Patti Hansen
Hansen in 2004
Born
Patricia Alvine Hansen

(1956-03-17) March 17, 1956
New York City, U.S.
Occupations
  • Model
  • actress
Spouse
​
(m. 1983)​
ChildrenTheodora Richards
Alexandra Richards
Modeling information
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Hair colorBlonde
Eye colorBlue

Patricia Alvine Hansen (born March 17, 1956) is an American model and actress.

Biography

Early life and career

Hansen, who is of Norwegian ancestry, was born and raised in Tottenville, Staten Island, New York City, the youngest of six children. She was discovered by photographer Peter Gert at age 14. After Gert took Hansen to a party hosted by Wilhelmina Cooper, former model and owner of the Wilhelmina Models, Cooper signed the teen to her agency. Hansen soon moved to Manhattan, enrolled at the Professional Children's School in Manhattan (she would later drop out), and began landing modeling jobs.[1][2]

During Hansen's modeling career, she appeared on the covers and in the pages of Seventeen, American Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, and Harper's Bazaar. She also had campaigns for Calvin Klein (for which she featured on a billboard in Times Square), Revlon, Versace and André Courrèges.[1][2] At the height of her fame, Hansen appeared on the December 1978 cover of Esquire, celebrating "The Year of the Lusty Woman".[3]

In the early 1980s, Hansen stopped modeling and began acting. She appeared in only three feature films, including the 1981 romantic comedy They All Laughed, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, and 1984's Hard to Hold, directed by Larry Peerce and starring Rick Springfield. In 1993, Hansen returned to modeling when designer Calvin Klein used 1970s-era models for his 1993 collection.[4] She was presented on the November 1999 Millennium cover of American Vogue as one of the "Modern Muses".[5] In 2004, Hansen, along with daughters Alexandra and Theodora, were featured in ads for Guerlain's perfume Shalimar Light.[6] In February 2019, she walked the runway for Michael Kors for his Studio 54-inspired Fall 2019 collection.[7]

Personal life

Hansen married Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards on December 18, 1983 (his 40th birthday), at the Finisterra Hotel in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. She lives in Weston, Connecticut.[8] The couple has two daughters, Theodora and Alexandra.[9]

Filmography

Year Title Role
1979 Rich Kids Beverly
1981 They All Laughed Sam (Deborah Wilson)
1984 Hard to Hold Nicky Nides

See also

  • Life, memoir by Keith Richards

References

  1. 1 2 Clurman, Shirley (February 18, 1980). "Who Is Patti Hansen? Just the Successor to Tiegs and Fawcett, or So Says Scavullo". People. Retrieved October 1, 2008.
  2. 1 2 Gandee, Charles (November 1999). "1970: Model Patti Hansen on sex, decadence, and Studio 54". Vogue. pp. 486, 540.
  3. ↑ Gross, Michael (2003). Model: The Ugly Business of Beautiful Women. HarperCollins. p. 346. ISBN 0-06-054163-6.
  4. ↑ Morris, Bernadine (April 3, 1993). "From Calvin Klein, the Barest Essentials". The New York Times. Retrieved October 1, 2008.
  5. ↑ Lee, Helen (April 11, 2007). "Vogue's 'World's Next Top Models' cover". SassyBella.com. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Hilary Swank is muse of new Guerlain fragrance". ctv.ca. February 26, 2006. Archived from the original on March 26, 2009. Retrieved October 1, 2008.
  7. ↑ "Supermodel Patti Hansen Just Had an Ageless Beauty Moment at Michael Kors". Vogue. February 13, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  8. ↑ Bockris, Victor (2003). Keith Richards: The Biography. Da Capo Press. p. 338. ISBN 0-306-81278-9.
  9. ↑ "Most Beautiful People 2004". People. Retrieved October 1, 2008.
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