Deyn - real name Laura Hollins - was the model du jour back in 2007 - when she was named Model of the Year. But she turned her back on the catwalk, landed a small role in 'Clash of the Titans' and hasn't looked back. She played a stripper in 'Pusher' (left) andhas now been cast to star in British director Terrence Davies's 'Sunset Song'.
One of the original models-turned-actresses, former Calvin Klein model Brooke recently took to the stage on Broadway to play Morticia in a musical rendition of 'The Addams Family'.
Swapping the frivolity of the catwalk for the serenity of the film set, Czech model Eva Herzigova has been spotted on the set of Italian film Cha Cha Cha in Rome, Italy.
Australian model Gemma Ward was at the top of her game in the Noughties, but retired from the spotlight after the death of her close friend, actor Heath Ledger. She remerged from the wilderness as an actress, playing a beautiful mermaid in 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' and next up: 'The Great Gatsby'.
Even the world's highest-earning supermodel, Gisele Bündchen, has flirted with film. She pulled out her best assets - those never-ending, caramel-hued legs, for a role in the 2004 movie' Taxi'.
There is more than 15 years between the two pictures opposite - from when King stalked the catwalk, to when she made quite an impression in the 2005 hit 'Sin City' - showing those impressive model genes.
Brook made her name posing with as little on as possible (this Ultimo campaign from 2010 is perhaps a more conservative depiction) but showed just how versatile her talents are when she covered up for a part in the ITV show 'Miss Marple'.
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