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Infobox musical artist | name = Ellen Foley| image = Ellen4.jpg| caption = Ellen Foley live in concert at the Ancienne Belgique in Brussels, Belgium on February 13, 1980| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name =| alias =| birth_date = Birth date and age|mf=yes|1951|6|5| death_date =| origin = St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis , Missouri , United States|U.S. | instrument = Vocals| genre = Rock music|Rock | occupation = Singing|Singer , actress | years_active = 1977–present| label = Epic Records|Epic | associated_acts = The Clash Meat Loaf | website = Ellen Foley (born June 5, 1951) is an American singing|singer and actress , who has appeared on Broadway theatre|Broadway and television , where she co-starred in the sitcom Night Court . In music, she has released three solo albums but is best known for her collaborations with the singer Meat Loaf .cite web |url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p17606|pure_url=yes |title=allmusic ((( Ellen Foley > Overview ))) |accessdate=Start date|2010|02|27 |last=Ruhlmann |first=William |publisher=allmusic.com cite web |url= http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0284129/bio |title=Ellen Foley - Biography |accessdate=Start date|2010|02|27 |publisher=IMDb.com cite web |url= http://www.filmreference.com/film/64/Ellen-Foley.html |title=Ellen Foley Biography (1951-) |accessdate=Start date|2010|02|27 |publisher=filmreference.com cite web |url= http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/ellen_foley |title=Albums by Ellen Foley - Rate Your Music |accessdate=Start date|2010|02|27 |publisher=rateyourmusic.com cite web |url= http://www.schoolofrock.com/newyork/staff_school.php |title=School of Rock – School Staff |accessdate=Start date|2010|02|27 |publisher=SCHOOLofROCK.com
Early life and career
Foley was born in St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis , Missouri , the daughter of John and Virginia B. Foley. Foley attended Webster University . Foley gained high public recognition singing the duet with Meat Loaf on the hit single " Paradise by the Dashboard Light " from the 1977 album Bat out of Hell .cite journal |date=Start date|1991|3|16 |title=The Uncut Crap - Over 56 Things You Never Knew About The Clash |journal= NME |volume=3 |pages= |publisher=IPC Magazines |location=London |issn=0028-6362 |oclc=4213418 |quote="Should I Stay Or Should I Go" was written by Mick about American singer Ellen Foley, who sang the backing vocals on Meatloaf's Bat Out Of Hell LP Related news articles:
cite web |url= http://londonsburning.org/art_nme_03_16_91.html |title=The Uncut Crap - Over 56 Things You Never Knew About The Clash - NME March 16, 1991 |accessdate=Start date|2007|12|11 |last=Peterson |first=Tami |publisher=londonsburning.org
Although Karla DeVito is featured on the music video , DeVito is lip sync hing to Foley's vocals.cite web |url= http://www.heyrick.co.uk/ricksworld/iacbtmn.html |accessdate=Start date|2010|02|27 |first=Richard |last=Murray| work=Rick's World |title=It's all coming back to me now |publisher=heyrick.co.uk
Her debut album Night Out (album)|Night Out was released in 1979; the album's single "What's A Matter Baby" was a minor hit, reaching #92 on the US Charts.cite web |url=Allmusic|class=album|id=r37890|pure_url=yes |title=allmusic ((( Night Out > Overview ))) |accessdate=Start date|2010|02|27 |last=Stone |first=Doug |publisher=allmusic.com The album itself peaked at #152, and was produced by Ian Hunter (singer)|Ian Hunter and Mick Ronson . Foley recorded a memorable duet with Ian Hunter in 1980, "We Gotta Get Outta Here". Her creative relationship with Hunter also led her to singing backing vocals on the Iron City Houserockers ' 1980 album Have a Good Time but Get out Alive! , produced by Hunter, Ronson, and The E Street Band's Steven Van Zandt .cite web |url= http://www.ianhunter.com/bio.shtml |title=The Official Ian Hunter Website - Biography |accessdate=Start date|2010|02|27 |publisher=ianhunter.com
She can also be heard on The Clash album Sandinista! , released in 1980, in the songs " Hitsville UK " and "Corner Soul", and on the unreleased track "Blonde Rock 'n' Roll". All four members of The Clash appeared on her second album The Spirit of St. Louis in 1981, and Mick Jones (The Clash)|Mick Jones and Joe Strummer co-wrote a number of songs for the album.cite web |url=Allmusic|class=album|id=r37891|pure_url=yes |title=allmusic ((( Spirit of St. Louis > Overview ))) |accessdate=Start date|2009|5|28 | publisher=allmusic.com Jones produced the album, which also featured members of The Blockheads , and peaked at #137 on the US charts. The Clash's hit song " Should I Stay or Should I Go ", written and sung by Jones, was about the turbulent relationship he shared with Foley at the time.cite web |url= http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/theclash/biography |title=The Clash: Biography : Rolling Stone |accessdate=Start date|2010|02|27 |publisher=RollingStone.com
She released her third (and to date, final) solo album Another Breath in 1983; it failed to chart.cite web |url=Allmusic|class=album|id=r37892|pure_url=yes |title=allmusic ((( Another Breath > Overview ))) |accessdate=Start date|2010|02|27 |publisher=allmusic.com In 1984, she sang backing vocals on Joe Jackson (musician)|Joe Jackson 's album Body & Soul (Joe Jackson album)|Body & Soul and had a large role in the music video for Utopia (band)|Utopia 's "Crybaby".
