Stephanie Biddle

Stephanie Biddle
Background information
Birth nameStephanie Andrea Biddle
Born (1963-08-23) August 23, 1963 (age 61)
LaSalle, Quebec, Canada
GenresVocal jazz
Occupation(s)Singer, actress
LabelsElan
Websitestephaniebiddle.com

Stephanie Andrea Biddle (born 23 August 1963) is a Canadian jazz singer and actress.

Career

Biddle was born in Quebec to jazz bassist Charlie Biddle and a French-Canadian mother. During part of her childhood she lived in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts. When she was 15, she moved to Montreal and began modeling. From 1987–1989, she sang traditional pop and jazz standards at clubs and weddings with the band Living Proof.[1][2] Aided by a record producer in Paris, she recorded the hit single "Dis-moi" (1991) which peaked at No. 11 on the French pop chart. For the next few years she sang in Le Gosier, Guadeloupe.[1][3]

Biddle appeared in the films Crunch (1979), The Moderns (1988), The Whole Nine Yards (2000), One Eyed King (2001), and in the television movie A Diva's Christmas Carol with Vanessa L. Williams. She performed in La Haut at Rouen Opera House.[1][2][4] She also had a role in the 2001 French-language film Karmen Geï, "a re-make of the movie Carmen.[5][6]

In 1991, her debut album, Dis-moi, was released,[7]

Personal life

Her brother Charles Jr. is also a performer. Her older sister Sonya Biddle was a former Montreal city councillor and her younger sister Tracy, a bartender and singer,[8] is a freelance writer and hosted radio shows on CBC radio network.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Stephanie Biddle – Bio". www.stephaniebiddle.com. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b Brownstein, Bill. "Biddles springing up all over Montreal entertainment scene", Montreal Gazette, 1988-03-05, p. D4.
  3. ^ Perusse, B. "Stephanie Biddle carries the torch", Montreal Gazette, 2003-03-30, p. B1.
  4. ^ "Biddle bit of... a superstar", South China Morning Post, 2005-10-12, p. 2.
  5. ^ Published on August 2, 2002, San Jose Mercury News (CA): "ITS EARTHY STAR SIZZLES IN LUSTY 'KARMEN GEI': Carmen... gets a glorious makeover in the French-Senegalese import Karmen Gei. Well, makeover may be too polite a term. This Carmen, or Karmen, as played by an ever-spinning, ever-undulating force of nature named Djeinaba Diop Gai, is the earthiest, lustiest Carmen yet."
  6. ^ The Africa Channel Presents: Karmen Gei: "The film stars two charismatic, statuesque beauties: Djeinaba Diop Gai as Karmen and Stephanie Biddle as Angelique, the warden of a women's prison where Karmen is initially held..."
  7. ^ Recording Title (CD or Album): DIS-MOI/BIDDLE, STEPHANIE Spine: ELAC-5001 Disk: 1 Side: 0 Cut Number: 1 Release Year: 1991 Label Name: ELAN
  8. ^ Lalonde, Michelle. "Biddle's widow", The Gazette, 2005-02-04, p. A7.
  9. ^ CBC Radio 88.5 > The Flip Side: "With The Flip Side, I wanted to bring to light the views of different people from all walks of life..."