Known for movies
Short Info
Date Of Birth | September 7, 1949 |
Spouse | Linwood Simon |
Fact | Singer |
Gloria Gaynor (born September 7, 1949) is an American singer, best known for the disco era hits “I Will Survive” (Hot 100 number 1, 1979), “Never Can Say Goodbye” (Hot 100 number 9, 1974), “Let Me Know (I Have a Right)” (Hot 100 number 42, 1980) and “I Am What I Am” (R&B number 82, 1983).
Gaynor was born in Newark, New Jersey, to Clara and Daniel Gaynor. She began her career singing in church choirs. Her family moved to the Bronx when she was seven years old. She attended the High School of Music & Art in New York City.
Gaynor’s first recording was “She’ll Be Sorry/Let Me Go Baby” on the Vee Jay label in 1964. Her first hit song came in 1967 with “Never Can Say Goodbye”, which was written by Clifton Davis and originally recorded by The Jackson 5. The song peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 1974, Gaynor signed with MGM Records and released her version of “Honey Bee”, which was a hit in Europe.
Gaynor’s biggest hit came in 1978 with the song “I Will Survive”, which was written by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris. The song became a worldwide hit, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1979. The song has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Gaynor has released fourteen studio albums, including two greatest hits albums. She has won numerous awards, including the Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for “I Will Survive”.
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Gaynor has been married three times. Her first husband was Alfredo Alonso, whom she married in 1971. The couple divorced in 1975. Gaynor married Linwood Simon in 1982. The couple divorced in 1987. Gaynor married Michael Misick in 2007. The couple divorced in 2009. Gaynor has three children: two sons, Alexander and Daniel, and a daughter, Olivia.
Gaynor stands five feet tall and weighs approximately 120 pounds.
General Info
Full Name | Gloria Gaynor |
Date Of Birth | September 7, 1949 |
Profession | Singer-songwriter, Actor, I Will Survive, I Am What I Am, Can't Take My Eyes Off You |
Nationality | American |
Family
Spouse | Linwood Simon |
Parents | Queenie May Proctor, Daniel Fowles, I Will Survive, I Am What I Am, Can't Take My Eyes Off You |
Siblings | Arthur Gaynor |
Accomplishments
Awards | Grammy Award for Best Disco Recording, Grammy Hall of Fame, World Music Legend Award for Outstanding Contribution To The Music Industry, I Will Survive, I Am What I Am, Can't Take My Eyes Off You |
Nominations | Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album, Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist, I Will Survive, I Am What I Am, Can't Take My Eyes Off You |
Movies | Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration, Rock Concert: Gloria Gaynor, Soul Divas |
TV Shows | I Love the '70s: Volume 2, The A-List |
Social profile links
Facts
# | Fact |
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1 | Green Brook, New Jersey [December 2008] |
2 | Gloria Gaynor Day was held in the City of Newark on November 7, 2008. |
3 | Song "Just Keep Thinking About You" with remixes by Jonathan Peters and Almighty reached #1 on the Billboard Dance Music/Club Play chart (2001) |
4 | Song "I Never Knew" with remixes by Hex Hector reached #1 on the Billboard Dance Music/Club Play chart (2002) |
5 | Her 1979 disco hit, "I Will Survive", was named the #1 song on VH1's 100 Greatest Dance Songs, while "Never Can Say Goodbye" landed at #51. |
6 | Her 1979 #1 hit "I Will Survive" was awarded the first and only Grammy Award for Best Disco Recording in 1980 (the category was discontinued upon disco's fall into disrepair). |
7 | Her hit single, I Will Survive, has been not only been a disco-themed song frequently played in nightclubs; it has been played frequently for various causes (e.g. benefits for AIDS, or in Gay/Lesbian gatherings). |
8 | Singer |
Pictures
Movies
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Torvill & Dean's Dancing on Ice | 2006 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Everybody Hates Chris | 2006 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
SingStar Rocks! | 2006 | Video Game performer: "I Will Survive" | |
Medium | 2005 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
The Comeback | 2005 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Dancing with the Stars | 2005 | TV Series 1 episode | |
Bajo el mismo techo | 2005 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Tout pour plaire | 2005 | "I will survive" | |
Innocent Voices | 2004 | performer: "I Will Survive" | |
Cold Case | 2004 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Jopog manura 2: Dolaon jeonseol | 2003 | performer: "I Will Survive" | |
I Love the '70s | 2003 | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode | |
The Disco Ball | 2003 | TV Special performer: "I Will Survive", "Last Dance" | |
Sex and the City | 1999-2002 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
Un paso adelante | 2002 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Eine Hochzeit und (k)ein Todesfall | 2001 | TV Movie performer: "I Will Survive" | |
Felicity | 2001 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Six Feet Under | 2001 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
The Replacements | 2000 | performer: "I Will Survive" | |
Freaks and Geeks | 2000 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
The '70s | 2000 | TV Movie performer: "Never Can Say Goodbye" - uncredited | |
Janice Beard | 1999 | performer: "Never Can Say Goodbye" | |
Charmed | 1999 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Pitkä kuuma kesä | 1999 | performer: "I Will Survive" | |
Will & Grace | 1999 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
That '70s Show | 1999 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Ich schenk dir meinen Mann | 1998 | TV Movie performer: "I Will Survive" | |
La pisseuse | 1997 | Short performer: "I Will Survive" | |
Kiss Me, Guido | 1997 | performer: "I Am What I Am" | |
Wings | 1997 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Beyond Silence | 1996 | performer: "I Will Survive" | |
