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'''Dana Gillespie''' (born 30 | '''Dana Gillespie''' (born '''Richenda Antoinette de Winterstein Gillespie''' on [[March 30]], [[1949]]) is an English actress and singer. | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Dana Gillespie was born to the Baron De Winterstein Gillespie, an Austrian radiologist and his wife. She grew up in England and her family's villa on Lake Maggiore, Italy.<ref>Angela Bowie"Backstage passes", pp. 142-43</ref> She was the British Junior Water Skiing Champion for four years until an injury forced her retirement. | Dana Gillespie was born Woking, a town and borough in northwest Surrey, England, the second daughter of to the Baron De Winterstein Gillespie, an Austrian radiologist and his wife. She grew up in England and her family's villa on Lake Maggiore, Italy.<ref>Angela Bowie"Backstage passes", pp. 142-43</ref> She was the British Junior Water Skiing Champion for four years until an injury forced her retirement.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brown |first1=Craig |title=Ninety-Nine Glimpses of Princess Margaret |date= August 7, 2018 |publisher=Farrar, Straus and Giroux |isbn=978-0374906047 |pages=432}}</ref> | ||
She recorded initially in the folk genre in the mid-1960s, although she was more known at this time for being the girlfriend of Bob Dylan. Some of her recordings as a teenager fell into the teen pop category, such as the 1966 single "Thank You Boy", produced by Jimmy Page. Her acting career got under way shortly afterwards, and overshadowed her musical career in the late 1960s and 1970s. After performing backing vocals on the track "It Ain't Easy" from David Bowie's ''Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars'', she recorded an album produced by Bowie and Mick Ronson in 1973, "''Weren't Born a Man''". Subsequent efforts have been in the blues genre, appearing with her "London Blues Band". She is notable for being the original Mary Magdalene in the first London production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' which opened at the Palace Theatre in late 1971. She also appears on the Original London Cast album which was released the following year. | She recorded initially in the folk genre in the mid-1960s, although she was more known at this time for being the girlfriend of Bob Dylan. Some of her recordings as a teenager fell into the teen pop category, such as the 1966 single "Thank You Boy", produced by Jimmy Page. Her acting career got under way shortly afterwards, and overshadowed her musical career in the late 1960s and 1970s. After performing backing vocals on the track "It Ain't Easy" from David Bowie's ''Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars'', she recorded an album produced by Bowie and Mick Ronson in 1973, "''Weren't Born a Man''". Subsequent efforts have been in the blues genre, appearing with her "London Blues Band". She is notable for being the original Mary Magdalene in the first London production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' which opened at the Palace Theatre in late 1971. She also appears on the Original London Cast album which was released the following year. | ||
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Gillespie is a regular at "Basil's Blues Bar" on Mustique Island in the Caribbean, for three weeks in January through to February. This mostly features her "London Blues Band", but she also invites other acts. In 2005, Mick Jagger appeared as a guest and sang songs such as: "Honky Tonk Women", "Dust My Broom" and "Goin' Down". | Gillespie is a regular at "Basil's Blues Bar" on Mustique Island in the Caribbean, for three weeks in January through to February. This mostly features her "London Blues Band", but she also invites other acts. In 2005, Mick Jagger appeared as a guest and sang songs such as: "Honky Tonk Women", "Dust My Broom" and "Goin' Down". | ||
From March 2021 on, she had a successful Interview & Music Podcast series, ''Globetrotting with Gillespie'', from TAM TV (Temple of Art & Music) in London. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
*Angela Bowie, ''Backstage Passes'', Jove Books, Berkeley Publishing Group (1993) | *Angela Bowie, ''Backstage Passes'', Jove Books, Berkeley Publishing Group (1993) | ||
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| Born | March 30, 1949 Woking, Surrey, England, UK |
| Years active | 1965-present |
| Ethnicity | Caucasian |
| Nationality | British |
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| Measurements | 35-25-37 |
| Bra/cup size | 40D (90D) |
| Boobs | Natural |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 137 lb (62 kg) |
| Body type | Curvy |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Hair | Brown |
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Dana Gillespie (born Richenda Antoinette de Winterstein Gillespie on March 30, 1949) is an English actress and singer.
Career
Dana Gillespie was born Woking, a town and borough in northwest Surrey, England, the second daughter of to the Baron De Winterstein Gillespie, an Austrian radiologist and his wife. She grew up in England and her family's villa on Lake Maggiore, Italy.[1] She was the British Junior Water Skiing Champion for four years until an injury forced her retirement.[2]
She recorded initially in the folk genre in the mid-1960s, although she was more known at this time for being the girlfriend of Bob Dylan. Some of her recordings as a teenager fell into the teen pop category, such as the 1966 single "Thank You Boy", produced by Jimmy Page. Her acting career got under way shortly afterwards, and overshadowed her musical career in the late 1960s and 1970s. After performing backing vocals on the track "It Ain't Easy" from David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, she recorded an album produced by Bowie and Mick Ronson in 1973, "Weren't Born a Man". Subsequent efforts have been in the blues genre, appearing with her "London Blues Band". She is notable for being the original Mary Magdalene in the first London production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Jesus Christ Superstar which opened at the Palace Theatre in late 1971. She also appears on the Original London Cast album which was released the following year.
She is a close friend and associate of Angela Bowie, David Bowie's former wife.[3]
Gillespie is a regular at "Basil's Blues Bar" on Mustique Island in the Caribbean, for three weeks in January through to February. This mostly features her "London Blues Band", but she also invites other acts. In 2005, Mick Jagger appeared as a guest and sang songs such as: "Honky Tonk Women", "Dust My Broom" and "Goin' Down".
From March 2021 on, she had a successful Interview & Music Podcast series, Globetrotting with Gillespie, from TAM TV (Temple of Art & Music) in London.
References
Sources
- Angela Bowie, Backstage Passes, Jove Books, Berkeley Publishing Group (1993)
External links
- Dana Gillespie profile on
Babepedia - Dana Gillespie profile on
Famous Birthdays - Dana Gillespie info at
Famous Fix
