Lisa Haydon | |
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Born |
Elisabeth Marie Haydon 17 June 1986 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Occupation | Model, actress, fashion designer |
Years active | 2010–present |
Spouse(s) | Dino Lalvani (m. 2016) |
Lisa Haydon (born Elisabeth Marie Haydon; 17 June 1986) is an Indian model and actress, who appears in Bollywood films. She received critical praise for her performance in the comedy-drama Queen, which garnered her a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination, among other accolades. Haydon later starred in the commercially successful comedy Housefull 3 and made a cameo appearance in the romantic drama Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (both 2016).
Elisabeth Marie Haydon was born on 17 June 1986 in Chennai, India to Venkat, and an Australian mother, Bernadette Maria Haydon. Her sister is model Mallika Haydon. Haydon lived in Afghanistan and the United States before moving back to India in 2007 to pursue modelling.
Haydon wanted to be a yoga teacher at the age of 18. Studying psychology on the side, she took her friends' suggestion to pursue modelling to pay for the classes and rent. She started modelling in Australia with her first assignment being for stretch mark cream. Encouraged by her sister's modelling acts in India, she moved to India in 2007 to pursue a modelling career there. In India, she has walked the ramp for Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) and HDIL-India Couture Week(HDIL-ICW). She is also the face of Lakmé. She has also featured in commercials for Hyundai i20, Indigo Nation, Myntra.com and Blender's Pride. In 2010, she did a commercial opposite Hrithik Roshan. With the legendary photographer Peter Lindbergh, she modeled for Nirav Modi along with Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Andreea Diaconu