Grace Jones

She appeared in the September 1987 issue of Playboy magazine. Elissa Landi has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to Motion Pictures, at 1615 Vine St. Earlier in her acting career, she starred alongside future governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger and NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain in 1984's Conan the Destroyer. She died from cancer in Kingston, New York. She later had a role in the 1992 Eddie Murphy film Boomerang. She became a United States Citizen in 1943, and dedicted herself to writing, producing six novels and a series of poems. She was a Bond girl in A View to a Kill, a 1985 movie in the James Bond series of films. After only two more films she retired, in 1943.

Later, she recorded hip-hop flavored dance music. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer signed her to a contract and after a couple of romantic dramas she played the cousin of Myrna Loy in the very popular After the Thin Man (1936). Musically, she began singing disco, then moved on into quirky pop and reggae, featuring big names in Jamaican music on albums such as Nightclubbing. Her contract with Fox was abruptly cancelled in 1936 as a result of her refusal to accept a particular role. She gained a reputation for temperament after she physically attacked British chat show host, Russell Harty, because he turned his back on her to speak to another guest. She was paired successfully with some of the major leading men, such as David Manners, Warner Baxter, and Ronald Colman in romantic dramas, before appearing in the box office hit The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) with Robert Donat. Jones is known for her post-modern costuming and performance, at which she dressed in men's clothing and gorilla suits. De Mille's The Sign of the Cross (1932), but was overshadowed by Claudette Colbert who played the flashier role of the temptress.

Grace Jones (May 19, 1952) born Grace Mendoza, in Spanish Town, Kingston, Jamaica; 1948 and 1954 have also been listed as her year of birth) is a model, singer and actress. She played the heroine in Cecil B. Universal Masters Collection (Universal) 2003. She was signed to a contact by 20th Century Fox in 1931. Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions (Island) 1998. During the 1920s she appeared in British, French, and German films before travelling to the United States to appear in a Broadway production of A Farewell to Arms. Bulletproof Heart (Capitol) 1989. She would return to writing during lulls in her acting career.

Inside Story (Manhattan) 1986. Her first ambition was to be a writer, and she wrote her first novel at the age of twenty. Slave to the Rhythm (Manhattan/Island) 1985. Born Elizabeth Marie Christine Kühnelt in Venice, Italy, Landi was raised in Austria and educated in England. Island Life (Island) 1985 - collected singles. Rumoured to be a descendant of Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria, she was noted for her aristocratic bearing. Living My Life (Island) 1982. Elissa Landi (December 6, 1904 – October 21, 1948) was an Italian born actress who was popular in Hollywood films of the 1920s and 1930s.

Nightclubbing (Island) 1981. Warm Leatherette (Island) 1980. Muse (Island) 1979. Fame (Island) 1978.

Portfolio (Island) 1977.