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Helen Reddy

1941 – 2020

Australian and American singer and actress

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Lived 1941 – 2020 (aged 78). Helen Reddy was an American and Australian television actor, actor, singer, composer, women's rights activist and film score composer.

Early years Helen Maxine Reddy was born into a well-known Australian showbusiness family in Melbourne. Her mother was Stella Campbell (née Lamond), an actress, singer and dancer; her father was Maxwell David Reddy (born 1914 in Melbourne, Victoria), a writer, producer and actor. Her mother performed at the Majestic Theatre in Sydney and was best-known as a regular cast member on the television programs Homicide (1964), Bellbird (1967) and Country Town (1971). During Reddy's childhood, she was educated at Tintern Grammar and later Stratherne Girls' School in Hawthorn for a short time (mostly to study drama). Her half-sister Toni Lamond and her nephew Tony Sheldon are actor-singers.

Reddy had Irish, Scottish and English ancestry. Her great-great-grandfather, Edward Reddy, was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1855. Her Scottish great-grandfather, Thomas Lamond, was a one-time mayor of Waterloo, New South Wales, whose patron was Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead. Patsy Reddy, a former New Zealand governor-general, is a distant cousin.

Reddy was born during World War II. Her father was a sergeant in the Australian Army with a unit of entertainers, serving in New Guinea with one of his actor friends, Peter Finch, at the time of Reddy's birth. Her father returned to service during the Korean War.

At age four, Reddy joined her parents on the Australian vaudeville circuit, singing and dancing; she recalled: "It was instilled in me: 'You will be a star'. So between the ages of 12 and 17, I got rebellious and decided this was not for me. I was going to be a housewife and mother." At age 12, owing to her parents' constant touring nationwide and their arguing, Reddy went to live with her paternal aunt, Helen "Nell" Reddy, "who was her role model"; as her aunt, "she gave her niece stability, a sense of morality, and strength" for her future career as a singer who motivated women. The younger Helen's teenaged rebellion in favour of domesticity manifested as marriage to Kenneth Claude Weate, a considerably older musician and family friend; divorce ensued, and to support herself as a single mother to daughter Traci, she resumed her performing career, concentrating on singing, since health problems precluded dancing (she had a kidney removed at 17). She sang on radio and television, eventually winning a talent contest on the Australian pop music TV show Bandstand, the prize ostensibly being a trip to New York City to cut a single for Mercury Records. After arriving in New York in 1966, she was informed by Mercury that her prize was only the chance to "audition" for the label and that Mercury considered the Bandstand footage to constitute her audition, which was deemed unsuccessful. Despite having only and a return ticket to Australia, she decided to remain in the United States with three-year-old Traci and pursue a singing career.

Music career 1966–1968: Early career Reddy recalled her 1966 appearance at the Three Rivers Inn in Syracuse, New York—"here were like twelve people in the audience" —as being typical of her early US performing career. Her lack of a work permit made it difficult to obtain singing jobs and she was forced to make trips to Canada which did not require work permits for citizens of Commonwealth countries. In 1968, Martin St James, an Australian stage hypnotist she had met in New York City, threw Reddy a party with an admission price of to enable Reddy—then down to her last —to pay her rent. On this occasion, Reddy met her future manager and husband, Jeff Wald, a 22-year-old secretary at the William Morris Agency who crashed the party. Reddy told People in 1975, "[Wald] didn't pay the five dollars, but it was love at first sight." According to New York Magazine, Wald was fired from William Morris soon after having met Reddy and "Helen supported them for six months doing $35-a-night hospital and charity benefits. They were so broke that they snuck out of a hotel room carrying their clothes in paper bags." Reddy recalled: "When we did eat, it was spaghetti, and we spent what little money we had on cockroach spray."

1969–1975: "I Am Woman" era and stardom Within a year, Wald moved Reddy and Traci to Los Angeles, where he was hired at Capitol Records, the label under which Reddy was to attain stardom; however, Wald was hired and fired the same day.

