Biography
Toyah Ann Willcox was created in Birmingham on, may 18, 1958, and trained as an celebrity at the Aged Rep Drama College. She premiered as an anti-establishment number when she made an appearance in two cutting-edge movies in the past due ’70s: Jubilee, the punk rock and roll film directed by Derek Jarmen where she performed a character called Mad, as well as the Who’s mod film edition of the early-’70s rock and roll opera record Quadrophenia, where she performed the similarly bizarrely named personality, Monkey. She shifted to entrance a punk rock-band called Toyah, which highlighted Joel Bogen on electric guitar, Tag Henry on bass, Steve Bray on drums, Peter Bush on keyboards, and Toyah herself on vocals, reducing a very dazzling visual image at the moment with shiny orange locks with pink guidelines. They agreed upon to the unbiased label Safari Information (a route that lots of punk rings in the past due ’70s took because they discovered the main record companies hesitant to take risks) and released their debut record, Sheep Farming in Barnet, made by Steve Adam and Keith Hale. Originally this is only a six-track EP but was afterwards expanded to a complete record release. Though it was critically acclaimed, the distribution network of Safari Information was not as much as the job of having a record in to the graphs until they agreed upon a cope with Spartan Information, an expert distribution firm, and Toyah’s second record, The Blue Signifying, released in June 1980, do have the ability to sell more than enough to reach the very best 40. Still a significant breakthrough cannot be achieved, along with a live record, Toyah Toyah Toyah, premiered at the start of 1981, documented in the Lafayette Golf club in Wolverhampton the prior June and offering lots of the live favorites through the 1st two albums, including “Victims from the Riddle,” “Danced,” “Competition Through Space,” and “Ieya.” This performed marginally better, but Safari released a four-track EP using the umbrella name of Four from Toyah, using the tracks “From the Secret,” “Revelations,” “Battle Kids,” and “Angels & Demons.” Right now the music group had a completely fresh lineup of Phil Spalding, Nigel Glocker, and Adrian Lee, just Joel Bogen staying through the 1st three albums and undoubtedly Toyah herself. “From the Secret” became a radio preferred early in 1981, and combined with the follow-up one, “I wish to End up being Free of charge,” propelled the music group into the TOP for the very first time. Both singles maintained Toyah’s feeling of punk rock and roll blended with fun pop, as well as the video shot for “I wish to Become Free” demonstrated her throwing home furniture around an area with total abandonment and destroying a several-tiered wedding ceremony wedding cake. 1981 was a popular yr for Toyah because the recording Anthem, featuring both big strike singles, premiered and became her highest-charting recording, reaching number 2 in the summertime and could have topped the recording graphs were it not really for the disco-medley trend of Celebrities on 45 sweeping the united states in those days. By 1982, she got teamed up with maker Steve Lillywhite, who created the follow-up recording, The Changling, a very much darker affair, even more goth than punk, which will be the last period that Toyah ever strike the very best Ten. Later on that yr, another live recording, Warrior Rock and roll: Toyah on Tour, a dual recording, premiered, and early in 1982 she was voted the very best Female Singer in the English Rock and roll and Pop Honours (The Brits). Nevertheless, her pop profession was already for the wane, and also a 1984 launch of her most significant hits, confusing also known as Toyah Toyah Toyah, exactly like a youthful live record on it expert label K Tel, didn’t return her towards the upper parts of the graph. Disbanding her group, she agreed upon to a significant label, Family portrait (a department of CBS), and released the single record Minx, which included several cover variations, not usually noticed on Toyah albums previously, including a edition of Alice Cooper’s “School’s Out.” When this as well didn’t resuscitate her performing career, she transformed back to performing and continued to execute in directly dramas on tv and movie theater, including an appearance within the remake of Quatermass, with Sir Lawrence Olivier within the Ebony Tower, so when Billie Piper’s mom within the 2007 Television drama Secret Journal of a Contact Girl. She continuing to record and discharge albums through the entire past due ’80s and in to the 1990s with almost no sales success whatsoever. In 1986 she wedded guitarist Robert Fripp, officially of Ruler Crimson, who became a member of her on her behalf 1991 recording Ophelia’s Darkness, and she shaped a new music group alongside her husband known as Sunday All around the globe. In the 21st hundred years, she continued to operate in all regions of the press, signing up like a presenter for the video route VH1, offering voices for the children’s Television series The Teletubbies, carrying out in the Nottingham Theater Royal within the part of Cruella de Vil in 101 Dalmatians, and liberating a new recording project, Within the Court from the Crimson Queen, within the springtime of 2008.
