Loene Carmen

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Loene Carmen (2010)

Loene Carmen (* 1970 in Adelaide , South Australia ) is an Australian singer , songwriter and actress .

Life

Loene Carmen has released three solo albums so far and is currently playing live accompanied by members of the bands The Scare , Holy Soul and Bridezilla . She toured and made recordings with The Mess Hall and Warren Ellis . Carmen toured Europe solo in 2006, supporting Mick Harvey .

Carmen's father is the well-known rock, jazz and blues pianist Peter Head . He also played piano in some of Carmen's bands.

Loene Carmen worked as a teenager in a “Kings Cross” pizza bar and was discovered there for the role of Freya Olsen in John Duigan's Australian drama The Year of My First Love . This role earned her a nomination for the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress. Other notable roles were Sallie-Anne Huckstepp in the docudrama Blue Murder and Christine in Alkinos Tsilimidos' drama Tom White .

Loene Carmen has two sons (* 2007 and * 2011) with her partner Aden Young . She has a daughter from a previous relationship, who was born in 1990.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1987: The Year My Voice Broke (The Year My Voice Broke)
  • 1993: The Nostradamus Kid
  • 1995: Blue Murder
  • 1999: Strange Planet
  • 2004: Tom White

Records and albums

  • Automatic Cherry: Slow Burner (1996)
  • The Charismatics: Fateful Gaze EP (1998)
  • Loene Carmen: Born Funky Born Free (2001)
  • Loene Carmen: Slight Delay (2004)
  • Loene Carmen: Rock 'n' Roll Tears (2007)

Guest appearances

  • The Stepfords: Gas Food and You (1994)
  • Mick Harvey: Intoxicated Man (1995)
  • Mick Harvey: Pink Elephants (1997)
  • Paul Kelly / Stardust 5 (2006)
  • The Wallbanders: 4 track ep (Bang!) (2007)
  • Tribute to Rowland S. Howard (2007)
  • The Mess Hall: Devils Elbow (2007)

Nominations for film awards

  • 1987: Best Actress nomination for the Australian Film Institute Award for her role in The Year of My First Love
  • 2004: Nomination for Best Supporting Actress for the Australian Film Institute Award for her role in Tom White
  • 2004: Best Actress nomination for the Inside Film Award for her role in Tom White
  • 2004: Nomination for Best Supporting Actress for the film Critic's of Australia Award for her role in Tom White .

Participation in bands

  • 1991-1993: Honky Tonk Angels
  • 1993-1995: Wite Trash Mamas
  • 1996-1998: The Charismatics
  • 1995-1998: Automatic Cherry
  • 2000: Loene Carmen Experience
  • 2000–2005: Slow Hand

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Carmen, Loene
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian singer, songwriter and actress
DATE OF BIRTH 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Adelaide , South Australia , Australia