Cherie Currie

Cherie Ann Currie (born November 30, 1959) is an American singer, musician, actress and artist.

Currie was the lead vocalist of The Runaways, a rock band from Los Angeles, in the mid-to-late 1970s.

She later became a solo artist.

In 1975, when she was 15 years old, Currie joined the all-female rock band The Runaways, performing as lead vocalist.

Her bandmates were Joan Jett, Lita Ford, Sandy West, Jackie Fox and Vicki Blue.

Bomp! magazine described her as "the lost daughter of Iggy Pop and Brigitte Bardot".

Currie recorded three albums with the Runaways, The Runaways, Queens of Noise and Live in Japan.

She signed a four album deal with Mercury, but left the Runaways after the third album.

To fulfil her contract, she recorded Beauty's Only Skin Deep for Polygram Records as a solo artist.

Marie Currie was featured on the track "Love at First Sight".

After Cherie left The Runaways at age eighteen, she performed in clubs in Los Angeles.

Marie joined her onstage for encores, which drew a positive response from audiences.

When Marie joined Cherie on a promotional tour in Japan, they had the idea of recording an album together.

They recorded Messin' With The Boys for Capitol Records, released in 1979.

"Since You Been Gone", a cover of the Russ Ballard song, reached number 95 on the charts.

Currie and her identical twin sister, Marie Currie, released the album Messin' with the Boys in 1980 as Cherie & Marie Currie.

Their duet "Since You Been Gone" reached number 95 on US charts.

She is also known for her role in the movie Foxes.

Currie was born to Don Currie and actress Marie Harmon.

She was raised in Encino, California.

She has an identical twin sister, Marie Currie, an elder sister, actress Sondra Currie, and a brother, Don Currie Jr.

Currie and her twin sister were given a role on an episode of My Three Sons at the age of two.

They were due to sing "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" with Fred MacMurray but they froze during filming and their part was cut from the show.

Before Currie and her twin sister rose to fame, they appeared on American Bandstand as background dancers.

Cherie and Marie performed on television shows in the 1980s including Sha Na Na, The Mike Douglas Show, and The Merv Griffin Show. They wrote and produced songs for the soundtrack of the 1984 film The Rosebud Beach Hotel.

They acted and sang together in the film.

Cherie starred in the film Foxes in 1980 with Jodie Foster, and received strong reviews for her acting debut.

She also appeared in Parasite, Wavelength, Twilight Zone: The Movie, The Rosebud Beach Hotel (with Marie Currie), and Rich Girl. She made guest appearances on television series including Matlock and Murder, She Wrote.

In 1984 Currie was cast as Brenda in Savage Streets, but was replaced by Linda Blair.

She was also cast as the lead singer of the fictional band the Dose in the film This Is Spinal Tap, but her character was cut out of the film.

In 1991, Cherie and Marie Currie performed a tribute concert to Paula Pierce, a member of The Pandoras.

For the final song, the remaining Pandoras backed the Curries.

Currie performed at the Runaways' reunion in 1994 with Jackie Fox and Sandy West.

Her sister Marie joined the three Runaways on stage and performed with the band.

In 1998, Cherie and Marie held a concert at the Golden Apple, in support of their re-released version of Messin' with the Boys.

Cherie's ex-bandmate West joined Cherie on stage to perform some of the Runaways songs.

The Curries and West signed autographs after the show.

In 1998, the compilation Young and Wild was released.

It included tracks from Beauty's Only Skin Deep, Messin' With The Boys, and songs by The Runaways.

Another compilation, 80s Collection, was released in 2000 by Times Square Productions.