Quick Facts
Full Name Toyah Willcox
Height 1.54 m
Profession Actor, Singer, Author, Music Producer, Songwriter
Nationality English
Spouse Robert Fripp
Parents Barbara Willcox, Beric Willcox
Siblings Kim Willcox, Nicola Willcox
Music Songs It's a Mystery, I Want to Be Free, Ieya, Thunder in the Mountains, Be Proud, Be Loud Be Heard, The Vow, Rebel Run, Latex Messiah, Soul Passing Through Soul, Echo Beach, The Lady or the Tiger, Don't Fall in Love, Mein Herr, Jungles of Jupiter, Little Tears of Love, Angel and Me, World in Action, America for Beginners, School's Out, Blue Meanings, Sun Up, Revive the World, Bad Man, Symbiotic, I Wanna Be Free, Love Crazy, World of Tension, Lesser God, Heal Ourselves, Lords of the Never Known, Revelation Chapter 7, Dreamchild
Albums In the Court of the Crimson Queen, Minx, Ophelia's Shadow, Velvet Lined Shell, Dreamchild, The Acoustic Album, Looking Back, Sheep Farming in Barnet, Anthem, We Are the Humans, Prostitute, Take the Leap!, Desire, This Fragile Moment, The Safari Records singles collection, Little tears of love
Nominations Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act, Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist
Movies Jubilee, The Corn Is Green, Quadrophenia, The Tempest, Murder: Ultimate Grounds for Divorce, Anchoress, Glitterbug, The Most Fertile Man in Ireland, Mug Travel, Aaaaaaaah!, Julie and the Cadillacs, Tomorrow Calling, The Power Of Three, The Ebony Tower
TV Shows Teletubbies, Brum, Barmy Aunt Boomerang, Cluedo, I'm Famous and Frightened!, Under Offer, Roll with It
- Facts
- Filmography
- Awards
- Salaries
- Quotes
- Trademarks
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| # | Fact |
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| 1 |
Rehearsing and performing as "Cruella de Vil" in a production of Dodie Smith's "The Hundred and One Dalmatians", at the Theatre Royal in Nottingham. [July 2006] |
| 2 |
Currently hosting and performing on Songs of Praise (1961) on BBC-TV. [June 2003] |
| 3 |
Toyah lives in the house formerly owned by Cecil Beaton. |
| 4 |
She has been a fan of the television series Doctor Who (1963) since she was a child. |
| 5 |
The name Toyah comes from a tribe of American Indians. Her surname is regularly spelled incorrectly as Wilcox. |
Actress
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| The Last Laugh |
2017/II |
post-production |
Pam Allan |
| Kaleidoscope Man |
2017 |
post-production |
Claire Dove |
| In Extremis |
2016/II |
completed |
Woman |
| Lies We Tell |
2016 |
post-production |
Lydia |
| The Apple Picker |
2017 |
|
Narration |
| Doctors |
2000-2015 |
TV Series |
Bill / Marcy Preston |
| Aaaaaaaah! |
2015 |
|
Barabara |
| 3 Sides of the Coin |
2014 |
Short |
Jessica |
| Dun Punkin: Ep.1 - 'Boys Will Be Boys' |
2013 |
Short |
Nurse Willcox |
| The Power of Three |
2011 |
|
Michelle |
| Casualty |
2009 |
TV Series |
Hazel Tillier |
| Secret Diary of a Call Girl |
2007-2008 |
TV Series |
Hannah's Mum / Gail |
| The Rocky Horror Tribute Show |
2006 |
Video |
Magenta |
| Teletubbies |
1997-2001 |
TV Series |
Additional Voices |
| Barmy Aunt Boomerang |
1999-2000 |
TV Series |
Aunt Boomerang |
| The Most Fertile Man in Ireland |
2000 |
|
Dr. Johnson |
| Julie and the Cadillacs |
1999 |
|
Barbara Gifford |
| Teletubbies: Here Come the Teletubbies |
1998 |
Video |
|
| Toyah and Chase |
1998 |
TV Series |
|
| Adam's Family Tree |
1998 |
TV Series |
Stop Press Sadie |
| Toyah! |
1997 |
TV Series |
|
| Shooting Gallery |
1995 |
TV Series |
|
| Kavanagh QC |
1995 |
TV Series |
Deborah Drake |
| Brum |
1991-1994 |
TV Series |
Narrator |
| The Ink Thief |
1994 |
TV Series |
Dog |
| Tomorrow Calling |
1993 |
TV Short |
Dialta Downes |
| Anchoress |
1993 |
|
Pauline Carpenter |
| Maigret |
1993 |
TV Series |
Gigi |
| Cluedo |
1990 |
TV Series |
Miss Scarlett |
| The Tale of Little Pig Robinson |
1990 |
TV Movie |
Ship's Cat |
| Midnight Breaks |
1990 |
|
Elize |
| The Disputation |
1986 |
TV Movie |
Consuelo |
| Function Room |
1985 |
TV Mini-Series |
|
| Murder: Ultimate Grounds for Divorce |
1984 |
|
Valerie Cunningham |
| Starship |