3rd Rock from the Sun | 1996 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Cybill | 1996 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Butterfly Kiss | 1995 | performer: "I Will Survive" | |
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert | 1994 | performer: "I Will Survive" | |
Bitter Moon | 1992 | performer: "I Will Survive" | |
Sotto il vestito niente | 1985 | performer: "I Am What I Am" | |
Gettin' Down | 1979 | performer: "I Will Survive" - uncredited | |
Top of the Pops | 1979 | TV Series performer - 7 episodes | |
Nocturna | 1979 | performer: "Love is Just a Heartbeat Away Nocturna's Theme" | |
Pai Herói | 1979 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Gloria Gaynor - diskojen kuningatar | 1976 | TV Movie documentary performer: "Real Good People", "Casanova Brown", " If You Want It Do It Yourself", "Once in a Lifetime", "The Impossible Dream", "Ease on Down the Road", "Never Can Say Goodbye", "Reach Out I'll Be There" / writer: "Real Good People" | |
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy | 2016 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
The New Yorker Presents | 2016 | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode | |
Coronation Street | 2016 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
National Television Awards | 2016 | TV Special performer: "I Will Survive", "Survivor" - uncredited | |
One Hit Wonderland | 2015 | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode | |
Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris | 2015 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
The Martian | 2015 | performer: "I WILL SURVIVE" | |
Lip Sync Battle | 2015 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
The Yes Men Are Revolting | 2014 | Documentary performer: "I Will Survive" | |
Somewhere Over the Rainbow | 2014 | TV Movie documentary performer: "I Will Survive" - uncredited | |
The Normal Heart | 2014 | TV Movie performer: "I Will Survive" | |
Teen Titans Go! | 2013 | TV Series performer: "I Will Survive" | |
Gent de paraula | 2013 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Raising Hope | 2012 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
The Secret Disco Revolution | 2012 | Documentary performer: "Never Gonna Say Goodbye", "I Will Survive" | |
Mulheres Ricas | 2012 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
The Joy of Disco | 2012 | TV Movie documentary performer: "Never Can Say Goodbye" | |
No me la puc treure del cap | 2012 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Kinect Sports: Season Two | 2011 | Video Game performer: "I Will Survive" | |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2010-2011 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
Camping paradis | 2011 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Cuéntame | 2011 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
20 to 1 | 2007-2011 | TV Series documentary performer - 3 episodes | |
Dance Paradise | 2010/II | Video Game performer: "I Will Survive" | |
Mother's Day | 2010/I | performer: "Let Me Know I Have A Right" | |
Los nuevos y clásicos bloopers | 2010 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Live from Studio Five | 2009 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Rude Tube | 2009 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Bob Gratton, ma vie/My Life | 2009 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Banda sonora | 2007-2009 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
King of the Hill | 2008 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Disco | 2008 | performer: "First be a woman", "Never Can Say Goodbye" | |
Nearly Famous | 2007 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Patinando por un sueño | 2007 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
TV Land Confidential | 2007 | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode | |
El club | 2007 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
La imagen de tu vida | 2006 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Gray Matters | 2006/I | performer: "I Will Survive" |
Actress
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
World Peace Music Award | 2002 | Video | |
That '70s Show | 1999 | TV Series | Mrs. Clark |
Pinay, American Style | 1979 |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
Loose Women | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
National Television Awards | 2016 | TV Special | Herself - Performer |
Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris | 2015 | TV Series | Herself - Guest, Singalong Live |
The Artists Music Guild Presents: The 2014 AMG Heritage Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Performer-Herself |
The Insider | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
Huckabee | 2014 | TV Series | Herself - Musical Guest |
Tavis Smiley | 2014 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The Doctors | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
Home & Family | 2013 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Fox and Friends | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
Unsung | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
The Secret Disco Revolution | 2012 | Documentary | Herself |
The Nation's Favourite Number 1 Single | 2012 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself |
When Disco Ruled the World | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
The Mo'Nique Show | 2011 | TV Series | Herself |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2010 | TV Series | Herself - Musical Guest |
Décadas | 2010 | TV Series | Herself (2010) |
Marvin Hamlisch Presents: The '70s - The Way We Were | 2010 | TV Movie | Herself |
Ethan Bortnick and His Musical Time Machine | 2010 | TV Movie | Herself |
The Best of the World Music Awards | 2010 | TV Special | Herself |
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 2009 | TV Movie | Herself |
The Wendy Williams Show | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
Heroes Among Us: The 2009 Hero Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Herself |
