Lydia Hearst

Lydia Hearst
Hearst in 2015
Born
Lydia Marie Hearst-Shaw

(1984-09-19) September 19, 1984 (age 39)
Alma materSacred Heart University
Years active2004–present
Spouse
(m. 2016)
ChildrenDimity Facente Hearst-Hardwick
ParentPatty Hearst (mother)
Relatives
Modeling information
Hair colorBlonde
Eye colorGreen
Agency
  • Marilyn Agency (Paris)
  • Modellink (Gothenburg)
  • DT Model Management (Los Angeles)
Websitelydiahearst.com

Lydia Marie Hearst-Shaw (born September 19, 1984) is an American fashion model, actress, socialite, and lifestyle blogger. She is a great-granddaughter of newspaper publisher and politician William Randolph Hearst and a daughter of the author and actress Patty Hearst.

Early life and education

Hearst-Shaw was born in 1984, the daughter of actress Patty Hearst and Bernard L. Shaw, a former San Francisco police officer. She attended Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut until 2003, when she began fashion modeling.

Career

Magazines and fashion shows

Photographer Steven Meisel "discovered" Hearst and shot her first magazine cover for Vogue Italia in April 2004. Since then, she has appeared internationally on a variety of magazine covers such as Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, Marie Claire, GQ, L'Officiel, and Esquire. She has worked with several well-known photographers such as Meisel, Patrick Demarchelier, Ellen Von Unwerth, Mario Testino, Peter Lindbergh, Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin.

Hearst has modeled for fashion designers such as Chanel, Fendi, Catherine Malandrino, Nicole Miller, and Jeremy Scott.

Advertising

Hearst has appeared in advertising campaigns for Prada, Louis Vuitton, Alexander McQueen, Bottega Veneta, Sephora, L'Oreal Ferria, DKNY, MYLA Lingerie, H&M, NARS Cosmetics, MAC Cosmetics, Miss Me Jeans, Moschino Cheap & Chic. In 2007, she appeared in Puma's French 77, after which Puma engaged her to design a line of handbags for their collection.

In Spring of 2012, Swarovski chose Hearst to be its ambassador for its Heart Truth campaign, sponsored by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, intended to raise women's awareness about heart health.

Journalism

Hearst was briefly a columnist for Page Six, a feature of the Sunday edition of the New York Post. She also ran a lifestyle and fashion blog.

Other roles

Hearst made an appearance in the music video for the Miles Fisher cover of "This Must Be the Place". Hearst again starred in a music video in 2011 for Cisco Adler's "Song for All the Girls", where she is graphically murdered by a spin saw. She also has a minor role in Johnny Polygon's "LimoSexSuperstar" video.

Reality TV

Hearst served alongside Anne Vyalitsyna and Naomi Campbell as a supermodel coach for the second edition of Oxygen's The Face modeling reality competition. The season premiered on March 5, 2014.

Personal life

Hearst married Chris Hardwick on August 20, 2016, in Pasadena, California. Their first child, a daughter, was born in January 2022.

Philanthropy

Her family's tradition of philanthropy inspired Hearst to become a Smile Ambassador for Operation Smile.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2008 The Last International Playboy Stella
2012 Two Jacks Alexis
2013 Delirium Jennifer
2014 Cabin Fever: Patient Zero Bridgett
2014 Automobile Waltz Penelope Short film
2014 The Barber Melissa
2014 Desire Penelope Short film
2015 Stealing Chanel Chanel
2015 Condemned Tess
2015 #Horror Lisa
2016 Guys Reading Poems Actress
2016 All at Once Amy
2016 Swing State Julia Davies
2017 West of Time Sister Short film
2018 Between Worlds Mary
2019 The Haunting of Sharon Tate Abigail Folger
2020 50K Chloe
2021 Grace and Grit Amy Uncredited
2021 Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman Jennifer Fell Also executive producer
2022 Titanic 666 Idina Bess
2022 Turning Point McKayla
2022 Root Letter Karen Blake
2022 Slayers Liz Andrews Also co-executive producer
TBA Werewolf Game TBA

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Gossip Girl Amelia Episode: "Much 'I Do' About Nothing"
2013 Mistresses Story Episode: "Ultimatum"
2014 The Face Herself / Coach Season 2
2015 South of Hell Charlotte Roberts 6 episodes
2018 Z Nation Pandora 5 episodes
2020 Sinister Sister Zara Downes / Ronnie Television film; also known as Psycho Sister-in-Law
2021 Eli Roth's History of Horror Herself 4 episodes

Podcasts

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 The Shadow Diaries Christine / Lina Voice role

Music videos

Year Title Artist(s) Ref.
2009 "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" Miles Fisher
2011 "Song for All the Girls" Cisco Adler featuring Young Chris
2013 "LimoSexSuperstar" Johnny Polygon
2019 "Ass Level" Santina Muha

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