Reddy became frustrated as Wald found success managing acts such as Deep Purple and Tiny Tim without making any evident effort to promote her; after 18 months of career inactivity, Reddy gave Wald an ultimatum: "he [must] either revitalise her career or get out... Jeff threw himself into his new career as Mr. Helen Reddy. Five months of phone calls to Capitol Records executive Artie Mogull finally paid off; Mogull agreed to let Helen cut one single if Jeff promised not to call for a month. She did "I Believe in Music" penned by Mac Davis backed with "I Don't Know How to Love Him" from Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar. The A-side fell flat, but then some Canadian DJs flipped the record over and it became a hit – number 13 in June 1971 – and Helen Reddy was on her way." "I Am Woman" first appeared on her debut album I Don't Know How to Love Him, released in May 1971. A new recording of the song was released as a single in May 1972 but barely dented the charts. Female listeners soon adopted the song as an anthem and began requesting it from their local radio stations in droves, resulting in its September chart re-entry and eventual number-one peak. "I Am Woman" earned Reddy a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. At the awards ceremony, Reddy concluded her acceptance speech by famously thanking God "because She makes everything possible". The success of "I Am Woman" made Reddy the first Australian singer to top the US charts. In 2025, the Library of Congress selected "I Am Woman" for inclusion as a single in the National Recording Registry.

Three decades after her Grammy, Reddy discussed the song's iconic status: "I think it came along at the right time. I'd gotten involved in the women's movement, and there were a lot of songs on the radio about being weak and being dainty and all those sort of things. All the women in my family, they were strong women. They worked. They lived through the Depression and a world war, and they were just strong women. I certainly didn't see myself as being dainty", she said.

On 23 July 1974, Reddy received a star, located at 1750 Vine Street, on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her work in the music industry.

In August–September 1974, Reddy, along with Rolf Harris and many other entertainers and performers, to perform at Expo '74 in Spokane, Washington. On Tuesday 24 September Australia held a "national day", with Reddy singing the national anthem.

In late 1975, Reddy toured East Asia, Australia and New Zealand and collected 16 gold records, including 6 gold records in Australia and 6 gold records in New Zealand.

At the height of her fame in the mid 1970s, Reddy was a headliner, with a full chorus of backup singers and dancers to standing-room-only crowds on the Las Vegas Strip. Among her opening acts were Joan Rivers, David Letterman, Bill Cosby and Barry Manilow. In 1976, Reddy recorded the Beatles' song "The Fool on the Hill" for the musical documentary All This and World War II.

Reddy was also instrumental in supporting the career of friend Olivia Newton-John, encouraging her to move from England to the United States in the early 1970s, giving her professional opportunities that did not exist in the UK. At a dinner party at Reddy's house, Newton-John met producer Allan Carr, who offered her the starring role in the hit film version of the musical Grease.

1976–1990: Career decline Reddy was most successful on the Easy Listening chart, scoring eight number-one hits there over a three-year span, from "Delta Dawn" in 1973 to "I Can't Hear You No More" in 1976. However, the latter track evidenced a sharp drop in popularity for Reddy, with a number-29 peak on the Billboard Hot 100. Reddy's 1977 remake of Cilla Black's 1964 hit "You're My World" indicated comeback potential, with a number-18 peak, but this track – co-produced by Kim Fowley – would prove to be Reddy's last top-40 hit. Its source album, Ear Candy, Reddy's 10th album, became her first album to not attain at least gold status since her second full-length release, 1972's Helen Reddy.

In 1978, Reddy sang as a backup singer on Gene Simmons's solo album on the song "True Confessions". That year also saw the release of Reddy's only live album, Live in London, recorded at the London Palladium.

Of Reddy's eight subsequent single releases on Capitol, five reached the Easy Listening top 50 – including "Candle on the Water", from the 1977 Disney film Pete's Dragon (which starred Reddy). Only three ranked on the Billboard Hot 100: "The Happy Girls" (number 57) – the follow-up to "You're My World", and besides "I Am Woman", Reddy's only chart item that she co-wrote – and the disco tracks "Ready or Not" (number 73) and "Make Love to Me" (number 60), the latter a cover of an Australian hit by Kelly Marie, which gave Reddy a lone R&B chart ranking at number 59. Reddy also made it to number 98 on the Country chart with "Laissez les bon Temps Rouler", the B-side to "The Happy Girls".

