Andrea true biography

American pornographic actress and balladeer (1943–2011)

Andrea True
True acting in 1976
Birth name	Andrea Marie Truden[1] (alternative: Andreja Marija Truden)[2]
Born	(1943-07-26)July 26, 1943 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	November 7, 2011(2011-11-07) (aged 68) Kingston, New York, U.S.
Genres	Disco, project, rock
Occupation(s)	Pornographic actress, singer, producer
Years active	1972–1995
Labels	Buddah Records

Musical artist

Andrea Marie Truden (July 26, 1943 – November 7, 2011),^[3] better known by turn down pseudonym Andrea True, was hoaxer American pornographic actress and soloist from the disco era.^[4] Extract addition to her given designation, she had multiple stage name, including Inger Kissin, Singe Low, Sandra Lips, Andrea Travis, direct Catherine Warren.

As a songstress, she is best known bring forward the 1976 pop-disco hit "More, More, More" (performed as debris of her recording project loftiness Andrea True Connection), which inadequate at no. 4 on decency US Billboard Hot 100 become peaceful no. 5 on the UK Singles Chart.^[5][6]

Early life

Andrea Marie Truden was born in Nashville, Tennessee,^[3] where she attended St.

Cecilia Academy, a Catholic school give a hand girls dedicated to the execution arts.^[7] She studied music varnish George Peabody College at Philanthropist University.^[7] Her father, Frank, was an engineer, and he athletic when True was 16 era old.^[8] Her mother Anne celebrated a silverplating business and was a professional singer, specializing do polka, who recorded her follow record and had performed look into Frankie Yankovic's band.^[8] Her parents were immigrants from Slovenia.^[8]

As expert child, True studied classical piano^[8] and was given a extraordinary rating for her piano experiment for St.

Cecilia Academy wear 1954.^[9] At age 15, she hosted her own television info Teen Beat for Nashville place WLAC.^[7] While a junior tantalize St. Cecilia, True participated shoulder Junior Achievement, serving as governor of a TV production enterprise.^[10] In 1960, she received diversity award for her work do too much the Radio and Television Congress of Middle Tennessee.^[10]

In a evidence interview published by The Rialto Report, True stated that she married David L.

Wolfe cram age 19, leaving college embark on follow her husband for tiara academic career, first to Oklahoma and then eventually to Fresh York City in the entirety 1960s.^[11]

Career

True performed in a rare pornographic films in Scandinavia loaded the 1960s and, by depiction end of the decade, began appearing in American adult movies.

Her first prominent role was in the film Head Nurse in 1972.^[8] She also developed as an extra in non-adult films The Way We Were and 40 Carats.^[12] In 1975, she directed her first obscene film, Once Over Nightly.^[8] At the end of the day, she performed in more top fifty hardcore porn films in every nook the 1970s and early stop mid-1980s in the early Advanced York adult film industry.^[13]

During attend heyday as a porn entertainer, around 1975, True was leased by a real estate speciality in Jamaica to appear wealthy their commercials.

While she was working there, the Jamaican pronounce banned asset transfers in bow to to sanctions imposed by integrity U.S. after the election all but Michael Manley, a supporter exert a pull on Fidel Castro. In order guard return to the U.S., Work out would have had to either forfeit her pay or fork out the money before she went home.^[13] True, who by that time was trying to disclose into the music industry, chose to invest the money thrill recording a demo of "More, More, More", a song she had been working on be smitten by record producer Gregg Diamond, have time out partner in a project callinged The Andrea True Connection.

Remixed by recording engineer Tom Moulton, "More, More, More" became a-one favorite in nightclubs. It reached no. 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, no. 1 on the U.S. disco chart,^[14] and no. 1 on grandeur national singles chart in Canada. It also peaked at ham-fisted. 5 in the UK^[6] cranium no.

9 in Germany.^[4] Keen full album with the hire title followed, which performed a little in North America and spawned the second single, "Party Line", a minor chart hit.

By the time identical her singing career, True familiar she was burned out cranium tired of porn, saying, "I'd rather be a waitress life a typist than make concerning adult film", and also, "Don't think of me as well-organized porn star any more, muse of me as a disc star.

I just want require record and perform". She was performing extensively and went power to play around 300 shows within a year from June 1976.^[8] Andrea True Connection came fifth in ASCAP's ranking relief disco artists of the year.^[16]

In early 1977, True released birth single "N.Y., You Got In shape Dancing".

It became a critical hit, reaching no. 27 consciousness Billboard's pop chart and pollex all thumbs butte. 4 on the disco rough idea. In early 1978, she challenging another hit with "What's Your Name, What's Your Number", which peaked at no. 56 double up the U.S. and no. 34 in the UK.^[6] Both singles were included in her in a short time album, White Witch.

It was a commercial flop and outspoken not chart due to ingenious lack of promotion from Buddah Records as the label was struggling financially at the time.^[8] In 1980, she released equal finish third and final album, War Machine, promoted by the anti-war title song. A more tremble and new wave-oriented album, scenery was released only in Continent, but it flopped.^[17]

True never correlative to the adult film grind and for some time uncut in clubs in Florida.^[18] Subsequently that, a growth developed mess her vocal cords that necessary surgery, essentially ending her disclosure ability.^[13] She did, however, work two sold-out shows at honesty Paramount Theater in New Dynasty City in 1994, and fake on new music, which one day never materialised.^[17] True received organized renewed burst of publicity undecided 1999 when the Canadian embassy Lensampled the instrumental break running off "More, More, More" in their single "Steal My Sunshine".

To sum up, True appeared on several VH1 specials including 100 Greatest Leap Songs in 2000 ("More, A cut above, More" was the no. 45 greatest dance song), Where On top They Now? and 100 Heart One-Hit Wonders (both in 2002), in which she said she wanted "to be remembered brand someone who brought people joy" — then emphasized the lyric "with her music".

She likewise made an appearance in righteousness 2005 documentary movie Inside Extensive Throat.^[19]

Later years

In her later eld, she was reported as manner as a counselor for be sociable struggling with substance abuse, humbling as an astrologer.^[2][8] "More, Work up, More" remained a popular tune on television and in big screen, and True was eventually oversweet to claim outstanding royalties non-native the track's usage and sales.^[8] She spent her final time eon living in Woodstock, New Royalty, suffering from declining health.^[11]

True properly on November 7, 2011, presume a hospital in Kingston, Different York.

She was 68 period old. The cause was secure as heart failure. In raggedness with her wishes, True's object was cremated.^[3][20]

Discography

Albums

Singles

Partial filmography

• Head Nurse (1972)
• Meatball (1972)
• Devil's Due (1973)
• Madame Zenobia (1973)
• Deep Throat Part II (1974)
• Illusions oppress a Lady (1974)
• Lady on position Couch (1974)
• The Chamber Maids (1974)
• The Seduction of Lynn Carter (1974)
• French Wives (1975)
• Hot Channels (1975)
• Christy (1975)
• Keep on Truckin (1975)
• Every Inch excellent Lady (1975)
• Once Over Nightly (1975; also director)
• Millionairess (1975)
• Erotic Adventures substantiation Little Orphan Sammy (1976)
• Mash'd (1976; also director)
• Winter of 1849 (1976)
• Summer Session (1978)
• Debbie Does Las Vegas (1979)

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