12. "Episode 1: Gwyneth Paltrow, Jane Fonda, Sarah Silverman, Zoe Saldana". The Conversation.
  13. "Lifetime Launching Talk Show With Amanda de Cadenet". The Hollywood Reporter.
  14. Petski, Denise (10 July 2018). "Showtime Orders News-Magazine Pilot From Amanda de Cadenet, Matador Content & Cutler Productions". Deadline. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  15. "The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet - Spotify Studios". Spotify. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  16. White, Peter (27 June 2019). "Amanda De Cadenet Adapts Her Lifetime Talkshow 'The Conversation' Into Podcast For Spotify". Deadline. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  17. Tsui, Diana (3 July 2019). "The CEO Who's Trying to Undermine the Male Gaze". The Cut. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  18. Herbst, Julia (4 August 2020). "Amanda de Cadenet's creative network connects female and nonbinary talent with big brands". Fast Company. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  19. "#Girlgaze: How Girls See the World". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  20. "Books". Amanda de Cadenet. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  21. Nolan 2006.
  22. Examiner 2006
  23. People 2006
  24. "Relive The Strokes hitting the big time with their '$2 Bill concert' from 2002". Far Out Magazine. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.

Bibliography
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