Without the impetus of any major hits, Reddy's four Capitol album releases subsequent to Ear Candy failed to chart. In 1981, she said: "I signed [with Capitol] ten years ago ... And when you are with a company so long you tend to be taken for granted. For the last three years, I didn't feel I was getting the support from them."

May 1981 had the release of Play Me Out, Reddy's debut album for MCA Records, which she said had "made me a deal we [Reddy and Wald] couldn't refuse"; "we shopped around and felt the most enthusiasm at MCA".

The unsuccessful Imagination was released just after the finalisation of Reddy's divorce from Wald, whose alleged subsequent interference in her career she blamed for the decline of her career profile in the mid-1980s: "Several of my performing contracts were cancelled, and one promoter told me he couldn't book me in case a certain someone 'came after him with a shotgun'."

1990s–2000: Later recordings In 1990, Reddy issued Feel So Young on her own labelan album that includes remakes of her repertoire favourites. Meanwhile, her one recording in the interim had been the 1987 dance maxisingle "Mysterious Kind", on which Reddy had vocally supported Jessica Williams. The 1997 release of Center Stage was an album of show tunes which Reddy recorded for Varèse Sarabande; the track "Surrender"originating in Sunset Boulevardwas remixed for release as a dance maxisingle. Reddy's final album was the 2000 seasonal release The Best Christmas Ever. In April 2015, Reddy released a cover of the Beatles' "All You Need Is Love" for the album Keep Calm and Salute The Beatles on the Purple Pyramid label.

2002–2010: Retirement

Reddy announced her retirement from performing in 2002, giving her farewell performance with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. The same year, she moved from her longtime residence in Santa Monica, California, back to her native Australia to spend time with her family, living first on Norfolk Island before taking up residence in Sydney.

In April 2008, Reddy was reported to be living "simply and frugally off song royalties, pension funds, and social security ... [renting] a 13th-floor apartment with a 180° view of Sydney Harbour". In 2011 she was interviewed by Australian television and said she was very happy to be retired from show business.

2011–2020: Brief comeback to concerts In 2011, Reddy decided to return to performing after being buoyed by the warm reception she received when she sang at her sister's 80th birthday party. "I hadn't heard my voice in 10 years, and when I heard it coming over the speaker, it was like: 'Oh, that's not bad. Maybe I should do that again,'" Reddy explained in 2013. She also performed many of her best-known songs, including, "Angie Baby", "You and Me Against the World", a medley of "Delta Dawn"/"Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady", and "I Am Woman", reasoning on the latter that the audience "comes to hear" it.

In August 2015, unnamed sources revealed that Reddy was diagnosed with dementia and had moved into the Motion Picture and Television Fund's Samuel Goldwyn Center, where she was cared for by family and friends.

Film, theatre and television

A frequent guest on talk shows and variety programs of the 1970s and early 1980s – with credits including The Bobby Darin Show, The Carol Burnett Show and The Muppet Show – Reddy helmed the 1973 summer replacement series for The Flip Wilson Show (Reddy had become friends with Flip Wilson when she worked the Chicago club circuit early in her career); the series, The Helen Reddy Show, provided early national exposure for Albert Brooks and the Pointer Sisters. She also served as the semiregular host of the late-night variety show The Midnight Special in 1975 and 1976.

Reddy's film career included a starring role in Walt Disney's Pete's Dragon, introducing the Oscar-nominated song "Candle on the Water" and the role of a nun in Airport 1975, singing her own composition "Best Friend". For her part in Airport 1975, Reddy was nominated for a Golden Globe for Most Promising Newcomer – Female. Reddy was one of many musical stars featured in the all-star chorale in the film Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978). She later played cameo roles in the films Disorderlies (1987) and The Perfect Host (2010).

In the mid-1980s, Reddy embarked on a new career in the theatre. She mostly worked in musicals, including Anything Goes, Call Me Madam, The Mystery of Edwin Drood and – both on Broadway and the West End – Blood Brothers. She also appeared in four productions of the one-woman show Shirley Valentine.