The John Kerwin Show | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
Entertainment Tonight | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
Don't Forget the Lyrics! | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
The A-List | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
Buenos días a todos | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
Paula's Party | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
TV Land Confidential | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Herself - Interviewee |
Susana Giménez | 2007 | TV Series | Herself - Musical Guest |
Queens of Disco | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
Gala Drag Queen 2007 | 2007 | TV Movie | Herself |
Impact: Songs That Changed the World | 2007 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself |
Gray Matters | 2006/I | Herself | |
I Love the '70s: Volume 2 | 2006 | TV Series | Herself |
DiscoMania 2: Don't Stop the Music | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Host / Performer |
Disco: Spinning the Story | 2005 | Video documentary | Herself |
Hit Me Baby 1 More Time | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
When Disco Ruled the World | 2005 | TV Movie | Herself |
Hebe | 2002-2005 | TV Series | Herself |
Good Morning Australia | 2004 | TV Series | Herself |
Pyramid | 2003 | TV Series | Herself |
Parkinson | 2003 | TV Series | Herself |
American Soundtrack: Rhythm, Love and Soul | 2003 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
The Disco Ball | 2003 | TV Special | Herself |
VH-1 Where Are They Now? | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
One-Hit Wonders | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
The 2002 World Music Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Herself |
Never Mind the Buzzcocks | 2002 | TV Series | Herself |
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration | 2001 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
The Test | 2001 | TV Series | Herself - Panelist |
100 Greatest Number One Singles | 2001 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
Barrymore | 2000 | TV Series | Herself |
100 Greatest Dance Songs of Rock & Roll | 2000 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself |
Ally McBeal | 2000 | TV Series | Herself |
Die Lotto-Show | 2000 | TV Series | Herself |
E! True Hollywood Story | 1998-2000 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
1999 ALMA Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Herself |
Tapis rouge | 1999 | TV Series | Herself |
La fureur du samedi | 1999 | TV Series | Herself |
El séptimo de caballería | 1999 | TV Series | Herself |
Top Ten | 1998 | TV Series documentary | Herself - Interviewee |
Behind the Music | 1998 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
Starye pesni o glavnom 3 | 1998 | TV Movie | Herself |
The Wayans Bros. | 1997 | TV Series | Herself |
Le monde est à vous | 1995 | TV Series | Herself |
Last Dance | 1994 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
A '70s Celebration: The Beat Is Back | 1993 | TV Special | Herself |
Top of the Pops | 1975-1993 | TV Series | Herself / Reach out I'll be there |
Ven al Paralelo | 1993 | TV Series | Herself |
Viva el espectáculo | 1990 | TV Series | Herself |
Noite de estrelas | 1989 | TV Series | Herself - Guest (1989) |
Des O'Connor Tonight | 1987 | TV Series | Herself |
Live from Her Majesty's | 1987 | TV Series | Herself |
Blankety Blank | 1987 | TV Series | Herself |
3-2-1 | 1986-1987 | TV Series | Herself - Guest Star |
Àngel Casas Show | 1984-1987 | TV Series | Herself |
Wogan | 1985 | TV Series | Herself |
Razzamatazz | 1985 | TV Series | Herself |
Na sowas! | 1984 | TV Series | Herself |
Champs-Elysées | 1983 | TV Series | Herself |
Entertainment Express | 1983 | TV Series | |
The Keith Harris Show | 1983 | TV Series | Herself |
TROS TV Show | 1983 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
Horas doradas | 1980 | TV Series | Herself |
The 22nd Annual Grammy Awards | 1980 | TV Special | Herself |
The Mike Douglas Show | 1975-1979 | TV Series | Herself - Vocalist / Herself - Co-Host |
The Merv Griffin Show | 1979 | TV Series | Herself |
The Midnight Special | 1979 | TV Series | Herself |
Soul Train | 1979 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
New American Bandstand 1965 | 1974-1979 | TV Series | Herself / Herself-Singer |
Sha Na Na | 1979 | TV Series | Herself |
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 1977 | TV Special | Herself |
Disco '77 | 1977 | TV Series | Performer |
La hora de... | 1976 | TV Series | |
Gloria Gaynor - diskojen kuningatar | 1976 | TV Movie documentary | Herself - Performer |
Musikladen | 1975 | TV Series | |
Disco | 1975 | TV Series | Herself |
Rock Concert | 1975 | TV Series | Herself |
Archive Footage
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
No te duermas ¡ Súper karaoke! | 2015 | TV Movie | Herself |
Tu cara me suena - Argentina | 2013-2014 | TV Series | Herself |
Somewhere Over the Rainbow | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
The Joy of Disco | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
No me la puc treure del cap | 2012 | TV Series | Herself |
20 to 1 | 2007-2010 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
A polos 25 | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
Banda sonora | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
Hebe | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
El club | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
La imagen de tu vida | 2006 | TV Series | Herself |
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop | 2004 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself |
American Bandstand's 50th Anniversary Celebration | 2002 | TV Movie | Herself |
Top of the Pops | 1979 | TV Series | Herself |
Awards
Won Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | Golden Camera for Lifetime Achievement | Golden Camera, Germany | Music International |
Nominated Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Spoken Word Album | For the album "We Will Survive: True Stories Of Encouragement, Inspiration, And The Power Of Song." |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia