Deborah Harry Biography (1945-)

Full name, Deborah Ann Harry; born July 1 (some sources cite July 11), 1945,in Miami, FL; raised in Paterson, NJ; daughter of Richard Smith (a gift shopproprietor) and Catherine (a gift shop proprietor; maiden name, Peters) Harry. Addresses: Agent: Allison Levy, Innovative Artists, 1505 10th St., Santa Monica, CA 90401; 4Star Entertainment, 1675 York Ave., Suite 32C, New York, NY 10128.; Manager: Untitled Entertainment, 331 North Maple Dr., Third Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Contact: Tenth Street Entertainment, 700 San Vicente Blvd., Suite G410, West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, singer, songwriter
Birth Details: July 1, 1945; Miami, Florida, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(Uncredited) Singer, Deadly Hero, Avco-Embassy, 1976
(With Blondie) The Blank Generation (documentary), Poe Productions, 1976
(With Blondie) Unmade Beds, filmed 1976, released 2001
Dee Trick, The Foreigner, Visions, 1978
Herself, Mr. Mike's Mondo Video, New Line Cinema, 1979
(With Blondie) Roadie, United Artists, 1980
(With Blondie) Lillian, Union City, filmed 1980, released 2001
Fairy godmother, Glenn O'Brien's "New York Beat Movie" (also knownas Downtown 81 and New York Beat Movie), 1981
(As Debbie Harry) Herself, A New Face of Debbie Harry (short documentary film), 1982
Nicki Brand, Videodrome (also known as Zonekiller), Universal, 1983
Singing voice of Angel, Rock & Rule (animated; also known as Ring of Power and Rock 'n' Rule), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment, 1983
(In archive footage from Videodrome) Terror in the Aisles,Universal, 1984
Lulu, Forever, Lulu (also known as Crazy Streets), TriStar,1987
(As Debbie Harry) Tina, Satisfaction (also known as Girls of Summer), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
(As Debbie Harry) Velma Von Tussle, Hairspray (also known as White Lipstick), New Line Cinema, 1988
Girl at Blind Alley, "Life Lessons," New York Stories, Buena Vista, 1989
Betty, Tales from the Darkside: The Movie, Paramount, 1990
Anneka, The Real Story of "O Christmas Tree," 1991
Mrs. Kurtz, Dead Beat (also known as The Phony Perfector),Northern Arts Entertainment, 1994
Herself, Wigstock: The Movie, Hallmark Home Entertainment, 1995
Delores, Heavy, CFP Distribution, 1995
Thor Thorvalsen (some sources cite Spazz-O), Drop Dead Rock, 1996
Sandman (short film), cineMatrix, 1996
Delores, Copland (also known as Cop Land), Miramax, 1997
Herself, Who Is Harry Smith?, 1998
Joe's Day, 1998
Dorothy the waitress, Zoo, Pilgrims 5, 1999
Kate Odum, Six Ways to Sunday, Stratosphere Entertainment, 1999
Night Journey, 1999
Ezmeralda the psychic, Red Lipstick, Buttin Face Pictures/Rebel Planet Pictures, 2000
Marcella, The Fluffer, TLA Releasing, 2001
Ma Mabley, Try Seventeen (also known as All I Want), Try Seventeen Productions, 2002
Neighbor, Spun, Silver Nitrate Films, 2002
Wendy, Deuces Wild (also known as Deuces Wild--Wild in den Strassen), United Artists, 2002
Ann's mother, My Life without Me (also known as Ma vie sans moi and Mi vida sin mi), Sony Pictures Classics, 2003
(As Debbie Harry) Fastidieux, The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story (also known as Las maletas de Tulse Luper: La historia de Moab and Le valigie di Tulse Luper--La storia di Moab), Laurenfilm,2003
Madison, A Good Night to Die, Regent Entertainment, 2003
Herself, Ghost Light, Lot 47 Films, 2004
Herself, Mayor of the Sunset Strip (documentary), First Look Pictures Releasing, 2004
Herself, Picture This: Blondie and Debbie Harry (documentary; companion to the book of the same title), 2004
(As Debbie Harry) End of the Century (documentary; also known as End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones), Magnolia Pictures, 2004
Ramones Raw (documentary), Image Entertainment, 2004
The Road, 2004
Belinda, Patch (short film), Christopher Romero Studio, 2005
Herself, All We Are Saying (documentary), DeMann Filmed Entertainment/Flower Child Productions, 2005
Herself, Kiki and Herb Reloaded, Sniper, 2005
Lawyer, Honey Trap (short film), 149 Wooster Productions, 2005
Margaret, I Remember You Now (short film), Darinka Productions, 2005
Face Addict (documentary), Funny Balloons, 2005
Beauty, Full Grown Men, Grottofilms, 2006
Performer of songs that have been featured in films, television broadcasts, and video collections.