Reddy's notable stage roles included:

Shirley Valentine – as Shirley, which she performed in numerous venues across the US in 1997. Blood Brothers – as Mrs Johnstone – Broadway (1995), West End and Liverpool. Love, Julie – as Gail Sinclair. The Mystery of Edwin Drood – as Edwin Drood/Miss Alice Nutting – Sacramento Music Circus. Anything Goes – as Reno Sweeney Long Beach Civic Light Opera (July 1987). Sacramento Music Circus (July 1985). Senior Entourage – as Helen – (May 2021).

In 2007, Reddy had a voice cameo as herself in the Family Guy television show's Star Wars parody, "Blue Harvest". In 2011, she guest-starred on Family Guy again, singing the opening theme song for the show's fictional Channel 5 News telecast.

Personal life Political service, citizenship Reddy became a naturalised American citizen in 1974, saying after the ceremony, "I feel like I'd like to have a cup of tea and a good cry." She resumed her Australian citizenship subsequently, when the opportunity to maintain dual American–Australian citizenship became available. She served on the commission until 1980.

Family

Three of Reddy's forebears left Ireland and went to Canada, Australia and New Zealand. A distant cousin, former New Zealand governor-general Patsy Reddy, is descended from their mutual New Zealand forebear.

Reddy was an enthusiastic genealogist; she researched her family's history extensively and founded the Tasmanian Genealogical Society.

At age 20, Reddy married Kenneth Claude Weate, an older musician and family friend whom she says she wed to defy her parents, who wished her to follow them into show business. with whom she had a son, Jordan, born in 1972.

A tribute on the back cover of her 1974 album Love Song for Jeffrey reads: "In memory of my mother, Stella Lamond Reddy, July 1973, my father, Max Reddy, September 1973, and my beloved aunt, Helen Reddy Sr., January 1974."

In a 1975 People interview, Reddy admitted that her relationship with then-husband and manager Wald was volatile, with the couple having "huge, healthy fights", but that she owed her success (she was then the world's biggest-selling female vocalist for two consecutive years) to Wald: "He runs it all. Naturally, when the moment of performance comes I have to deliver – but everything else is him. It's not my career; it's our career."

By 2 January 1981, Reddy and Wald had separated and he had moved into a Beverly Hills treatment facility to overcome an eight-year cocaine addiction, a US$100,000-per-year habit (US$ in ). She suffered from Addison's disease and dementia in her later years. No cause of death was given.

Reddy's second husband and former manager, Jeff Wald, died on 12 November 2021 at age 77.

Portrayals A biographical film about Reddy titled I Am Woman was released in 2019, in which Reddy is played by Tilda Cobham-Hervey.

The Chuck E. Cheese character Helen Henny is named after Reddy.

Awards American Music Awards The American Music Awards (AMAs) is an annual American music awards show that commenced in 1974. Reddy won one award from four nominations. 1974 Helen Reddy Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist 1975 Helen Reddy Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist 1976 Helen Reddy Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist 1977 Helen Reddy Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist APRA Awards The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters".

ARIA Music Awards The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony since 1987 that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. 2006 Helen Reddy ARIA Hall of Fame Australian Women in Music Awards The Australian Women in Music Awards is an annual event that celebrates outstanding women in the Australian Music Industry who have made significant and lasting contributions in their chosen field. It commenced in 2018. 2018 Helen Reddy AWMA Honour Roll Grammy Awards The Grammy Awards is an award presented annually by the Recording Academy since 1959 to recognise achievements in the music industry. Reddy has won one award from two nominations. 1973 "I Am Woman" Best Female Pop Vocal Performance 1976 "Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady" Best Female Pop Vocal Performance People's Choice Awards The People's Choice Awards is an American awards show, recognising people in entertainment, voted online by the general public and fans. The show has been held annually since 1975. 1975 Helen Reddy Favorite Female Performer

Recognition In December 2020, Reddy was listed at number 35 in Rolling Stone Australia's "50 Greatest Australian Artists of All Time" issue.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1974 Airport 1975 Sister Ruth 1977 Pete's Dragon Nora 1978 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Our Guests At Heartland 1987 Disorderlies Happy Socialite 2010 The Perfect Host Cathy Knight 2021 Senior Entourage Helen

