Paz de la Huerta

Paz de la Huerta is an American actress and model who lives in New York's TriBeCa neighborhood.

Born and raised in New York City, de la Huerta has been acting since the age of four, having trained at the SoHo Children's Acting Studio. She has a sister, Rafaela born in 1982. She graduated from Saint Ann's School and speaks French, Spanish and English fluently. De la Huerta has modeled in campaigns for Alberta Ferretti, UNIQLO, and Wolford. She appeared on the cover of the New York Times Sunday Magazine in October 2003.

She started acting in the late 1990s getting small roles in films like The Object of My Affection (1998) and Luminous Motion (1998). Her breakthrough role came in The Cider House Rules (1999). In 2000, she guest-starred on the TV shows "Law & Order", "Law & Order: SVU", and "The Practice." She then returned to film work having roles in such films as Chelsea Walls (2001), Riding in Cars with Boys (2001), A Walk to Remember (2002), Bringing Rain (2003), Homework (2004), Steal Me (2005), Fierce People (2005), The Tripper (2006), and The Guitar (2008) among others. Her latest role is as a sex addict in Choke (2008). Future films for Paz include The Limits of Control (2009) and Enter the Void (2009).

In 2010 she got cast a part in HBO's hit series Boardwalk Empire.