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Grace Beverly Jones OJ (born 19 May 1948) is a Jamaican singer, songwriter, model and actress. Born in Jamaica, she and her family moved to Syracuse, New York , when she was a teenager. Jones began her modelling career in New York state, then in Paris , working for fashion houses such as Yves St. Laurent and Kenzo , and appearing on the covers ...
Grace Jones is a Jamaican-born model, actress, and musician who starred in films like Conan the Destroyer, A View to a Kill, and Vamp. IMDb provides her biography, filmography, awards, photos, videos, and more.
- Music Artist, Actress, Composer
- May 19, 1948
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Learn about the life and career of Grace Jones, a Jamaican-American model, actress, and singer. Find out her film roles, musical achievements, personal relationships, and trivia.
- May 19, 1948
- A View To Kill (1985) A View To Kill, the 14th installment of the James Bond films, arguably becomes a soulless spectacle without Jones’ presence as May Day – the formidable henchwoman and lover of Roger Moore’s Bond nemesis, Max Zorin, played by Christopher Walken.
- Nightclubbing (1981) The journey from her 1977 rendition of Edith Piaf’s La Vie En Rose – which put her on the radar of Island Records’ Chris Blackwell, to Nightclubbing – indisputably one of the greatest albums of all time, may never again be replicated.
- Bloodlight and Bami (2017) When Jones greenlit the Sophie Fiennes-directed Bloodlight and Bami, it was done with the specific goal of peeling back the layers of her mysterious and alluring fashion-centric persona.
- A One Man Show (1982) Jones’ ‘A One Man Show’, a live performance theatrical production which was recorded and released in 1982, represents another interesting intersection between Jones’ larger-than-life persona and her boundary-pushing creativity and interest in film.
- Grace Jones's age is a bit of a mystery. Grace Beverly Jones was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica, on May 19. As for the year, 1948 is very popular on several websites, but Jones disagrees.
- Grace Jones grew up in a strict, religious household. Grace's parents were both young and strict Pentecostals (her mother was the niece of a high-ranking bishop in the church).
- Grace Jones was once roommates with Jessica Lange and Jerry Hall. As a teenager, Jones began her career as a model and eventually got picked up by Wilhelmina Models.
- Grace Jones defied gender norms. Jones is well known for embracing androgyny. Some of her most striking iconography has her hair in a flattop, her strong cheekbones and jawline sharply contoured, and her clothing tailored in the most angular way possible.
Jun 22, 2020 · Why Grace Jones was the most pioneering queen of pop. 22 June 2020. By Nick Levine,Features correspondent. Getty Images. (Credit: Getty Images) She may be a style icon and all-round star. But...
Apr 5, 2018 · Grace Jones opened her life to the filmmaker Sophie Fiennes starting in 2005. The result is the documentary “Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami.” Dina Litovsky for The New York Times. Share...
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