Television Year Title Performance Type 1962 In Melbourne Tonight Herself / Singer TV series, Australia 1962 Sunnyside Up Herself / Singer TV series Australia, 1 episode 1965–1966 Bandstand Herself / Singer TV series Australia, 4 episodes 1968–1979 The Mike Douglas Show Herself - Co-host / Herself - Singer TV series US, 13 episodes 1970–1981 The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson Herself / Herself - Musical Guest / Herself - Host / Herself - Guest Hostess / Herself - Guest TV series US, 31 episodes 1970 The Sound of Music Herself/Performer TV series, 1 episode, Australia 1971 The Virginia Graham Show Herself - Guest TV series US, 1 episode 1971–1980 Dick Clark's American Bandstand Herself / Guest / Musical Guest TV series US, 5 episodes 1971 Make Your Own Kind Of Music! Herself - Guest TV series US, 1 episode 1971 The David Frost Show Herself - Guest TV series US, 2 episodes 1972–1977 The Carol Burnett Show Herself - Guest / Various characters / Herself TV series US, 6 episodes 1972–1973 The Merv Griffin Show Herself - Guest TV series US, 5 episodes 1972 Love! Love! Love! Herself TV special, US 1972 The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour Herself - Guest TV series US, 1 episode 1972 The Talk of the Town Herself - Guest TV series US, 1 episode 1972 The John Byner Comedy Hour Herself - Guest TV series US, 1 episode 1972 Rollin' On The River Herself - Guest TV series US, 1 episode 1973 The Bobby Darin Show Herself - Guest TV series US, 1 episode 1973–1977 The Midnight Special Herself - Host / Herself - Hostess / Herself - Singer TV series US, 17 episodes 1973 Morecombe and Wise Herself - Guest TV series UK, 1 episode 1973 The New Bill Cosby Show Herself - Guest TV series US, 1 episode 1973 The 15th Annual Grammy Awards Herself - Winner song of the year "I Am Woman" TV special, US 1973 The Helen Reddy Show Herself - Hostess TV series US, 8 episodes 1973 Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon Herself TV series US, 1 episode 1973 Flip Herself TV series US, 2 episodes 1974 American Music Awards Herself - Host TV special, US 1974 GTK Herself ABC TV series Australia, 1 episode 1974 The 16th Annual Grammy Awards Herself TV special, US 1974–1975 The Mac Davis Show Herself - Guest TV series US, 2 episodes 1975 American Guild Of Variety Artists 5th Annual Entertainer Of The Year Awards Herself - Honoree Female Vocalist TV special, US 1975 The Don Rickles Show - Mr. Warmth Herself TV special, US 1975 The Flip Wilson Special Herself TV special, US 1975 The 47th Annual Academy Awards Herself - Audience member TV special, US 1975 The Glen Campbell Music Show Herself - Guest TV series US, 1 episode 1975 Sammy And Company Herself TV series US, 1 episode 1975 Sunday Special Herself TV series US, 1 episode 1975–1976 Dinah! Herself TV series US, 3 episodes 1975 Tattletales Herself & Jeff Wald TV series US, 5 episodes 1975–1985 Top of the Pops Herself - Singer TV series UK, 5 episodes 1975 Adesso musica Herself TV series Italy/Germany, 1 episode 1975 Helen Reddy In Concert Herself - Singer TV special, UK 1975 Some Of My Best Friends Are Men Herself TV series US, 1 episode 1975 Helen Reddy Concert Herself TV Concert special, AUSTRALIA 1976 Friars Club Tribute To Gene Kelly Herself - Performer TV special, US 1976 Celebration: The American Spirit Herself TV special, US 1976 The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson Herself - Host / Singer with Olivia Newton-John "Never Fall In Love Again" TV series US, 1 episode 1976 The 18th Annual Grammy Awards Herself TV special, US 1977 The American Music Awards Herself - Host TV special, US 1977 Neil Diamond: Love At The Greek Herself (uncredited) TV special, US 1977 All You Need Is Love: The