Grace JonesGrace Jones (May 19, 1952) born Grace Mendoza, in Spanish Town, Kingston, Jamaica; 1948 and 1954 have also been listed as her year of birth) is a model, singer and actress. Jones is known for her post-modern costuming and performance, at which she dressed in men's clothing and gorilla suits. She gained a reputation for temperament after she physically attacked British chat show host, Russell Harty, because he turned his back on her to speak to another guest. Musically, she began singing disco, then moved on into quirky pop and reggae, featuring big names in Jamaican music on albums such as Nightclubbing. Later, she recorded hip-hop flavored dance music. She was a Bond girl in A View to a Kill, a 1985 movie in the James Bond series of films. She later had a role in the 1992 Eddie Murphy film Boomerang. Earlier in her acting career, she starred alongside future governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger and NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain in 1984's Conan the Destroyer. She appeared in the September 1987 issue of Playboy magazine. Discography
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She appeared in the September 1987 issue of Playboy magazine. Following Laughton's death in 1962, Lanchester continued to act, making occasional film appearances such as the departing nanny in the opening scenes of Mary Poppins, and a sleuth in the 1976 Agatha Christie spoof, Murder by Death. Earlier in her acting career, she starred alongside future governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger and NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain in 1984's Conan the Destroyer. She continued to appear with her husband, for example in Rembrandt (1936), but never made a name as a female lead, mainly due to her lack of conventional beauty. She later had a role in the 1992 Eddie Murphy film Boomerang. This and other appearances in British films helped her gain the title role in Bride of Frankenstein (1935). She was a Bond girl in A View to a Kill, a 1985 movie in the James Bond series of films. Lanchester married Laughton in 1929, and one of her first screen appearances was opposite him in The Private Life of Henry VIII (as a highly comical Anne of Cleves). Later, she recorded hip-hop flavored dance music. Her birth name was Elizabeth Sullivan. Musically, she began singing disco, then moved on into quirky pop and reggae, featuring big names in Jamaican music on albums such as Nightclubbing. Elsa Lanchester (October 28, 1902-December 26, 1986), was a British-born American character actress, perhaps best-known as the long-suffering wife of Charles Laughton. She gained a reputation for temperament after she physically attacked British chat show host, Russell Harty, because he turned his back on her to speak to another guest. Jones is known for her post-modern costuming and performance, at which she dressed in men's clothing and gorilla suits. Grace Jones (May 19, 1952) born Grace Mendoza, in Spanish Town, Kingston, Jamaica; 1948 and 1954 have also been listed as her year of birth) is a model, singer and actress. Universal Masters Collection (Universal) 2003. Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions (Island) 1998. Bulletproof Heart (Capitol) 1989. Inside Story (Manhattan) 1986. Slave to the Rhythm (Manhattan/Island) 1985. Island Life (Island) 1985 - collected singles. Living My Life (Island) 1982. Nightclubbing (Island) 1981. Warm Leatherette (Island) 1980. Muse (Island) 1979. Fame (Island) 1978. Portfolio (Island) 1977. |