- Helen Schneider
Helen Schneider (born December 23, 1952 in
Brooklyn ,New York City ) is an American singer and actress working mainly inGermany .Born the daughter of Dvora und Abraham Schneider (the name is German and means "taylor"), she studied piano before starting to perform as a singer in venues in
New England and New York.Between 1978 and 1984 she achieved some success as a rock singer in Germany; her song "Rock'n' Roll Gypsy" even reached the top 10
record chart s. 1980 she toured as an opener with the German rock legendUdo Lindenberg . She played one of the leads and the love interest of Eddie Wilson in the1983 film "Eddie and the Cruisers ", which has since gained a hugecult following , especially in unusual places for an American film such asNepal ,Russia and especially Germany, where Schneider hadname recognition . [http://www.mgm.com/title_title.php?title_star=EDDIEAND]In 1987 she began her acting career at the
Theater des Westens inBerlin playing the "Sally Bowles" in the musical "Cabaret". From 1995 to 1998 she performed asNorma Desmond in "Sunset Boulevard" byAndrew Lloyd Webber . Since 1998 she mainly performschanson s and songs with lyrics pieces byKurt Weill . She worked withEberhard Schoener on the recording of the "Short Opera " (1996) and on the goodbye-song for the TV series "Derrick". From 1999 to 2001 she performed asEva Perón in the musical "Evita" at theBad Hersfelder Festspiele .In 2007 Schneider released the CD "Just Like A Woman" [http://unterhaltung.de.msn.com/musik/cds-artikel.aspx?cp-documentid=4814345]
In June 2008 she appeared as a guest on the Deutsche Welle TV program "Zimmer Frei".
Personal
Helen Schneider is in a relationship with George Nassar who works as her manager as well.
External links
* [http://www.helenschneider.com www.helenschneider.com] official homepage
*References
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