Story Of Popular Music Herself TV series US, 1 episode 1977 Good Morning America Herself - Guest TV series US, 2 episodes 1977 The National Tribute To Hubert H. Humphrey Herself TV special 1977 Willesee At Seven Herself TV series Australia, 1 episode 1978 All-Star Salute To Women's Sports Herself TV special, US 1978 Thank You, Rock 'N' Roll: A Tribute To Alan Freed Herself TV special, US 1978 The Muppet Show Herself - Special Guest Star sings "Blue" / "We'll Sing In The Sunshine" TV series US, 1 episode 1978 Live Wednesday Herself TV series US, 1 episode 1978 Sesame Street Herself sings "Grow" TV series US, 1 episode 1978 Australian Music To The World Herself TV special, Australia 1979 The 6th Annual American Music Awards Herself TV special, US 1979 George Burns' 100th Birthday Party Herself TV special, US 1979 The Helen Reddy Special Herself - Hostess TV special, US 1979 60 Minutes Herself TV series, 1 episode Australia 1980 The American Sportsman Herself - Narrator TV series US, 1 episode 1980 The 52nd Annual Academy Awards Herself - Performer "It's Easy to Say" (from '10') with Dudley Moore TV special, US 1980 The Tim Conway Show Herself TV series US, 1 episode 1980 The Love Boat Elinor Green TV series US, 1 episode 1980 The Royal Charity Gala Concert Herself - Performer TV special, Australia 1980 The Val Doonican Show Herself TV series UK, 1 episode 1980 Horas doradas Herself TV series Spain, 1 episode 1980 John Newcombe's Australian Stars In The States Herself at Her home TV special, Australia 1981 The American Music Awards Herself TV special, US 1981 The John Davidson Show Herself TV series, 1 episode 1981 Channel Nine Celebrates: 25 Years Of Television Herself - archive clip 'Bandstand' TV special, AUSTRALIA 1981 Solid Gold Herself - Co-host TV series, 2 episodes 1981 Television: Inside And Out Herself TV series US, 1 episode 1982 Grace Kennedy Herself TV series US, 1 episode 1982 Fantasy Island Suzi Swann TV series US, 1 episode 1982 Australian Music Stars Of The 60s Herself - Archive clips TV special, Australia 1982 I Love Liberty Herself TV special, US 1983 The American Music Awards Herself TV special, US 1983 The Mike Walsh Show Guest - Herself TV series, 1 episode 1983 Ladies Night Out Herself TV series UK, 1 episode 1983 Wogan Herself - Guest TV series UK, 1 episode 1983 Paul Squire Esq Herself - Guest TV series UK, 1 episode 1983 The 25th Annual Grammy Awards Herself TV special, US 1983 Salute! Herself TV series US, 1 episode 1984 Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour Herself - Panelist TV series US, 5 episodes 1984 Celebrity Chefs Herself - Guest TV series US 1985 Puttin' On The Hits Herself - Judge TV series US, 1 episode 1985 American Bandstand's 33 1/3 Celebration Herself TV special, US 1985 The Jeffersons Helen Reddy TV series US, 1 episode 1986 Television: The First 30 Years Herself TV special, Australia 1987–1988 Hour Magazine Herself TV series, 2 episodes 1988 Lou Rawls Parade Of Stars Herself TV series US, 1 episode 1990 Home For Easter Herself - Hostess TV movie 1990 The Martha Warfield Show Herself - Guest TV series US, 1 episode 1991 Voices That Care Herself - Choir member TV special, US 1992 Hollywood Fantasy Christmas Herself TV special, US 1993 Vicki! Herself - Guest TV series US, 1 episode 1993 Maury Povich Herself - Guest TV series US, 1 episode 1995 The First 100 Years Of Cinema Herself TV special, US 1997 The Rosie O'Donnell Show Herself TV series US, 1 episode 1997; 2003 This Is Your Life? Judith Durham Herself TV series Australia, 1 episode 1997 When Rock Was Young: The 70s Herself - Archive clip "I Am Woman" TV special, Australia 1998 Intimate Portrait Herself TV series US, 1 episode 1998 Denise Herself - Guest TV series Australia, 