Helen Reddy

Biography

Helen Maxine Reddy (25 October 1941 – 29 September 2020) was an Australian-American singer, songwriter, author, actress, and activist. Born in Melbourne, Victoria, to a show-business family, Reddy started her career as an entertainer at age four. She sang on radio and television and won a talent contest on the television program, Bandstand in 1966; her prize was a ticket to New York City and a record audition, which was unsuccessful. She pursued her international singing career by moving to Chicago, and subsequently, Los Angeles, where she made her debut singles "One Way Ticket" and "I Believe in Music" in 1968 and 1970, respectively. The B-side of the latter single, "I Don't Know How to Love Him", reached number eight on the pop chart of Canadian magazine RPM. She was signed to Capitol Records a year later. During the 1970s, Reddy enjoyed international success, especially in the United States, where she placed 15 singles on the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. Six made the top 10 and three reached number one, including her signature hit "I Am Woman". She placed 25 songs on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart; 15 made the top 10 and eight reached number one, six consecutively. In 1974, at the inaugural American Music Awards, she won the award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist. On television, she was the first Australian to host a one-hour weekly primetime variety show on an American network, along with specials that were seen in more than 40 countries. Between the 1980s and 1990s, as her single "I Can't Say Goodbye to You" became her last to chart in the US, Reddy acted in musicals and recorded albums such as Center Stage before retiring from live performance in 2002. She returned to university in Australia, earned a degree, and practised as a clinical hypnotherapist and motivational speaker. In 2011, after singing "Breezin' Along with the Breeze" with her half-sister, Toni Lamond, for Lamond's birthday, Reddy decided to return to live performing. Reddy's song "I Am Woman" played a significant role in popular culture, becoming an anthem for second-wave feminism. She came to be known as a "feminist poster girl" or a "feminist icon". In 2011, Billboard named her the number-28 adult contemporary artist of all time (number-9 woman). In 2013, the Chicago Tribune dubbed her the "Queen of '70s Pop". Description above from the Wikipedia article Helen Reddy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.  

Known For

Family Guy

Family Guy

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Love Boat

The Mike Douglas Show

Diagnosis: Murder

Golden Globe Awards

All Movies (19)

• Senior Entourage2021 · as Helen
• The Perfect Host2010 · as Cathy Knight
• Kenny Rogers and Friends2010 · as Self
• Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest2007 · as Herself (voice)
• The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Flashback to 19742007 · as Self (archive footage)
• Helen Reddy - Greatest Hits2005
• The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies1995 · as Self
• Voices That Care1991 · as Self - Choir Member
• Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief1989 · as Self
• Disorderlies1987 · as Happy Socialite
• I Love Liberty1982 · as Self
• Mickey's 501978 · as Self
• Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band1978 · as Our Guests at Heartland
• Pete's Dragon1977 · as Nora
• Neil Diamond : Live At the Greek Theatre 19761977 · as Self - Uncredited
• The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 19751975
• Airport 19751974 · as Sister Ruth
• Accomplished Women1974 · as Self
• The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 19731973 · as Self

All TV Shows (29)

• BeastMaster1999 · as The Seer
• Family Guy1999 · as Helen Reddy (voice)
• Family Guy1999 · as Channel 5 Jingle Singer (voice)
• Diagnosis: Murder1993 · as Danielle Marsh
• Vicki!1992 · as Self
• Puttin' on the Hits1984 · as Judge
• Night Music1982 · as Self (performer)
• Wogan1982 · as Self
• The Tim Conway Show1980 · as Self
• The Love Boat1977 · as Elenor Green
• The Muppet Show1976 · as Self - Special Guest Star
• The Jeffersons1975
• The Helen Reddy Show1973
• The Bobby Darin Show1973
• Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest1972 · as Self
• The Midnight Special1972 · as Self
• Disco1971 · as Self
• The Flip Wilson Show1970 · as Self
• The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour1969 · as Self
• The Carol Burnett Show1967 · as Self - Guest
• The Carol Burnett Show1967 · as Self
• The Carol Burnett Show1967 · as Self - Guest / Various Characters
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self - Guest Host
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• Musik aus Studio B1961 · as Self
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee