Amanda Lear
Birthday: Born in 1946-06-18 in Saigon, French Indochina [now Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam]
Deathday: Alive
Amanda Lear (originally Tapp, born 18 November 1939 or 1946, in British Hong Kong) is a French singer, lyricist, composer, painter, TV presenter, actress and novelist. Lear began her career as a fashion model in the mid-1960s and was also the muse of Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dalí. She first came to the public attention as the model on the cover of Roxy Music's album For Your Pleasure in 1973. She was a multimillion selling Disco Queen in the mid-1970s to the early 1980s mainly in Continental Europe and Scandinavia with hits such as "Queen of Chinatown", "Follow Me", "Enigma (Give a Bit of Mmh to Me)" and "Fashion Pack". Lear has sold 15 million albums and over 25 million singles worldwide. In the mid-1980s she positioned herself as one of the leading media personalities in mainland Europe, especially in Italy and in France where she hosted many long-running TV shows. Since the 1990s her time has been divided between music, television, writing and movies as well as pursuing her career as a painter. Currently she lives in Saint-Étienne-du-Grès near Avignon in the south of France. Description above from the Wikipedia article Amanda Lear, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
TV Credits
Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar
Character: Self - Musical Guest
A yearly musical contest organized by the municipality of Viña del Mar, Chile which takes place during the last week of February at the Quinta Vergara Amphitheater since February 21, 1960....
Télématin
Character: Self
Télématin is a French breakfast television news show, broadcast on France 2 since January 7, 1985. It is broadcast in Metropolitan France weekdays from 6:30 to 9:00 am CET. TV5 broadcast the show in Canada in its entirety until September 2011: it now shows a 90 minute version between 6:30 and 8:00 am Eastern Time, when the French original version is now 2h30 long. Télématin is hosted by William Leymergie. The show is daily seen by around 40% of the French morning audience, a very high percentag...
Salut les Terriens !
Character: Self - Guest
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Le monde est à vous
Character: Self
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Hashtag Boomer
Character: Amanda Lear
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Die Harald Schmidt Show
Character: Self
The Harald Schmidt Show is a German late night talk show hosted on Sky Deutschland by comedian Harald Schmidt. The show first aired from 5 December 1995 to 23 December 2003 on Sat.1. Schmidt then moved his show to Das Erste as Harald Schmidt and Schmidt & Pocher, but he returned to Sat.1 on 13 September 2011. After cancellation on Sat.1, the show continued on Sky Deutschland in September 2012....
Beckmann
Character: Self
Reinhold Beckmann hosts a weekly talk show....
Drag Race France
Character: Self - Guest Judge
On the French version of RuPaul's Drag Race, each week, the queens are subjected to rigorous and funny mini and maxi challenges, and exceptional fashion shows that highlight their art. To keep their place in the adventure, the two queens at the bottom of the rankings will have to perform a legendary lip-sync to save their lives!...
Ballando con le Stelle
Character: Self - Jury
The seventh edition of Ballando con le Stelle was broadcast from February 26 to April 30, 2011 on RAI 1 and was presented by Milly Carlucci with Paolo Belli and his 'Big Band'....
Die Montagsmaler
Character: Self
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Stryx
Character: Self - Sexy Stryx
Stryx was an Italian TV series, aired in 1978 on Rai Due. Stryx thematically referred to Hell, devils and underworld. The scenography featured elements resembling Middle Ages-like gloomy castles and caves. The show featured acting as well as musical performances from such artists as Amanda Lear, Asha Puthli, Grace Jones, Patty Pravo, Mia Martini, Angelo Branduardi and The Rockets....
Der Kommissar
Character: Model #2
Der Kommissar is a German television series about a group of detectives of the Munich homicide squad. All 97 episodes, which were shot in black-and-white and first broadcast between 1969 and 1976, were written by Herbert Reinecker and starred Erik Ode as Kommissar Herbert Keller. Keller's assistants were Walter Grabert, Robert Heines, and Harry Klein who, in 1974, was replaced by his younger brother Erwin Klein....