Television Appearances
Miniseries
Rock and Roll, PBS, 1995
100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll, VH1, 1999
100 Greatest Songs of Rock and Roll, VH1, 2000
(In archive footage; with Blondie) "Pure Pop," Walk On By: The Story of Popular Song, ABC, 2001
(As Debbie Harry) And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop, VH1, 2004
Movies
Cory Wheeler, Intimate Stranger (also known as After Midnight), Showtime, 1991
Nurse, "Hair," John Carpenter Presents "Body Bags" (also known asBody Bags and John Carpenter Presents "Mind Games"), Showtime,1993
Jacqueline (Madam Jacq), L.A. Johns (also known as Confessions and Johns), Fox, 1997
Specials
Blondie: Live at the Apollo Theatre (also known as Blondie Livein Glasgow), 1979
Women Who Rate a 10, NBC, 1981
Blondie, HBO, 1983
(In archive footage) Rolling Stone Presents Twenty Years of Rock &Roll, ABC, 1987
Cohost, 120 Minutes New Year's Countdown, MTV, 1989
(Uncredited) Member of audience, Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary, NBC, 1989
Rapido, BBC-2, 1989
Title role, "The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe," Mother Goose Rock 'n'Rhyme (musical), 1990
Red Hot and Blue, ABC, 1990
Homemaker, The Adventures of Pete and Pete: New Year's Pete, Nickelodeon, 1993
In a New Light '94, ABC, 1994
Dancing Barefoot, 1995
The State's 43rd Annual Halloween Special, CBS, 1995
MTV's Fashionably Loud, MTV, 1996
Herself, Unauthorized Biography: Milo, Death of a Supermodel, Comedy Central, 1997
Herself, In Bad Taste: The John Waters Story (also known as InBad Taste), Independent Film Channel, 1999
Blondie: Beneath the Bleach, BBC, 1999
Blondie's Back Live in NYC '99 (also known as Live in New York), VH1, 1999
The Bunny Years, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Primetime Special, NBC, 1999
Where Music Meets Film: Live from Sundance, VH1, 1999
Crossover, Independent Film Channel, 2001
(In archive footage) Heart-throbs of the 70s, Sky One, 2001
25 Years of Punk, VH1, 2001
(In archive footage) Herself, Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s, 2002
I Love Muppets, BBC, 2002
Herself, Totally Gay! (also known as VH1's "Totally Gay!"),VH1, 2003
Absolutely Fabulous New York Special, Comedy Central, 2003
Stormy Weather: The Music fo Harold Arlen, BBC, CBC, and Trio, 2003
Herself, Totally Gayer, VH1, 2004
Herself, The Ultimate Pop Star, Channel 4 (England), 2004
Herself, When Playboy Ruled the World, VH1, 2004
Class of '80 Debbie Harry, 2004
The Fifth Annual Women Rock, 2004
Live by Request: Blondie (also known as Blondie Live by Request), Arts and Entertainment, 2004
VH1 Divas 2004, VH1, 2004
(In archive footage) Live from New York: The First Five Years of Saturday Night Live, NBC, 2005
When Disco Ruled the World, VH1, 2005
Awards Presentations
The 22nd Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1980
The British Comedy Awards 2001, Independent Television, 2001
(As Debbie Harry) Presenter, Hip-Hop Honors, VH1, 2004
Episodic
(With Blondie) Rock Concert, 1978
(With Blondie) Musikladen, multiple appearances, between 1978 and1979
(With Blondie) Top of the Pops (also known as All New Top of the Pops and TOTP), BBC, multiple appearances between 1978 and 2003
Host and musical guest (with Blondie), The Midnight Special, NBC,1979
(With Blondie) Disco, 1979
(With Blondie) The Old Grey Whistle Test (also known as OGWT and Whistle Test), BBC-2, 1979
