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Deborah Harry was born on January 7, 1945 in Miami Florida. When she was three months, she was adopted by Richard and Catherine Harry and raised her in New Jersey. In her twenties, she spent her time working as a secretary, cocktail waitress and Playboy Bunny and hung-out at Max’s Kansas City, a famous Warhol-inhabited nightspot. In the late 60’s, she entered music with the song Wind in the Willows where she sung back-up in their first and only album. Being a waitress led her to punk rock which taken over New York during 70’s.

In October 1973, Deborah Harry met Chris Stein while she was a member of a theatrical girl group band Stilletoes. Stein, graduate of New York’s School of Visual Arts was amazed by Deborah’s hard-hitting personality. Deborah left the band Stilletoes and formed Angel and the Snake with Stein. In 1974, Blondie was formed. Blondie was not derived from Deborah’s famous blonde curls. She took it from the phrase of a truck driver who taunted her “Hey Blondie, give us a screw” as she passed by. They spent eight years together and recorded several singles which include Heart of Glass, Tide is High, Call Me and Rapture.

Their third album Parallel Lines sold 20 million copies worldwide. In the middle of their band’s success, Deborah was able to land small roles on television. In 1983, Deborah starred in the controversial video which provokes viewers to commit murder. Chris Stein, their band guitarist had fallen ill with rare and fatal genetic disease called Pemphigus. Deborah then dropped all her singing and acting stints to nurse Stein.

Deborah Harry returned in 1986 with Rockbird but she has decided to spend her time in acting. After performing with Jim Henson’s Muppet, she played the title role in Forever Lulu (1987) opposite Alec Baldwin. She also appeared in Wiseguy on CBS in 1989. Deborah returned to music and released Def, Dumb and Blondie. She continued to appear on various films like Hairspray in 1988. She won critical admiration for her portrayal as a waitress in James Mangold’s Heavy.

In 1993, Deborah Harry released Debravation and toured with the group The Jazz Passengers. Blondie reunion was official in 1999. Deborah began working with Stein, Destri and Burke again and released an album after 17 years. The album No Exit was a success. In 2003, the follow-up album came out, The Curse of Blood. Their group was honoured in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.