Emma Frances Heming Willis[2] (née Heming; born June 18, 1978) is a British-American model, actress and businesswoman.[3][4]
Emma Heming Willis | |
|---|---|
| Born | Emma Frances Heming June 18, 1978 |
| Occupation(s) | Model, actress, businesswoman |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Modeling information | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Agency | |
Early life
editEmma Frances Heming was born on June 18, 1978 in Malta[5] to a British father and a Guyanese mother (of Indo-Guyanese ethnic origin). She was raised in north London and California.[6][7]
Career
editIn the early 1990s, Heming was discovered in the British morning television show, The Big Breakfast's "The British Elle Supermodel" competition, with Lorraine Ashton model agency, which she won.[5]
She was a spokesmodel for the Canadian lingerie retailer La Senza and has appeared in advertisements, including for Dior Bronze, Escada, Gap, Garnier, Intimissimi, John Frieda, Palmers, and Redken.[8] She has appeared on the covers of Elle (Spain, France and Turkey), Elle Décor,[9] Glamour, Shape, Town and Country, and W.[10] In 2005, Maxim magazine placed her at number 86 in its "Top 100" list of the world’s most beautiful women.[11] She has also walked the runway at fashion shows for brands such as Herve Leger, John Galliano, Paco Rabanne, Christian Dior, Chanel, Maska, Thierry Mugler, Valentino, Emanuel Ungaro, Ralph Lauren, and the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.[12] In 2014, she started writing a blog on her website, writing about motherhood, style, beauty and food.[13] In January 2018, Heming Willis signed with The Lions Management.[4][14]
In 2016, Heming Willis founded a vegan, sustainably created and chemical-free skin care brand called Coco Baba.[15][16] Heming Willis and her husband Bruce teamed up with LR Health & Beauty to create fragrances. In 2012, Bruce launched his first women's fragrance, "Lovingly by Bruce Willis", with Heming-Willis starring in the perfume's advertisements.[17] In 2016, she launched "Lightning Collection" in collaboration with LR Health & Beauty, consisting of three perfume compositions.[18][19] In 2023, Heming Willis and Helen Christoni founded a wellness brand, Make Time, which sells supplements and vitamins focused on brain health.[20] Make Time partners with Hilarity for Charity, a nonprofit organization, which supports families impacted by Alzheimer's disease and brain health research.[20]
Personal life
editOn March 21, 2009, Heming married actor Bruce Willis in the Turks and Caicos Islands.[8] The ceremony was not legally binding and the couple were married again in a civil ceremony in Beverly Hills, six days later.[21] The couple had two daughters,[22][23] and Heming is also a stepmother to Willis' three elder daughters from his first marriage to Demi Moore.[24]
Advocacy
editIn February 2023, Willis announced that Bruce Willis was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD).[25] She has since become an advocate for dementia awareness, support for the lived experience of FTD for care partners and families, and research to end FTD and all forms of neurodegenerative disease.[25] On November 11, 2023, she wrote an op-ed about frontotemporal dementia and the lessons she has learned for Maria Shriver's Sunday Paper.[25]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Scrapbooks from Africa and Beyond | Herself | Model; Television film |
| 2001 | The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show | Model; Television special | |
| 2001 | Perfume | Model #3 | Film |
| 2006 | Entourage | Girl at Club | Episode: "Three's Company" |
| 2007 | Perfect Stranger | Donna | Film |
| 2007 | The Comebacks | Megan | Film |
| 2013 | Bruce Willis: Why the Legend Never Dies | Herself | Television film; also as producer |
| 2013 | Red 2 | Kelly | Film |
Authored articles
edit- Heming Willis, Emma (November 11, 2023). "Emma Heming Willis Turned Her Pain Into Purpose After Bruce’s Dementia Diagnosis. Here’s What She’s Learned Along the Way". Maria Shiver's Sunday Paper.
References
edit- ^ "Emma Heming - Model Profile - Photos & latest news". Models.com.
- ^ "Mix FM Guyana". Facebook.
- ^ "Who Is Bruce Willis' Wife Emma Heming? Everything to Know About the 'Die Hard' Actor's Spouse". Yahoo! Entertainment. March 8, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ a b Reed, Sam (January 29, 2018). "Emma Heming Willis, Wife of Bruce Willis, Signs With The Lions Model Management". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ a b "About me - Emma Heming Willis". Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ "Emma Heming, Bruce Willis' girlfriend, models for La Senza". The Telegraph. April 30, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
- ^ "Emma Heming Willis: Cooking With Bruce Willis, Bruce-isms & The Importance of Coconut Oil & Charcuterie". July 28, 2015.
- ^ a b Emma Heming, Bruce Willis' girlfriend models for La Senza[dead link], The Daily Telegraph, April 30, 2008. Retrieved on May 17, 2008.
- ^ "Elle Decor November 2017 Cover (Elle Décor)". MODELS.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ "Bruce & Emma". W. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ "2005 Hot 100 List - Maxim". www.maxim.com. May 1, 2005. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Emma Heming". Fashion Model Directory.
- ^ "Emma Heming Willis - Official Website & Blog". Emma Heming Willis. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "The Lions..." Emma Heming Willis. January 30, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "MAMA-OF-THE-MOMENT: Emma Heming Willis, Creator of CocoBaba". Mama & Tata. April 30, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "CocoBaba Has Arrived..." Emma Heming Willis. September 28, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ ""Lovingly by Bruce Willis" – A tribute to Love - LR Health & Beauty Systems Launches the First Global Fragrance for Women from Bruce Willis". www.businesswire.com. February 23, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "LR Health Extends Cooperation With Emma Heming-Willis, Bruce Willis & Cristina Ferreira". Direct Selling Facts, Figures and News. October 29, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Emma Heming-Willis - Lightning Collection". Emma Heming-Willis - Lightning Collection. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ a b Directo-Meston, Danielle (January 31, 2024). "Emma Heming Willis On How Her Wellness Brand's New Podcast Is Championing Women's Brain Health". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Bruce and Emma make marriage legal". Access Hollywood via Today. March 27, 2009. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ^ Leonard, Elizabeth (April 2, 2012). "Bruce Willis and Emma Heming welcome a Daughter". People. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
- ^ "About me". Emma Heming Willis. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ Brisco, Elise (March 10, 2021). "Demi Moore praises ex-husband Bruce Willis' wife Emma as 'absolutely inspiring'". USA Today. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Emma Heming Willis Turned Her Pain Into Purpose After Bruce's Dementia Diagnosis. Here's What She's Learned Along the Way". Sunday Paper PLUS. November 11, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