Escort Boys
Character: Amanda
In Camargue, four guys in dire straits turn to escorting to save their childhood beekeeping estate. Coached by the group's little sister who manages this unique 'business' in the region, they will have to service women and, through their desires... learn to be men of today....
TV Story Superstar
Character: Self (archive footage)
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Musikladen
Character: Self
Der Musikladen was a West German music television programme that ran from December 13, 1972 to November 29, 1984. The show continued the 1960s Beat-Club under a new name, and in turn was replaced by Extratour....
Ciao Darwin
Character: Presidente di giuria
Ciao Darwin is a variety game show format from Italy sold under licence to several countries, including Romania, Hungary, Poland, Serbia, Canada, USA, China and Greece. There are two competing teams of about 50 people each, usually made up of people who fit certain opposing stereotypes. In each game two members of the audience are selected at random, one from each team, indicated by a light in front of them which remains illuminated when all the other team members' lights have gone off. The ga...
Starparade
Character: Self
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Un soir à la tour Eiffel
Character: Self
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Blague à Part
Character: Self
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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Character: Self
A talk show presented by Michel Drucker...
Numéro un
Character: Self
A French variety show....
Midi Première
Character: Self
Midi Première is a French variety show presented by Danièle Gilbert, directed by Jacques Pierre and broadcast from January 6, 1975 until January 1, 1982 on TF1. The program was generally broadcast between 12:15 p.m. and 12:55 p.m., then giving way to the 1:00 p.m. TV news. However, the broadcast schedule could change, depending on the guests, and the setting where the recording of the program was shot. Certain performances by artists who have become cult like the one where Ringo jostles with a d...
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Character: Self (archive footage)
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Champs-Elysées
Character: Self
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NDR Talk Show
Character: Self
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Vivement dimanche
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Quotidien
Character: Self - Guest
Quotidien is a French television program presented by Yann Barthès and broadcast from September 12, 2016 on TMC....
La Maison
Character: Marwa Jallab
High fashion meets high drama in this behind-the-curtain look at an iconic French haute couture house. When the family dynasty behind the house falls into scandal, they must find a way to reinvent themselves—or be destroyed by their rivals....
Sacrée Soirée
Character: Self
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Sacrée Soirée
Character: Self - Panelist
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Puis-je vous embrasser ?
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On n'est pas couché
Character: Self - Guest
On n'est pas couché was a French talk show broadcast on France 2 on Saturdays at 11 p.m., hosted by Laurent Ruquier assisted by various columnists....
El forense i Dalí
Character: Self
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C à vous
Character: Self - Guest
Every day live on FRANCE 5, Anne-Élisabeth Lemoine and her team receive those who make the news. In the second part, the program welcomes, around a meal prepared by a qualified chef, artists in promotion....
Movie Credits
Dragon Hunters
Character: Gildas (voice)
Dragon Hunters is a fantastic tale telling the adventures of two dragon hunters: the world has become a vast conglomerate of islands of varying size and shape. This babbling universe is mainly peopled with ruthless rogues, surly peasants and illiterate, petty lords Their main concerns revolve around two fundamental rules : Eat and don't get eaten....
Jean Paul Gaultier fait son show
Character: Self
On the occasion of Jean Paul Gaultier's 40-year career and his show "Fashion Freak Show" at the Folies Bergère, France 2 has given carte blanche to the most famous French couturier of the world who has created for the first time a great show of varieties fully immersed in his universe. Jean Paul Gaultier who, in his childhood, dreamed while watching the variety shows of Maritie and Gilbert Carpentier, takes the reins of this great entertainment mixing music and fashion....
Amanda Lear: Let Me Entertain You
Character: Self
Amanda performs an intimate concert in France featuring several tracks from her album of the same name. The DVD featuring this concert was included in a package along with the French market release of the CD. The concert features performances of "Let Me Entertain You", "Good To Be Bad", "Si tu savais ma belle", "Couleurs", "Mad About the Boy", "La Rumeur", "Can't Take My Eyes Off You", "Catwalk (a Model)", "For Me Formidable", "Fashion Pack", "Smile" and "The Best is Yet to Come"....