1984 |
|
Singer at the club (uncredited) |
| The Ebony Tower |
1984 |
TV Movie |
Anne, 'The Freak' |
| Tales of the Unexpected |
1982 |
TV Series |
Marigold |
| ITV Playhouse |
1981 |
TV Series |
Sheryl |
| Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde |
1980 |
TV Movie |
Janet |
| Minder |
1980 |
TV Series |
Kate |
| A Question of Guilt |
1980 |
TV Series |
Alice Fulcher |
| Shoestring |
1979 |
TV Series |
Toola |
| Quatermass |
1979 |
TV Mini-Series |
Sal |
| The Tempest |
1979 |
|
Miranda, his daughter |
| Quadrophenia |
1979 |
|
Monkey |
| The Corn Is Green |
1979 |
TV Movie |
Bessie Watty |
| The Quatermass Conclusion |
1979 |
|
Sal |
| Premiere |
1978 |
TV Mini-Series |
Fran |
| Jubilee |
1978 |
|
Mad |
| Three Piece Suite |
1977 |
TV Series |
Buzz - This Situation |
| Second City Firsts |
1976 |
TV Series |
Sue |
Soundtrack
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Starship |
1984 |
performer: "The Lion Of Symmetry" / writer: "The Lion Of Symmetry" |
|
| Top of the Pops |
1981 |
TV Series performer - 9 episodes |
|
| Urgh! A Music War |
1981 |
Documentary performer: "Danced" / writer: "Danced" |
|
| Jubilee |
1978 |
writer: "Nine to Five" - as Wilcox |
|
Music Department
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Shoestring |
1979 |
TV Series composer - 1 episode |
|
Self
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Good Sex Guide Late |
1996 |
TV Series |
Herself - Presenter |
| The Magic & Mystery Show |
1995 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| Doctor Who: 30 Years in the Tardis |
1993 |
TV Movie documentary |
Herself |
| Pebble Mill at One |
1993 |
TV Series |
Herself - Performer |
| The Media Show |
1991 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| Arena |
1991 |
TV Series documentary |
Herself - Interviewee |
| Treasure Hunt |
1988 |
TV Series |
Herself - Contestant |
| French and Saunders |
1988 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| The Grand Knockout Tournament |
1987 |
TV Special |
Herself |
| The Kenny Everett Television Show |
1982-1985 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| No 73 |
1985 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| Pob's Programme |
1985 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| Pop Quiz |
1981-1984 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| The Saturday Show |
1982-1983 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| Saturday Superstore |
1983 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| Formel Eins |
1983 |
TV Series documentary |
Herself |
| Three of a Kind |
1982 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| Crackerjack! |
1982 |
TV Series |
Herself - Guest |
| Top of the Pops |
1981-1982 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| Musikladen |
1982 |
TV Series |
|
| Urgh! A Music War |
1981 |
Documentary |
Herself (as Toyah Wilcox) |
| Get Set for Summer |
1981 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| The Old Grey Whistle Test |
1981 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| Toyah |
1980 |
TV Movie documentary |
Herself |
| Friday Night, Saturday Morning |
1980 |
TV Series |
Herself - Hostess |
| Pop Quiz: The Comeback |
2016 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| Loose Women |
2003-2016 |
TV Series |
Herself / Herself - Presenter |
| When Television Goes Horribly Wrong |
2016 |
TV Movie documentary |
Herself - Singer |
| Pointless Celebrities |
2015-2016 |
TV Series |
Herself / Herself - Contestant |
| Trailblazers Of |
2016 |
TV Series documentary |
Herself |
| Most Shocking Christmas TV Moments |
2015 |
TV Movie documentary |
Herself - Pop Legend (as Toyah Wilcox) |
| Most Shocking Moments in Pop 2 |
2015 |
TV Movie documentary |
Herself - Singer |
| The 90s: The Best of Bad TV |
2015 |
TV Movie documentary |
Herself - Pop Legend (as Toyah) |
| The Nation's Favourite 80s Number One |
2015 |
TV Movie documentary |
Herself |
| 80's: The Best of Bad TV |
2015 |
TV Movie documentary |
Herself - 80's Pop Legend (as Toyah) |
| Sounds of the 80s |
2015 |
TV Series |
Herself - Special Guest |