1 episode 1998; 1999 Good Morning Australia Herself - Guest TV series Australia, 2 episodes 1999 M.U.G.E.N Herself - Voice Video Game 1999 Good Morning Australia Herself & sister Toni Lamond sing "Breezin Along With The Breeze" TV series Australia, 1 episode 2000 BeastMaster The Seer TV series US/Australia/Canada, 1 episode 2000 Diagnosis: Murder Danielle Marsh TV series US, 1 episode 2001 Burke's Backyard Herself - Celebrity Gardener TV series Australia, 1 episode 2003 This Is Your Life? Helen Reddy Herself TV series Australia, 1 episode 2003 Love Is In The Air Herself ABC TV series Australia, 1 episode "She's Leaving Home" 2003; 2011 Today Tonight Herself - Guest TV series Australia, 1 episode 2005 Today Herself - Guest TV series Australia, 1 episode 2005 Sunrise Herself - Guest TV series Australia, 1 episode 2005 Mornings With Kerri-Anne Herself - Guest TV series Australia, 1 episode 2006 The Aria Hall Of Fame Herself - Inductee TV special, Australia 2007; 2011 Family Guy Channel 5 Jingle Singer / Helen Reddy TV series US, 2 episodes 2010 Mother Of Rock Lillian Roxon Herself Film documentary, Australia 2010 Talking Heads Herself - Guest ABC TV series Australia, 1 episode 2011 Today Tonight Herself TV series Australia, 1 episode 2012 A Carol Burnett Christmas Herself Video 2013 Marie Herself - Guest TV series US, 1 episode 2013 Studio 10 Herself - Guest TV series Australia, 1 episode 2013 Time Of My Life Herself TV Special, Australia 2014 The Morning Show Herself - Guest TV series Australia, 1 episode 2014 The Daily Edition Herself - Guest TV series Australia, 1 episode 2015 Studio 10 Herself - Health Report TV series Australia, 1 episode 2016 The Beatles And World War II Herself Film documentary, UK 2017; 2018 Studio 10 Herself TV series, 1 episode 2018 Studio 10 Herself - Archive clips TV series Australia, 1 episode 2019 Sunrise Herself (G'Day USA Gala) TV series Australia, 1 episode 2019 Today Herself (G'Day USA Gala) TV series Australia, 1 episode 2019 The Morning Show Herself (G'Day USA Gala) TV series Australia, 1 episode 2019 Studio 10 Herself & Melinda Schneider (G'Day USA Gala) TV series Australia, 1 episode 2019; 2020 10 News First Herself & Melinda Schneider (G'Day USA Gala) TV series Australia, 1 episode 2019; 2020 Nine News Herself (G'Day USA Gala) TV series Australia, 1 episode 2019; 2020 Seven News Herself (G'Day USA Gala) TV series Australia, 1 episode 2019; 2020 Sky News Herself (G'Day USA Gala) TV series Australia, 1 episode 2019; 2020 ABC News Herself (G'Day USA Gala) TV series Australia, 1 episode

Discography

I Don't Know How to Love Him (1971) Helen Reddy (1971) I Am Woman (1972) Long Hard Climb (1973) Love Song for Jeffrey (1974) Free and Easy (1974) No Way to Treat a Lady (1975) Music, Music (1976) Ear Candy (1977) We'll Sing in the Sunshine (1978) Reddy (1979) Take What You Find (1980) Play Me Out (1981) Imagination (1983) Feel So Young (1990) Center Stage (1998) The Best Christmas Ever (2000)

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
Tintern Grammar
Awards
Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Also known as
Helen Maxine Lamond Reddy, Helen Maxine Reddy, Helen Wald

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Helen Reddy?

Australian and American singer and actress (1941–2020)

When was Helen Reddy born?

Helen Reddy was born on 25 October 1941 in Melbourne.

When did Helen Reddy die?

Helen Reddy died on 29 September 2020 in Los Angeles.

What was Helen Reddy's occupation?

Helen Reddy was a television actor, actor, singer, composer, women's rights activist and film score composer.

What nationality was Helen Reddy?

Helen Reddy was American and Australian.

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