Carré Otis Explained

Carré Otis
Birth Date:28 September 1968
Birth Place:San Francisco, California, U.S.
Occupation:Model, actress
Spouse:
    Children:2

    Carré Brennan Otis (born September 28, 1968) is an American model and actress.

    Early life

    Carré Otis was born in San Francisco, and raised in Marin County, California, along with her older sister Chrisse and her younger brother Jordan. She attended Marin Academy in San Rafael, California, and the John Woolman School in Nevada City, California.[1] [2]

    Career

    Early modeling

    Otis ran away from home at 16.[3] A year later, while living with an abusive boyfriend in San Francisco, Otis was scouted, by Look Model Agency[4] [5] and was initially signed to Elite Model Management in New York by John Casablancas. She first achieved fame after being sent to Elite in Paris, when she appeared on the cover of French Elle in April 1986. Over the next several years, she appeared on covers in the American and foreign editions of Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, Allure, Mirabella, and Marie Claire. In 1991, Bruce Weber photographed Carré Otis, in San Francisco, California.[6]

    Otis appeared in ads for Guess jeans (1988), Calvin Klein jeans (1991), the 1996 Pirelli calendar, and also posed for the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition (2000). Otis is the model on the poster above the character Rusty Griswald's bed in the 1989 film National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.[7] Otis was also featured in 1990 and 2000 issues of Playboy magazine. Otis has walked the runway for Max Mara, Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Ermanno Scervino, Todd Oldham and Donna Karan.

    Acting

    In 1989, Otis made her acting debut in the film Wild Orchid opposite future husband Mickey Rourke.[8] Stills from the film's climactic sex scene were sold to Playboy, and were the subject of a lawsuit filed by Otis.[9] Otis would later appear in another Rourke film, Exit in Red.

    Later modeling

    After the end of her marriage to Rourke, Otis gradually resumed modeling. In 2000, she became one of the oldest models to appear in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, although Christie Brinkley at 34 and Cheryl Tiegs at 42 were featured prominently in the 25th Anniversary edition of Sports Illustrated, released in 1989. Shortly thereafter, Otis began recovering from anorexia nervosa. As part of her recovery, she experienced a weight gain that offered her the opportunity to work as a plus-size model, most notably as the face for Marina Rinaldi and editorials for Mode Magazine; in 2003, Otis became a spokesperson for National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. She also appeared periodically as a correspondent on Channel 4 News in San Francisco.[2]

    In August 2003, Otis posed for a PETA ad campaign promoting vegetarianism and animal rights.[10]

    In 2005, she represented the Breil jewelry line.[11]

    She is on the advisory board of the Model Alliance and an ambassador for the National Eating Disorders Association.[12]

    Works

    Beauty, Disrupted: A Memoir (2011) is an autobiographical book by Otis and Hugo Schwyzer.[13] [14] [15]

    Otis tells the story of her life and modelling career. She details abuses she suffered, including being raped "countless" times as a young girl by Gérald Marie,[16] the head of Elite Model Managements Paris office.[17] During her marriage to actor Mickey Rourke, she claims he was abusive, and even threatened to kill himself if she didn't marry him.

    Personal life

    Otis developed three holes in her heart during her modeling career.[12] Otis is a vegetarian.[18]

    From June 1992 to December 1998, Otis was married to Wild Orchid co-star Mickey Rourke.[15] In 1994, Rourke was arrested for spousal abuse.[19] The charges were later dropped.

