Seemingly appearing out of nowhere, Amber Rules burst onto the entertainment scene as no-nonsense hooker Vera in the mega-blockbuster Monster's Ball (2001) opposite Halle Berry (who snatched up the role after Vanessa L. Williams turned it down for its full-frontal nudity). Amber, like Halle, lets Billy Bob Thornton get down and dirty doggie style with her, except she gets paid cold hard cash