Amber Heard, now based in **Madrid, Spain**, recently announced a surprising new chapter: she has adopted the name **Martha Jane Cannary**—Calamity Jane’s real name—and embraced a reinvigorated **theatre-backed career**, signaling a full reinvention after years away from Hollywood UNILAD reports her career shift and **LADbible confirms the alias and relocation** amid Spanish integration.
Since her high‑profile defamation trial concluded in **2022**, Heard has dramatically retreated from the spotlight. She moved with her children to **Mallorca**, later settling in **Madrid**, where she sought privacy and new beginnings. With no major films slated, she revealed in June that she has “entered her theatre era,” posting gratitude to supporters on Instagram after her first stage appearance—calling it a “beautiful” experience LADbible covers the theatre debut and **UNILAD conveys her message to fans** on Instagram gratitude.
“Thank you to all my fans and supporters for making this unforgettable weekend so beautiful.”
Sources close to Heard say she intentionally chose the name **Martha Jane Cannary** to symbolize a stronger, independent identity—reflecting Calamity Jane’s rebel spirit. It’s a deliberate break from her past identity tied to Hollywood drama and legal battles with **Johnny Depp**. People magazine notes she has fully embraced motherhood in Spain and prioritized privacy over fame for the last two years People tracks her life reboot and **Hindustan Times discusses her name change narrative** on symbolic alias.
Her move to **Madrid** in **2022** was first characterized as a bid for respite—choosing to “quit Hollywood,” as she put it in Spanish, embracing family life with her daughter Oonagh Paige and newborn twins Agnes and Ocean. A video clip from 2023 shows her speaking fluently in Spanish, declaring: “**I love Spain so much**,” affirming her intention to stay permanently The Independent covers her Spanish life and **People reflects on motherhood focus** on raising three kids.
This fresh career phase centers on **stage work** in Spain. After signing a theatre role in June, Heard has described her return to rehearsal and performance as grounding and healing. She’s expressed that performing live—free from red carpet glare—helped reclaim her sense of self and artistry, rekindling a creative joy she’d lost amid legal upheaval UNILAD on theatrical rebirth.
This new persona also corresponds with a more serene domestic life. She purchased a spacious **€1.5 million home in Madrid’s Chamartín district**, close to her children and away from Hollywood chaos. People had spotted her jogging in the city, relaxed and grounded—markedly different from her former celebrity existence LADbible reports residency and neighborhood and **People describes rare Madrid sighting** on urban anonymity.
The timing is poignant: Amber has completed her family, now a mom of three, and is stepping away from controversial headlines. *In the Fire* and *Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom* (both 2023) mark her final recent screen appearances. But now, **under her new name**, she is choosing intimate engagement with live performance—embracing modesty, privacy, and artistic sincerity in a foreign land People on last film roles and **UNILAD on shift from film to theatre** on career pivot.
Amber’s evolution may draw mixed reactions—some laud her reinvention as empowering, others question stage ambition in the shadow of controversy. Yet Heard herself frames this chapter as redemptive: “a rebirth as Martha Cannary,” choosing to reinvent publicly and privately in a life distanced from past trauma and toward artistic authenticity.