| Through the Keyhole |
2014 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| Who's Doing the Dishes? |
2014 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| The Greatest 80s Movies |
2014 |
TV Movie documentary |
Herself - 80s Pop Star |
| The Wright Stuff |
2004-2014 |
TV Series |
Herself - Guest Panelist / Guest Panelist |
| Our Gay Wedding: The Musical |
2014 |
TV Movie |
Herself |
| The Big Fat Quiz of the 80s |
2013 |
TV Special |
Herself |
| All Star Mr & Mrs |
2013 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| The Destinations of Doctor Who |
2012 |
TV Movie documentary |
Herself |
| The Timey-Wimey of Doctor Who |
2012 |
TV Movie documentary |
Herself |
| The Women of Doctor Who |
2012 |
TV Movie documentary |
Herself |
| Greatest Ever Carry On Films |
2011 |
TV Movie documentary |
Herself |
| Celebrity Antiques Road Trip |
2011 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| Celebrity Ghost Stories UK |
2011 |
TV Mini-Series |
Herself |
| Top of the Pops: The Story of 1976 |
2011 |
TV Movie documentary |
Herself |
| Let's Dance for Comic Relief |
2011 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| Greatest Christmas TV Ads |
2010 |
TV Movie documentary |
Herself |
| Greatest Christmas TV Moments |
2010 |
TV Movie documentary |
Herself |
| Gayle Tuesday: The Comeback |
2010 |
TV Movie |
Herself |
| Hole in the Wall |
2009 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| The One Show |
2009 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| The Truth About Beauty |
2009 |
TV Series documentary |
Herself |
| FM |
2009 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway |
2009 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| The Alan Titchmarsh Show |
2009 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| Mastermind |
2008 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| What Are You Like? |
2008 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| Cash in the Celebrity Attic |
2008 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| Top 50 Showbiz Comebacks |
2008 |
TV Movie |
Herself |
| Breakfast |
2007 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| The Podge and Rodge Show |
2007 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| Secrets of Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes |
2007 |
TV Movie documentary |
Herself |
| Tiswas Reunited |
2007 |
TV Special |
Herself |
| Ballet Hell |
2006 |
TV Movie documentary |
Herself |
| Celebrity Masterchef |
2006 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| The Story of Light Entertainment |
2006 |
TV Mini-Series documentary |
Herself |
| Richard & Judy |
2006 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| In Your Dreams |
2006 |
TV Series documentary short |
Herself |
| Through the Keyhole |
1998-2006 |
TV Series |
Herself - Panelist / Herself - Panellist / Herself |
| 100 Greatest Funny Moments |
2006 |
TV Movie documentary |
Herself |
| Now That's Embarrassing: The 80s |
2006 |
TV Movie documentary |
Herself |
| Never Mind the Buzzcocks |
1998-2005 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| Rajan and His Evil Hypnotists |
2005 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| Girls and Boys: Sex and British Pop |
2005 |
TV Mini-Series documentary |
Herself |
| Sunday AM |
2005 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| Avenue of the Stars: 50 Years of ITV |
2005 |
TV Special |
Herself - Audience Member |
| Shameful Secrets of the 80s |
2005 |
TV Movie documentary |
Herself (as Toyah Wilcox) |
| Shameful Secrets of the 70s |
2005 |
TV Movie documentary |
Herself (as Toyah Wilcox) |
| The Wonderful World of Roald Dahl |
2005 |
TV Movie documentary |
Herself |
| Are You Younger Than You Think? |
2005 |
TV Movie documentary |
Herself |
| Britain's Finest |
2005 |
TV Series documentary |
Herself |
| The Big Call |
2005 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| Have I Been Here Before? |
2005 |
TV Series documentary |
Herself |
| House Doctor: We Love You |
2005 |
TV Movie documentary |
Herself |
| Queen Mania |
2005 |
TV Movie |
