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Helen Reddy (Helen Maxine Lamond Reddy (The Singing Nun, The Queen of 1970s Pop)) was born on 25 October, 1941 in Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, is a soundtrack,actress,composer. Discover Helen Reddy's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 78 years old?

Popular As Helen Maxine Lamond Reddy (The Singing Nun, The Queen of 1970s Pop)
Occupation soundtrack,actress,composer
Age 78 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 25 October 1941
Birthday 25 October
Birthplace Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date of death 29 September, 2020
Died Place Los Angeles, California, USA
Nationality Australia

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Helen Reddy Height, Weight & Measurements

At 78 years old, Helen Reddy height is 5' 3" (1.6 m) .

Physical Status
Height 5' 3" (1.6 m)
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Who Is Helen Reddy's Husband?

Her husband is Milton Robert Ruth (29 June 1981 - 14 November 1995) ( divorced), Jeff Wald (25 May 1968 - 3 January 1981) ( divorced) ( 1 child), Kenneth Claude Weate (1961 - 1966) ( divorced) ( 1 child)

Family
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Husband Milton Robert Ruth (29 June 1981 - 14 November 1995) ( divorced), Jeff Wald (25 May 1968 - 3 January 1981) ( divorced) ( 1 child), Kenneth Claude Weate (1961 - 1966) ( divorced) ( 1 child)
Sibling Not Available
Children Not Available

Helen Reddy Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Helen Reddy worth at the age of 78 years old? Helen Reddy’s income source is mostly from being a successful Soundtrack. She is from Australia. We have estimated Helen Reddy's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
Salary in 2023 Under Review
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Source of Income Soundtrack

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1750

She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording. The star is located in front of 1750 Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

1942

Half-sister Toni Lamond is a popular musical stage and cabaret singer/comedienne in Australia who has performed in such productions as "42nd Street" and "The Pirates of Penzance".

1962

Wald worked Helen into a few performances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), fifteen appearances total, and the resulting attention earned her her first hit with a top version of "I Don't Know How to Love Him" from the Broadway rock musical "Jesus Christ Superstar" in February 1972, peaking at #13 on the Billboard hit list.

1966

In 1966 Helen won a trip to New York in an Australian Bandstand International contest and, though she met with little success during this excursion, did meet and marry second husband Jeff Wald, a manager and an agent with the William Morris talent agency. They married the following year and went to Los Angeles. Helen converted to Judaism before the marriage.

1970

The #1 Grammy-winning "I Am Woman" became not only THE anthem of the feminist movement during the radical 1970s, but also the signature song for its lovely, crop-haired, reddish-haired composer and singer Helen Reddy. Many decades later this is the hit people still remember her for, despite the fact she had a host of other "top ten" records over the course of her long career. Helen Maxine Lamond Reddy was born in Melbourne, Australia, to showbiz parents, comedy actor/producer/writer Max Reddy and singer/soap opera actress Stella Lamond, and is the half sister to singer/actress Toni Lamond. Of English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh ancestry, Helen began performing at the age of four at the Tivoli Theatre in Perth, Australia, touring much of her native country with her parents. She left boarding school at age 15 to work on the road singing and acting. Her musical style is best described as a light amalgam of rhythm and blues, easy rock and jazz. Her soothing, quivery vocals and equally warm appeal was instantly embraced, eventually earning her own Australian radio show. "Helen Reddy Sings" aired twice weekly on the Australian Broadcasting Commission.

Signed by Capitol Records, she enjoyed hit after hit throughout the early 1970s, with "Delta Dawn" (1973) and "Angie Baby" (1974) reaching #1.

1973

In 1973, Helen had her own summer-replacement variety show and was a popular hostess for a time on NBC's late-night variety show The Midnight Special (1972).

1975

She tried to parlay her singing success into a film career starting with a featured role as a nun in the disaster film Airport 1975 (1974).

1977

This led to a wholesome starring role in the promising Disney children's film Pete's Dragon (1977), but it was only mildly received. . During this time, she also appeared on TV in episodes of "The Love Boat," "Fantasy Island," "The Jeffersons" (as herself), "Beast Master," "Diagnosis Murder" and a guest voice on "Family Guy.

1980

Was asked to play the cameo role of "The Nun" in Airplane! (1980) but passed.

1982

In 1982, she divorced Wald and married a third time the following year to drummer Milton Ruth. Helen has ventured on into the concert and symphony orchestra forums as well as becoming a popular cabaret and nightclub attraction. In recent years she has graced a number of musical theater productions both on Broadway and in London's West End. Over the years she was considered a primary interpreter of English playwright Willy Russell, having appeared in four productions of his one-woman show "Shirley Valentine. " Other live musical productions have included "Anything Goes," "Call Me Madam," "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" and Russell's "Blood Brothers," in which she made her Broadway debut.

1984

Mother-in-law of Lucas Donat, who married her daughter, Traci Wald Donat on July 24, 1984. Lucas, a prolific producer and director of commercials, is the son of Michael Learned and Peter Donat.

1987

" She appeared in only two more films -- a cameo in the raucous "Fat Boys" comedy Disorderlies (1987) and a featured role in the comedy crime chiller The Perfect Host (2010). A third film, a comedy "mockumentary" entitled Senior Entourage, has yet been released.

1991

She appeared in the music video and sang in the choir on the song "Voices That Care," both of which were released on March 13, 1991.

2000

In 2000 she released her very first Christmas collection, "Helen Reddy: The Best Christmas Ever."

2002

In 2002 she retired from the business, and moved to her native Australia to work as a practicing hypnotherapist and motivational speaker, but returned from time to time before the camera both here and abroad.

2005

A British indie pop band called Trembling Blue Stars wrote a song in her honour called "Helen Reddy". It appears on their album "The Seven Autumn Flowers" (2005).

2006

Inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame in 2006.

2010

Living on Norfolk Island, off the east coast of Australia, where her cousin (by marriage), Colleen McCullough, also lives. Reddy maintained a home there, until moving back to Los Angeles, California, USA, to live near her children in the early/mid-2010s. [May 2002]

2017

In 2017, Helen was diagnosed with dementia, and then resided at the Motion Picture and Television Fund's Samuel Goldwyn Center for Behavioral Health in Woodland Hills, California.

2018

In 2018 it was reported that Reddy had dementia and could no longer be interviewed.