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Nell Campbell
Nell Campbell From the mid-1980s to 1998, Campbell owned three
nightclubs in New York: Kiosk, E&O, and most famously
Born Laura Elizabeth Campbell Nell’s. Nell’s was sold in 1998 to Noel Ashman and his
24 May 1953 (1953-05-24)
Sydney, Australia business partner actor Chris Noth , right before she gave
birth to daughter Matilda Violet in June 1998 to ex-
"Little" Nell Campbell (born Laura Elizabeth Campbell
Campbell; boyfriend and business partner Eamonn Roche.
24 May 1953) is an Australian actress,[1] club owner and Campbell has written several magazine articles, in-
singer.[2] cluding regular segments called "MamaTalks" and
"FirstLook" in the now defunct Talk magazine, starting in
the December 1999 issue. She returned to Australia after
Biography selling her Boerum Hill house in Brooklyn in December
2005, and is now retired and living with her daughter in
Early life the Northern suburbs of Sydney.
She was born in Sydney, to Ruth and Ross Campbell, a
writer,[2] who called her "Little Nell" (after a character in Discography
Charles Dickens’ The Old Curiosity Shop) in his family life
column in the Sydney Daily Telegraph. Campbell has three Singles / EPs
siblings, two sisters and a brother. The older sister be- • The Musical World of Little Nell (Aquatic Teenage Sex &
came a set designer, the younger an artist, and her broth- Squalor) (A&M, 1976)
er became an engineer. She was called Laura E. Campbell • "Do the Swim" (A&M, 1977)
until around 17, when she went by the nickname "Sonny" • "Fever" (A&M, 1978)
(pronounced to rhyme with "Donny"). She began dancing • "Beauty Queen" (Pre Records, 1980)
at the age of 10, after being diagnosed with Hepatitis A, • "Tropical Isle" (1980)
to keep healthy. She attended high school at the Abbot- Guest vocals
sleigh School for Girls in Sydney, supporting herself as a • Tuff Little Surfer Boy (featured as "Roxanne" for the
waitress. song by Truth & Beauty) (1974)
Soundtracks & Cast Recordings
Fame • The Rocky Horror Show (Original London Cast) (1973)
• The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Campbell decided to use the name "Little Nell" as a stage
• Shock Treatment (1981)
name after her arrival in Britain in the early 1970s with
her family. She sold clothes at Kensington Market; her
stall was next to Freddie Mercury’s. She also worked as a Films
busker and her tap dancing is often noted as the reason • 1974: Barry McKenzie Holds His Own as Nerida Brealey
why she was cast as Columbia in the original production • 1975: The Rocky Horror Picture Show as Columbia (A
of The Rocky Horror Show. She reprised the role in The Groupie)
Rocky Horror Picture Show,[3] released in 1975, and starred • 1975: Lisztomania as Olga
as Nurse Ansalong in the 1981 sequel, Shock Treatment. • 1975: Alfie Darling as a party guest
After The Rocky Horror Picture Show, she signed a • 1976 Sebastiane as the Emperor’s guest (uncredited)
recording contract with A&M Records, producing three • 1977: Jubilee as Crabs
singles. “Do the Swim” was a moderate hit in 1976, per- • 1977: Journey Among Women as Meg
haps helped by a live performance on British television • 1978: Summer Of Secrets as Kym
in which she accidentally (and repeatedly) exposed her • 1981: Shock Treatment as Nurse Ansalong
breasts [4]. She also created a disco version of the song • 1981: Pink Floyd The Wall as a groupie.
"Fever" in 1978. A fifth and last single, "Tropical Isle", • 1984: Stanley: Every Home Should Have One as Amy
was released in 1980. Benton
Campbell has also appeared in several stage produc- • 1984: The Killing Fields as Beth
tions, including the Off-Broadway play You Should Be So • 1985: I Wanna Be a Beauty Queen as the opening act
Lucky and the Broadway musical NINE. She co-starred as • 1998: Great Expectations as Erica Thrall
Sandra LeMon in the British TV series Rock Follies of ’77. • 1999: Joe Gould’s Secret as Tamara
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nell Campbell
• 2000: The Intern as the host [2] ^ Spencer, Chris; Zbig Nowara, Paul McHenry with
notes by Ed Nimmervoll (2002) [1987]. "LITTLE
Theatre NELL". The Who’s Who of Australian Rock. Noble Park,
Vic.: Five Mile Press. ISBN 1-86503-891-1.
• 1973: The Rocky Horror Show, at The Royal Court http://www.whiteroom.com.au/howlspace/
Theatre Upstairs whoswho/PHPTracks.php?Band_ID=123040.
• 1975: And They Used to Star in Movies, at the Soho Retrieved 14 February 2010. Note: [on-line] version
Theatre established at White Room Electronic Publishing
• 1977: A Street Car Named Desire, at the Oxford Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002
Playhouse edition.
• 1978: Stoop, in London [3] "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" (doc). Australian
• 1985: Women Behind Bars, at the Footbridge Theatre at Film Database. Murdoch University.
Sydney University http://wwwmcc.murdoch.edu.au/ReadingRoom/
• 1994: You Should Be So Lucky, off-Broadway film/dbase/2005/rocky.doc. Retrieved 13 February
• 2003: NINE, on Broadway 2010.
• Censored Scenes From King Kong, at the Open Space [4] "London Weekend Show, closing credits, 1975
Theatre (Little Nell losing her top)".
http://www.rockymusic.org/showvideo/
Television roles 29cd578f2401e26a74dd353ff68da830.php.
• 1977: Rock Follies of ’77 as Sandra LeMon
• 1977: It’ll be Alright on the Night as Herself External links
• 1979: Hazel as Pamela • Nell Campbell at the Internet Movie Database
• 1979: Shoestring as Joanna Lomas • Little Nell at RockyMusic.org
• 1980: Dead Man’s Kit as Zoe Summers • An interview at Little Nell’s on the 20th Anniversary
• 1983: Bergerac as Mrs. Moberley of the Rocky Horror Picture Show
• 1984: TV’s Bloopers & Practical Jokes as Herself Persondata
• 1987: Saturday Night Live as Herself
Name Campbell, Nell
• 1993: Tracy Takes On New York
• 1995: Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show as Herself Alternative
• 2001: Visible Panty Lines as Herself names
Short description
References Date of birth 1953-05-24
[1] "Nell Campbell > Filmography". Allmovie. Rovi Place of birth Sydney, New South Wales, Aus-
Corporation. http://www.allmovie.com/artist/ tralia
nell-campbell-10531/filmography. Retrieved 14 Date of death
February 2010. Place of death
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