(With Blondie) Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "Saturday Night," Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1979
Host, The Muppet Show, syndicated, 1980
Pink Lady, NBC, 1980
(With Blondie) Solid Gold, syndicated, c. 1980
Host and musical guest, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "Saturday Night," Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1981
Host, Solid Gold, syndicated, 1981
(In archive footage) La edad de oro, 1984
(As Debbie Harry) Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "Saturday Night," Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1986
Bambi, "Top of the World," Crime Story, NBC, 1987
Sybil, "The Moth," Tales from the Darkside, syndicated, 1987
Diana Price, "And It Comes Out Here," Wiseguy, CBS, 1989
Diana Price, "Dead Dog Lives" (also known as "The Dead Dog Arc"), Wiseguy, CBS, 1989
Diana Price, "The Rip-Off Stick," Wiseguy, CBS, 1989
Guest, The Arsenio Hall Show, syndicated, 1989
Night Music, syndicated, 1989
"Desirable Alien," Monsters, syndicated, 1991
Voice of Vaingloria, Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks (animated;also known as Phantom 2040 and P2040), syndicated, 1994
Guest, Lauren Hutton and ... , syndicated, 1995
Live from the House of Blues, TBS, 1995
The Music Biz, BBC-2, 1995
(As Debbie Harry) Guest, Die Harald Schmidt Show, 1996
Guest, The RuPaul Show, VH1, 1996
Herself, "Andy Warhol: A Life at the Edge," Biography (also knownas A&E Biography: Andy Warhol), Arts and Entertainment, 1998
Herself, "Andy Kaufman's Really Big Show," Biography (also known as A&E Biography: Andy Kaufman), Arts and Entertainment, 1999
"The Films of David Cronenberg," The Directors, Encore, 1999
Guest, Mad TV, Fox, 1999
Guest, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2000
Herself, "Blondie," Behind the Music (also known as Behind theMusic: Blondie, BtM, and VH1's "Behind the Music"), VH1, c.2000
Herself, "Gay," Absolutely Fabulous, Comedy Central, 2002
Guest, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, BBC, 2002
Guest, V Graham Norton, Channel 4 (England), 2002
Herself, "Dames at Sea," Will & Grace, NBC, 2003
Herself, "24," Will & Grace, NBC, 2003
Guest, Enough Rope with Andrew Denton, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2003
Guest, Rage, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2003
(As Debbie Harry) Guest, San kvaell med Luuk, 2003
(As Debbie Harry) Guest, Tout le monde en parle, 2003
(With Blondie) Pulse, Fox, 2003
Top of the Pops 2 (also known as TOTP), BBC, 2003
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2003, 2004
Guest, Breakfast with the Arts, Arts and Entertainment, 2004
Guest, Good Day Live, Fox, 2004
(As Debbie Harry) Guest, Jeremy Vine Meets ... , BBC, 2004
Guest, Last Call with Carson Daly, NBC, 2004
Guest, The View, ABC, 2004
Guest, Weekend Today, NBC, 2004
(With Blondie) Today (also known as NBC News Today and The Today Show), NBC, 2004
(As Debbie Harry) Herself, Tubridy Tonight, Radio Telefis Eireann(Ireland), 2005
Guest, The Paul O'Grady Show, Independent Television, 2005
(Uncredited) Cuando Espana se desnudo, [Spain], 2005
(In archive footage) Loops!, Television de Catalunya (Spain), 2005
(With Blondie) Sugar Rush, Channel 4, 2005
Also appeared in Bravo Profiles, Bravo; Musicians, Bravo; New Visions, VH1; and RollerGames, syndicated.
