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Claire Louise Rushbrook (born 25 August 1971) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Roxanne in the film Secrets & Lies (1996), and for playing Linda Earl-Bouchtat (Rae's Mum) in My Mad Fat Diary (2013–2015).
Adelaida Martinez [1] (born July 24, 1963), better known by her stage name the Real Roxanne, is an American female hip hop MC who recorded for Select Records. Martinez was born in Brooklyn , New York .
The Roxanne Wars helped solidify the careers of multiple rappers— notably Roxanne Shanté, The Real Roxanne, and Sparky D. [11] [12] In 2017, a musical drama film about the life of Roxanne Shanté was released. The title, Roxanne Roxanne, is a reference to the U.T.F.O. track which began the Roxanne Wars.
Shante, who was a member of the Juice Crew, was contracted to write a track in rebuttal to U.T.F.O.'s rap, posing as the Roxanne in the U.T.F.O. song. Marley Marl produced the song "Roxanne's Revenge" using the original beats from an instrumental version of "Roxanne, Roxanne". The track became an instant hit and made Shante, only 14 at the time ...
Doreen C. Broadnax, known professionally as Sparky D, or spelled Sparky Dee [2] [1] (born June 2, [3] 1965) is an American hip–hop musician and rapper.Broadnax is noted as one of the first female battle rappers, first gaining attention through the Roxanne Wars; when she responded to Roxanne Shante's "Roxanne's Revenge" with "Sparky's Turn (Roxanne, You're Through)" in 1985.
Roxane Gilmore, a teacher and professor who served as first lady of Virginia during her husband Jim Gilmore's term as governor from 1998 to 2002, died Wednesday. The former governor announced his ...
It's officially summer, and Francesca Eastwood is clearly bringing the heat.. The 30-year-old daughter of legendary Hollywood actor Clint Eastwood recently gave fans a glimpse at her summer style ...
Roxanne was replaced by Beverly Bentley in August 1955. Roxanne did not use a surname in her professional work. She was on the cover of magazines around the world include, Life, Look, Paris Match, TV Guide, and dozens of newspaper articles. [citation needed] Roxanne had a doll fashioned after her [1] which was called The Roxanne Doll. It was a ...