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Birth Name: Paris Whitney Hilton
Birthdate: February 17, 1981
Birthplace: New York, New York
Occupations: Actor, Writer, Musician, Model
Quote: "That's hot."

Family:

Father: Rick Hilton; grandson of Hilton hotel-chain founder Conrad Hilton
Mother: Kathy Richards Hilton, former child actor who was a regular on Family Affair
Sister: Nicky Hilton
Brothers: Baron and Conrad
Brother-in-law: Andrew Todd Meister

More:

Known to the tabloids as "Paris the Heiress," Hilton made a name for herself as a party-hopping socialite early in the 21st century. She is the great-granddaughter of hotel magnate Conrad Hilton, granddaughter of Barron Hilton, grand-niece of Nicholas Conrad "Nicky" Hilton (the one-time husband of Elizabeth Taylor) and daughter of real estate magnate Rick Hilton. An occasional model, she also has had a few small film roles, most notably appearing as herself in the hi-fashion satire Zoolander (2001, with Ben Stiller).

Her younger sister Nicky is also a well-known socialite. In 2003 Hilton starred in a fish-out-of-water "reality" show called The Simple Life. The show was a takeoff on the 1960s sitcom Green Acres, with city girls Hilton and Nicole Richie (daughter of singer Lionel Richie) spending a month on a farm in Altus, Arkansas. A big hit, the show spawned sequels in 2004 and 2005. In 2004 Hilton released a book, Confessions of an Heiress, and in 2005 she appeared in the remake of the 1950s horror film classic House of Wax (also starring Elisha Cuthbert).

Extra credit: People magazine reported in May of 2005 that Hilton was engaged to be married to her boyfriend, Greek shipping heir Paris Latsis. No wedding date has been announced. The Latsis family was ranked #58 on the 2005 Forbes list of the world's richest people, with a net worth of $7.5 billion... By coincidence, the original Green Acres starred Eva Gabor, the sister of Zsa Zsa Gabor, who was married to Paris Hilton's great-grandfather Conrad Hilton...

A similar reality-type show of 2003, Rich Girls, starred fashion fortune heiress Ally Hilfiger... Hilton was in the news in November 2003 when a home video of her cavorting with former boyfriend Rick Solomon was published online. Solomon is the estranged husband of actress Shannen Doherty; the tape was reportedly made in 2000, when Solomon was 30 and Hilton was 19... Hilton is a partner in an Orlando nightclub, Club Paris, which opened in 2004... In 2005 Hilton announced that she was cutting Richie from future editions of The Simple Life and replacing her with another friend, Kimberly Stewart, the daughter of rock star Rod Stewart.

Filmography as: Actress, Producer, Herself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Actress - filmography
(In Production) (2000s) (1990s)

Bottom's Up (2006) (post-production) .... Lisa Mancini
Pledge This! (2005) (post-production) .... Victoria English
... aka National Lampoon's Pledge This! (USA: complete title)

House of Wax (2005) .... Paige Edwards
The Hillz (2004) .... Heather
Raising Helen (2004) .... Amber
The Cat in the Hat (2003) .... Female Club-Goer
... aka Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat (USA: complete title)
Wonderland (2003/I) .... Barbie
L.A. Knights (2003) .... Sadie
QIK2JDG (2002) .... Strung-out Supermodel
Nine Lives (2002) .... Jo
Sweetie Pie (2000)

Wishman (1991) .... Girl on Beach

Filmography as: Actress, Producer, Herself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Producer - filmography

Pledge This! (2005) (post-production) (executive producer)
... aka National Lampoon's Pledge This! (USA: complete title)

Filmography as: Actress, Producer, Herself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Herself - filmography

The Hilton Sisters: The E! True Hollywood Story (2005) (TV) .... Herself
"The Simple Life: Interns" (2005) TV Series .... Herself
VH1 Big in 04 (2004) (TV) .... Herself
"Bullrun: Cops, Cars & Superstars" (2004) TV Series .... Herself
2004 Radio Music Awards (2004) (TV) .... Herself
MTV Video Music Awards 2004 (2004) (TV) .... Herself
The Teen Choice Awards 2004 (2004) (TV) .... Co-Host
Dancestar USA 2004 (2004) (TV) .... Herself
"The Simple Life 2: Road Trip" (2004) TV Series .... Herself
2004 MTV Movie Awards (2004) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
MTV Movie Awards 2004 Pre-Show (2004) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Host
1 Night in Paris (2004) (V) .... Herself
... aka Paris Hilton Sex Tape (USA: bootleg title)
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004) (uncredited) .... Herself
"The Simple Life" (2003) TV Series .... Herself
MTV Video Music Awards 2003 (2003) (TV) .... Herself
The Making of 'Nine Lives' (2003) (V) .... Herself
2003 MTV Movie Awards (2003) (TV) .... Herself
Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003) .... Herself
... aka Pauly Shore Is Dead (Australia)
Zoolander (2001) .... Herself
... aka Zoolander (Germany)
Young Hollywood Awards (2001) (TV) .... Herself

