In 1989, Otis made her acting debut in the film Wild Orchid opposite future husband Mickey Rourke.[8] Stills from the film's climactic sex scene were sold to Playboy, and were the subject of a lawsuit filed by Otis.[9] Otis would later appear in another Rourke film, Exit in Red.
After the end of her marriage to Rourke, Otis gradually resumed modeling. In 2000, she became one of the oldest models to appear in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, although Christie Brinkley at 34 and Cheryl Tiegs at 42 were featured prominently in the 25th Anniversary edition of Sports Illustrated, released in 1989. Shortly thereafter, Otis began recovering from anorexia nervosa. As part of her recovery, she experienced a weight gain that offered her the opportunity to work as a plus-size model, most notably as the face for Marina Rinaldi and editorials for Mode Magazine; in 2003, Otis became a spokesperson for National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. She also appeared periodically as a correspondent on Channel 4 News in San Francisco.[2]
In August 2003, Otis posed for a PETA ad campaign promoting vegetarianism and animal rights.[10]
In 2005, she represented the Breil jewelry line.[11]
She is on the advisory board of the Model Alliance and an ambassador for the National Eating Disorders Association.[12]
Beauty, Disrupted: A Memoir (2011) is an autobiographical book by Otis and Hugo Schwyzer.[13][14][15]
Otis tells the story of her life and modelling career. She details abuses she suffered, including being raped "countless" times as a young girl by Gérald Marie,[16] the head of Elite Model Management's Paris office.[17] During her marriage to actor Mickey Rourke, she claims he was abusive, and even threatened to kill himself if she didn't marry him.[13][14]
Otis developed three holes in her heart during her modeling career.[12] Otis is a vegetarian.[18]
From June 1992 to December 1998, Otis was married to Wild Orchid co-star Mickey Rourke.[15] In 1994, Rourke was arrested for spousal abuse.[19] The charges were later dropped.[19]
In 2005, Otis married chemical engineer[20] Matthew Sutton,[21] they have two children.[22]
^"42nd Cannes Film Festival 1989: The Team Of Film Francesco By Liliana Cavani". Getty Images. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2022. Le 42ème Festival de CANNES se déroule du 11 au 23 mai : montée des marches pour l'équipe du film 'Francesco' de Liliana CAVANI une main sur l'épaule de Mickey ROURKE aux côtés de sa compagne Carré OTIS. (Photo by Jean-Claude Deutsch/Jacques Lange/Paris Match via Getty Images)
^Matrix Solutions Inc (June 1, 2021). "Matrix Solutions names Matthew Sutton new CEO". Cision. Retrieved 11 July 2022. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering with a minor in Renewable Energy from the University of New Hampshire.