Herself - Performer |
| Queen Mania: The Show Must Go On |
2005 |
TV Movie documentary |
Herself |
| Tubridy Tonight |
2005 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| The Late Edition |
2005 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| I'm Famous and Frightened |
2005 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| The 100 Greatest Christmas Moments |
2004 |
TV Special documentary |
Herself |
| Simply the Best |
2004 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| Hell's Kitchen |
2004 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| Beat the Nation |
2004 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| This Morning |
2004 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| Britain's Favourite Comedian |
2004 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| The 100 Greatest Musicals |
2003 |
TV Movie documentary |
Herself |
| EastEnders Revealed |
2003 |
TV Series documentary |
Herself |
| Stars in Their Eyes |
2003 |
TV Series |
Herself / Patti Smith |
| The Weakest Link |
2003 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| Jubilee: A Time Less Golden |
2003 |
Video documentary short |
Herself |
| I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! |
2003 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| GMTV |
2003 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| 25 Years of Smash Hits |
2003 |
TV Movie documentary |
Herself |
| Open House |
2001-2002 |
TV Series documentary |
Herself |
| V Graham Norton |
2002 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| Songs of Praise |
1997-2002 |
TV Series |
Herself - Presenter / Herself - Guest |
| I Love 1980's |
2001 |
TV Series documentary |
Herself |
| I Love Christmas |
2001 |
TV Special documentary |
Herself (as Toyah Wilcox) |
| Bad Hair Days |
2001 |
TV Movie documentary |
Herself |
| Liquid News |
2001 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| Top Ten |
2001 |
TV Series documentary |
Herself |
| Celebrity Ready, Steady, Cook |
2001 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| Trigger Happy TV |
2001 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| Live Talk |
2000 |
TV Series documentary |
Herself |
| The Heaven and Earth Show |
1999-2000 |
TV Series |
Herself / Herself - Presenter |
| Quadrophenia: Featurette |
2000 |
Video documentary short |
|
| Countdown |
1998-1999 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| It's Slade |
1999 |
TV Movie documentary |
Herself |
| Not a Lot of People Know That |
1998 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| My Favourite Hymns |
1998 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| Water Week |
1998 |
TV Series |
Herself - Reporter |
| This Is Your Life |
1997 |
TV Series documentary |
Herself |
| Light Lunch |
1997 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| Night Fever |
1997 |
TV Series |
Herself - Panellist |
| Watchdog Healthcheck |
1996 |
TV Series documentary |
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Archive Footage
Archive Footage
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| Title | Salary |
|---|
| Jubilee (1978) |
£300 |
| # | Quote |
|---|
| 1 |
Queen undoubtedly are one of the greatest rock outfits ever. |
| 2 |
[on Freddie Mercury] He was the immaculate showman. |
| 3 |
[on Queen at Live Aid] From then on, whenever you see a live stadium gig, the audience can't wait to participate. |
| 4 |
[on Freddie Mercury] It was "Wow". OK, you can wear those clothes, you can wear those suits if you are as good as that. It was just a revelation. |
| 5 |
I think Freddie [Freddie Mercury] was a huge loss for the music industry. |
| 6 |
Relationships are about give and take, living in the moment, listening and adoring each other's qualities. [Husband] Robert [Fripp] is going into the next stage of his life. He is getting hairy and grey, and his bones ache, and I love him for it. He might be a bit creaky in the morning but he makes my knees go weak. |
| # | Trademark |
|---|
| 1 |
Flame Hair |
| 2 |
Lisp: she pronounces "s" as "th" |
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