Nanette Workman

Nanette Joan Workman (born 20 November 1945) is an American singer-songwriter, actress and author, who has been based in Ormstown, Quebec, Canada, for much of her career. She holds dual citizenship of both the United States and Canada. She was raised by musician parents in Jackson, Mississippi, where she began her first performances. Although raised as an English speaker, she mainly performs in French. She has recorded with well-known musicians in the U.S., Canada, UK and France and has been recognized in Mississippi by being elected to that state's Musicians Hall of Fame and having a Francophone house named after her at the state university.

Biography Childhood Workman was born in Brooklyn, New York, on 20 November 1945, to musician parents. Her mother, Beatryce Kreisman, was in the chorus of Naughty Marietta with the New York City Opera Company, and her father, Ernest Workman, played trumpet in Tommy Dorsey's orchestra. She grew up in Jackson, Mississippi. As a child she studied piano and began her career at 11, appearing in the local WLBT television series Mr. Magic (later Junior Time) until she was given her own weekly show, Teen Tempos.

She graduated from Provine High School and attended the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, leaving college at 18 for Broadway.

Personal life She has one son, Jesse (born ).

Awards and recognition 2000: Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame

Entertainment industry works The following is a list of her major entertainment industry works:

Discography 1967 Nanette 1967 Je me rétracte 1967 Fleurs d'amour, fleurs d'amitié (with Tony Roman) 1968 Nanette (compilation) 1970 Nanette (first solo English-language album) 1976 Lady Marmalade 1976 Nanette Workman (French album) 1976 Nanette Workman (LP with English versions of earlier songs) 1977 Grits and Cornbread 1977 Nanette Workman (French album) 1978 Starmania (with other artists, soundtrack to musical) 1979 Disque d'or 1979 Les Titres d'or de Nanette Workman 1980 Chaude (concept album made with Luc Plamondon) 1983 Nanette Workman 1989 Changement d'adresse 1991: Collection souvenir (CD) 1992 La légende de Jimmy (with other artists: musical soundtrack) 1993 Les Plus Belles Chansons De Starmania (1978 concept cast highlights) 1994 Rock & Romance 1994 (new versions of her hits from the 1970s and 1980s) 1996 Une à une 1998 Best of Nanette Workman 1998 Québec 1999 Love Taker with Peter Frampton 2001 Roots 'n' Blues 2003 Vanilla Blues Cafe 2003 Honky Tonk Woman (compilation) 2005 Mississippi Rolling Stone 2007 Danser Danser (compilation) 2012 Just Gettin' Started No. 42 CAN

Soundtrack appearances 1984 American Dreamer (performer: "Dreamer") 2004 The Five of Us (Elles étaient cinq) ("Lady Marmalade")

Film 1975 Mustang as Barbara 1982 Scandale as Nanette Workman 1984 Evil Judgement as April 1985 Night Magic as Pinky (voice) 1997 J'en suis! as Sandy Klein 1999 Ladies Room as Ricki 2006 Bon Cop, Bad Cop as a Ballet Teacher 2009 Suzie as Dealer 2011 La Run

Television series 1968 Fleurs d'amour, fleurs d'amitié, as Host 1970 Not Only... But Also as herself 1979 Collaroshow (TV) episode dated 6 October 1979 as herself 2001 Rivière-des-Jérémie as Sarah Blacksmith 2003 L'auberge du chien noir (TV) one TV episode "Qui perd gagne", as herself

Television films 1969 Je T'aimerai Toujours 1986 C.A.T. Squad aka Stalking Danger 1997 Platinum as herself At The Cocktail 2003 Nightwaves as Sally Winters

Writings 1999 Workman, Nanette: Nanette. Montreal (biographical with photographs)