Colette Hiller Explained
| Colette Hiller |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 1979–1994 |
Colette Hiller is an American film, theatre and television actress. She attended the Performing Arts Academy in New York as a teenager, and appeared in the original musical play of Annie, and in other films and plays such as The Lonely Lady, Ragtime, Strong Medicine, and Birth of the Beatles. She played Corporal Colette Ferro in the 1986 film Aliens. Hiller has also worked for the BBC, creating documentaries such as Too Clever by Half and the children's music cassette Applehead.
As its Creative Director, Hiller was instrumental in setting up SingLondon in 2007.[1] In 2009, in addition to various song related events, Hiller drove the Street Pianos project which saw pianos placed in London's public spaces, and freely available for people to play.[2] [3] [4] The SingLondon project went on to spawn PingLondon, a project which in 2010 placed ping pong tables around London [5] [6] [7] [8] and, in 2011, the major cities of the UK.[9] [10] Also in 2011, SingLondon produced Search Party[11] which took the form of a treasure hunt across London culminating in a party and which was part of the Cultural Olympiad in the run up to the 2012 Olympics. 2011 also saw SingLondon and Hiller's involvement with Keep Britain Tidy in the form of the singing bins initiative.[12] [13]
Filmography
Notes and References
- Web site: They’re a Bit Stiff, but Very Talkative. The New York Times. Roslyn. Sulcas. September 9, 2014. June 22, 2023.
- Web site: Pianos In Public: "Anytime you're Lambeth way....". Londonist. Gothamist. Dean. Nicholas. May 2005. June 22, 2023.
- News: Art project puts pianos on street. BBC News. June 23, 2009. June 22, 2023.
- Web site: In London Anyone Can Be a Street Musician. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170224133033/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/in-london-anyone-can-be-a-street-musician/. February 24, 2017. CBS News. July 11, 2009.
- Web site: Ping Pong London: Whiff Whaff's Coming Home. Londonist. Dean. Nicholas. May 2010. June 22, 2023.
- News: Capital's open air ping-pong festival. The Independent. Kunal. Dutta. May 10, 2010. June 22, 2023.
- Web site: Best of the year 2010: London attractions 4/10 Ping!. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110910214932/http://www.timeout.com/london/gallery/722/best-of-the-year-2010-london-attractions/4. September 10, 2011. Time Out.
- Web site: Boris Johnson plays table tennis in Bermondsey Square. london-se1.co.uk. June 25, 2010. June 22, 2023.
- Ping Pong fever hits Birmingham. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170224132203/http://birminghamnewsroom.com/ping-pong-fever-hits-birmingham/. February 24, 2017. Birmingham City Council. June 27, 2011.
- Web site: Ping! launches at St Pancras International. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100830032528/http://www.sportengland.org/about_us/our_news/ping_launch.aspx. August 30, 2010. Sport England.
- Web site: Search Party to see thousands take part in free east London treasure hunt. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20220521220124/https://metro.co.uk/2011/06/27/search-party-to-see-thousands-take-part-in-free-east-london-treasure-hunt-57698/. May 21, 2022. Metro. Dave. Monk. June 27, 2011.
- Web site: Talking Rubbish: New Weapon In War On Litter. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927162250/http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16076903. September 27, 2011. Sky News. Rhiannon. Mills. September 25, 2011.
- News: Talking bins trial set up in London and Liverpool. BBC News. September 26, 2011. June 22, 2023.
