Anna Nicole Smith the biography

Anne Nicole Smith, Actress, - Biography

Actress, model,

A pic of her
Born November 28, 1967 Houston, Texas
Measurements 38"DD - 26" - 38"
Height 5' 11" (179 cms)
Weight 140 lb (64 kg)

Birth name Vickie Lynn Hogan

Died February 8, 2007, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida.

Anna Nicole Smith is an American model, actress & buxom blonde celebrity, who first gained popularity as Playboy magazine's 1993 Playmate of the Year.

Her highly publicized marriage to oil business executive & billionaire J. Howard Marshall, who was 63 years her senior, resulted in tumultuous speculation that she married the octogenarian merely for his money, which she denied. Following his death, she began a lengthy & ongoing legal battle over a share of his estate. Her case, Marshall v. Marshall, reached the U.S. Supreme Court in February 2006 on a technical question of federal jurisdiction.

Smith's career & public image subsequently suffered as her weight gain & antics were reported in supermarket tabloids & in her reality television series, The Anna Nicole Show (2002-2004).

More recently, Smith slimmed down to her former shape & became the spokeswoman for the weight loss product TrimSpa.

She was born Vickie Lynn Hogan in Houston, Texas, the daughter of Donald Eugene Hogan (born July 12, 1947) & Virgie Mae Tabers (born July 12, 1951). Her half-sisters are Donna Hogan & Amy Hogan.

When she was very young, Smith's family moved to Mexia, a small town 79 miles (127 km) south of Dallas. Her father then left the family; he & Virgie were divorced November 4, 1969. Smith was raised by her mother & maternal aunt, Elaine. Virgie, who was married previously to Mr. Tacker, was subsequently married to Mr. Hart & to Mr. Arthur. She worked as a law enforcement officer for 28 years.

While growing up, Vickie told others she wanted to be the next Marilyn Monroe. While working as a waitress at Jim's Krispy Fried Chicken in Mexia, she met Billy Wayne Smith, who was the cook at the restaurant. They were married April 4, 1985. She was then age 17 & he was 16. The next year, she gave birth to their son, Daniel Wayne Smith (January 22, 1986-September 10, 2006). She & Billy separated in 1987 & she moved back to Houston with one year old Daniel. They were officially divorced February 3, 1993, in Houston.

Initially, she found employment at Wal-Mart & later as a waitress at Red Lobster, but could not make enough money to support herself & Daniel. She then became an exotic dancer.

In 1991, Smith began taking modeling & voice lessons. In October of that year, she saw an ad in the newspaper to audition for Playboy magazine. She then went on to careers in modeling & acting.

She was subsequently called "the next Marilyn Monroe" in press reports, a comparison she encouraged by wearing a hair style reminiscent of Monroe's, as well as her trademark white dress.

Becoming one of Playboy's most popular models, Smith began a trend for a more voluptuous look. She next posed nude for the May 1992 centerfold (under the name Vickie Smith).

Smith was chosen to be the 1993 Playmate of the Year. By the time of her PMOY pictorial, she finally settled on the name Anna Nicole Smith.
The cover for the June 1993 issue of PlayboyShe secured a contract to replace supermodel Claudia Schiffer in the Guess? jeans ad campaign in a series of sultry black & white photographs. Guess? capitalized on Smith's strong resemblance to sex symbol Jayne Mansfield & even put her in Jayne-inspired photo sessions.

Smith once did a nude Playboy layout in Mansfield's famous Beverly Hills mansion, the "Pink Palace."

A photograph of the voluptuous model was used by New York magazine on the cover of its August 22, 1994 issue for an article titled White Hot Trash. In the photo, she appears squatting in a short skirt & cowboy boots as she eats chips.

In October 1994, her lawyer initiated a $5,000,000 lawsuit against the magazine claiming unauthorized use of her photo & that the article had damaged her reputation. Her lawyer said that Smith was told she was being photographed to embody the "All-American-woman look" & that they wanted glamour shots. He further stated that the picture used was taken for fun during a break. The editor of New York said that the photo was one of dozens taken for the cover & that he guessed they just found the picture that was chosen unflattering.
While performing at Gigi's, a Houston strip club, in October 1991, Smith met elderly oil billionaire J. Howard Marshall & they began a relationship. During their two year relationship, he reportedly lavished gifts on her & asked her to marry him several times.

On June 27, 1994, Smith, age 26, & Marshall, age 89, were married in Houston. This resulted in a great deal of gossip about her marrying him for his money. Though she reportedly never lived with him, Smith maintained she loved her husband & that age did not matter to her.

After being married 14 months, Marshall died on August 4, 1995, in Houston.

