Amanda Lear is a French singer, lyricist, painter, television presenter, actress and former model. She began her professional career as a fashion model in the mid-1960s. Around that time she met the Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dalí and would remain his closest friend and muse for the next 15 years. From the mid-1970s to the early 1980s, she was a million-album-selling disco queen, mainly in Continental Europe and Scandinavia, signed to Ariola Records. Her best-selling album is Sweet Revenge and her biggest hits include "Blood and Honey", "Tomorrow", "Queen of Chinatown", "Follow Me", "Enigma (Give a Bit of Mmh to Me)", "The Sphinx" and "Fashion Pack".
By the mid-1980s, Lear had positioned herself as one of the leading media personalities in Italy, thanks to media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi, who offered her hosting the prime time entertainment show Premiatissima on the newly launched Canale 5. She then went on to host the popular show W le donne in Italy, adapted in France as Cherchez la femme, and Ars Amanda on the national Italian network RAI. Since the 1990s, her time has been divided between music, television, movies and painting. Despite regular album releases, she failed to achieve major success in charts with her music. However, her television career has remained stellar and she has hosted numerous successful TV shows, mostly in Italy and France, such as Il brutto anatroccolo and Cocktail d'amore. Lear has occasionally made guest appearances in French and Italian TV series. She has also performed acting and dubbing roles in independent as well as major film productions.
| Year | Title | Channel | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | The 1980 Floor Show | NBC, USA | Performer |
| 1978 | Stryx[1] | Rai 2, Italy | |
| 1980 | Mostra internazionale di musica leggera[2] | Rai 1, Italy | Hostess |
| 1981 | Supersonica[3] | Telemontecarlo, Italy | Hostess, performer |
| 1981–1982 | Grey Street | ||
| 1982–1984 | Premiatissima[4] [5] | Canale 5, Italy | |
| 1983 | Ma chi è Amanda?[6] | Hostess | |
| 1984–1986 | W le donne[7] | Hostess, performer | |
| 1985 | Miss Italia | Hostess | |
| 1986 | Cherchez la femme | La Cinq, France | Hostess, performer |
| 1989 | Ars Amanda[8] | Rai 3, Italy | Hostess |
| 1991–1992 | Buonasera | Rete 4, Italy | |
| 1992–2014 | Les Grosses Têtes | TF1, France | Participant |
| 1993–1994 | Méfiez-vous des blondes[9] [10] | Hostess | |
| 1995–1996 | Peep![11] | RTL 2, Germany | Hostess, performer |
| 1996 | La notte dei teleratti[12] | Rai 3, Italy | Hostess |
| 1998–2000 | Il brutto anatroccolo[13] | Italia 1, Italy | |
| 1998–1999 | Ciao Darwin | Canale 5, Italy | Judge |
| Buon capodanno | Hostess | ||
| 2002–2003 | Cocktail d'amore[14] [15] | Rai 2, Italy | |
| 2002 | Tendance[16] | Match TV, France | |
| 2003 | La grande notte[17] | Rai 2, Italy | |
| 2004 | La talpa (episode 1 only)[18] | ||
| 2005–2007 | Ballando con le stelle (seasons 1, 2 and 4)[19] | Judge | |
| 2008 | La folle histoire du disco | France 3, France | Hostess |
| The Singing Office[20] | SKY Vivo, Italy | Judge | |
| Sfida tra sexy star a Hollywood[21] | E!, Italy | Hostess | |
| Summer of the 70s[22] [23] | Arte, France | ||
| 2011 | Ciak... si canta! (season 3) | Rai 1, Italy | Judge |
| 2014–2015 | Si può fare! | ||
| 2018 | Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?[24] | Cielo, Italy | Hostess |
| 2019 | Sanremo Young | Rai 1, Italy | Judge |
| 2023 | Drag Race France (season 2) | France.tv Slash, France | Judge |
| Year | Title | Role | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Der Kommissar | Model | ZDF, West Germany |
| 1988 | Marc et Sophie[25] | Astrologer | TF1, France |
| 1989 | Maguy | Antenne 2, France | |
| 1992 | Piazza di Spagna | Herself | Canale 5, Italy |
| 1996 | L'@mour est à réinventer | Neighbour | Arte, France |
| 1998 | Les Années bleues | Mathilde | TF1, France |
| 2000 | Blague à part | Herself | Canal+, France |
| 2001 | Un gars, une fille[26] | Herself | France 2, France |
| 2004 | Sous le soleil | Sonia Rio | TF1, France |
| 2008 | Avocats et Associés | Herself | France 2, France |
| Un posto al sole | Death | Rai 3, Italy | |
| 2012 | Scènes de ménages | Marion's aunt | M6, France |
| 2014 | Nos chers voisins | Armella | TF1, France |
| 2021 | Camping Paradis | Marie-Hélène | |
| 2023 | Hashtag Boomer | Herself | OCS, France |
| Escort Boys | Herself | Amazon Prime | |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Ne jouez pas avec les Martiens | |
| Fun and Games for Everyone | ||
| 1970 | Double Pisces, Scorpio Rising | |
| 1978 | Follie di notte (Crazy Nights) | Herself |
| Loggerheads (Zio Adolfo in arte Führer) | Singer | |
| 1985 | Grottenolm | Dr. Ludmilla Nerovna |
| 1993 | Une Femme pour moi (TV film) | Françoise |
| 1998 | Bimboland | Gina |
| 2002 | Le Défi (Dance Challenge)[27] | Birgit |
| 2006 | Starfuckers[28] | Herself |
| 2007 | Un Amour de fantôme (TV film) | Elizabeth |
| Oliviero Rising | Antonietta | |
| 2008 | Bloody Flowers[29] | Charlotte de Saint-Martin |
| 8th Wonderland | TV presenter | |
| 2009 | Panique au ministère (TV film) | Cécile |
| 2011 | Le Grand Restaurant II (TV film) | Agathe |
| 2012 | Nom de code: Rose (TV film) | Manoue |
| 2013 | Jodorowsky's Dune | Herself |
| 2017 | Metti una notte | Lulù |
| 2020 | Si muore solo da vivi | Giusy Ganaglia |
| Miss | Marraine | |
| 2022 | Queen Lear (TV film) | Herself |
| 2023 | Maison de retraite 2 | Barbie |
| 2024 | To Live, To Die, To Live Again | Leolia |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Gigolo | Woman |
| Memorias de Arkaran[30] | ||
| 2008 | Encore une nuit de merde dans cette ville pourrie | Barmaid |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Incredibles (Les Indestructibles, Gli Incredibili)[31] [32] | Edna Mode (in the French and Italian versions) |
| 2008 | Dragon Hunters (Chasseurs de dragons)[33] | Gildas (in the French version) |
| 2009 | Lacoma | Fish |
| 2011 | Zookeeper | Janet the Lioness (in the French version) |
| 2018 | Incredibles 2 (Les Indestructibles 2, Gli Incredibili 2)[34] |