Pilots
Music Central, syndicated, 1981
Cassandra, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina), ABC, 1996
Television Song Performer
Series
Main theme song, Absolutely Fabulous (also known as Ab Fab), BBC-2, beginning 1992
Stage Appearances
Teaneck Tanzi, Teaneck Tanzi: The Venus Flytrap, Nederlander Theatre, New York City, 1983
M, Crave, Axis Theatre Company, New York City, 2000
Performer at various events, including concerts, tribute concerts, and benefit concerts.
RECORDINGS
Albums
Koo Koo, Chrysalis, 1981
Rockbird, Geffen, 1986
Def, Dumb, and Blonde, Sire, 1989
Debravation, Sire/Reprise, 1993
Most of All: The Best of, Chrysalis, 1999
Albums with Blondie
Blondie, Chrysalis, 1977
Plastic Letters, Chrysalis, 1977
Parallel Lines, Chrysalis, 1978

Eat to the Beat, Chrysalis, 1979
Autoamerican, Chrysalis, 1980
Best of Blondie, Chrysalis, 1981
The Hunter, Chrysalis, 1982
Live!, MCA, 1988
Once More into the Bleach, Chrysalis, 1988
The Complete Picture: The Very Best of Deborah Harry and Blondie,Chrysalis, 1991
Blonde and Beyond, Chrysalis, 1993
Platinum Collection (boxed set), Chrysalis/EMI, 1994
The Ultimate Collection, Chrysalis, 1994
Blondie--Atomic; The Very Best of Blondie, Chrysalis/EMI, 1995
Remixed, Remade, and Remodeled (also known as Remix Project), Chrysalis, 1995
Back to Back Hits, Capitol, 1996
Essential Blondie: Picture This Live, EMD/Capitol, 1997
Essential Collection (compilation), EMI Gold, 1997
Live, Beyond, 1999
No Exit, Beyond/BMG, 1999
The Curse of Blondie, Sanctuary, 2004
Recorded other albums with Blondie.
Albums with Others
(With Wind in the Willows) Wind in the Willows, Capitol, 1968
Jimmy Destri, Heart on the Wall, Chrysalis, 1981
(As Debbie Harry; with Chris Stein) At Home with Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, 1987
The Ramones, Halfway to Sanity, Sire, 1987
Thompson Twins, Big Trash, Warner Bros., 1989
Just Say Da/Volume IV of Just Say Yes, Sire, 1989
Die Haut, Head On, Triple X Records, 1993
Cash Cow, Giorno Poetry Systems Records, 1993
DIY Blank Generation: The New York Scene, Rhino, 1993
Heck on Wheels Volume 3, Warner Bros./Reprise, 1993
Smack My Crack, Giorno Poetry Systems Records, 1993
Brace Yourself! A Tribute to Otis Blackwell, Shanachie, 1994
(With the Jazz Passengers) In Love, High Street Records, 1994
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Rey azucar, Sony Discos, 1995
Sedated in the Eighties No. 4, The Right Stuff, 1995
Groove Thing, This Is No Time, Eightball/Lightyear, 1997
Closed on Account of Rabies: Poems and Tales of Edgar Allan Poe, Mercury/Universal, 1997
(With Blondie as Adolph's Dog) We Will Fall: The Iggy Pop Tribute,Royalty Records, 1997
(With the Jazz Passengers) Individually Twisted, 32 Records, 1997
Like a Girl, I Want You to Keep Coming, Visionary Records, 1999
Singles
"Backfired," Chrysalis, 1981
"The Jam Was Moving," Chrysalis, 1981
"Now I Know You Know," 1981
"Rush Rush," Chrysalis, 1983
"Feel the Spin," Geffen, 1985
"French Kissin' (in the USA)," Geffen, 1986
"Free to Fall," 1987
"In Love with Love," Geffen, 1987
"Liar Liar," 1988
"Brite Side," 1989
"I Want That Man," Atlantic, 1989
"Sweet and Low," Atlantic, c. 1990
(With Iggy Pop) "Well, Did You Evah!," Chrysalis, 1990
"I Can See Clearly Now," Sire/Reprise, 1993
"Strike Me Pink," 1993
Other singles include "Strawberry Fields Forever."
