Amanda Lear
Biography
Amanda Lear is a French singer, lyricist, composer, painter, TV presenter, actress, and novelist. She began her career as a fashion model in the mid-1960s and was the muse of Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dalí. Lear gained public attention as the model on the cover of Roxy Music's album For Your Pleasure in 1973. She is known for her hits such as "Queen of Chinatown", "Follow Me", "Enigma (Give a Bit of Mmh to Me)", and "Fashion Pack". Lear has sold 15 million albums and over 25 million singles. As an actress, she has 102 known credits.
Career overview
Amanda Lear is a French singer, lyricist, composer, painter, TV presenter, actress, and novelist. She began her career as a fashion model in the mid-1960s. Lear was also the muse of Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dalí. She first came to public attention as the model on the cover of Roxy Music's album For Your Pleasure in 1973.
As an actress, Lear has appeared in numerous projects. She has a total of 102 known credits. Lear's acting career spans various roles in film and television. However, specific details about her acting work are not provided in the available information.
Lear has achieved significant success in her career, selling 15 million albums and over 25 million singles. She is known as the Disco Queen in Continental Europe and Scandinavia, with hits such as "Queen of Chinatown", "Follow Me", "Enigma (Give a Bit of Mmh to Me)", and "Fashion Pack".
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- For Better And For Worse (2026)
- La Sobrietà (2026)
- Disco Never Dies! - Musikladen-Hits für die Ewigkeit (2026) as Self (archive)
- Disco Sex Machine : La naissance du porn chic (2026) as Self
- Toujours possible (2025) as Rose
- Enigma (2025) as Self
- L'argent de la vieille (2025)
- El forense i Dalí (2025) as Self
- La Maison (2024) as Marwa Jallab
- Oldies But Goodies (2024) as Barbie
- To Live, To Die, To Live Again (2024) as Leolia
- Escort Boys (2023) as Amanda
- Dalida & Orlando: Brother and Sister Forever (2023) as Self
- Amanda Lear: Call Me Mademoiselle (2023) as Self
- Quelle époque ! (2022) as Self - Guest
- Drag Race France (2022) as Self - Guest Judge
- Il était une fois Champs-Élysées (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Le Grand Bluff : 30 ans déjà ! (2022) as Self
- Queen Lear – Die Leben der Amanda Lear (2022) as Self - Subject (archive footage)
- Hashtag Boomer (2021) as Amanda Lear
- TV Story Superstar (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- Si muore solo da vivi (2020) as Giusy Ganaglia
- Miss (2020) as Marraine
- Disco Europe Express (2019) as Self - Singer (archive footage)
- Soirée Pyjama (2019) as Self - Guest
- Belve (2018)
- Des hommes stylés (2018) as Self
- Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic (2018) as Self
- Metti una notte (2018) as Lulù
- Jean Paul Gaultier fait son show (2018) as Self
- La Candidate (2017) as Cécile Bouquigny
- Hollywood-Diven von ihrer erotischen Seite (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- Puis-je vous embrasser ? (2017)
- Quotidien (2016) as Self - Guest
- Amanda (2016) as Self
- Amanda Lear: Let Me Entertain You (2016) as Self
- Un soir à la tour Eiffel (2014) as Self
- Divina (2014) as Claire Bartoli aka 'Divina'
- Jodorowsky's Dune (2013) as Self - Singer / Dali's Muse
- Amanda Lear: Video Collection 1975-2006 (2013) as Self
- Code Name: Rose (2012) as Manoue
- Lady Oscar (2012) as Clara Barnier
- The Cinema According to Dalí (2010) as Self
- C à vous (2009) as Self - Guest
- Panique au ministère (2009) as Cécile
- Dragon Hunters (2008) as Gildas (voice)
- Bloody Flowers (2008) as Charlotte de St-Martin
- Mon amour de fantôme (2007) as Elizabeth
- Salut les Terriens ! (2006) as Self - Guest
- On n'est pas couché (2006) as Self - Guest
- Boys Briefs 4 (2006) as La femme (segment "Gigolo")
- Ballando con le Stelle (2005) as Self - Jury
- Courts mais Gay : Tome 9 (2005) as La femme
- Gigolo (2005) as La femme
- Night Archives (2005) as La femme
- Gala (2003) as Self
- Kinky Gerlinky (2003) as Self
- ZDF-Kultnacht (2002) as Self (archive footage)
- Dance Challenge (2002) as Birgit
- Beckmann (1999) as Self
- Vivement dimanche (1998) as Self
- Ciao Darwin (1998) as Presidente di giuria
- Blague à Part (1998) as Self
- Bimboland (1998) as Gina
- Love Reinvented (1997) as Une passante
- Les Interdits des Grosses Têtes (1997) as Self
- Love Reinvented (1996) as Passerby
- Die Harald Schmidt Show (1995) as Self
- Peep! (1995) as Self - Host
- Eurotrash (1993)
- A Woman for Me (1993) as Françoise
- Piazza di Spagna (1992) as Self
- Sacrée soirée (1987) as Self
- Sacrée soirée (1987) as Self - Panelist
- Le monde est à vous (1987) as Self
- Télématin (1985) as Self
- Grottenolm (1985) as Dr. Ludmilla Nerovna
- Champs-Elysées (1982) as Self
- Na sowas! (1982) as Self
- Vorsicht, Musik (1982) as Self
- Amanda Lear: Lyra '82 Live at Bratislava (1982) as Self
- Amanda Lear: Live in Concert (1980) as Self
- Electric Blue 004 (1980) as Self
- NDR Talk Show (1979) as Self
- Crazy Nights (1978) as Self
- Stryx (1978) as Self - Sexy Stryx
- Loggerheads (1978)
- Midi Première (1975) as Self
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) as Self
- Numéro un (1975) as Self
- Die Montagsmaler (1974) as Self
- David Bowie: The 1980 Floor Show (1973) as Self
- Ein Kessel Buntes (1972) as Self - Musician
- Musikladen (1972) as Self
- Disco (1971) as Self
- Double Pisces, Scorpio Rising (1970)
- The Commissioner (1969) as Model #2
- Fun and Games for Everyone (1969)
- Starparade (1968) as Self
- Don't Play with Martians (1968) as Un habitant de Gamma
- Viña del Mar International Song Festival (1963) as Self - Musical Guest
- Aktuelle Schaubude (1957) as Self
- A VOLTA DOS QUE NÃO FORAM as Joana D'avilla