Emily Ratajkowski

Biography of Emily Ratajkowski

Emily O'Hara Ratajkowski was born on June 7, 1991 in London, England. She is an American model, writer and actress.

Emily Ratajkowski was born to American painter John David Ratajkowski, whose ancestors came from Poland, and American professor and writer Kathleen Balgley. Her father was raised Catholic while her mother is Jewish. She grew up in Encinitas, California. Because of her parents' artistic activities, Ratajkowski traveled a lot in different parts of Europe. She spent much of her childhood in Bantry, Ireland, and on the Spanish island of Mallorca.

At the age of 14, Ratajkowski was signed to modeling agency Ford Models, but continued to attend high school in San Diego. In 2009 she studied art for a year at the University of California, Los Angeles, before she decided to continue her modeling career full-time.

She has worked with notable clients such as Forever 21, Nordstrom and Frederick's of Hollywood. However, she made her breakthrough as a model after being photographed by photographer Tony Duran for a number of campaigns. Ratajkowski was on the cover of the treat! Magazine and Turkiye's GQ and co-starred with Sara Jean Underwood in a Carl's Jr. fast food advert. She has also made a number of appearances in music videos such as Taio Cruz's Fast Car and Maroon 5's Love Somebody. Ratajkowski gained notoriety in April 2013 for her appearance in Robin Thicke's music video Blurred Lines, in which she appeared topless.

Ratajkowski is also an actress, including the role of Tasha on the Nickelodeon series iCarly.

She has been married to New York actor and film producer Sebastian Bear-McClard since early 2018. In March 2021 their first child was born.