Amber Laura Heard (born April 22, 1986) is an American actress and model. She is perhaps best known for her role of Greta Matthews on the CW television show, Hidden Palms. Heard's breakthrough came in the 2008 film Never Back Down, this was soon followed by the successful comedy Pineapple Express which garnered her more fame. She also played the lead role (and title character) in All The Boys Love Mandy Lane (2008), which debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2006. She also had a small role in the horror-comedy Zombieland (2009) and in The Stepfather. She also starred in The Joneses (2010), which she portrayed a teen "daughter" pretending to be part of a perfect family. She will co-star alongside Johnny Depp in The Rum Diary (2010). Heard was born and raised in Austin, Texas. Her father David is a contractor and her mother Paige is an Internet researcher for the state. She attended St. Michael's Catholic Academy in Austin until her junior year, when she left to pursue a career in Hollywood. As a teenager Heard was active in her school's drama department and appeared in local commercials and campaigns. At the age of 16 her best friend died in a car crash and Heard, who was raised Catholic, subsequently declared herself an atheist.[1] Dropping out of school at the age of 17, to go to New York to start a career in modeling, she then relocated to Los Angeles to get into acting. Source: Wikipedia