Debbie Harry

Biography

Debbie Harry is a singer, songwriter and actress from the United States who became the lead vocalist of Blondie after the group was co-founded in New York City in 1974. Raised in Hawthorne, New Jersey, and born in Miami, she worked as a dancer and secretary before music became her focus. Blondie's 1976 debut album was followed by Parallel Lines, which included Heart of Glass, and by Autoamerican (1980), which yielded The Tide Is High and Rapture, the latter regarded as the first rap song to hit number one in the US. Her first solo album, KooKoo, arrived in 1981. On screen she took leading parts in Union City (1980) and Videodrome (1983), then appeared in Hairspray (1988), Heavy (1995), Cop Land (1997), Deuces Wild (2002), My Life Without Me (2003), Spun (2002), and Elegy (2008). Blondie returned with No Exit (1999), and later albums included Panic of Girls (2011), Ghosts of Download (2014), Pollinator (2017).

81years old

Turns 82 on July 1in 261 days

Born July 1, 1945Miami
Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Angela Trimble (birth name)Also credited as Deborah Harry and Deborah Ann Harry

Movie Career

Films: 25
Career span: 39 years1980 to 2019

Genres

Comedy32%, 8 films
Drama32%, 8 films
Documentary28%, 7 films
Music28%, 7 films
Romance28%, 7 films

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First role
In the late 1960s, Harry started her music career singing backup for The Wind in the Willows, a folk rock group. That group put out a self-titled album in 1968 on Capitol Records.
About the name
After Harry bleached her hair blonde, men would often call out a catcall at her, and that is where the band got the name Blondie.
About the name
In 1989, Harry reverted from "Debbie" to "Deborah" as her professional name, starting with the album Def, Dumb and Blonde.
Languages
For the 1994 horror film Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation, Harry recorded a theme titled "Der Einziger Weg (The Only Way)" as a duet with actor Robert Jacks, singing it in both German and English.
Beyond film
In 1994, Harry became a member of the Jazz Passengers, an avant-garde jazz ensemble, and she can be heard on the group's album In Love, which came out that same year.

Debbie Harry movies on Netflix

Suzi Q2019IMDb rating 7.2as Self - Blondie
Bad Reputation2018IMDb rating 7.3as Himself
Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures2016IMDb rating 7.5as Himself
Blank City2010IMDb rating 7.1
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB2009IMDb rating 7.5as Himself
Elegy2008IMDb rating 6.7as Amy O'Hearn
Anamorph2007IMDb rating 5.5as Neighbor
A Good Night to Die2003IMDb rating 4.6as Madison(Deborah Harry)
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones2003IMDb rating 7.9as Himself
Mayor of the Sunset Strip2003IMDb rating 7.0as Himself
My Life Without Me2003IMDb rating 7.4as Ann's Mother
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story2003IMDb rating 6.7as Fastidieux
Deuces Wild2002IMDb rating 5.6as Wendy
Spun2002IMDb rating 6.7as Neighbor
Try Seventeen2002IMDb rating 5.9as Ma Mabley
Six Ways to Sunday1999IMDb rating 6.1as Kate Odum
Cop Land1997IMDb rating 7.0as Delores
Heavy1995IMDb rating 6.7as Delores
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme1990IMDb rating 7.5as Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie1990IMDb rating 6.2as Betty (wraparound story)
Hairspray1988IMDb rating 7.0as Velma Von Tussle
Satisfaction1988IMDb rating 5.0as Tina
Rock & Rule1983IMDb rating 6.4as Angel (singing voice)
Videodrome1983IMDb rating 7.2as Nicki Brand
Roadie1980IMDb rating 5.3as Himself

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Videodrome1983 Horror, Sci-Fias Nicki Brand
IMDb rating 7.2115K votes
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie1990 Comedy, Horror, Thrilleras Betty (wraparound story)
IMDb rating 6.221K votes
Hairspray1988as Velma Von Tussle
IMDb rating 7.026K votes
My Life Without Me2003as Ann's Mother
IMDb rating 7.427K votes
Try Seventeen2002as Ma Mabley
IMDb rating 5.96.5K votes
Heavy1995as Delores
IMDb rating 6.76.4K votes
Rock & Rule1983as Angel (singing voice)
IMDb rating 6.44.8K votes
Spun2002as Neighbor
IMDb rating 6.743K votes

Most often with

James Mangold directed two of these films, Isabel Coixet two. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Alice Cooper