Amanda Lear: Lyra '82 Live at Bratislava
Character: Self
Live concert performed by rock/disco singer Amanda Lear in Bratislava, Slovakia in 1982. Features performances of Rockin' Rollin' (I Hear You Naggin'), Take a Walk on the Wild Side / Follow Me, I am a Photograph, Fever, Just a Gigolo, Tomorrow / I Need a Man, Hollywood Flashback, Egal, Berlin Lady and Trouble....
Amanda Lear: Live in Concert
Character: Self
"Amanda Lear - Live In Concert 1979" is the first live music video title by singer and actress Amanda Lear. Released by VCL Video in 1980, it contained footage from her first tour filmed in Hamburg in 1979. VHS Track listing: "Hollywood Flashback" (Intro), "Black Holes", "Blood and Honey", "Queen of Chinatown", "Enigma (Give a Bit of Mmh to Me)", "Tomorrow", "Follow Me", "Forget It", "Never Trust a Pretty Face", "Fashion Pack". DVD version: "Run Baby Run" (Intro)"La Bagarre", "Black Holes", "For...
Bloody Flowers
Character: Charlotte de St-Martin
Three young models of Eastern European countries landed in Paris in the hope of a career in the City of Lights. Alas, the dream becomes a nightmare when they fall into the hands of horror film producers....
Amanda Lear: Video Collection 1975-2006
Character: Self
A video time capsule highlighting some of the biggest hits by the incomparable Amanda Lear, a French singer and actress. This collection features live performances spanning over 30 years of her career. Features performances of "Follow Me", "The Stud", "I Am A Photograph", "Alligator", "Blood & Honey", "Blue Tango", "Queen Of Chinatown", "These Boots Are Made For Walking", "Alphabet", "Solomon Gundie", "Fashion Pack", "Tomorrow", "Darkness & Light", "Egal", "Made In France", "Diamonds", "Enigma...
Amanda Lear: Call Me Mademoiselle
Character: Self
In the 70s, Amanda Lear was a disco queen, pop icon, model and world star. She enchanted Paco Rabanne, Andy Warhol, Bryan Ferry and David Bowie. She lived with Salvador Dalí and went out with Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones. A born performer, with legendary mystique and charm, she kept her true self hidden behind numerous faces. From Bowie to Berlusconi, from London to Paris: the story of Amanda Lear is also a story of the second half of the 20th century....
Oldies But Goodies
Character: Barbie
As the Lino Vartan shelter, which takes orphans and seniors in, has to shut down for health issues, Milann has no choice but to accept the invitation of a retirement home in the south of France....
Queen Lear – Die Leben der Amanda Lear
Character: Self - Subject (archive footage)
She is one of the most mysterious icons of the pop world; fame at any price was always her credo: Amanda Lear. She became Salvador Dalí's muse at an early age and had relationships with musicians such as Bryan Ferry, David Bowie and Brian Jones. She developed as a model, painter, writer, singer and androgynous disco queen. "Queen Lear" tells the story of her many lives....
Kinky Gerlinky
Character: Self
Kinky Gerlinky was the biggest, most fabulous, most stylish nightclub London has ever seen. This documentary edited from over 200 hours shot on 21 nights, conveys the experience of one full night out at the club, and gains unique intimacy with most of the action directed to camera....
Nom de code : Rose
Character: Manoue
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Dalida & Orlando: Brother and Sister Forever
Character: Self
Dalida was an international star, selling over 140 million records in 10 languages. But behind her glittering career and dramatic and tragic personal life, was her ever supportive younger brother Orlando. The documentary sheds light on the professional and personal relationship between the music icon and her producer, between sister and brother....
Dance Challenge
Character: Birgit
A musical comedy set to a hip-hop beat, the feature debut from actress-turned-director Blanca Li finds a dedicated young breakdancer abandoning his comfortable life in a bid for fame in the U.S.A. Dropping out of school and leaving home to escape his overbearing mother, 18-year-old David dedicates all of his time to perfecting his moves with his dance team, the Urban Cycle Breakers. As David and his team begin gearing-up to face-off against a rival group of intimidating dancers, his dreams of fi...
