Poly Styrene
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.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 0.123 |
Birthday | 1957-07-03 |
Place of Birth | Bromley, England, UK |
Also Known As | Marianne Joan Elliott-Said, Polystyrene, Poly Strene, |
1977
Punk in London
6.6/17
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...
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Punk in London
1978
The Punk Rock Movie
6.3/10
Documentary on the London punk-rock scene, circa '78
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The Punk Rock Movie
2005
Punk: Attitude
7/36
A documentary on the music, performers, attitude and distinctive look that made up punk rock.
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Punk: Attitude
1979
Who Is Poly Styrene?
7/1
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...
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Who Is Poly Styrene?
2010
She's a Punk Rocker UK
6.1/5
A documentary by and about women who were involved in the birth of punk.
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She's a Punk Rocker UK
2021
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
6.4/11
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 document...
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Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
2009
X-Ray Spex: Live at the Roundhouse London
0/0
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...
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