Chris Stein

Peter Stormare

Julian Richings

Brooke Shields

Michael Rapaport

James MangoldDirector, 2 films Isabel CoixetDirector, 2 films

Films together

Alice Cooper3 films together, 1980 to 2019
Alice Cooper's page
- Suzi Q2019IMDb rating 7.2Harry as Self - BlondieCooper as Himself
- Mayor of the Sunset Strip2003IMDb rating 7.0Harry as HimselfCooper as Himself
- Roadie1980IMDb rating 5.3Harry as HimselfCooper as Himself
Chris Stein3 films together, 1980 to 2018
Chris Stein's page
- Bad Reputation2018IMDb rating 7.3Harry as HimselfStein as Himself
- End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones2003IMDb rating 7.9Harry as HimselfStein as Himself
- Roadie1980IMDb rating 5.3Harry as HimselfStein as Himself
Peter Stormare2 films together, 2002 to 2007
Peter Stormare's page
- Anamorph2007IMDb rating 5.5Harry as NeighborStormare as Blair Collet
- Spun2002IMDb rating 6.7Harry as NeighborStormare as Mullet Cop
Julian Richings2 films together, 2003 to 2008
Julian Richings's page
- Elegy2008IMDb rating 6.7Harry as Amy O'HearnRichings as Actor in Play #1
- My Life Without Me2003IMDb rating 7.4Harry as Ann's MotherRichings as Dr. Thompson
Brooke Shields2 films together, 2003 to 2016
Brooke Shields's page
- Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures2016IMDb rating 7.5Harry as HimselfShields as Himself
- Mayor of the Sunset Strip2003IMDb rating 7.0Harry as HimselfShields as Herself
Michael Rapaport2 films together, 1997 to 2003
Michael Rapaport's page
- A Good Night to Die2003IMDb rating 4.6Harry as Madison(Deborah Harry)Rapaport as August
- Cop Land1997IMDb rating 7.0Harry as DeloresRapaport as Murray Babitch
James MangoldDirector, 2 films, 1995 to 1997
All films by James Mangold
- Cop Land1997IMDb rating 7.0Harry as Delores
- Heavy1995IMDb rating 6.7Harry as Delores
Isabel CoixetDirector, 2 films, 2003 to 2008
All films by Isabel Coixet
- Elegy2008IMDb rating 6.7Harry as Amy O'Hearn
- My Life Without Me2003IMDb rating 7.4Harry as Ann's Mother
Also two films together16 more actors
- Vincent PastoreDeuces Wild (2002) and Six Ways to Sunday (1999)
- Norman ReedusDeuces Wild (2002) and Six Ways to Sunday (1999)
- Scott SpeedmanAnamorph (2007) and My Life Without Me (2003)
- Iggy PopBad Reputation (2018) and End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (2003)
- David JohansenEnd of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (2003) and Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
- Paul LazarAnamorph (2007) and Six Ways to Sunday (1999)
- Joan JettSuzi Q (2019) and Bad Reputation (2018)
- Jim JarmuschBlank City (2010) and Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB (2009)
- Pete TownshendBad Reputation (2018) and Mayor of the Sunset Strip (2003)
- Fab 5 FreddyBlank City (2010) and Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB (2009)
- Pia ZadoraMother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (1990) and Hairspray (1988)
- Joey RamoneBurning Down the House: The Story of CBGB (2009) and End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (2003)
- Rodney BingenheimerBad Reputation (2018) and Mayor of the Sunset Strip (2003)
- Marky RamoneBurning Down the House: The Story of CBGB (2009) and End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (2003)
- Hilly KristalBurning Down the House: The Story of CBGB (2009) and End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (2003)
- Tommy RamoneBurning Down the House: The Story of CBGB (2009) and End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (2003)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Debbie Harry's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$136 million

12 of the 25 films have a worldwide figure.

12Worldwide figure
6US gross only
1Never in cinemas
6Figure not found

Top grosser

Cop Land1997Delores$63.7 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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Cop Land1997as Delores
$64M47.0% of the total
2
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie1990as Betty (wraparound story)
$16M12.0% of the total
3
Elegy2008as Amy O'Hearn
$15M11.0% of the total
4
My Life Without Me2003as Ann's Mother
$12M9.1% of the total
5
Satisfaction1988as Tina
$8.3M6.1% of the total
6
Hairspray1988as Velma Von Tussle
$6.7M4.9% of the total
7
Deuces Wild2002as Wendy
$6.3M4.6% of the total
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Roadie1980as Himself
$4.2M3.1% of the total