# Emma Heming Willis

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Emma_Heming_Willis
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Emma_Heming_Willis.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Heming_Willis
> Source revision: 1334620341
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Short description|British model (born 1978)}}
{{Distinguish|Emma Willis}}
{{Infobox model
| name         = Emma Heming Willis
| birth_name  = Emma Frances Heming
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1978|6|18}}
| birth_place  = [Malta](/source/Malta)
| citizenship  = British / American
| occupation   = {{hlist|Model|actress|businesswoman}}
| years_active = 1991–present
| spouse       = {{marriage|[Bruce Willis](/source/Bruce_Willis)|2009}}
| children     = 2
| height       = {{convert|1.78|m|abbr=on|order=flip}}
| hair_color   = Brown 
| eye_color    = Brown
| agency       = {{Plainlist|
* [The Lions](/source/The_Lions_(agency)) (New York, Los Angeles)
* Visage Management (Zürich)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://models.com/models/Emma-Heming |title=Emma Heming - Model Profile - Photos & latest news |publisher=Models.com}}</ref>
}}
}}
'''Emma Frances Heming Willis'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/mixfmgy/photos/a.663883810349669/1250614588343252/?type=3|title=Mix FM Guyana|publisher=Facebook}}</ref> ({{née}} '''Heming'''; born June 18, 1978) is a British-American model, actress and businesswoman.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Who Is Bruce Willis' Wife Emma Heming? Everything to Know About the 'Die Hard' Actor's Spouse |date=March 8, 2023 |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/bruce-willis-wife-emma-heming-124913021.html |access-date=March 19, 2023|agency=Yahoo! Entertainment}}</ref><ref name=HollywoodReporter1.29.18>{{Cite web |last=Reed |first=Sam |date=2018-01-29 |title=Emma Heming Willis, Wife of Bruce Willis, Signs With The Lions Model Management |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/emma-heming-willis-wife-bruce-willis-signs-lions-model-management-1078979/ |access-date=2024-03-31|website=[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Early life==
Emma Frances Heming was born on June 18, 1978, in [Malta](/source/Malta)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://emmahemingwillis.com/about-me/|title=About me - Emma Heming Willis|access-date=April 5, 2022}}</ref> to a British father and a Guyanese mother (of [Indo-Guyanese](/source/Indo-Guyanese) ethnic origin). She was raised in north [London](/source/London) and [California](/source/California).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1913470/Emma-Heming-Bruce-Williss-girlfriend-models-for-La-Senza.html|title=Emma Heming, Bruce Willis' girlfriend, models for La Senza|date=April 30, 2008|newspaper=The Telegraph|access-date=February 5, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thenewpotato.com/2015/07/28/emma-heming-willis-2015/|title=Emma Heming Willis: Cooking With Bruce Willis, Bruce-isms & The Importance of Coconut Oil & Charcuterie|work=The New Potato|date=July 28, 2015|access-date=September 29, 2021|archive-date=September 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929151124/http://www.thenewpotato.com/2015/07/28/emma-heming-willis-2015/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Career==
In the early 1990s, Heming was discovered in the British [morning television show](/source/Breakfast_television) ''[The Big Breakfast](/source/The_Big_Breakfast)'''s "The British Elle Supermodel" competition, with Lorraine Ashton model agency, which she won.<ref name=":0" /> 