Within weeks of J. Howard Marshall's death, Smith squared off against his son, E. Pierce Marshall, for half of her late husband's $1.6 billion estate. She joined forces with J. Howard's other son, James Howard Marshall III, whom the elder Howard had disowned. Howard III claimed J. Howard orally promised him a portion of his estate; like Smith, Howard III was also left out of J. Howard's will, which he updated weeks after their marriage. [2] The case has gone on for more than a decade, producing a highly publicized court battle in Texas & several judicial decisions that have gone both for & against Smith in that time.

In 1996, Smith filed for bankruptcy in California as a result of a $850,000 judgment against her in a legal action unrelated to the Marshall estate. As any money potentially due her from the Marshall estate was part of her potential assets, the bankruptcy court involved itself in the matter. [dubious — see talk page]

Smith claimed J. Howard orally promised her half of his estate if she married him. In September 2000, a Los Angeles bankruptcy judge awarded her $449,754,134. In July 2001, Houston judge Mike Wood affirmed the jury findings in the probate case by ruling that Smith was entitled to nothing & ordered Smith to pay over $1 million in fees & expenses to Pierce's legal team. The conflict between the Texas probate court & California bankruptcy court judgments forced the matter into federal court.

In March 2002, a federal judge vacated the California bankruptcy court's ruling & issued a new ruling but reduced the award to $88 million. In December 2004, a three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the March 2002 decision, affirming the Texas Probate jury findings that no misconduct had occurred, Smith was not one of J. Howard Marshall's heirs & that the federal courts lacked jurisdiction to overrule the probate decisions of a Texas state court. [3]

The U.S. Supreme Court decided in September 2005 to hear the appeal of that decision. The Bush Administration subsequently directed the Solicitor General to intercede on Smith's behalf out of an interest to expand federal court jurisdiction over state probate disputes. [4] [dubious — see talk page]

After months of waiting, Smith & her stepson Pierce learned of the Supreme Court's decision on May 1, 2006. The justices unanimously decided in favor of Smith. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the majority opinion, stating that Smith should get a chance to pursue her claims in federal court. (See Marshall v. Marshall)

This decision does not give Smith a portion of her husband's estate; it merely affirms her right to pursue a share of it in federal court. The long-running legal drama is unlikely to end any time soon, because many remaining issues need to be decided upon remand. The most important issue is which judgment deciding the issues is first in time, Texas Probate or Federal District Court.

On June 20, 2006, E. Pierce Marshall died at age 67 after an infection. His widow, Elaine T. Marshall, now represents his estate.

The case has been remanded to the 9th Circuit to adjudicate the remaining appellate issues not previously reached.

Smith as Carrie Wisk in SkyscraperThough her film appearances in The Hudsucker Proxy & Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult were highly publicized in 1994, little was done to further Smith's acting career. Her first starring role was as Colette Dubois, a retired spy seeking revenge for the murder of her husband, in the action/thriller To the Limit (1995).

Smith next starred in the action/thriller Skyscraper (1997), which she also produced, as a woman helicopter pilot, Carrie Wisk, who lands on a high rise building & , upon learning it has been taken over by terrorists, becomes engaged in a deadly fight to save hostages.

Both films, & Smith's performances in them, were usually critically panned. During the course of the litigation over her late husband's estate, her career stalled. Her legal battle, her increasing weight, & her reportedly bizarre behavior made her regular fodder for late night television comedians.
In 2002, she debuted in her own reality TV series on the E! cable network, The Anna Nicole Show. The series focused on her personal & private life in the manner of other "reality" shows, such as the ratings hit The Osbournes.

The debut of the The Anna Nicole Show was the highest rated series on the network, but critics blasted it & ratings dropped with each successive week. However, it achieved a cult status as many fans found humor in Smith's absurd antics. The show was canceled in February 2004 due to "creative differences," but has retained some life in reruns & on DVD releases.

Smith's next appearance on the big screen was as herself in Wasabi Tuna (2003), which is about a group of friends who kidnap her dog, Sugar-Pie, on Halloween. She appeared as herself again in Be Cool (2005), a crime/comedy about the film & music industries that stars John Travolta & Uma Thurman.

In 2006, she starred as Lucy in Illegal Aliens, which she also produced, a sci-fi/comedy about beautiful space aliens saving the earth from evil.
In an interview on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, she was asked what her "Playmate diet" consisted of. She instantly replied, "fried chicken." In October 2003, she became a spokesperson for TrimSpa, which helped her lose a reported 69 lbs. (31 kg).

In November 2004, she appeared at the American Music Awards to introduce a musical performance & attracted attention because of her slurred speech & behavior. During her live appearance, she threw her arms up & boisterously exclaimed, "Like my BODY?!"