Love Reinvented
Character: Une passante
Different aspects of homosexual romance are explored in this compendium of ten short vignettes encompassing a broad look at AIDS and range for the tale of a lesbian teen trying to come out to her parents, to a gay man who shocks his lover by claiming to be pregnant, to another man's reminiscence of a brief affair with an HIV-positive man....
A Woman for Me
Character: Françoise
Daniel falls madly in love with Victoria. After seducing her, he learns that the young woman has a troubled past....
Soirée Pyjama
Character: Self - Guest
To celebrate 2019, Barthès & Dedienne are hosting a sleepover with some friends....
Fun and Games for Everyone
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“FUN AND GAMES (FOR EVERYONE): a pitch black and milky white film shot during one of Olivier Mosset's exhibition openings. A psychedelic game of improvisation joins the Zanzibar group with Salvador Dalí, Barbet Schroeder and Jean Mascolo... the solarized image reminiscent of thick strokes of a paintbrush.” - Philippe Azoury...
Night Archives
Character: La femme
Diary sketches of a young gigolo of Arab origin who is confronted with experiences and impressions in the big Parisian world that overwhelms and confuses him....
Courts mais Gay : Tome 9
Character: La femme
A collection of gay short films. The 9 short films are: Gigolo (2005); Mom's Little Boy [Mors lille Ole] (2003); All Over Brazil (2003); Styx (2004); Christopher and Gordy (2005); The Silent Landscape [Stille landskap] (2003); Oranges (2004); Just One Time (1998); Night Archives [Archives de nuit] (2005)....
Panique au ministère
Character: Cécile
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Gigolo
Character: La femme
He is young, good-looking and of Arab descent and gets lost amongst the glamour of Paris international jet set....
To Live, To Die, To Live Again
Character: Leolia
Emma loves Sammy, who loves Cyril, who loves her back. What could have been a love story at the end of the last century is blown apart by the arrival of AIDS. Expecting the worst, each character's destiny takes an unexpected turn....
Grottenolm
Character: Dr. Ludmilla Nerovna
A group of people meet on board an ambulance aircraft. They are all looking for a mysterious young man for different reasons. A "psychological-poetic" film that explores why people are puzzles to one another in the form of a game....
The 1980 Floor Show
Character: Self
Bowie's final performance as Ziiggy Stardust...
Lady Oscar
Character: Clara Barnier
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Toujours possible
Character: Rose
At 55, Gabrielle, a brilliant scientist who has just been laid off, decides to take her life back into her own hands: she wants to have a child! Her mother, Rose—eccentric and kind-hearted—enthusiastically gets involved in helping her find the “perfect sperm.” That’s when Gaby meets Pierre, 58, a charming man in crisis, and Max, 26, his son, who’s searching for a father rather than a pal. Between desire, taboos, and pretenses, each finds themselves confronted with their own contradictions. A ten...
Electric Blue 004
Character: Self
Britain's top-selling adult video cassette continues its unchallenged supremacy! This entry features numerous centerfolds, male-to-female sensation Amanda Lear, a tour of Nevada's Mustang Ranch, three beauties having fun in a pool, nude wives, nude celebrities (Jacqueline Bissett and Jayne Mansfield) and power boat thrills and spills....
Double Pisces, Scorpio Rising
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One of the human trio is Dick Fontaine, the director, a thin, long-haired youth who has put together this highly personal exercise on something or other that runs, mercifully, for 58 minutes and comes from an English group of movie folk called the Tattooists. The second visitor to the animal abattoir is a pretty girl. The third is a porky, middle-aged man addicted to the expression, "Ya know?" The two men carry on a running argument about whether they should make a picture about pigs. "Are we m...
Bimboland
Character: Gina
A shy French anthropologist who happens to be secretly in love with her college superior, chooses "bimbos" as the subject of her thesis. She becomes one of them in order to do that, and the professor she loves falls for her new identity....