She was a [spokesmodel](/source/spokesmodel) for the Canadian lingerie [retailer](/source/Retail) [La Senza](/source/La_Senza) and has appeared in advertisements, including for [Dior](/source/Dior) Bronze, [Escada](/source/Escada), [Gap](/source/Gap_(clothing_retailer)), [Garnier](/source/Garnier), [Intimissimi](/source/Intimissimi), [John Frieda](/source/John_Frieda), Palmers, and [Redken](/source/Redken).<ref name="telegraph">[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1913470/Emma-Heming-Bruce-Williss-girlfriend-models-for-La-Senza.html Emma Heming, Bruce Willis' girlfriend models for La Senza], ''[The Daily Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph)'', April 30, 2008. Retrieved on May 17, 2008.</ref> She has appeared on the covers of ''[Elle](/source/Elle_(magazine))'' (Spain, France and Turkey), ''Elle Décor'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elle Decor November 2017 Cover (Elle Décor) |url=https://models.com/work/various-covers-elle-decor-november-2017-cover |access-date=March 19, 2023 |website=MODELS.com}}</ref> ''[Glamour](/source/Glamour_(magazine))'', ''[Shape](/source/Shape_(magazine))'', ''[Town and Country](/source/Town_and_Country_(magazine))'', and ''[W](/source/W_(magazine)).''<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Bruce & Emma |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/gallery/bruce-emma-willis-ss |access-date=March 19, 2023 |magazine=[W](/source/W_(magazine))}}</ref> In 2005, ''[Maxim](/source/Maxim_(magazine))'' magazine placed her at number 86 in its "Top 100" list of the world’s most beautiful women.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-05-01 |title=2005 Hot 100 List - Maxim |url=https://www.maxim.com/women/2005-hot-100-post/ |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=www.maxim.com |language=en-US}}</ref> She has also walked the runway at [fashion shows](/source/Fashion_show) for brands such as [Herve Leger](/source/Herve_Leger), [John Galliano](/source/John_Galliano), [Paco Rabanne](/source/Paco_Rabanne), [Christian Dior](/source/Christian_Dior), [Chanel](/source/Chanel), Maska, [Thierry Mugler](/source/Thierry_Mugler), [Valentino](/source/Valentino_SpA), [Emanuel Ungaro](/source/Emanuel_Ungaro), [Ralph Lauren](/source/Ralph_Lauren), and the [Victoria's Secret Fashion Show](/source/Victoria's_Secret_Fashion_Show).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/emma_heming/ |title= Emma Heming |publisher= [Fashion Model Directory](/source/Fashion_Model_Directory) }}</ref> In 2014, she started writing a blog on her website, writing about motherhood, style, beauty and food.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Emma Heming Willis - Official Website & Blog |url=https://emmahemingwillis.com/ |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=Emma Heming Willis}}</ref> In January 2018, Heming Willis signed with [The Lions Management](/source/The_Lions_(agency)).<ref name=HollywoodReporter1.29.18/><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2018-01-30 |title=The Lions... |url=https://emmahemingwillis.com/the-lions/ |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=Emma Heming Willis}}</ref> 

In 2016, Heming Willis founded a vegan, sustainably created and [chemical-free](/source/chemical-free) [skin care](/source/skin_care) brand called Coco Baba.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-04-30 |title=MAMA-OF-THE-MOMENT: Emma Heming Willis, Creator of CocoBaba |url=http://www.mamaandtata.com/blog/2018/4/25/mama-of-the-moment-emma-willis-creator-of-cocobaba |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=Mama & Tata |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-09-28 |title=CocoBaba Has Arrived... |url=https://emmahemingwillis.com/cocobaba-has-arrived/ |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=Emma Heming Willis}}</ref> Heming Willis and her husband Bruce teamed up with LR Health & Beauty to create fragrances. In 2012, Bruce launched his first women's fragrance, "Lovingly by Bruce Willis", with Heming-Willis starring in the perfume's advertisements.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-02-23 |title="Lovingly by Bruce Willis" – A tribute to Love - LR Health & Beauty Systems Launches the First Global Fragrance for Women from Bruce Willis |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120223005054/en/Lovingly-by-Bruce-Willis-%E2%80%93-A-tribute-to-Love---LR-Health-Beauty-Systems-Launches-the-First-Global-Fragrance-for-Women-from-Bruce-Willis |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=www.businesswire.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2016, she launched "Lightning Collection" in collaboration with LR Health & Beauty, consisting of three perfume compositions.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2019-10-29 |title=LR Health Extends Cooperation With Emma Heming-Willis, Bruce Willis & Cristina Ferreira |url=https://www.businessforhome.org/2019/10/lr-health-extends-cooperation-with-emma-heming-willis-bruce-willis-cristina-ferreira/ |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=Direct Selling Facts, Figures and News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Emma Heming-Willis - Lightning Collection |url=https://lr-onlineshop24.de/?k=363&lang=eng |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=Emma Heming-Willis - Lightning Collection |language=en}}</ref> In 2023, Heming Willis and Helen Christoni founded a wellness brand, Make Time, which sells supplements and vitamins focused on brain health. Make Time partners with Hilarity for Charity, a [nonprofit organization](/source/nonprofit_organization), which supports families impacted by [Alzheimer's disease](/source/Alzheimer's_disease) and brain health research.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Directo-Meston |first=Danielle |date=2024-01-31 |title=Emma Heming Willis On How Her Wellness Brand's New Podcast Is Championing Women's Brain Health |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/shopping/emma-heming-willis-womens-wellness-brand-launches-make-time-podcast-1235811051/ |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>