Foley was one of four female vocalists to front the band Pandora's Box (band)|Pandora's Box , formed by Jim Steinman in 1989. Their album '' Original Sin (Pandora's Box album)|Original Sin '' was the first to feature the song " It's All Coming Back to Me Now " (vocals by Elaine Caswell ); both Meat Loaf and Celine Dion had separate chart successes with that song, years later. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/top40_singles.php UK Singles Chart http://www.everyhit.co.uk/ UK Singles Chart http://www.billboard.com/#/song/celine-dion/it-s-all-coming-back-to-me-now/868735 Billboard Hot 100
Broadway, film and television
Foley lives on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and continues an active career in music and has appeared on Broadway in such shows as Me and My Girl and the revival of Hair (musical)|Hair and off-Broadway in Beehive . She originated the role of The Witch in Stephen Sondheim 's Into the Woods at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego, but was replaced by Bernadette Peters before the play reached New York.Citation needed|date=February 2010 She eventually reprised the role by appearing on Broadway herself.
Her best known television acting role is the role of Billie Young on Night Court for one season (1984–85), after which she was succeeded by Markie Post as Christine Sullivan.Cite document | url= http://northhollywood.patch.com/articles/markie-post-interview-part-two | title=Markie Post Interview: Part 2 | date=2011-01-20 | accessdate = 2011-04-06 | publisher= North Hollywood Toluca Lake Patch | postscript=inconsistent citations She had parts in Miloš Forman 's 1979 film adaptation of the stage musical Hair (movie)|Hair , as well as the films Cocktail (1988 film)|Cocktail , Fatal Attraction and Married to the Mob .
She was also in the short-lived 1977 show 3 Girls 3 , co-starring with Debbie Allen and Mimi Kennedy .
Personal life
Foley married the writer Doug Bernstein in 1990. http://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/30/style/douglas-bernstein-weds-ellen-foley-fellow-actor.html? pagewanted=1 New York Times. "Douglas Bernstein Weds Ellen Foley, Fellow Actor" April 30, 1990. Foley's husband is the co-author of the Off-Broadway revue "Showing Off" and is a graduate of Amherst College. The couple live in Manhattan with their two sons, Timothy and Henry.Citation needed|date=February 2010 As of the mid-2000s, she teaches voice at The Paul Green School of Rock Music in Manhattan , New York City , New York .
Filmography
Stage appearances
Year
Title
Role
Theatre
1977
Hair
Sheila
Biltmore Theatre, New York City
1983
Eve Is Innocent
Kim Dolphin
Actors and Directors Theatre, New York City
1987
Into the Woods
The Witch
Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA
1987
Beautiful Bodies
Lisbeth
Whole Theatre Company, Montclair, NJ
1988
Me and My Girl
Sally
Marquis Theatre, New York City
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Film
Year
Film
Role
Notes
1979
Hair
Black Girls Singer
Directed by Miloš Forman Distributed by United Artists
1982
Tootsie
Jacqui
Directed by Sydney Pollack Distributed by Columbia Pictures
1983
The King of Comedy
Street scum
Directed by Martin Scorsese Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Night Out (album)|Night Out (1979) Epic Records|Epic
The Spirit Of St. Louis (Album) (Ellen Foley) (1981) Epic
Another breath (1983) Epic
Note: all of these were originally issued by Epic within the USA on Vinyl LP and are long out of print. They have all been re-issued on CD by Wounded Bird Records .
Compilations
The Very Best Of (1992)
Singles
"We Belong to the Night" / "Young Lust" (1979)
"What's a Matter Baby" / "Hideaway" (1979)
"Sad Song" / "Stupid Girl" (1980)
"Stupid Girl" / "Young Lust" (1980)
"The Shuttered Palace" / "Beautiful Waste of Time" (1981)
"Torchlight" / "Game of a Man" (1981)
"Torchlight" / "Le palais" (1981)
"Boys in the Attic" / "Beat of a Broken Heart" (1983)
"Nightline (Single Version)" / "Beat of a Broken Heart (1983)
"Nightline (Dance Mix - Long Version)" / "Nightline (Dance Mix - Short Version)" "Nightline (Dub)" 12" Maxi-Single
References
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External links
IMDb name|0284129
ibdb name|id=12691|name=Ellen Foley
http://www.users.bigpond.com/ptybisla/index2.html Information page and discography
Ellen FoleyThe Clash
Persondata|NAME=Foley, Ellen |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |SHORT DESCRIPTION=American singer |DATE OF BIRTH=June 5, 1951 |PLACE OF BIRTH= St. Louis, Missouri , United States |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= DEFAULTSORT:Foley, Ellen Category:1951 births Category:American female singers Category:American film actors Category:American musical theatre actors Category:American television actors Category:The Clash Category:Female rock singers Category:Living people Category:Musicians from St. Louis, Missouri
