Amanda Lear (née Tapp; born 18 June or 18 November in 1939, 1942, 1946 or 1950) is a French singer, lyricist, painter, television presenter, actress and former model.Lear grew up in the South of France and in Switzerland, and studied art in Paris and at Saint Martin's School of Art in London. She began her professional career as a fashion model in the mid-1960s and went on to model for Paco Rabanne and Ossie Clark among others. Around that time she met the Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dalí and would remain his closest friend and muse for the next 15 years. Lear first came into the public eye as the cover model for Roxy Music's album For Your Pleasure in 1973. From the mid-1970s to the early 1980s, she was a million-album-selling disco queen, mainly in Continental Europe and Scandinavia, signed to Ariola Records. Lear's first four albums earned her mainstream popularity, charting in the Top 10 on European charts, including the best-selling Sweet Revenge (1978). Her biggest hits included "Blood and Honey", "Tomorrow", "Queen of Chinatown", "Follow Me", "Enigma (Give a Bit of Mmh to Me)" and "Fashion Pack".In the mid-1980s Lear positioned herself as one of the leading media personalities in mainland Europe, especially in Italy and in France where she hosted many popular TV shows. She had also developed a successful painting career, regularly exhibiting her works in galleries across Europe for the next three decades, and continued to make music, earning minor hits such as "Incredibilmente donna" and "Love Your Body". Amanda's 1980s musical output saw her experimenting with different genres and trying to revive her career by re-recording earlier hits to various levels of success. 1980s also saw her release two books: an autobiography My Life with Dalí and a novel L'Immortelle.Since the 1990s her time has been divided between music, television, movies and painting. Despite frequent album releases, she failed to achieve success on charts with her music. However, her television career remained successful, with Lear hosting numerous prime time TV shows, occasionally making guest appearances in French and Italian TV series. She has also performed acting and dubbing roles in independent as well as major film productions. In the late 2000s Lear would reinvent herself as a theatrical actress, performing in long-running stage plays in France. To date, she has sold over 25 million singles and 15 million albums worldwide. Lear is also a widely recognized gay icon.
In the jury of the Italian version of the TV show"Dancing with the star". [January 2006]
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Was formerly in a relationship with Manuel Casella from 2002 to 2008.
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She is the voice of Edna 'E' Mode, with her funny French accent, in the Italian dubbed version of The Incredibles (2004).
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Beginning early in her career, Amanda Lear was rumoured to be transsexual. This is absolutely untrue but the rumour lingers on today.
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She has had a successful career in Italian tv. Amongst her tv programs Premiatissima (1983), "Viva le donne" (with Andrea Giordana ), "Il Brutto anatroccolo", "Cocktail d'amore" (with Balestri).
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Amanda was born in Hong Kong from an English-French father and a Asian-Russian mother. She later moved to Europe. She studied at the Saint Martin's college in London and later became a successful singer. Besides being Salvador Dalí's protégée she also became David Bowie's lover.
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Amanda Lear was told by her mentor Salvador Dalí to pretend to be man. The rumor still goes on today and Amanda played with it throughout her career.
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Now lives in south of France
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During the 60s painter Salvador Dalí was her companion
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Is the model with the black panther on the cover of the Roxy Music album, "For Your Pleasure."
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Was once engaged to Roxy Music lead singer Bryan Ferry.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Grottenolm
1985
Dr. Ludmilla Nerovna
W le donne
1984
TV Series
Loggerheads
1978
La cantante
Double Pisces, Scorpio Rising
1970
Der Kommissar
1969
TV Series
Model #2
Fun and Games for Everyone
1968
Ne jouez pas avec les Martiens
1967
Un habitant de Gamma
Nos chers voisins
2014
TV Mini-Series
Armella
Nom de code: Rose
2012
TV Movie
Manoue
Scènes de ménages
2012
TV Series
une tante de Marion
Le grand restaurant II
2011
TV Movie
Agathe
