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Helen Reddy
Actor
Born October 25, 1941Died September 29, 2020 (78 years)
Helen Maxine Reddy (25 October 1941 – 29 September 2020) was an Australian-American singer, songwriter, author, actress, and activist. Born in Melbourne, Victoria, to a show-business family, Reddy started her career as an entertainer at age four. She sang on radio and television and won a talent contest on the television program, Bandstand in 1966; her prize was a ticket to New York City and a record audition, which was unsuccessful. She pursued her international singing career by moving to Chicago, and subsequently, Los Angeles, where she made her debut singles "One Way Ticket" and "I Believe in Music" in 1968 and 1970, respectively. The B-side of the latter single, "I Don't Know How to Love Him", reached number eight on the pop chart of Canadian magazine RPM. She was signed to Capitol Records a year later.
During the 1970s, Reddy enjoyed international success, especially in the United States, where she placed 15 singles on the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. Six made the top 10 and three reached number one, including her signature hit "I Am Woman". She placed 25 songs on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart; 15 made the top 10 and eight reached number one, six consecutively. In 1974, at the inaugural American Music Awards, she won the award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist. On television, she was the first Australian to host a one-hour weekly primetime variety show on an American network, along with specials that were seen in more than 40 countries.
Between the 1980s and 1990s, as her single "I Can't Say Goodbye to You" became her last to chart in the US, Reddy acted in musicals and recorded albums such as Center Stage before retiring from live performance in 2002. She returned to university in Australia, earned a degree, and practised as a clinical hypnotherapist and motivational speaker. In 2011, after singing "Breezin' Along with the Breeze" with her half-sister, Toni Lamond, for Lamond's birthday, Reddy decided to return to live performing.
Reddy's song "I Am Woman" played a significant role in popular culture, becoming an anthem for second-wave feminism. She came to be known as a "feminist poster girl" or a "feminist icon". In 2011, Billboard named her the number-28 adult contemporary artist of all time (number-9 woman). In 2013, the Chicago Tribune dubbed her the "Queen of '70s Pop".
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During the 1970s, Reddy enjoyed international success, especially in the United States, where she placed 15 singles on the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. Six made the top 10 and three reached number one, including her signature hit "I Am Woman". She placed 25 songs on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart; 15 made the top 10 and eight reached number one, six consecutively. In 1974, at the inaugural American Music Awards, she won the award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist. On television, she was the first Australian to host a one-hour weekly primetime variety show on an American network, along with specials that were seen in more than 40 countries.
Between the 1980s and 1990s, as her single "I Can't Say Goodbye to You" became her last to chart in the US, Reddy acted in musicals and recorded albums such as Center Stage before retiring from live performance in 2002. She returned to university in Australia, earned a degree, and practised as a clinical hypnotherapist and motivational speaker. In 2011, after singing "Breezin' Along with the Breeze" with her half-sister, Toni Lamond, for Lamond's birthday, Reddy decided to return to live performing.
Reddy's song "I Am Woman" played a significant role in popular culture, becoming an anthem for second-wave feminism. She came to be known as a "feminist poster girl" or a "feminist icon". In 2011, Billboard named her the number-28 adult contemporary artist of all time (number-9 woman). In 2013, the Chicago Tribune dubbed her the "Queen of '70s Pop".
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Helen Reddy Filmography
| 2021 | Senior Entourage · as Helen |
| 2010 | The Perfect Host · as Cathy Knight |
| 2008 | |
| 1999 | Beastmaster (TV Series) · as The Seer |
| 1999 | Family Guy (TV Series) · as Channel 5 Jingle Singer (voice) |
| 1993 | Diagnosis Murder (TV Series) · as Danielle Marsh |
| 1987 | Disorderlies · as Happy Socialite |
| 1984 | Puttin' on the Hits (TV Series) · as Judge |
| 1978 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band · as Our Guests At Heartland |
| 1977 | Pete's Dragon · as Nora |
| 1977 | The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Elenor Green |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island (TV Series) · as Suzi Swann |
| 1975 | The Jeffersons (TV Series) |
| 1974 | Airport 1975 · as Sister Ruth |
| 1973 | The Bobby Darin Show (TV Series) |
| 1972 | The Midnight Special (TV Series) · as Host |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) |
| 2021 | Fanny: The Right to Rock · as Self |
| 2013 | The Battle of the Sexes · as Self |
| 2012 | Marie (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Paul Williams: Still Alive · as Self |
| 2010 | Mother of Rock Lillian Roxon · as Self |
| 2010 | Kenny Rogers and Friends · as Self |
| 2008 | Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest · as Herself (voice) |
| 2006 | |
| 2004 | |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | |
| 1992 | Vicki! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | Maury (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | Voices That Care · as Self - Choir Member |
| 1990 | Intimate Portrait (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1983 | Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1982 | Wogan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | I Love Liberty · as Self |
| 1980 | Solid Gold (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | Hour Magazine (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | The 52nd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1980 | The Tim Conway Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1977 | All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1976 | All This and World War II · as Self |
| 1976 | The Muppet Show (TV Series) · as Self - Special Guest Star |
| 1975 | The Val Doonican Music Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | 47th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1975 | The Don Rickles Show - Mr. Warmth · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | The Mac Davis Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | Tattletales (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1972 | Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | The New Bill Cosby Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1970 | The Flip Wilson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | The Morecambe and Wise Show (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1966 | The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | The American Sportsman (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | Password (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | American Bandstand (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Nominee |