On September 9, 2025, The Open Field published Heming's memoir, ''The Unexpected Journey: Finding Hope and Purpose on the Caregiving Path''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/emma-heming-willis-new-book-the-unexpected-journey-excerpt-exclusive-11801839|title=Emma Heming Willis Shares Empowering Roadmap for Caregivers in New Book — Read an Excerpt (Exclusive)|author=Leonard, Elizabeth|magazine=[People](/source/People_(magazine))|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=September 3, 2025|access-date=December 23, 2025|archive-date=December 23, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20251223055246/https://people.com/emma-heming-willis-new-book-the-unexpected-journey-excerpt-exclusive-11801839}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/books/the-unexpected-journey-book-excerpt/|title=Book Excerpt: Emma Heming Willis on Her 'Unexpected Journey'|publisher=[AARP](/source/AARP)|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=September 9, 2025|access-date=December 23, 2025|archive-date=December 23, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20251223055516/https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/books/the-unexpected-journey-book-excerpt/}}</ref> The book debuted at number two in the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous section on ''[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times_Best_Seller_list)'' [Best Seller list](/source/The_New_York_Times_Best_Seller_list) on September 28, 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous Books - Best Sellers - Books - Sept. 28, 2025 - The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2025/09/28/advice-how-to-and-miscellaneous/ |access-date=2025-09-27 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

==Advocacy==
In February 2023, Heming announced that her husband [Bruce Willis](/source/Bruce_Willis) was diagnosed with [frontotemporal dementia](/source/frontotemporal_dementia) (FTD). She has since become an [advocate](/source/advocate) for [dementia](/source/dementia) awareness, support for the lived experience of FTD for care partners and families, and research to end FTD and all forms of [neurodegenerative disease](/source/neurodegenerative_disease). On November 11, 2023, she wrote an [op-ed](/source/op-ed) about frontotemporal dementia and the lessons she has learned for [Maria Shriver](/source/Maria_Shriver)''<nowiki/>'s Sunday Paper''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Emma Heming Willis Turned Her Pain Into Purpose After Bruce's Dementia Diagnosis. Here's What She's Learned Along the Way |url=https://www.mariashriversundaypaper.com/emma-heming-willis-ftd-op-ed/|website=[Maria Shriver's Sunday Paper](/source/Maria_Shriver's_Sunday_Paper)|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=November 11, 2023|access-date=December 23, 2025|archive-date=December 23, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20251223054537/https://www.mariashriversundaypaper.com/emma-heming-willis-ftd-op-ed/}}</ref>

