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Jerry Hall
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Hall in June 2007
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Jerry Faye Hall
July 2, 1956 Gonzales, Texas, U.S.
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| Years active | 1975–present |
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| Partner(s) | Mick Jagger (1977–1999) |
| Children | 4, including Elizabeth and Georgia May |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Agency | Tess Management |
Jerry Faye Hall (born July 2, 1956) is an American model and actress. She started modeling in the 1970s and became one of the most famous models in the world. She later began acting and appeared in the 1989 movie Batman.
For many years, Hall was the partner of Mick Jagger, the lead singer of the Rolling Stones. They have four children together. She was also married to businessman Rupert Murdoch until they divorced in 2022.
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Early Life and Family
Jerry Hall was born in Gonzales, Texas. Her mother, Marjorie, was a medical records librarian, and her father was John P. Hall. She has English, Irish, and Dutch ancestors.
Hall was a smart student and graduated from North Mesquite High School when she was only 16. She also took college classes in archery, tennis, and gymnastics.
She has a twin sister named Terry and three older sisters. One of her older sisters, Rosy, was one of the first Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. Through the TV show Who Do You Think You Are?, Hall learned that she was related to Humphrey Best, who was an associate of the American pioneer Daniel Boone.
Career
A Famous Model
Jerry Hall and her twin sister, Terry, were discovered by a fashion agent named Claude Haddad while they were on a beach in Saint Tropez, France. After that, she moved to Paris and shared an apartment with singer Grace Jones and actress Jessica Lange.
Her modeling career took off when she appeared as a mermaid on the cover of the Roxy Music album Siren in 1975.
By 1977, Hall had been on the cover of 40 magazines, including the Italian Vogue and Cosmopolitan. She was earning more than $1,000 a day for her modeling work. Her long blonde hair and tall height of six feet made her one of the most recognized models of her time.
In 2016, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Fashion Group International Dallas for her long and successful career in fashion. She was also an inspiration for famous artists like Lucian Freud and Andy Warhol.
Acting on Stage and Screen
Hall also had a successful acting career. She appeared in movies like Urban Cowboy (1980) and Batman (1989), which was directed by Tim Burton.
She first appeared on stage in 1988 in a play called Bus Stop. This was the same role that Marilyn Monroe played in the movie version. In 1990, she performed in the same play in London's West End. That same year, she was a guest at Roger Waters' huge concert performance of The Wall in Berlin.
Hall appeared in several British TV shows, including Cluedo and The Detectives. In the early 2000s, she starred as Mrs. Robinson in the Broadway play The Graduate.
In 2004, Hall set a Guinness World Record for making the most stage appearances in one night. She performed in six different shows in London, seen by over 9,000 people.
In 2012, she was a contestant on the British dance show Strictly Come Dancing. Her autobiography, Jerry Hall: My Life in Pictures, was published in 2010.
Personal Life
In 1977, Jerry Hall began dating Mick Jagger, the famous singer from the Rolling Stones. They had a Hindu wedding ceremony in Bali, Indonesia, in 1990. However, a court in England later said that the ceremony was not a legal marriage under either Indonesian or English law. Hall and Jagger were together until 1999.
They have four children together: Elizabeth Scarlett (born 1984), James Leroy (born 1985), Georgia May (born 1992), and Gabriel Luke (born 1997). Two of their daughters, Elizabeth and Georgia May, also became models.
On March 4, 2016, Hall married businessman Rupert Murdoch. They announced their engagement in The Times newspaper, which Murdoch owns. Hall filed for divorce in July 2022, and it was finalized a month later.
Hall has dyslexia.
See also
In Spanish: Jerry Hall para niños