Filmography as: Actress, Producer, Herself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Archive Footage

"The Secret Map of Hollywood" (2005) (mini) .... Herself
The Most Shocking Celebrity Moments of 2004 (2005) (TV) .... Herself
Comedy Central's Last Laugh '04 (2004) (TV) .... Herself
"The Ultimate Hollywood Blonde" (2004) (mini) .... Herself
Trust Fund Babies: The E! True Hollywood Story (2004) (TV) .... Herself
101 Biggest Celebrity Oops (2004) (TV) .... Herself - #65: More Things They Shouldn't Have Said
Filmography as: Actress, Producer, Herself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Notable TV Guest Appearances

"I Want to Be a Hilton" playing "Herself" (episode # 1.2) 28 June 2005
"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" playing "Herself" 15 June 2005
"NBC Nightly News" playing "Herself" 26 May 2005
"This Morning" playing "Herself" 26 May 2005
"Wetten, dass..?" playing "Herself" in episode: "Wetten, Dass..? aus Aspendos" (episode # 1.156) 15 May 2005
"Grand journal de Canal+, Le" playing "Herself" 13 May 2005
"The Tony Danza Show" playing "Herself" 11 May 2005
"Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" playing "Herself" 6 May 2005
"The View" playing "Herself" 5 May 2005
"Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" playing "Herself" 29 April 2005
"Late Show with David Letterman" playing "Herself" 28 April 2005
"Extra" playing "Herself" 27 April 2005
"Meet the Barkers" playing "Herself" (episode # 1.1) 6 April 2005
"American Dreams" playing "Barbara Eden" in episode: "California Dreamin'" (episode # 3.15) 16 March 2005
"Late Show with David Letterman" playing "Herself" 11 February 2005
"Saturday Night Live" playing "Host" (episode # 30.11) 5 February 2005
"Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" playing "Herself" 26 January 2005
"Good Day Live" playing "Herself" 25 January 2005
"Making the Video" playing "Herself" in episode: "Eminem: Just Lose It" 3 October 2004
"Veronica Mars" playing "Caitlin Ford" in episode: "Credit Where Credit's Due" (episode # 1.2) 28 September 2004
"The Tony Danza Show" playing "Herself" (episode # 1.4) 16 September 2004
"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" playing "Herself" 10 September 2004
"Total Request Live" playing "Herself" 9 September 2004
"Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" playing "Herself" 14 August 2004
"Fashion in Focus" playing "Herself" in episode: "New Kids on the Block: Part 2" (episode # 2.7) 11 August 2004
"Celebrities Uncensored" playing "Herself" (archive footage) (episode # 2.6) 24 March 2004
"The O.C." playing "Kate" in episode: "The L.A." (episode # 1.22) 24 March 2004
"George Lopez" playing "Ashley" in episode: "Jason Tutors Max" (episode # 3.18) 27 February 2004
"Celebrities Uncensored" playing "Herself" (archive footage) (episode # 2.3) 25 February 2004
"Las Vegas" playing "Madison" in episode: "Things That Go Jump in the Night" (episode # 1.14) 2 February 2004
"Saturday Night Live" playing "Herself" (episode # 29.7) 6 December 2003
"Celebrities Uncensored" playing "Herself" (archive footage) (episode # 1.15) 26 November 2003
"Celebrities Uncensored" playing "Herself" (archive footage) (episode # 1.14) 12 November 2003
"It's Good to Be" playing "Herself" (archive footage) in episode: "It's Good to Be the Hilton Sisters" (episode # 1.9) 12 October 2003
"Tinseltown TV" playing "Herself" 13 September 2003
"Celebrities Uncensored" playing "Herself" (archive footage) (episode # 1.8) 27 August 2003
"Celebrities Uncensored" playing "Herself" (archive footage) (episode # 1.7) 13 August 2003
"Celebrities Uncensored" playing "Herself" (archive footage) (episode # 1.5) 23 July 2003
"Celebrities Uncensored" playing "Herself" (archive footage) (episode # 1.3) 25 June 2003

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