    In 2005, Otis married chemical engineer[20] Matthew Sutton,[21] they have two children.[22]

    Notes and References

    1. John Monahan, "Supermodel Carre Otis", Better Nutrition May 2002, Vol. 64, No. 5, p. 36
    2. Web site: Supermodel Carre Otis finds the greatest gift of all. Findarticles.com . May 2002 . PRIMEDIA Intertec.
    3. News: Ragland . Diana . Carré Otis: 'I Was Abused By One Of The Most Powerful Men In Fashion' . 11 July 2022 . . 2022-07-07.
    4. Web site: Zinko . Carolyne . S.F. model agency looks to the future . San Francisco Chronicle . September 8, 2016 . November 19, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160911183347/http://www.sfchronicle.com/style/article/S-F-model-agency-looks-to-the-future-9211600.php . September 11, 2016.
    5. Web site: S.F. model agency looks to the future . . 11 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190615095229/http://www.lookmodelagency.com/pages/s-f-model-agency-looks-to-the-future . 15 June 2019.
    6. Web site: Weber . Bruce . Carré Otis, San Francisco, California, 1991 . . 11 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180404235415/http://www.artnet.com/artists/bruce-weber/carr%C3%A9-otis-san-francisco-california-mAoNT7341ns-TjdAHqFPcw2 . April 4, 2018.
    7. http://www.wmagazine.com/w/blogs/editorsblog/blog_carre_05.jpg GUESS
    8. Web site: 42nd Cannes Film Festival 1989: The Team Of Film Francesco By Liliana Cavani . . 2 February 2013 . 11 July 2022 . en-us . Le 42ème Festival de CANNES se déroule du 11 au 23 mai : montée des marches pour l'équipe du film 'Francesco' de Liliana CAVANI une main sur l'épaule de Mickey ROURKE aux côtés de sa compagne Carré OTIS. (Photo by Jean-Claude Deutsch/Jacques Lange/Paris Match via Getty Images).
    9. Web site: Actress Sues Over Nude Photos. May 4, 1990. Los Angeles Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306194840/http://articles.latimes.com/1990-05-04/entertainment/ca-448_1_nude-photographs. 2016-03-06 . live. mdy-all.
    10. Book: Hirsen, James. Tales from the Left Coast. 139. 2007. 2003. Crown Publishing Group. 978-1-4000-5305-6.
    11. WireImage: Breil Jewellery Launch with Carre Otis October 19, 2005 - Mezzaluna Sydney, New South Wales Australia
    12. News: The truth about modelling: What I wish I'd said to my fans . https://web.archive.org/web/20130820012726/http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/the-truth-about-modelling-what-i-wish-i8217d-said-to-my-fans/story-fnet01u7-1226700441983 . 2013-08-20 . Carre . Otis . August 20, 2013 .
    13. https://web.archive.org/web/20111018174740/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/17/carre-otis-beauty-disrupted_n_1016382.html Carré Otis Talks Mickey Rourke And Orgasms In 'Beauty Disrupted'
    14. Andersoncooper.com Carré Otis: Tuesday, October 11, 2011
    15. News: Otis . Carré . Mickey & the model . 11 July 2022 . . 9 October 2011 . From the book “Beauty, Disrupted: A Memoir,” Copyright © 2011 by Carré Otis..
    16. News: Stewart . David . Carré Otis, 52: Supermodel Re-Invented . 11 July 2022 . AGEIST . 20 May 2021.
    17. News: 17 October 2020. 'He wanted to control me completely': the models who accuse Gérald Marie of sexual assault. The Guardian. 19 October 2020.
    18. https://www.georgianjournal.ge/society/34441-carre-otis-exclusive-interview-what-celebrity-actress-advises-georgian-women.html "Carré Otis exclusive interview"
    19. News: His Fists Are Up and His Guard Is Down. 28 November 1998. The New York Times Magazine. Pat. Jordan.
    20. Web site: Matrix Solutions Inc . Matrix Solutions names Matthew Sutton new CEO . . June 1, 2021 . 11 July 2022 . en . He holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering with a minor in Renewable Energy from the University of New Hampshire..
    21. News: Zinko . Carolyne . Carré Otis: Role model for change . 11 July 2022 . . 7 September 2012.
    22. http://www.catwalkyourself.com/fashion-biographies/carre-otis/ "Carré Otis"

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