Lacoma
2009/I
Fish (voice)
Panique au ministère
2009
TV Movie
Cécile
Bloody Flowers
2008
Video
Charlotte de St Martin
Un posto al sole
2008
TV Series
La Morte
Encore une nuit de merde dans cette ville pourrie
2008
Short
La serveuse
Chasseurs de dragons
2008
Gildas (French version, voice)
Avocats & associés
2008
TV Series
Amanda Lear
Oliviero Rising
2007
Antonietta
Un amour de fantôme
2007
TV Movie
Elizabeth
Boys Briefs 4
2006
Video short
La femme (segment "Gigolo")
Courts mais GAY: Tome 9
2005
La femme (segment "Gigolo")
Gigolo
2005
Short
La femme
Sous le soleil
2004
TV Series
Sonia Rio
La talpa
2004
TV Series
Host (1st episode, substituted)
Le défi
2002
Birgit
Tre Ragazzi a Milano
2001
TV Movie
Neighbor
Bimboland
1998
Gina
Les années bleues
1998
TV Series
Mathilde
L'@mour est à réinventer
1996
TV Mini-Series
Une passante
Une femme pour moi
1993
TV Movie
Françoise
Piazza di Spagna
1992
TV Mini-Series
Se stessa
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Front Cover
2015
"Fashion Pack", "Queen Of Chinatown"
Une nouvelle amie
2014
performer: "Follow Me" / writer: "Follow Me"
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
2014
TV Movie documentary performer: "Follow Me" - uncredited / writer: "Follow Me" - uncredited
Dallas Buyers Club
2013
performer: "Follow Me" / writer: "Follow Me"
Benvenuti al nord
2012
performer: "Tomorrow Voulez-vous un rendez-vous" / writer: "Tomorrow Voulez-vous un rendez-vous"
Double jeu
1992
TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Benny Hill Show
1980
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Ein komischer Heiliger
1979
performer: "Follow Me"
La ragazza dal pigiama giallo
1977
performer: "Look At Her Dancing", "Your Yellow Pyjama" / writer: "Look At Her Dancing", "Your Yellow Pyjama"
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
La ragazza dal pigiama giallo
1977
composer: songs "Your Yellow Pijama" and "Look at Her Dancing"
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Le grand journal de Canal+
2009-2016
TV Series documentary
Herself
Amanda
2016
TV Series
Herself
C à vous
2013-2016
TV Series
Herself
Comment ça va bien!
2015-2016
TV Series
Herself
Vivement dimanche prochain
2001-2016
TV Series
Herself - Main Guest / Herself
Vivement dimanche
2001-2015
TV Series
Herself / Herself - Main Guest
Grand Hotel Chiambretti
2015
TV Series
Herself
Un soir à la Tour Eiffel
2015
TV Series
Herself
Les grosses têtes
1995-2014
TV Series
Herself
Les enfants de la télé
2004-2014
TV Series
Herself
Qui veut gagner des millions?
2006-2014
TV Series
Herself
Jodorowsky's Dune
2013
Documentary
Herself
El cine según Dalí
2013
Documentary
Herself
Vous trouvez ça normal?!
2012
TV Series
Herself
Richard E. Grant's Hotel Secrets
2012
TV Series documentary
Herself
Le plus grand cabaret du monde
2006-2012
TV Series
Herself
Chabada
2012
TV Series
Herself
On n'est pas couché
2006-2012
TV Series
Herself
Avant-premières
2011
TV Series
Herself
Girls in Popsongs
2011
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Le bureau des plaintes
2011
TV Series
Herself
2 heures de rire avec Christian Clavier et Didier Bourdon
2010
TV Movie
Herself
Ce soir (ou jamais!)
2010
TV Series
Herself
Giordano hebdo
2010
TV Series
Herself
8th Wonderland
2008
Herself
CAUETivi
2007-2008
TV Series
Herself
+ Clair
2008
TV Series documentary
Herself
On n'a pas tout dit
2008
TV Series
Herself
La méthode Cauet
2007
TV Series
Herself
93 Faubourg Saint-Honoré
2007
TV Series
Herself
Salut les Terriens
2007
TV Series
Herself
Les grands du rire
2006
TV Series
Herself
On ne peut pas plaire à tout le monde
2001-2005
TV Series
Herself
Ballando con le stelle
2005
TV Series
Herself - Judge
Questions pour un champion
2005
TV Series
Herself
Le grand concours des grosses têtes
2005
TV Movie
Herself
Les hyènes
2004
TV Series documentary
Herself
Tout le monde en parle
2001-2004
TV Series
Herself
20h10 pétantes
2003
TV Series
Herself
La grande notte
2003
TV Series
Herself - CoHost (2003-2004)
Gala
2003
Documentary
Herself
Hyper show
2002
TV Series documentary
Herself
Union libre
2001-2002
TV Series
Herself
Beckmann
2000-2001
TV Series
Herself
Vidéo gag
2000-2001
TV Series
Herself
Célébrités
2000
TV Series
Herself
Ciao Darwin
1998-1999
TV Series
Herself - Presidente di giuria
Tv+
1996
TV Series
Herself
Peep!
1996
TV Series
Herself / Host
Double jeu
1992
TV Series
Herself
Scherzi a parte
1992
TV Series
Herself (1998)
Viva el espectáculo
1990
TV Series
Herself
Champs-Elysées
1989
TV Series
Herself
Embarquement immédiat
1988
TV Series
Herself
Le divan
1987
TV Series documentary
Herself
Àngel Casas Show
1985
TV Series
Herself
Musikladen
1976-1983
TV Series
Vorsicht Musik!
1983
TV Series
Herself
Premiatissima
1983
TV Series
Herself
Na sowas!
1982
TV Series
Herself
Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar