
Amanda Lear
Biography
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
Filmografi
Enigma2025 · Self
Dragon Hunters2008 · Gildas (voice)
La Candidate2017 · Cécile Bouquigny
Panique au ministère2009 · Cécile
Mon amour de fantôme2007 · Elizabeth
Divina2014 · Claire Bartoli aka 'Divina'
David Bowie: The 1980 Floor Show1973 · Self
Toujours possible2025 · Rose
Eternal Disco - The Greatest Hits2026 · Self (archive)
Des hommes stylés2018 · Self
To Live, To Die, To Live Again2024 · Leolia
Jean Paul Gaultier: Freak & Chic2018 · Self
Jodorowsky's Dune2013 · Self - Singer / Dali's Muse
L'argent de la vieille2025 ·
La Sobrietà2026 ·
Kinky Gerlinky2003 · Self
Oldies But Goodies2024 · Barbie
Dalida & Orlando: Brother and Sister Forever2023 · Self
Fun and Games for Everyone1969 ·
Disco Europe Express2019 · Self - Singer (archive footage)
Miss2020 · Marraine
Le Grand Bluff : 30 ans déjà !2022 · Self
Bloody Flowers2008 · Charlotte de St-Martin
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