Carly Simon

Carly Simon

music department, actress, composer

Carly Simon was born on Jun 25, 1943 in USA. Carly Simon's big-screen debut came with Taking Off directed by Milos Forman in 1971. Carly Simon is known for Taking Off directed by Milos Forman, Lynn Carlin stars as Lynn Tyne and Buck Henry as Larry Tyne. Carly Simon has got 5 awards and 17 nominations so far. The most recent award Carly Simon achieved is CableACE Awards. The upcoming new movie Carly Simon plays is Pooh's Heffalump Movie which will be released on Feb 11, 2005.

Carly Simon has an unparalleled career that spans five decades of openhearted storytelling both in song and print. Joining the singer-songwriters of the early 1970s, Simon changed the public's conception of pop music to an honest, sensitive and intelligent craftwork. Simon's biggest success came with 1972's No Secrets which included "You're So Vain." The album sold millions of copies and occupied the Billboard charts for seventeen weeks, peaking at #1 for three consecutive weeks.Carly has released over twenty-eight albums of original music, multiple award-winning film scores including two Disney movies based on Winnie the Pooh, treasured children's books, two instant #1 New York Times bestseller memoirs, and composed Romulus Hunt, a family opera. Her hit songs include "That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be," "Anticipation," "You're So Vain," "Coming Around Again," and "Let the River Run" which was featured in Mike Nichols' movie Working Girl (1988), earning Simon an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Grammy, making her the first female artist in history to win all three awards for a single song as a performer and composer. She has been inducted into the the Grammy Hall of Fame for "You're So Vain", the Songwriter's Hall of Fame and was presented the prestigious Founders Award by ASCAP.Carly Simon has had an indelible impact on popular music and continues to create, influence and inspire.

  • Birthday

    Jun 25, 1943
  • Place of Birth

    Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Known For

Awards

5 wins & 17 nominations

CableACE Awards
1995
Original Song
Winner - CableACE
Carly Simon: Live at Grand Central (1995)
1995
Performance in a Music Special or Series
Winner - CableACE
Carly Simon: Live at Grand Central (1995)
Grammy Awards
1990
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television
Winner - Grammy
1972
Best New Artist of the Year
Winner - Grammy
1972
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
Winner - Grammy
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Movies