Amanda Lear in 2010

Amanda Lear is a French/Vietnamese singer, lyricist, painter, television presenter, actress and former model. She began her professional career as a fashion model in the mid-1960s. Around that time she met the Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dalí and would remain his closest friend and muse for the next 15 years. 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. Her best-selling album is Sweet Revenge and her biggest hits include "Blood and Honey", "Tomorrow", "Queen of Chinatown", "Follow Me", "Enigma (Give a Bit of Mmh to Me)", "The Sphinx" and "Fashion Pack".

By the mid-1980s, Lear had positioned herself as one of the leading media personalities in Italy, thanks to media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi, who offered her hosting the prime time entertainment show Premiatissima on the newly launched Canale 5. She then went on to host the popular show W le donne in Italy, adapted in France as Cherchez la femme, and Ars Amanda on the national Italian network RAI. Since the 1990s, her time has been divided between music, television, movies and painting. Despite regular album releases, she failed to achieve major success in charts with her music. However, her television career has remained stellar and she has hosted numerous successful TV shows, mostly in Italy and France, such as Il brutto anatroccolo and Cocktail d'amore. Lear has occasionally made guest appearances in French and Italian TV series. She has also performed acting and dubbing roles in independent as well as major film productions.

TV shows

Year Title Channel Role
1978 Stryx[1] Rai 2, Italy Performer
1980 Mostra internazionale di musica leggera[2] Rai 1, Italy Hostess
1981 Supersonica[3] Telemontecarlo, Italy Hostess, performer
1981–1982 Grey Street[3]
1982–1984 Premiatissima[4][5] Canale 5, Italy
1983 Ma chi è Amanda?[6] Hostess
1984–1986 W le donne[5][7] Hostess, performer
1985 Miss Italia Hostess
1986 Cherchez la femme La Cinq, France Hostess, performer
1989 Ars Amanda[8] Rai 3, Italy Hostess
1991–1992 Buonasera Rete 4, Italy
1992–2014 Les Grosses Têtes TF1, France Participant
1993–1994 Méfiez-vous des blondes[9][10] Hostess
1995–1996 Peep![11] RTL 2, Germany Hostess, performer
1996 La notte dei teleratti[12] Rai 3, Italy Hostess
1998–2000 Il brutto anatroccolo[13] Italia 1, Italy
1998–1999 Ciao Darwin Canale 5, Italy Judge
Buon capodanno Hostess
2002–2003 Cocktail d'amore[14][15] Rai 2, Italy
2002 Tendance[16] Match TV, France
2003 La grande notte[17] Rai 2, Italy
2004 La talpa (episode 1 only)[18]
2005–2007 Ballando con le stelle (seasons 1, 2 and 4)[19] Judge
2008 La folle histoire du disco France 3, France Hostess
The Singing Office[20] SKY Vivo, Italy Judge
Sfida tra sexy star a Hollywood[21] E!, Italy Hostess
Summer of the 70s[22][23] Arte, France
2011 Ciak... si canta! (season 3) Rai 1, Italy Judge
2014–2015 Si può fare!
2018 Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?[24] Cielo, Italy Hostess
2019 Sanremo Young Rai 1, Italy Judge
2023 Drag Race France France.tv Slash Guest judge

TV series

Year Title Role Channel
1969 Der Kommissar Model ZDF, West Germany
1988 Marc et Sophie[25] Astrologer TF1, France
1989 Maguy Antenne 2, France
1992 Piazza di Spagna Herself Canale 5, Italy
1998 Les Années bleues Mathilde TF1, France
2000 Blague à part Herself Canal+, France
2001 Un gars, une fille[26] Herself France 2, France
2004 Sous le soleil Sonia Rio TF1, France
2008 Avocats et Associés Herself France 2, France
Un posto al sole Death Rai 3, Italy
2012 Scènes de ménages Marion's aunt M6, France
2014 Nos chers voisins Armella TF1, France
2021 Camping Paradis Marie-Hélène
2023 Hashtag Boomer Herself OCS, France

Feature films

Year Title Role
1968 Ne jouez pas avec les Martiens
Fun and Games for Everyone
1970 Double Pisces, Scorpio Rising
1978 Follie di notte (Crazy Nights) Herself
Zio Adolfo in arte Führer (Loggerheads) Singer
1985 Grottenolm Dr. Ludmilla Nerovna
1993 Une Femme pour moi (TV film) Françoise
1996 L'@mour est à réinventer (Love Reinvented) Neighbour
1998 Bimboland Gina
2002 Le Défi (Dance Challenge)[27] Birgit
2006 Starfuckers[28] Herself
2007 Un amour de fantôme (TV film) Elizabeth
Oliviero Rising Antonietta
2008 Bloody Flowers[29] Charlotte de Saint-Martin
8th Wonderland TV presenter
2009 Panique au ministère (TV film) Cécile
2011 Le Grand Restaurant II (TV film) Agathe
2012 Nom de code: Rose (TV film) Manoue
2013 Jodorowsky's Dune Herself
2017 Metti una notte Lulù
2020 Si muore solo da vivi Giusy Ganaglia
Miss Marraine
2024 Maison de retraite 2
Vivre, mourir, renaître

Short films

Year Title Role
2005 Gigolo Woman
Memorias de Arkaran[30]
2008 Encore une nuit de merde dans cette ville pourrie Barmaid