Singles with Blondie
"In the Flesh," Private Stock, 1976
"X Offender," Private Stock, 1976
"Denis, Denis," Chrysalis, 1977
"In the Sun," 1977
"Rip Her to Shreds," Chrysalis, 1977
"Detroit 442," 1978
"(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence Dear," 1978
"Hanging on the Telephone," Chrysalis, 1978
"Heart of Glass," Chrysalis, 1978
(As the New York Blondes Featuring Madame X) "Little GTO," 1978
"Picture This," 1978
"Accidents Never Happen," 1979
"Die Young Stay Pretty," 1979
"Dreaming," Chrysalis, 1979
"Eat to the Beat," 1979
"The Hardest Part," Chrysalis, 1979
"Living in the Real World," 1979
"One Way or Another," Chrysalis, 1979
"Shayla," 1979
"Slow Motion," 1979
"Sound-a-Sleep," 1979
"Sunday Girl," 1979
"Union City Blue," 1979
"Victor," 1979
"Atomic," Chrysalis, c. 1979
(With Giorgio Moroder) "Call Me," Chrysalis, 1980
"Number 1," 1980
"The Tide Is High," Chrysalis, 1980
(With Fab Five Freddie) "Yuletown Throwdown" (first version of "Rapture"), Flexipop, 1981
(With Fab Five Freddie) "Rapture," Chrysalis, 1981
"Island of Lost Souls," Chrysalis, 1982
"Atomic" (version two: remix), 1994
"Union City Blue," Chrysalis/EMI, 1995
"Maria," 1999
"Nothing Is Real but the Girl," 1999
(With Coolio and the Loud All-Stars) "Rapture/Maria/No Exit," 1999
"Good Boys," c. 2003
Singles with Others
"Spirit of the Forest," Atlantic, 1989
Groove Thing, "Command and Obey," Chrysalis/EMI, 1997
Music Videos
"Backfired," 1981
"Now I Know You Know," 1981
"Rush Rush," 1983
"French Kissin' (in the USA)," Geffen, 1986
"Free to Fall," 1987
"In Love with Love," 1987
"Liar Liar," 1988
"Brite Side," 1989
"I Want That Man," 1989
"Sweet and Low," c. 1990
(With Iggy Pop) "Well, Did You Evah!," 1990
"I Can See Clearly Now," 1993
"Strike Me Pink," 1993
Other music videos include "Strawberry Fields Forever."