==Personal life==
On March 21, 2009, Heming married actor Bruce Willis in the [Turks and Caicos Islands](/source/Turks_and_Caicos_Islands).<ref name="telegraph"/> The ceremony was not legally binding, and the couple were married again in a civil ceremony in [Beverly Hills](/source/Beverly_Hills%2C_California), six days later.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.today.com/id/29923036|title = Bruce and Emma make marriage legal|magazine=[Access Hollywood](/source/Access_Hollywood)|via=[Today](/source/Today_(U.S._TV_program))|date= March 27, 2009|access-date= December 18, 2013}}</ref> The couple have two daughters,<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://people.com/parents/bruce-willis-and-emma-heming-willis-welcome-daughter/|title=Bruce Willis and Emma Heming welcome a Daughter|date=April 2, 2012|first=Elizabeth|last=Leonard| magazine=[People](/source/People_(magazine))|access-date=February 5, 2013}}</ref> and Heming is also a stepmother to Willis' three elder daughters from his first marriage to [Demi Moore](/source/Demi_Moore).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/movies/bruce-willis-and-emma-heming-willis-relationship-timeline/|author=Gibson, Kelsie|title=Bruce Willis and Emma Heming Willis' Relationship Timeline|magazine=[People](/source/People_(magazine))|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=March 24, 2025|access-date=December 23, 2025|archive-date=December 23, 2025|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/j773q}}</ref> In August 2025, Heming revealed that she and Willis were now living in separate homes.<ref name=People9.3.25>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/why-emma-heming-willis-moved-bruce-willis-to-his-own-home-exclusive-11802141|title=Emma Heming Willis Says Moving Bruce Willis to His Own 'Serene' Home Has 'Opened Up His World' (Exclusive)|first=Elizabeth|last=Leonard|magazine=[People](/source/People_(magazine))|date=September 3, 2025|accessdate=November 8, 2025}}</ref><ref name=TheIndependent9.29.25>{{cite web |date=2025-08-29 |title=Bruce Willis's wife makes 'hardest decision' to move star out of family home |url=https://www.the-independent.com/life-style/bruce-willis-wife-dementia-health-update-care-home-b2816305.html |access-date=2025-08-29 |website=[The Independent](/source/The_Independent)|language=en-UK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Intern |first=Ethan Cotler Breaking News |date=2025-08-27 |title=Bruce Willis' Wife Says They Are Now Living Separately Amid Dementia Battle |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/bruce-willis-wife-emma-heming-willis-says-hes-been-moved-to-a-separate-home-amid-dementia-battle/|access-date=2025-08-29|website=[The Daily Beast](/source/The_Daily_Beast)|language=en-US}}</ref> Heming explained that the decision to live separate from Willis was arrived through family consensus, and on account of Willis' declining health, with Willis' new, separate one story home being better suited to accommodate his progressing [frontotemporal dementia](/source/frontotemporal_dementia).<ref name=People9.3.25/><ref name=TheIndependent9.29.25/><ref>{{cite web|author=Travis, Emlyn|title=Bruce Willis' wife reveals he now lives in 'second home' amid dementia battle|url=https://ew.com/bruce-willis-wife-reveals-he-lives-in-second-home-amid-dementia-battle-11799489|magazine=[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=August 29, 2025 |access-date=December 23, 2025|archive-date=December 23, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20251223055948/https://ew.com/bruce-willis-wife-reveals-he-lives-in-second-home-amid-dementia-battle-11799489}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Film and television roles
|- 
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1998
|''Scrapbooks from Africa and Beyond''
| rowspan="2" |Herself
|Model; [Television film](/source/Television_film)
|-
|2001
|''[The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show](/source/Victoria's_Secret_Fashion_Show)''
|Model; [Television special](/source/Television_special)
|-
| 2001 || ''[Perfume](/source/Perfume_(2001_film))'' || Model #3 || Film
|-
| 2006 || ''[Entourage](/source/Entourage_(American_TV_series))'' || Girl at Club || Episode: "[Three's Company](/source/List_of_Entourage_episodes)"
|-
| 2007 || ''[Perfect Stranger](/source/Perfect_Stranger_(film))'' || Donna || Film
|-
| 2007 || ''[The Comebacks](/source/The_Comebacks)'' || Megan || Film
|-
|2013
|''[Bruce Willis: Why the Legend Never Dies](/source/Bruce_Willis%3A_Why_the_Legend_Never_Dies)''
|Herself
|Television film; also as [producer](/source/Film_producer)
|-
| 2013 || ''[Red 2](/source/Red_2_(film))'' || Kelly || Film
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Fashionmodel}}
* [http://emmahemingwillis.com/ Emma Heming Willis official Website]
* {{IMDb name|1081406}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Heming, Emma}}
Category:1978 births
Category:American people of Guyanese descent
Category:American people of Indian descent
Category:English people of Indian descent
Category:British female models
Category:English emigrants to the United States
Category:English people of Guyanese descent
Category:Living people
Category:The Lions (agency) models
Category:American female models
Category:American businesswomen
Category:American film actresses
Category:American television actresses

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Emma Heming Willis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Heming_Willis) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Heming_Willis?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.