Dubbing

Year Title Role
2004 The Incredibles (Les Indestructibles, Gli Incredibili)[31][32] Edna Mode (in the French and Italian versions)
2008 Dragon Hunters (Chasseurs de dragons)[33] Gildas (in the French version)
2009 Lacoma Fish
2011 Zookeeper Janet the Lioness (in the French version)
2018 Incredibles 2 (Les Indestructibles 2, Gli Incredibili 2)[31][34] Edna Mode (in the French and Italian versions)

References

  1. ↑ "VIDEOGRAPHY 1978 by Salvo Guercio" (in Italian). amandalear_tv.tripod.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2004. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Varietà 1980 - 1980 Rai Teche" (in Italian). www.teche.rai.it. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "VIDEOGRAPHY 1981 by Salvo Guercio" (in Italian). amandalear_tv.tripod.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2004. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  4. ↑ "VIDEOGRAPHY 1982 by Salvo Guercio" (in Italian). amandalear_tv.tripod.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2004. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  5. 1 2 "VIDEOGRAPHY 1984 by Salvo Guercio" (in Italian). amandalear_tv.tripod.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2004. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  6. ↑ "VIDEOGRAPHY 1983 by Salvo Guercio" (in Italian). amandalear_tv.tripod.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2004. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  7. ↑ Baroni, Joseph (2005). Dizionario della televisione. I programmi della televisione commerciale dagli esordi a oggi (in Italian). Raffaello Cortina Editore. pp. 314–315. ISBN 8870789721.
  8. ↑ "Ars Amanda - RaiPlay". Ars Amanda (in Italian). www.raiplay.it. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  9. ↑ Jérôme Roulet (April 7, 2005). "Soirée du Jeudi 8 avril 1993" (in French). www.toutelatele.com. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  10. ↑ Dominique Legrand (June 15, 1994). "MEFIEZ-VOUS! MADAME SEXE SE RHABILLE..." Le Soir (in French). Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  11. ↑ Tim Rauch (May 6, 1995). "Liebe und Erotik: Amanda Lear stöbert im Privatleben von Prominenten: Die Disko-Queen als Entertainerin". Berliner Zeitung (in German). www.berliner-zeitung.de. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Varietà 1995 - 1996 Rai Teche" (in Italian). www.teche.rai.it. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  13. ↑ "TV: DOMANI 'IL BRUTTO ANATROCCOLO' CON IL PERMESSO DI AMANDA LEAR" (in Italian). Adnkronos. December 18, 2000. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  14. ↑ "NEW TV-SHOW "Cocktail d'Amore" Rai 2" (in Italian). amandalear.tripod.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2002. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Varietà 2003 - 2003 Rai Teche" (in Italian). www.teche.rai.it. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  16. ↑ Hélène Maréchal (March 9, 2002). "Match TV, 20 h 45/ Une Amanda Lear très « tendance »". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  17. ↑ "TV: E' AMANDA LEAR LA NUOVA CONDUTTRICE DE 'LA GRANDE NOTTE'" (in Italian). Adnkronos. September 29, 2003. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Rai2: dopo una sola puntata "La Talpa" perde Amanda Lear. Al suo posto arriva la Perego". La Provincia Pavese (in Italian). gelocal.it. February 3, 2004. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Ballando con le Stelle Story" (in Italian). millycarlucci.net. November 6, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  20. ↑ Lord Lucas (March 24, 2008). "Marco Liorni presenta The Singing Office su Sky Vivo" (in Italian). www.tvblog.it. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  21. ↑ Michele Bisceglia (May 16, 2008). "Il personaggio/ Amanda Lear porta sul satellite le sexy star di Hollywood: "Rai e Mediaset sono vecchie"" (in Italian). www.affaritaliani.it. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  22. ↑ Julia Baudin (July 8, 2008). "Amanda Lear : «Les 70's, une période charnière»". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Arte Magazine n°28 5 jui 2008 - Page 4 - 5" (in French). 1001mags.com. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Voulez vous coucher avec moi?, anche in streaming" (in Italian). www.cielotv.it. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  25. ↑ "astro-chiens" (in French). Institut national de l'audiovisuel. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  26. ↑ "Avec des gars et des filles célèbres" (in French). Institut national de l'audiovisuel. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  27. ↑ Pratl, Carol (2002). "Blanca Li's Hip hop challenge". Paris Voice.com. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  28. ↑ "Starfuckers - film 2006 - AlloCiné" (in French). AlloCiné. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  29. ↑ "Accueil - Site de bloodyflowers !" (in French). bloodyflowers.jimdo.com. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  30. ↑ "Carles Congost, Memorias de Arkaran" (in Spanish). www.mlgcool.com. August 1, 2006. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  31. 1 2 ""Les Indestructibles 2" : Gérard Lanvin, Louane et Amanda Lear pour la version française". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). May 30, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  32. ↑ "Amanda Lear: "Doppiando Edna del film 'Gli Incredibili' ho coronato il sogno di bambina"" (in Italian). trovacinema.repubblica.it. November 18, 2004. Archived from the original on August 11, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  33. ↑ "Amanda Lear chasse le dragon". Le Figaro (in French). February 8, 2008. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  34. ↑ "Disney Pixar | Gli Incredibili 2 - Featurette Amanda Lear" (in Italian). YouTube. September 20, 2018. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
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