Danielle Spencer

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Danielle Spencer (born May 16, 1969 in Sydney , New South Wales ) is an Australian actress , singer and songwriter .

Life

Danielle Spencer is the daughter of the Australian songwriter, singer and TV entertainer Don Spencer and his wife Julie, an Englishwoman from Yorkshire . She has an older brother, Dean. Danielle began taking piano lessons at the age of four and began composing her own melodies at the age of ten. She spent her childhood and youth up to the age of twelve alternately in Australia and in Yorkshire and Cambridgeshire , since her father worked for the BBC Playschool in both countries.

On April 7, 2003, Danielle Spencer married Wellington , New Zealand- born Australian actor Russell Crowe . The couple first met in 1989 while filming The Crossing , which hit Australian theaters in 1990. The two have two sons, Charles Spencer Crowe (* December 2003) and Tennyson Spencer Crowe (* July 2006). On October 14, 2012, Spencer and Crowe announced their amicable separation to the press after nine years of marriage.

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Danielle Spencer with her then husband Russell Crowe at the Star Opening Party in Sydney on September 14, 2011

Danielle Spencer came into contact with show business from both a father and a mother's side as a child when she accompanied her father to his performances. She enjoyed singing, acting and dancing lessons in classical and jazz ballet and modern dance. From 1989 to 2000 she worked as an actress, mainly for Australian television, mainly as an actress in television series.

Then the focus of her artistic activity shifted to the field of singer / songwriter. Her musical debut album White Monkey was released in 2001 and after a family break her second album Calling All Magicians was released in February 2010 . The music videos for the song titles Tickle Me and Wish I'd Been Here were directed by her husband .

In August 2011, Danielle Spencer performed for the first time with her husband in two live concerts. Together with the musicians and actors Alan Doyle, Kevin Durand , Size2Shoes and Scott Grimes, the couple presented the Crowe / Doyle Songbook Vol. III, whose songs a. refer to the novel Der Singende Baum (Dirt Music) by the Australian novelist Tim Winton .

Discography

Albums

  • White Monkey (May 1, 2002; EMI)
  • Calling All Magicians (February 15, 2010)
  • The Crowe / Doyle Songbook Volume III featuring Danielle Spencer

Singles

  • Jonathon White (2001; EMI)
  • Blast Off (2001; EMI)
  • Forgive Me (2001; EMI)
  • White Monkey (2002; EMI)
  • Tickle Me (2002; EMI)
  • Wish I'd Been Here (2009)
  • On Your Side (2010)
  • Wish I'd Been Here (2010)

Filmography (selection)

  • 1989–1990: The Flying Doctors ( The Flying Doctors , TV series)
  • 1990: Holidays with Sindbad (What the Moon Saw)
  • 1990: The Crossing
  • 1991: Hampton Court (TV series)
  • 1991: Mission Top Secret - The Eye of Solomon ( Mission: Top Secret , TV series)
  • 1995: Home and Away (TV series)
  • 1995: Pacific Drive (TV series)
  • 1999: Game Room
  • 2000: All Saints (TV series)
  • 2000: Beastmaster ( BeastMaster , TV series)

Web links

Commons : Danielle Spencer  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ewbank / Hildred: Russell Crowe. The Biography, Carlton (2006), 48 Father Don
  2. ^ Homepage Don Spencer . Donspencer.com . Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 16, 2011. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.donspencer.com.au
  3. ↑ a b c d Maureen Paton: '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 . March 27, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
  4. ↑ Danielle Spencer - 'Calling All Magicians' + Tony Visconti video interview . Band weblogs . September 8, 2010. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 16, 2011. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / bandweblogs.com
  5. ↑ dailytelegraph.com of July 17, 2011: Source Beginning of Songwriting, accessed on July 17, 2011.
  6. ^ Chrissy Iley: My name is Danielle, Commander of the house of Crowe . Murphsplace.com . July 4, 2010. Archived from the original on June 27, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 16, 2011. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.murphsplace.com
  7. ↑ Stephen M. Silverman: Russell Crowe Joins the Married Ranks . People.com . April 7, 2003. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
  8. ↑ Press release Separation of Crowe Spencer from October 14, 2012
  9. ^ Ewbank / Hildred: Russell Crowe. The Biography, Carlton, 2006, page 47 Education Music Singing Dance
  10. ↑ Excerpts from live concert August 2011 on youtube.de, accessed on 12 Aug 2011
personal data
SURNAME Spencer, Danielle
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian actress, singer and songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH May 16, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Sydney , New South Wales , Australia