The Cinema According to Dalí
Character: Self
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La Candidate
Character: Cécile Bouquigny
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Loggerheads
Character: cantante
A comedy styled as a documentary about the rise of Adolf Hitler as well as the story of two brothers, one a magician and Nazi, the other an anarchist anti Nazi......
Divina
Character: Claire Bartoli aka 'Divina'
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Metti una notte
Character: Lulù
Martino, a young entomologist in a sentimental crisis, returns to Rome to find his beloved uncle. As soon as he arrives, his uncle asks him to babysit the daughter of some friends. Once arrived at Linda's home, the little girl, Martino finds out that along with her there is also Lulù, her eccentric and unpredictable grandmother. Everything becomes more complicated when Martino receives the phone call of Tea, an old love encountered by accident right that afternoon. The woman is in danger and ask...
Mon amour de fantôme
Character: Elizabeth
Anna, supermodel decides to retire to the countryside to take stock. She moves into a house that turns out not to be like the others. Indeed, the ghost of Jeremy, successful singer who died a few years ago, haunts the scene. The two "roommates" will have to get used to each other....
Disco Europe Express
Character: Self - Singer (archive footage)
Despite its Afro-American origins, the history of disco music, the soundtrack of the seventies, would be inconceivable without a handful of legendary European music producers who conjured up some of the biggest world-wide hits in the anonymity of their studios....
Crazy Nights
Character: Self
Somewhat crazy semi-documentary by director Joe D'Amato is a strange series of Burlesque performances from around the globe. Actress and dancer Amanda Lear hosts these mostly musical numbers designed to get people on stage....
Jodorowsky's Dune
Character: Self - Singer / Dali's Muse
In 1974, Chilean-French director Alejandro Jodorowsky embarked on the quixotic project of adapting Frank Herbert's influential novel Dune (1969) for the big screen. After investing two years, and millions of dollars, the gigantic project ended in failure; but the artists Jodorowsky brought together to carry it out continued to work together, and ended up laying the foundations for modern science fiction cinema....
Si muore solo da vivi
Character: Giusy Ganaglia
Orlando is in his 40s and is "loser" until the 2012 earthquake makes him change his life....
Boys Briefs 4
Character: La femme (segment "Gigolo")
BOYS BRIEFS 4 is a collection of six short films about gay male hustlers. While sex plays a key role in these films they aren't mere exploitation vehicles. Instead BOYS BRIEFS 4 reveals the true experiences of the hustler resulting in a series of slice-of-life vignettes that are surprisingly poignant and emotionally compelling. 6 Shorts: Into the Night (2002); Boy (2004); Gigolo (2005); Build (2004); Rock Bottom (2002); Gold (2005)....
Les Interdits des Grosses Têtes
Character: Self
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Don't Play with Martians
Character: Un habitant de Gamma
These space people have cat eyes and a disintegrating pistol; and when they touch a woman 's lips with their magic kiss....
Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic
Character: Self
Inspired even as a boy by the Folies Bergere, the legendary Paris cabaret venue, couturier Jean-Paul Gaultier always wanted to stage a show there. "But what story can I tell?" he muses in this doc about the six months of preparation that went into the show. "Mine." Combining fashion with film, dance, theater, and unapologetic over-the-top-ness, the revue offers a 40-year career retrospective of the designer who is practically never spoken of without using the phrase enfant terrible. Notorious am...
L'argent de la vieille
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Enigma
Character: Self
Two legends contested their identities as women in the court of public opinion: April Ashley, who was immortalized as a trailblazer by embracing her transgender history; and Amanda Lear, who has consciously denied and obfuscated her history for decades. Their divergent paths reveal disparate but intertwined legacies....
Des hommes stylés
Character: Self
The astute Loïc Prigent takes us on a guided tour of a men's dressing room that is less stuffy than it seems, with a refreshing touch of extravagance....
Miss
Character: Marraine
A young man seeking his sexual identity decides to take part in the Miss France beauty pageant....