Marianne Faithfull (born 29 December 1946) is an award-winning English singer, songwriter, actress and diarist whose career spans over four decades. Her early work in pop and rock music in the 1960s was overshadowed by her struggle with drug abuse in the 1970s.
After a long commercial absence, she returned late in 1979 with the landmark album, Broken English. Faithfull's subsequent work, very frequently the subject of great critical acclaim, has at times been overshadowed by her personal history.
Over the course of her long recording career, Faithfull has continually reinvented her musical persona, experimenting in different musical genres and collaborating with such varied artists as Angelo Badalamenti, Beck, David Bowie, Nick Cave, The Chieftains, Jarvis Cocker, Billy Corgan, Marcella Detroit, Emmylou Harris, PJ Harvey, Antony Hegarty, Rupert Hine, Joe Jackson, Alex James, Lenny Kaye, Daniel Lanois, Sean Lennon, Metallica, John Prine, Barry Reynolds, Keith Richards, Sly and Robbie, Teddy Thompson, Tom Waits, Rufus Wainwright, Roger Waters, Steve Winwood and Patrick Wolf.
Nominations and awards
On 4 November 2007, the European Film Academy announced that Faithfull had received a nomination for Best Actress, for her role as Maggie in Irina Palm. At the 20th annual European Film Awards ceremony held in Berlin, on 1 December 2007, Faithfull lost to Helen Mirren. On March 5, 2009, Faithfull received the World Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 2009 Woman's World Awards. "Marianne’s contribution to the arts over a 45 year career including 23 albums as a singer, songwriter and interpreter, and numerous appearances on stage and screen is now being acknowledged with this special award." The award was presented in Vienna, with ceremonies televised in over 40 countries on March 8, 2009 as part of International Women's Day.
Filmography
* Made in U.S.A. (1966)
* Anna (1967)
* I'll Never Forget What's 'is Name (1967)
* Three Sisters (1967)
* La Motocyclette / The Girl on a Motorcycle (a.k.a. Naked Under Leather) (1968)
* Rock and Roll Circus (1968/Released 1996)
* Hamlet (1969)
* Lucifer Rising (1972)
* Madhouse Mansion (1974)
* Assault on Agathon (1975)
* The Turn of the Screw (1992) (narration)
* When Pigs Fly (1993)
* Shopping (1994)
* Moondance (1995)
* Crimetime (1996)
* Intimacy (2001)
* Far From China (2001)
* Nord-Plage (2004)
* A Letter to True (2004)
* Paris, je t'aime (2006)
* Marie Antoinette (2006)
* Irina Palm (2007)
* Evil Calls: The Raven aka Alone in the Dark (2008)
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