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Amanda Lear
ActorBorn June 18, 1939 (86 years)
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.
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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.
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Filmography
| 2025 | Enigma · as Self |
| 2023 | Dalida & Orlando - les âmes soeurs · as Self |
| 2022 | Drag Race France (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Judge |
| 2022 | Queen Lear - Die Leben der Amanda Lear · as Self - Subject (archive Footage) |
| 2019 | Le doc Stupéfiant (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | Jean Paul Gaultier: Freak and Chic · as Self |
| 2018 | Basic, most of the music (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Je t'aime etc... (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | Quotidien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2013 | Jodorowsky's Dune · as Self |
| 2012 | Richard E Grant's Hotel Secrets (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | The Twelve Strokes of Noon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | It's Only TV (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | C à Vous (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | 8th Wonderland · as Self |
| 2006 | Salut les Terriens (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | Ce soir (ou jamais !) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | On n'est pas couché (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2005 | Dancing with the Stars (IT) (TV Series) · as Self - Jury |
| 2004 | Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The Mole (IT) (TV Series) · as Self - Hostess |
| 2003 | 93, Faubourg Saint-Honoré (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | 20h10 pétantes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Gala · as Self |
| 2003 | La méthode Cauet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | As An Aside (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | L'invité (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | Qui veut gagner des millions ? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | Beckmann (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Le plus grand Cabaret du monde (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Blague à part (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Avocats & Associés (TV Series) · as Amanda Lear |
| 1998 | Roll on Sunday (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | We Can't Wait for Next Sunday (TV Series) · as Self - Main Guest |
| 1998 | Tout le monde en parle (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Harald Schmidt Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Peep! (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1994 | Les enfants de la télé (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Eurotrash (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Jokes Aside (TV Series) · as Self (1998) |
| 1991 | Double jeu (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | Questions pour un Champion (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | Today (FR) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Maurizio Costanzo Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Na sowas! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Champs-Elysees (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | NDR Talk Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | The Little and Large Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | Crazy Nights · as Self |
| 1976 | Domenica In (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | The Music Shop (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | The Midnight Special (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | Ein Kessel Buntes (TV Series) · as Self - Musician |
| 1963 | Festival de Viña del Mar (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1959 | Stars in der Manege (TV Series) · as Self |