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Webster, New York, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wendy Orlean Williams (May 28, 1949 – April 6, 1998), better known as Wendy O. Williams, was an American singer, songwriter and actress. Born in Webster, New York, she first came to prominence as the lead singer of the punk rock band Plasmatics. Her infamous stage theatrics included blowing up equipment, near nudity and chain-sawing guitars. After she left…
Known for
- Into the Void: Life, Death and Heavy Metal — Self (archive footage)2025
- Wendy O. Williams and the Plasmatics - 10 Years of Revolutionary Rock and Roll — Herself2006
- Where Are They Now? — Self1999
- Motörhead: The Birthday Party — Self1990
- Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog — Butch1989
- Forbidden Worlds — Stage Performer (archive footage)1988
- The New Adventures of Beans Baxter — Conju1987
- Reform School Girls — Charlie Chambliss1986
- Wendy O. Williams LIVE: Bump 'N Grind — Herself1985
- MacGyver1985
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1949-05-28
- Active to
- 1998-04-06
Discography
- Stand by Your Man1982
- WOW1984
- It's My Life1984
- Kommander of Kaos1986
- Maggots: The Record1987
- Deffest! and Baddest!1988
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 9,158
- Total plays
- 130,472
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Wendy Orlean Williams (May 28, 1949 – April 6, 1998), better known as Wendy O. Williams, was the lead singer for the punk band the Plasmatics, whose stage theatrics included blowing up equipment, near nudity and chain-sawing guitars. Dubbed "The Queen of Shock Rock," Williams was widely considered the most controversial and radical woman singer of her day. She often sported a trademark Mohawk haircut. Williams was nominated in 1985 for a Grammy in the Best Female Rock Vocal category during the h
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Williams
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Webster
- Place of death
- Storrs-Mansfield
- Occupation
- composer
- Educated at
- Eastman School of Music
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- acting
- Genre
- shock rock
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.wendyowilliams.com
- Image
- Plasmatics 1979, promo shot.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1949-01-01
- date of death
- 1998-04-06
- manner of death
- Suicide
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- Art+Feminism
- birth name
- Wendy Orlean Williams
- cause of death
- gunshot wound
- member of
- Plasmatics
- Commons category
- Wendy O. Williams
- start of work period
- 1976-00-00
- end of work period
- 1990-00-00
- name in native language
- Wendy O. Williams
- different from
- Wendy Williams
- writing language
- English language
- social media followers
- 21800
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