‏Lydia Hearst‏

Actress and Supermodel Lydia Hearst is the great-granddaughter of publishing scion William Randolph Hearst. Lydia is currently residing between Los Angeles and New York City working full time in both film and fashion. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Lydia has also lived and worked in London and Paris.As a child she spent time on the set of John Waters' films with her mother, Patricia Hearst. This inspired Lydia in her decision to pursue a career in entertainment. She began to write at a young age, which has in turn lead her to launch and write a successful fashion/lifestyle blog in late 2013 LoveLydiaHearst.comAfter graduating from Wilton High School, she enrolled in Sacred Heart University where she majored in Communications and Technology until being discovered by fashion photographer Steven Meisel in 2003 and put on the cover of Vogue Italia in April 2004.Hearst has covered countless fashion magazines in Italy, France, Korea, Japan, Latin America and the United States. She has worked with the greatest photographers in the world including Steven Meisel, Patrick DeMarchelier, Ellen Von Unwerth, Mario Testino, Paulo Roversi, Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin, Bettina Rheims, Mark Abrams, Peter Lindbergh and Terry Richardson.At the 2008 Michael Awards, Lydia was recognized as "Supermodel of the Year," as well as acknowledged and given the award for Best International Supermodel at the Madrid Glamour Awards on November 12, 2008.At present, Lydia is seriously focusing on her acting and becoming a rising star in Hollywood. Her 5'7" stature and doll like face has made her the perfect match for on-screen roles and print-work alike. Since stepping into the limelight, she has set runways, editorials, magazine covers, advertisements and film sets ablaze with a sophisticated, style and a dedicated no-nonsense attitude.Hearst can be seen in supporting roles in Gossip Girl (2009), Two Jacks (2011), Mistresses (2013), Cabin Fever: Patient Zero (2014) with Sean Astin, Desire (2014) with Johnny Knoxville, #Horror (2015) with Natashia Lyonne and Balthazar Getty premiering November 18, 2015 at the MoMA, and Two For One (2016) with Jonny Abrahams and Jason Biggs, and starring in recent films such as Automobile Waltz (2014) with Anton Yelchin, Condemned (2015) with Dylan Penn premiering at ScreamFest October 18, 2015, Guys Reading Poems (2015) with Alexander Dreymon, Downside of Bliss (2015) with Jillian Murray and Judd Nelson and Stealing Chanel (2015) with Carol Alt and Adam LaVorgna premiering on LMN fall 2015. Lydia can also be seen regularly guest-starring in the new network series from Eli Roth and Blumhouse premiering November 27, 2015, South of Hell.