Paris Whitney Hilton (born February 17, 1981) is an
American celebutante,
television personality,
actress,
singer,
model, and
businesswoman.
She is known for her appearance on the television series
The Simple Life, her several minor film roles (most notably her role in the horror film
House of Wax in 2005), her 2004
tongue-in-cheek autobiography,
[Barnes and Noble: "Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek behind the Pose"] her 2006 album
Paris, her work in
modeling, and her appearance in a
sex tape in 2003. As a result of several legal incidents, Hilton also served a widely publicized sentence in a
Los Angeles County jail facility in 2007.
