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| Name: | Grace Jones |
| Birth Name: | Grace Mendoza |
| Height: | 5' 9'' |
| Sex: | F |
| Nationality: | American |
| Birth Date: | May 19, 1954 |
| Birth Place: | Spanish Town, Jamaica |
| Profession: | actress, musician, model |
| Education: | Syracuse University in Syracuse, NY |
| Husband/Wife: | Atila Altaunbay (bodyguard; married in February 1996) |
| Relationship: | Jean-Paul Goude (1 son), Dolph Lundgren (actor; born on November 3, 1957 ) |
| Brother: | Bishop Noel Jones (twin brother, actor; born May 19, 1948) |
| Son: | Paulo |
| Claim to fame: | as May Day in View to a Kill, A (1985) |
| Contact: | Click here |
| GRACE JONES GOSSIP, NEWS & TRIVIA |
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- Enjoys taking on the roles of both sexes in her daily life.
- Her act at Walt Disney World was a show stopper after she exposed her breasts during a performance at the Orlando, FL theme park, the London Sunday Mirror reported.
- During A VIEW TO A KILL (1985) filming, her boyfriend was a little-known actor named Dolph Lundgren. Lundgren has a small part in the film as a KGB heavy.
- Was nominated for Razzie Award in 1988 for Worst Supporting Actress for SIESTA.
- Is better known as a model and singer. Her androgynous appearance, and outrageous musical act employing live lions and leopards, has made her a cult favorite, and propelled her into several acting roles.
- During the 70s, often attended legendary New York disco Studio 54
- Famously attacked British interviewer Russell Harty when he turned away from her to speak to the other guests on his programme.
- Was signed to Island Records in 1977 and released her debut album Portfolio.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger complained that Grace was too tough during the filming of CONAN THE DESTROYER.
- Attended the 1986 wedding of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver on Cape Cod with Andy Warhol.
- Her androgynous and statuesque style made her extremely successful in New York City's underground and nightlife scenes and her sexually evocative stage shows and songs like I Need A Man earned her the title The Queen of Gay Discos, because of her large following of gay men.
- Was signed to one of New York's top modeling angencies but Grace's looks were too strong for American magazines, so she spent several years in Paris working as a successful model.
- Speaks French
- Was a close friend and confidant of Andy Warhol's and was a member of his entourage. Warhol made a portrait of her.
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