You may remember Amber Tamblyn from her role as a teenager named Tibby in “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,” which also starred Blake Lively, America Ferrera and Alexis Bledel.
Now 42, Tamblyn has just shared a new photo of herself that was taken by her husband, actor David Cross, a.k.a Tobias Fünke from “Arrested Development.” While the photo might hightlight Tamblyn’s wonderfully wavy hair and gorgeous hazel eyes, she brought up other aspects of her appearance.
The Photo Left Amber ‘Speechless’
Tamblyn took to Instagram on Thursday, April 16, the actress shared the new image (also making it her profile pic) and added a caption, writing, “My husband took this photo of me recently, on a night when I was dreading the idea of getting a new headshot done. When I saw it, I was speechless. ‘There you are,’ I said to myself.”
“My silvering hair, which I love; the lines on my forehead, which I love even more; the flecks of green in my hazel eyes that most photos flatten to brown,” she continued. “He captured all of me in a single frame: the strength I carry, the wisdom I’ve earned, the beauty I claim as my own.”
Tamblyn’s followers loved both the photo and her message, with “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” star Chelsea Peretti writing, “I want to have silvering hair.”
Busy Philipps wrote, “You look beautiful and also I think there’s something about someone who loves you deeply and sees you completely taking your picture. ❤️”
“Orange Is the New Black” actress Uzo Aduba added, “Love this, gorgeous lady. Just beautiful :)”
Tamblyn Says the Pic Is the ‘Most Authentic … Version’ of Herself
GettyTamblyn also wrote about the photo on her Substack, The Sharpening, recalling, “While I was building The Sharpening, I knew one of the steps was going to need to be a new headshot of myself, and I instantly began to dread the process: Should I line up a glam team and do several versions for my various professions, which photographer should I hire, and where would the shoot take place?”
“One night, my husband David and I slipped out for an impromptu date night at our favorite local bar,” Tamblyn wrote. “I was wearing my favorite plum-colored corduroy jacket, my hair freshly washed, wild and natural. A little makeup, but not much. David took out his phone and took a few pictures of me, and when I looked at them, I was speechless.”
“The photo felt like the most authentic, most natural, most real version of myself I had ever seen, or at least, seen in a long time. It’s not retouched—only slightly lightened…,” she continued. “David had captured all of me in a single frame. The strength I carry. The wisdom I’ve earned. The beauty I claim as my own. My existence as a writer, a poet, an actress, a woman aging with intention and proud of every year of it.”
