Jane Forth

Jane Forth (born March 4, 1953) is an American actress, model, and make-up artist. She is best known as one of Andy Warhol's Superstars, notably appearing in his films—Trash, Women in Revolt (1971), and L'Amour (1972)—and social milieu while also working as a fashion model. Forth was one of "Antonio's Girls," serving as a muse to fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez, and was a visible figure in the early-1970s New York art and fashion scenes.

Life and career

Early life and education Jane Forth was born on March 4, 1953, in Michigan, the third of four children. Forth plead to her father—who was living in New York at the time—to bring her there; as a result, he rented an apartment at Kips Bay Plaza in Kips Bay, Manhattan for Jane and her mother, Rhea Forth, a data control analyst for John P. Maguire Company. "I like him a lot. Maybe he's a father image to me… If it wasn't for him, none of the things that have happened to me would have happened," Forth told the Detroit Free Press in 1970.

Forth's unique look—involving shaved eyebrows, Wesson-oiled hair, pale skin, red cheeks, and bold lips—was proclaimed the "New Now Face" in 1970. Despite the praise she received for her look, Forth had a difficult time signing to a modeling agency due to her short stature. Forth posed for Antonio Lopez’s fashion illustrations in the New York Times, Diane von Furstenberg, and was photographed for Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar.

Forth was 16 years old when Jack Mitchell photographed her for a nude four-page photo spread for the April 1970 cover of After Dark magazine.

Forth was featured in a fashion layout in the July 1970 edition of Life magazine.

In February 1971, Forth accompanied Warhol to Europe to attend the opening of his retrospective at the Tate Gallery. They then embarked on a one-week promotional tour of Germany for the film Trash.

After Forth became pregnant in 1971, she retired from acting and modeling. She taught herself, attended night classes, and joined the union. She also worked in makeup and special effects in the film industry. After becoming pregnant again in her thirties, she relocated to Los Angeles and made the decision to give up her work in beauty and become a stay-at-home mother. They were married for 22 years and had two daughters.

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