- Danielle Spencer (Australian singer)
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Danielle Spencer 
Spencer with her husband Russell Crowe in September 2011Born 16 May 1969
Sydney, AustraliaOccupation Singer-songwriter Spouse Russell Crowe (2003-present) Children Charles Spencer Crowe,
Tennyson Spencer CroweParents Don Spencer Danielle Spencer (born on 16 May 1969) is an Australian actress[1] and singer-songwriter.
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Personal life
Spencer is the daughter of Australian songwriter, singer and television entertainer Don Spencer and his wife Julie, an Englishwoman from Yorkshire.[2][3][4] She has an older brother, Dean. At the age of four she started to take piano lessons. [5] During her teens she began acting and composing her first self invented tunes.[6][7] Until the age of twelve she spent her childhood and youth alternately in Australia and in Yorkshire and Cambridgeshire, England, as her father worked in both countries for the BBC Play School. .[4][8][4] Since 7 April 2003 Danielle Spencer is married to New Zealand (Wellington) born Australian actor Russell Crowe.[9] The couple met for the first time in 1989 during the filming of the movie The Crossing. The film appeared in Australian cinemas in 1990.[9] The couple Spencer and Crowe have two sons, Charles Spencer Crowe, born 21 December 2003 and Tennyson Spencer Crowe (named after the famous English poet Alfred Lord Tennyson), born 7 July 2006.
Career
Spencer grew up in close contact with the world of show business. Occasionally she accompanied her father on his performances on stage. She took singing and acting lessons and dance classes in classical ballet and modern dance and jazz.[10]From 1989 to 2000 she worked as an actress, especially for Australian television, primarily as an actress in TV series. Subsequently, the focus of her artistic activity shifted to the area singer / songwriter.
In 2001 she released her debut musical album White Monkey and, after a family break, in February 2010 she released her second album Calling All Magicians. Under the direction of her husband, the music videos were made to the title songs and "Tickle Me" and "Wish I'd Been Here".
In August 2011 Spencer for the first time gave two live concerts alongside her husband. The pair joined with the musicians and actors Alan Doyle, Kevin Durand, Scott Grimes and the group Size2Shoes to present the Crowe / Doyle Songbook Vol III at St. John´s, Newfoundland, Canada. Songs from this album relate are among others to the novel Dirt Music by the Australian novelist Tim Winton. Danielle Spencer gives live concerts on a regular basis. For her live concert tour in October 2011, titled "Alone and Together", she joined with Australian bass player Steve Balbi.
Charities
Spencer is a supporter of The Australian Children’s Music Foundation (ACMF),[11] an educational program for underprivileged and indigenous children in Australia. She´s supporter of women’s cancer programs as the Pink Ribbon Breakfast for breast cancer and The Girls Night. [12]
Discography
Albums
- White Monkey - EMI (1 May 2002)
- Calling All Magicians (15 February 2010)
Singles
- "Jonathon White" - EMI (2001)
- "Blast Off" - EMI (2001)
- "Forgive Me" - EMI (2001)
- "White Monkey" - EMI (2002)
- "Tickle Me" - EMI (2002)
- "Wish I'd Been Here" (promo - 2009)
- "On Your Side" (2010)
- "Wish I'd Been Here" (2010)
Filmography
- The Flying Doctors - television series (1989–90)
- What the Moon Saw (1990)
- The Crossing (1990)
- Hampton Court - television series (1991)
- Mission Top Secret - television (1991)
- Home and Away - television series (1995)
- Pacific Drive - television series (1995)
- Game Room (1999)
- All Saints - television series (2000)
- Beastmaster - television series (2000)
Footnotes
- ^ Q.: "Are there any plans in the future to do any more acting stuff or are you just focusing on music?" A.: "I’m definitely focused on the music but at the same time I’m not shutting out acting and I would like to do some acting again. It’s just a case of finding the right vehicle and the right timing." in: www.thebeast.com article date oct 26, 2011 retrieved Oct 31, 2011
- ^ Ewbank, Tim; Hildred, Stafford (2001). Russell Crowe : the biography. London: Carlton Books. p. 48. ISBN 1842224239.
- ^ "Homepage Don Spencer". Donspencer.com. http://www.donspencer.com.au/about-don.html. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ a b c Maureen Paton (27 March 2010). "‘I hope people won’t judge me harshly because I’m married to Russell,’ says singer Danielle Spencer, the lady who tamed Mr Crowe". Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-1260053/Russell-Crowe-wife-singer-Danielle-Spencer-says-I-hope-people-wont-judge-harshly-I-m-married-Russell.html. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ "Danielle Spencer - 'Calling All Magicians' + Tony Visconti video interview". Band Weblogs. 8 September 2010. http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2009/09/08/danielle-spencer-calling-all-magicians-tony-visconti-video-interview/. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ "Danielle Spencer - 'Calling All Magicians' + Tony Visconti video interview". Band Weblogs. 8 September 2009. http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2009/09/08/danielle-spencer-calling-all-magicians-tony-visconti-video-interview/. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ^ McCarthy, Kerry (17 July 2011). "Danielle Spencer 'Music felt natural'". The Telegraph. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/lifestyle/sunday-magazine/danielle-spencer-music-felt-natural/story-e6frf039-1226095320234. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ^ Chrissy Iley (4 July 2010). "My name is Danielle, Commander of the house of Crowe". Murphsplace.com. http://www.murphsplace.com/crowe/7-04-10%20-UKTimes-Danielle.html. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ a b Silverman, Stephen (7 April 2003). "Russell Crowe Joins the Married Ranks". People.com. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,625932,00.html. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ^ Ewbank, Tim; Hildred, Stafford (2001). Russell Crowe : the biography. London: Carlton Books. p. 47. ISBN 1842224239.
- ^ Australian Children´s Music Foundation
- ^ Interview thebeast.com.au. dated Oct 26, 2011 retrieved Oct 30,2011
External links
Categories:- 1969 births
- Living people
- Australian television actors
- Australian female singers
- Australian film actors
- People from Sydney
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