Music Videos with Blondie
"In the Flesh," 1976
"X Offender," 1976
"Denis, Denis," 1977
"In the Sun," 1977
"Detroit 442," 1978
"Hanging on the Telephone," 1978
"(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence Dear," 1978
"Picture This," 1978
"Accidents Never Happen," 1979
"Die Young Stay Pretty," 1979
"Dreaming," 1979
"Eat to the Beat," 1979
"The Hardest Part," 1979
"Heart of Glass," 1979
"Living in the Real World," 1979
"Shayla," 1979
"Slow Motion," 1979
"Sound-a-Sleep," 1979
"Sunday Girl," 1979
"Union City Blue," 1979
"Victor," 1979
"Atomic" (version one), c. 1979
"Call Me" (version one), 1980
"Number 1," 1980
"The Tide Is High," Chrysalis, 1980
(With Fab Five Freddie) "Rapture," Chrysalis, 1981
"Island of Lost Souls," 1982
"Call Me" (version two), 1990
"Atomic" (version two: remix), 1994
"Maria," 1999
"Nothing Is Real but the Girl," 1999
(With Coolio and the Loud All-Stars) "Rapture/Maria/No Exit," 1999
"Good Boys," c. 2003
Videos
Eat to the Beat, 1979
Best of Blondie: The Videos, Pacific Arts, 1981
Blondie Live!, 1982
(In archive footage; as Debbie Harry) Muppet Video: Rock Music with the Muppets, Playhouse Home Video, 1985
Live in Concert (also known as Blondie: Live!), MCA, 1987
The Complete Picture: The Very Best of Deborah Harry & Blondie, 1991
We're Outta Here! (also known as The Ramones: We're Outta Here!), 1997
The Nova Convention Revisited (also known as The Nova Convention Revisited: William S. Burroughs and the Arts), 1998
Blondie: Best of Musikladen Live, 1999
Blondie: Live, 1999
Blondie: Greatest Video Hits (also known as Greatest Video Hits), EMI Distribution, 2004
Blondie: Video Hits (also known as Video Hits), EMI Distribution, 2005
Disco: Spinning the Story (documentary), Koch Vision, 2005
TV Party, BrinkDVD, 2005
Video Games
Voice of Elizabeth, Double Switch, 1993
Voice, Penn & Teller's Smoke and Mirrors, 1995
Voice of Delores, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (also known as Vice City), Rockstar Games, 2002
WRITINGS
Albums
Koo Koo, Chrysalis, 1981
Rockbird, Geffen, 1986
Def, Dumb, and Blonde, Sire, 1989
Debravation, Sire/Reprise, 1993
Most of All: The Best of, Chrysalis, 1999
Albums with Blondie
Blondie, Chrysalis, 1977
Plastic Letters, Chrysalis, 1977
Parallel Lines, Chrysalis, 1978
Eat to the Beat, Chrysalis, 1979
Autoamerican, Chrysalis, 1980
Best of Blondie, Chrysalis, 1981
The Hunter, Chrysalis, 1982
Live!, MCA, 1988
Once More into the Bleach, Chrysalis, 1988
The Complete Picture: The Very Best of Deborah Harry and Blondie,Chrysalis, 1991
Blonde and Beyond, Chrysalis, 1993
Platinum Collection (boxed set), Chrysalis/EMI, 1994
The Ultimate Collection, Chrysalis, 1994
Blondie-Atomic; The Very Best of Blondie, Chrysalis/EMI, 1995
Remixed, Remade, and Remodeled (also known as Remix Project), Chrysalis, 1995
Back to Back Hits, Capitol, 1996
Essential Blondie: Picture This Live, EMD/Capitol, 1997
Essential Collection (compilation), EMI Gold, 1997
Live, Beyond, 1999
No Exit, Beyond/BMG, 1999
The Curse of Blondie, Sanctuary, 2004
Recorded other albums with Blondie.
Singles
"Backfired," Chrysalis, 1981
"The Jam Was Moving," Chrysalis, 1981
"Now I Know You Know," 1981
"Rush Rush," Chrysalis, 1983
"Feel the Spin," Geffen, 1985
"French Kissin' (in the USA)," Geffen, 1986
"Free to Fall," 1987
"In Love with Love," Geffen, 1987
"Liar Liar," 1988
"Brite Side," 1989
"I Want That Man," Atlantic, 1989
"Sweet and Low," Atlantic, c. 1990
(With Iggy Pop) "Well, Did You Evah!," Chrysalis, 1990
"Strike Me Pink," 1993
Wrote "Dracula, What Did You Do to My Mother?" and other songs.