Smith murmured other comments & alluded to TrimSpa. The incident became comic material for presenters throughout the rest of the program.

The following day, her appearance was featured in the news. Tabloids speculated that Smith was under the influence of pills or some other controlled substance. Her representatives explained that she was in pain due to a series of grueling workouts. They further asserted that she had difficulty reading the prompter because she was not wearing her contact lenses.

After reportedly losing some 80 lbs. (36 kg), Smith returned to her trim shape from the early 1990s.

In March 2005, at the first MTV Australia Video Music Awards in Sydney's Luna Park, she spoofed Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction by pulling down her dress to reveal both breasts, each covered with the MTV logo.

Smith has also been featured in advertisements for the animal rights group PETA. Spoofing Marilyn Monroe's "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" segment in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, a 2004 ad states "Fur-free blondes are best." In another ad the following year, Smith posed with her dogs in a campaign against Iams dog food for their alleged cruelty to animals.

As of 2006, Smith gave up modeling. She does, however, remain a spokesperson for TrimSpa.
On June 1, 2006, Smith announced on her official website that she was 1 to 2 months pregnant. On September 7, 2006, Smith gave birth to a baby girl at Doctors Hospital in Nassau, Bahamas. Anna Nicole's longtime personal attorney, Howard K. Stern, claimed in an interview with Larry King, on CNN's Larry King Live, that he has loved Anna for a long time & that they are confident that he fathered the baby because of the timing of the pregnancy. The Bahamian birth certificate lists her daughter's name as Dannielynn Hope Marshall Stern with Howard as the father. Entertainment photojournalist Larry Birkhead is maintaining his contention that he is the baby's father & has filed a lawsuit to challenge paternity.On September 28, Anna Nicole & Howard exchanged vows in an informal wedding ceremony in the Bahamas, though it was not a legally binding marriage. Their wedding photos were sold through Getty Images to People Magazine for around US$1 million.
Main article: Daniel Wayne Smith
On September 10, 2006, Anna Nicole's 20-year-old son, Daniel Wayne Smith, died suddenly while visiting his mother in her hospital room after the birth of her daughter.[After the coroner labeled the death "reserved", Anna Nicole Smith hired forensic pathologist Dr. Cyril Wecht to perform a second autopsy on Daniel. Wecht announced on Larry King Live that Daniel died from a lethal combination of Zoloft, Lexapro, & methadone. Although he explained that methadone is used in the treatment of heroin & morphine addiction, he said he has no information to make any conclusion about the reason Daniel was using the drug.

On September 18, 2006 Getty Images sold the last photos taken of Daniel alive at Anna Nicole's bedside to In Touch Weekly & Entertainment Tonight for at least US$650,000. On September 21, 2006 a death certificate was issued for Daniel Wayne Smith so that he could be buried. On October 7, friends & family, including Daniel's father Billy Smith, gathered in Mexia for a memorial service while Anna Nicole & Howard K. Stern remained in the Bahamas. Daniel was buried at Lake View Cemetery on Nassau Island, Bahamas on October 19, 2006, almost 6 weeks after his death. It has been reported that Anna Nicole intends to live on the island, with no plans to return to the United States.

On February 8, 2007 she was found unconsous in the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida.

She left a large inheritance.
Filmography
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) (comedy/fantasy) ... Za-Za Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) (comedy/crime) ... Tanya Peters
To the Limit (1995) (action/thriller) ... Colette Dubois/Vickie Linn Skyscraper (1997) (action/thriller) ... Carrie Wisk Wasabi Tuna (2003) (comedy/action) ... Herself Be Cool (2005) (comedy/crime) ... Herself Illegal Aliens (2006) (comedy/sci-fi) ... Lucy

Appeared in Playboy special editions

In 1993, Smith appeared in the promotional video for Bryan Ferry's single "Will You Love Me Tomorrow."
In 1997, Smith appeared in the promotional video for Supertramp's single "You Win, I Lose."
In 2004, Smith appeared in the promotional video for Kanye West's single "The New Workout Plan."
In 1997, she recorded a cover version of "My Heart Belongs To Daddy," originally made famous by Marilyn Monroe. The song was released in France & a video featuring Smith was made to promote it.
In 1997, Swedish punk band KKPA recorded a song called "Anna Nicole Smith."
On the NBC soap opera Passions, a character based on Smith by the name Hanna Nicola Smythe made an appearance.
Sum 41 wrote a song about her called "A.N.I.C." ("Anna Nicole Is A Cunt")
In the Drawn Together episode Freaks & Greeks, she is parodied via the Toot Braunstein character.

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