Josie Maran - American actress, top model, singer, musician, business woman. Josie was born on 05/08/1978 in Menlow Park, in the city of San Francisco, California. The real full name of the girl is Joanna Selhorst Maran. Maran's father is of Russian-Jewish descent, his mother is German-French. Joanna studied at the Castilleja Women's School in Palo Alto.
Modeling career
Josie began her modeling career at the age of twelve. At the same age, the girl had appendicitis removed. Maran still has a scar from the operation, but in photographs he is usually retouched. In one of the local restaurants, an attractive girl was noticed by a model selection agent. Josie did not abandon her studies at school, but worked as a model in her free time from studies.
At the age of 17, after graduation, Maran signed a contract with the model studio Elite Model. The first photo of Josie Maran appeared on the cover of a magazine when she was twenty. It happened in 1998 in the fashion magazine Glamor. Then the model signed a contract with Guess for the summer-fall 1998 season.
The girl actively starred in magazines and participated in fashion shows, starred in the music video for Backstreet Boys for the song Everybody. As a result, Josie became the model of the most prestigious New York division of Elite.
In 1999, Maran became a permanent model of the Maybelin cosmetics company. From 2000 to 2002, the girl regularly appeared in advertising swimsuits in the magazine Sport Illustrated Swimsuit.
Films
Josie Maran has been in films since 2002. Her first roles were in the little-known and short films Swatters and The Mallory Effect.
In 2004, the girl got into a serious film project directed by Martin Scorsese "Aviator". In the film "Aviator" Maran played the role of Thelma. This is a cameo. The main roles in the film were played by Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Danny Houston, Cate Beckinsale, Alec Baldwin, Gwen Stefani, Jude Law and other actors.
The plot of the film is based on the biography of the millionaire, inventor and director Howard Hughes. The film was nominated for an Oscar in 11 categories, in which it received five awards.
In the same year, the aspiring actress appears in the films “Little Black Book” in the role of Lulu Frutz and “Van Helsing” in the role of Marishka.
Role in Van Helsing is also great luck for Josie. Here, the actress and model got the character of the middle bride of Count Dracula Marishka. According to the plot, Marishka was shot from a crossbow by the main character - Van Helsing. In this picture, Moran starred with such actors as Hugh Jackman, Richard Roxburgh, Kate Beckinsale, David Wenham, Alan Armstrong and others.
The film directed by Stephen Sommers about a vampire fighter was nominated for the MTV Award, won one Saturn Award from five nominations. The film has grossed more than $ 300 million worldwide.
In 2005, the actress played in the short film "Confession" by Ash Baron-Cohen.
In 2006, in the movie Mike Mendez “Defilers of the Graves,” Josie played the role of Kira Hayden.
In 2014, Maran starred in Rainbo's director Mars "Where the Sun Kisses the Ocean."
other hobbies
The biography of Josie Maran clearly shows that the girl’s interests and ambitions extend much further than the modeling business. She found time for dancing, teaching the art of proper speech, playing the violin, and for many other hobbies.
Maran twice participated in musical groups. The first time with Nicole Richie in the group Darling, the second time in the group "Hollywood 2000", where Josie not only sang, but also played the violin.
In 2005, Josie became a character in the computer game Need for Speed ("Need for Speed"). The girl got the role of the companion of the main character of the game Mia Townsen. In 2008, Joana played the role of Annie in the computer game Midnight Club: Los Angeles.
In the summer of 2007, Josie started her own business. The model launched its own line of cosmetics "Josie Maran Cosmetics." In the same year, Maran took part in the television project "Dancing with the Stars" on the ABC channel along with Alec Maso. The couple dropped out of the show not because of poor dancing skills, but because of the results of a spectator vote.
Josie often appears in various television programs. In 2003, the girl appeared as a guest guest in the show "Top Model in American" and in the show "Jimi Kimmel Live".
Also, the girl visited the TV shows "Entertainment Tonight", "Howard Stern", "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" and others.
Personal life
In the late 2000s, Josie married photographer Ali Abrozi. Maran and Abrotsi are the parents of two daughters: Rumi June (born in 2006) and Indy June (born in 2012).