Poly Styrene

Poly Styrene

Born: July 3, 1957
Died: April 25, 2011
in Bromley, England, UK
Marianne Joan Elliott-Said (3 July 1957 – 25 April 2011), known by the stage name Poly Styrene, was an English musician, singer-songwriter, and frontwoman for the punk rock band X-Ray Spex. She was described by Billboard as the "archetype for the modern-day feminist punk.” She died of metastatic breast cancer at the age of 53.

Movies for Poly Styrene...

Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
Title: Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
Character: Herself (Archive Footage)
Released: February 27, 2021
Type: Movie
The death of punk icon and X-Ray Spex front-woman Poly Styrene sends her daughter on a journey through her mother's archives in this intimate documentary.
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She's a Punk Rocker UK
Title: She's a Punk Rocker UK
Character: Herself
Released: October 4, 2010
Type: Movie
A documentary by and about women who were involved in the birth of punk.
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X-Ray Spex: Live at the Roundhouse London
Title: X-Ray Spex: Live at the Roundhouse London
Character: Performer
Released: December 1, 2009
Type: Movie
After a 13 year hiatus, X-Ray Spex reunited for a single show at the Roundhouse, London on Sept. 6, 2008. Unlike some of the "we're only in it for the money" reunions, X-Ray Spex are in great form. The twenty-track set includes almost the entirety of Germ Free Adolescents ("Plastic Bag" is the only track not played) and Poly Styrene's voice has held up exceptionally well given that Germ Free Adolescents was released thirty years ago. Other songs include three tracks from X-Ray Spex's 2005 reunion Conscious Consumer along with one new and previously unreleased track "Bloody War".
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Punk: Attitude
Title: Punk: Attitude
Character: Herself
Released: July 4, 2005
Type: Movie
A documentary on the music, performers, attitude and distinctive look that made up punk rock.
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Who Is Poly Styrene?
Title: Who Is Poly Styrene?
Character: Herself
Released: January 20, 1979
Type: Movie
Originally aired as part of the Arena series, this BBC biography of Poly Styrene of X-Ray Spex. She is one of the first black women singer-songwriters in the early New Wave/Punk scene.
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The Punk Rock Movie
Title: The Punk Rock Movie
Character: Self
Released: June 9, 1978
Type: Movie
Documentary on the London punk-rock scene, circa '78
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Punk in London
Title: Punk in London
Character: Self
Released: December 2, 1977
Type: Movie
A visual record of London punk life in the late '70s, filled with never-before-seen live concert footage and commentary from the Clash, the Jam, X-Ray Spex and the Electric Chairs.