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Iman

Highest Rated: 100% Invisible Beauty (2023)

Lowest Rated: 5% Exit to Eden (1994)

Birthday: Jul 25, 1955

Birthplace: Mogadishu, Somalia

Iman was a Somali-American model, actress, entrepreneur and philanthropist who best known as one of the world's most recognizable supermodels of the 1980s and 1990s. Although she was born in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, in 1955, Iman, whose birth name was Zara Mohamed Abdulmajid, spent the majority of her formative years in Egypt, where she attended boarding school. Her father was a Somali diplomat, and moved the family to Kenya when Iman was still a teen. It was there that Iman briefly attended the University of Nairobi, where she majored in political science. Her stay at the University of Nairobi would be short-lived, however, as it was during her freshman year that Iman was discovered by the American photographer Peter Beard. Convinced she could have a thriving career as a fashion model, Iman dropped out of school and moved to the U.S. to embark on a career in modeling. Within a year she was appearing in Vogue, and before long Iman was landing on the cover of some of the most prestigious fashion magazines of the day. As a runway model in the 1980s, Iman was also a favorite of such fashion design icons as Calvin Klein, Yves Saint-Laurent, and Gianni Versace. Already one of the world's most famous supermodels, Iman branched out in the early 90s and launched her own successful cosmetics company. Launched in 1994 Iman Cosmetics quickly became made Iman millions of dollars a year, and grew to become one of the most successful cosmetic lines in stores like Walgreens. In addition to her modeling and business ventures, Iman also began acting professionally in the mid-1980s. She appeared in films like "Out of Africa" (1985) and "No Way Out" (1987), as well as a small recurring role on the cop drama "In the Heat of the Night" (NBC/CBS, 1988-1995). Having already been married and divorced twice, Iman married the English rock musician David Bowie in 1992. They had one daughter together, and remained married until Bowie's death from liver cancer on January 10, 2016. When she's not focusing on her cosmetic line, Iman is also active in philanthropy and numerous charitable organizations, including the Keep a Child Alive program, the Enough Project, and the Save the Children organization, in which she served as an Ambassador.

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Highest-Rated Movies

100% 86% Invisible Beauty Watchlist
92% 72% No Way Out
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63% 82% Out of Africa
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50% 39% Heart of Darkness
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33% 29% The Human Factor
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27% 65% House Party 2
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22% 34% Surrender
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5% 26% Exit to Eden
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36% The Deli
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Lies of the Twins
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Filmography

Movies TV Shows
Invisible Beauty 100% 86% 2023 Self Wlad El Aam 2009 Actor The Deli 36% 1997 Avocado Lady Actor Heart of Darkness 50% 39% 1994 Black Beauty Actor Exit to Eden 5% 26% 1994 Nina Blackstone Actor House Party 2 27% 65% 1991 Sheila Landreaux Actor Lies of the Twins 1991 Cat Actor No Way Out 92% 72% 1987 Nina Beka Actor Surrender 22% 34% 1987 Hedy Actor Out of Africa 63% 82% 1985 Mariammo Actor The Human Factor 33% 29% 1979 Sarah Actor
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