Debbie Harry filmography
Debbie Harry is an American singer and actress who first came to prominence as the lead vocalist of the rock band Blondie in the late 1970s. She subsequently began appearing in art films for Amos Poe, before having her first leading role in the neo-noir film Union City (1980). She next starred opposite James Woods in David Cronenberg's body horror film Videodrome (1983), and had a supporting role in Forever, Lulu (1987). She garnered further notice for her role as Velma Von Tussle in John Waters's satirical dance film Hairspray (1988).
In the 1990s, Harry occasionally starred in independent films, including two films directed by James Mangold's Heavy (1995) and Cop Land (1997). In the 2000s, Harry continued to appear in supporting roles in independent features, with roles in Deuces Wild, Spun (both 2002), and My Life Without Me (2003). In 2008, she appeared in a minor part in Elegy.
In addition to film, Harry has appeared in several television series, including Tales from the Darkside (1987), The Adventures of Pete & Pete (1992), the animated series Phantom 2040 (1994–1995), and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996).
Film
Year | Title | Role | Director(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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1975 | Deadly Hero | Singer | Ivan Nagy | Uncredited | [1] |
1976 | Unmade Beds | Blondie | Amos Poe | [1] | |
1978 | The Foreigner | Dee Trik | Amos Poe | [1] | |
1980 | Union City | Lillian | Marcus Reichert | [1] | |
1980 | Roadie | Herself | Alan Rudolph | [1] | |
1981 | Downtown 81 | Fairy godmother | Edo Bertoglio | [1] | |
1983 | Videodrome | Nicki Brand | David Cronenberg | [1] | |
1983 | Rock & Rule | Angel (singing voice) | Clive A. Smith | [1] | |
1983 | Wild Style | Herself | Charlie Ahearn | Segment: "The Party" | |
1984 | Terror in the Aisles | Nicki Brand | Andrew J. Kuehn | Archival footage | [1] |
1987 | Forever, Lulu | Lulu | Amos Kollek | [1] | |
1988 | Satisfaction | Tina | Joan Freeman | [1] | |
1988 | Hairspray | Velma Von Tussle | John Waters | [1] | |
1989 | New York Stories | Girl at blind alley | Martin Scorsese | Segment: "Life Lessons" | [1] |
1990 | Tales from the Darkside: The Movie | Betty | John Harrison | Segment: "The Wraparound Story" | [1] |
1990 | Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme | Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe | Jeff Stein | Television film | [1] |
1991 | The Real Story of O Christmas Tree | Anneka (voice) | Short film | ||
1991 | Intimate Stranger | Cory Wheeler | Allan Holzman | Television film | [1] |
1993 | Body Bags | The Nurse | John Carpenter | Television film; segment: "Hair" | [1] |
1994 | Rakthavira | Narrator | Aurelio Voltaire | Short film | |
1994 | Dead Beat | Mrs. Kurtz | Adam Dubov | [1] | |
1995 | Heavy | Delores | James Mangold | [1] | |
1995 | Sandman | N/A | Marco Capalbo | Short film | |
1996 | Drop Dead Rock | Thor Sturmundrang | Adam Dubin | [1] | |
1997 | Cop Land | Delores the bartender | James Mangold | ||
1997 | Six Ways to Sunday | Kate Odum | Adam Bernstein | [1] | |
1997 | L.A. Johns | Madam "Jacq" Jacqueline | Joyce Chopra | Television film | [1] |
1998 | Joe's Day | N/A | Nicole Zaray | ||
1999 | Zoo | Dorothy, the waitress | Alexandra King | ||
2000 | Red Lipstick | Ezmeralda | Alexandra King | ||
2001 | The Fluffer | Marcella |
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2002 | Deuces Wild | Wendy | Scott Kalvert | [1] | |
2002 | Spun | Neighbor | Jonas Åkerlund | [1] | |
2002 | All I Want | Ma Mabley | Jeffrey Porter | [1] | |
2003 | My Life Without Me | Ann's mother | Isabel Coixet | [1] | |
2003 | A Good Night to Die | Madison | Craig Singer | [1] | |
2003 | The Tulse Luper Suitcases Part 1: The Moab Story | Fastidieux | Peter Greenaway | [1] | |
2005 | Honey Trap | The Lawyer | Bob Giraldi | Short film | |
2005 | Patch | Belinda | Christopher Romero | Short film | |
2005 | I Remember You Now... | Margaret | Henry S. Miller | Short film | |
2006 | Full Grown Men | Beauty | David Munro | [1] | |
2007 | Anamorph | Neighbor | Henry S. Miller | [1] | |
2008 | Elegy | Amy O'Hearn | Isabel Coixet | [2] | |
2009 | The Mystery of Claywoman | Simone | Rob Roth | Short film | |
2011 | Pipe Dreams | Norah | Ben Green | Short film | |
2012 | Believe the Magic | Herself | Jimi Cauty | Short film | |
2014 | River of Fundament | Singing wake guest | Matthew Barney | [1] | |
2018 | Bad Reputation | Herself | Kevin Kerslake | Documentary film | |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1980 | The Muppet Show | Herself | Episode: "Debbie Harry" | |
1981 | Saturday Night Live | Host | Season 6, Episode 10 | |
1987 | Saturday Night Live | Musical Guest | Season 12, Episode 9 | |
1987 | Andy Warhol's 15 Minutes | Herself | Episode 4 | |
1987 | Crime Story | Bambi | Episode: "Top of the World" | [3] |
1987 | Tales from the Darkside | Sybil | Episode: "The Moth" | |
1989 | Wiseguy | Diana Price | 3 episodes | |
1991 | Monsters | Dr. Moss | Episode: "Desirable Alien" | |
1992 | The Adventures of Pete & Pete | Neighbor | Episode: "New Year's Pete" | |
1993 | TriBeCa | Cat | Episode: "The Loft" | |
1994–1995 | Phantom 2040 | Vaingloria (voice) | 10 episodes | [3] |
1996 | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Cassandra | Episode: "Pilot" | |
2002 | Absolutely Fabulous | Herself | Episode: "Gay" | |
2015–2016 | Difficult People | Kiki | 2 episodes | |
2016 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Herself (guest judge) | Episode: "New Wave Queens" | [3] |
2020 | High Fidelity | Herself | Episode: "What Fucking Lily Girl?" | [4] |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1993 | Double Switch | Elizabeth | Live action | |
2002 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | Delores | Voice | |
References
- "Deborah Harry filmography". AllMovie. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- "Debbie Harry". British Film Institute. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- "Debbie Harry credits". TV Guide. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- "Zoë Kravitz explains why High Fidelity reopens the debate about Michael Jackson and Kanye West". Entertainment Weekly.