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Lita Ford
Actor, Additional CreditsBorn September 19, 1958 (66 years)
Lita Rossana Ford (born 19 September 1958) is an English-born American rock guitarist, actress, vocalist and songwriter who was the lead guitarist for the Runaways in the late 1970s before embarking on a solo career in the 1980s.
Lita Ford was born to an English father and an Italian mother in London, England. When she was in second grade, she moved with her family to the United States, eventually settling in Long Beach, California.
Inspired by Ritchie Blackmore's work with Deep Purple, she began playing the guitar at the age of 11. Her vocal range is mezzo-soprano.
In 1975, at age 16, Ford was recruited by recording impresario Kim Fowley to join the all-female rock band he was assembling called the Runaways. The band soon secured a recording contract and released their first album in 1976. The band garnered significant media attention and The Runaways became a successful recording and touring act during their late 1970s heyday. Ford's lead-guitar playing became an integral element of the band's sound until their eventual break-up in April 1979.
In 1977, internal conflicts were erupting within the Runaways, who had by that time already parted ways with producer Fowley, lead singer Cherie Currie, and bassist Jackie Fox. Vocalist/guitarist Joan Jett wanted the band to shift to a more Ramones-influenced punk rock sound, while Ford and drummer Sandy West wanted to continue playing the hard rock-oriented songs the band had become known for. With neither faction willing to compromise, the band finally broke up in April 1979.
(Wikipedia)
Lita Ford was born to an English father and an Italian mother in London, England. When she was in second grade, she moved with her family to the United States, eventually settling in Long Beach, California.
Inspired by Ritchie Blackmore's work with Deep Purple, she began playing the guitar at the age of 11. Her vocal range is mezzo-soprano.
In 1975, at age 16, Ford was recruited by recording impresario Kim Fowley to join the all-female rock band he was assembling called the Runaways. The band soon secured a recording contract and released their first album in 1976. The band garnered significant media attention and The Runaways became a successful recording and touring act during their late 1970s heyday. Ford's lead-guitar playing became an integral element of the band's sound until their eventual break-up in April 1979.
In 1977, internal conflicts were erupting within the Runaways, who had by that time already parted ways with producer Fowley, lead singer Cherie Currie, and bassist Jackie Fox. Vocalist/guitarist Joan Jett wanted the band to shift to a more Ramones-influenced punk rock sound, while Ford and drummer Sandy West wanted to continue playing the hard rock-oriented songs the band had become known for. With neither faction willing to compromise, the band finally broke up in April 1979.
(Wikipedia)
Filmography
| 2022 | Dio: Dreamers Never Die · as Self |
| 2021 | Look Away · as Self |
| 2021 | |
| 2019 | The Rainbow · as Self |
| 2019 | Suzi Q · as Self |
| 2018 | Ampire: The Sound Of Music · as Self |
| 2018 | Bad Reputation · as Self |
| 2018 | The '90s Greatest (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | The 80's Greatest (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | The Top Ten Revealed (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Girls in Bands at the BBC · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | The Joy of the Guitar Riff · as Self |
| 2014 | |
| 2010 | 100 Greatest Artists of All Time (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Big Time Rush (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs · as Self |
| 2007 | Chopped (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2004 | Retrosexual: The '80s (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Edgeplay · as Self |
| 1999 | 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll · as Self |
| 1999 | Where Are They Now? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | The 20th Annual American Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1992 | The 19th Annual American Music Awards · as Self |
| 1991 | Herman's Head (TV Series) · as Herself |
| 1990 | |
| 1990 | The Howard Stern Channel 9 Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | The 32nd Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 1990 | Hard 'N Heavy Volume 11 · as Self |
| 1990 | Hard 'N Heavy Volume 9 · as Self |
| 1979 | Dance Fever (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1977 | The Runaways Live in Japan · as Self |
| 1972 | The Music Shop (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | The Old Grey Whistle Test (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Self |