Singles with Blondie
"In the Flesh," Private Stock, 1976
"X Offender," Private Stock, 1976
"Denis, Denis," Chrysalis, 1977
"In the Sun," 1977
"Rip Her to Shreds," Chrysalis, 1977
"Detroit 442," 1978
"(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence Dear," 1978
"Hanging on the Telephone," Chrysalis, 1978
"Heart of Glass," Chrysalis, 1978
(As the New York Blondes Featuring Madame X) "Little GTO," 1978
"Picture This," 1978
"Accidents Never Happen," 1979
"Die Young Stay Pretty," 1979
"Dreaming," Chrysalis, 1979
"Eat to the Beat," 1979
"The Hardest Part," Chrysalis, 1979
"Living in the Real World," 1979
"One Way or Another," Chrysalis, 1979
"Shayla," 1979
"Slow Motion," 1979
"Sound-a-Sleep," 1979
"Sunday Girl," 1979
"Union City Blue," 1979
"Victor," 1979
"Atomic," Chrysalis, c. 1979
(With Giorgio Moroder) "Call Me," Chrysalis, 1980
"Number 1," 1980
"The Tide Is High," Chrysalis, 1980
(With Fab Five Freddie) "Yuletown Throwdown" (first version of "Rapture"), Flexipop, 1981
(With Fab Five Freddie) "Rapture," Chrysalis, 1981
"Island of Lost Souls," Chrysalis, 1982
"Atomic" (version two: remix), 1994
"Union City Blue," Chrysalis/EMI, 1995
"Maria," 1999
"Nothing Is Real but the Girl," 1999
(With Coolio and the Loud All-Stars) "Rapture/Maria/No Exit," 1999
"Good Boys," c. 2003
Screenplays
(With Mick Rock) Picture This: Blondie and Debbie Harry (documentary; companion to the book of the same title), 2004
Film Music
Songs
"Polyester," "Be My Daddy Baby (Lu-Lu's Theme)," and "The Best Thing (Love Song)," Polyester, New Line Cinema, 1981
"Karma," Very Bad Things, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, 1998
Picture This: Blondie and Debbie Harry (documentary; based on herbook of the same title), 2004
Harry's songs have been featured in films, television broadcasts, video collections, and video games.
Television Music
Intimate Stranger (movie; also known as After Midnight), Showtime, 1991
Main theme song, Absolutely Fabulous (series; also known as AbFab), BBC-2, beginning 1992
L.A. Johns (movie; also known as Confessions and Johns), Fox, 1997
Video Music with Others
Eat to the Beat, 1979
Best of Blondie: The Videos, Pacific Arts, 1981
Blondie Live!, 1982
(In archive footage; as Debbie Harry) Muppet Video: Rock Music with the Muppets, Playhouse Home Video, 1985
Live in Concert (also known as Blondie: Live!), MCA, 1987
The Complete Picture: The Very Best of Deborah Harry & Blondie, 1991
Blondie: Best of Musikladen Live, 1999
Blondie: Live, 1999
Blondie: Greatest Video Hits (also known as Greatest Video Hits), EMI Distribution, 2004
Blondie: Video Hits (also known as Video Hits), EMI Distribution, 2005
Disco: Spinning the Story (documentary), Koch Vision, 2005
TV Party, BrinkDVD, 2005
Fiction
Ten Cents a Dance with a Nickel Change!, c. 1979
Also the author of poetry.
Nonfiction
(With others) Making Tracks: The Rise of Blondie, photographs by Chris Stein, Dell, 1982
(Author of foreword; as Debbie Harry) Mick Rock, Picture This: Blondieand Debbie Harry, Sanctuary Publishing, 2004

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Musicians, Gale, Volume 4, 1990, Volume 27, 2000
Metz, Allan, Blondie, from Punk to the Present: A Pictorial History, Musical Legacy Publications, 2002

Periodicals

Attitude, September, 2003, pp. 50-52
Billboard, April 4, 2004, p. 90
Esquire, March, 1999, p. 56
Interview, June, 1990, p. 110; May, 2000, p. 65; March, 2004, pp.162-67
Mojo, February, 1999, pp. 64-76; March, 2002, p. 154
Partner, June, 1982, pp. 58-60
People Weekly, February 18, 1997, p. 30
Playboy, June, 1999, p. 120
Time Out New York, June 5, 1996

Electronic

Blondie: The Official Web Site, http://www.blondie.net (December 10, 2005

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