Carre Otis was born on September 28th, 1968, in San Francisco, California. Carré started out as an actress at the age of fourteen, before posing for photographers. She moved to New York City at age fifteen to pursue a modeling career, after having modeled for a year at home. Her modeling career was jump started when she appeared on the cover of the French edition of the fashion magazine Elle. Carré was discovered by Guess? president and creative director Paul Marciano. Her work with Guess? led to her working with famous photographers Bruce Weber and Herb Ritts in the years that followed. She was the the Guess? Girl in the early 90's, and the biker babe in the Calvin Klein jeans ads during the same time period. Her other modeling work includes cover shots for magazines such as New Women, Gear and San Francisco.

Carre's film resume started with a role in 1990's Wild Orchid, where she met her husband, Hollywood bad boy Mickey Rourke. The couple divorced after 2 years of marriage. In 1996, Carré appeared in the film Exit in Red, and 2 years later, she was seen in the film Simon Says. 1996 was also the year that Carré was featured in the Pirelli Calendar, a project honoring the most beautiful women, which also featured the sexy Laetitia Casta. Carré also appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Millennium Edition with models Daniela Pestova and Heidi Klum. Presently signed with The Dash Group, Carré continues to work on her film and modeling careers. After a stint in rehab, Carré has once again made a comeback. Her highest profile job was her recent appearance in Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue, and a return to European catwalks.