Sally Ann Marsh

Last updated

Sally Marsh
Born
Sally Anne Marsh

(1972-10-14) 14 October 1972 (age 51)
Pembury, Kent, England
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1988–2011

Sally Anne Marsh (born 14 October 1972) is a British actress and singer. She was a member of Faith Hope & Charity, later becoming the vocalist for a number of groups, including Xpansions, Ariel and Hysterix. [1] Her film credits include The Princess and the Goblin and A Monkey's Tale , and she also appeared in a number of TV productions.

Contents

Performing career

Sally Anne Marsh began singing when she was six, and acted in the children TV show Tricky Business as a teenager. She was a member of a short lived girlband with Diana Barrand and Dani Behr called Faith Hope & Charity. [1] [2]

After Faith Hope and Charity, her musical career included being the vocalist for electronic music group Xpansions whose major techno hit single Move Your Body (Elevation) reached Number 7 in 1991. [3] This song has been remixed and rereleased several times over the nineties due to demand. Marsh then became the lead singer of deConstruction house group Ariel who were formed by Tom Rowlands of The Chemical Brothers with whom she appeared on Channel 4's The Word . She recorded two promo only singles working with producers Mike Stock & Matt Aitken in 1995 on their Love This Records label. These were a cover of the Mungo Jerry hit "In the Summertime" and a dance version of "Windmills of your Mind". Recently, she has been working as lead vocalist for the London band Brand Violet.

In addition to her musical career, she is a freelance voiceover artiste who does work for GCap Media and EMAP radio, as well as the Tindle Radio Group.

As an actress, she has appeared in children's programmes as many characters including Vicky in Bodger and Badger (in which she played a drumkit), Nurse Kitty in Hilltop Hospital , Lucy in BBC's Tricky Business , Princess Irene in The Princess and the Goblin , Gina in A Monkey's Tale , Giselle in Santa and the Tooth Fairies and its sequel TV series Tales of the Tooth Fairies and Cecile Lefevre in Grange Hill . Sally Ann Marsh also voiced the character of Snow White in the 2006 Picha production of Snow White: The Sequel .

Singles

Faith Hope & Charity

For the group, see Faith Hope & Charity

Albums

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988Turkey LoveAdditional voiceTelevision film
1989 Tricky Business Lucy9 episodes
1991 The Princess and the Goblin Princess Irene (voice)
Santa and the Tooth FairiesAdditional voiceEnglish dub
1993Tale of the Tooth Fairies
1996 Grange Hill Cecile Lefevre8 episodes
1996–1997 Bodger and Badger Vicky9 episodes
1999 A Monkey's Tale GinaEnglish dub
Hilltop Hospital Nurse KittyEpisode: "Gracey Greyshell's Last Day"
2000 Free Spirits Kelly
2007 Snow White: The Sequel Snow White (voice)English dub
2011NOKSUNOKSU (voice)

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dani Behr</span> Musical artist

Dani Behr is an English former singer, actress, voice-over artist, and television presenter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Candice Night</span> American singer

Candice Night is an American singer and musician. She has been the vocalist/lyricist and multi-instrumentalist for the traditional folk rock project Blackmore's Night since its origins in 1997 with her husband, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. She is also the backing vocalist for Rainbow from 1994 to 1997 and 2015–present, again with Blackmore. Her first solo album, Reflections, was released in 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sally Ann Howes</span> British actress and singer (1930–2021)

Sally Ann Howes was an English actress and singer. Her career on screen, stage and television spanned six decades. She is best known for the role of Truly Scrumptious in the 1968 musical film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. In 1963, she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical for her performance in Brigadoon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sophie Winkleman</span> English actress (born 1980)

Sophie Lara Winkleman, styled as Lady Frederick Windsor, is an English actress. She is married to Lord Frederick Windsor, the second cousin of King Charles III and son of Prince Michael of Kent.

<i>Disney Princess</i> Walt Disney Company media franchise

Disney Princess, also called the Princess Line, is a media franchise and toy line owned by the Walt Disney Company. Created by Disney Consumer Products chairman Andy Mooney, the franchise features a lineup of female protagonists who have appeared in various Disney franchises.

Ariel (<i>The Little Mermaid</i>) Fictional character from Disneys 1989 animated film The Little Mermaid

Ariel is a fictional character in Walt Disney Pictures' animated film The Little Mermaid (1989). Ariel is voiced by Jodi Benson in all official animated appearances. Ariel is the youngest daughter of King Triton and Queen Athena of an underwater kingdom of merfolk called Atlantica. She is often rebellious, and in the first film, she longs to be a part of the human world. She marries Prince Eric, whom she rescued from a shipwreck, and together they have a daughter, Melody. She is the fourth Disney Princess and also the first Disney Princess to be developed during the Disney Renaissance.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jim C. Hines</span> American novelist

Jim C. Hines is an American fantasy and science fiction writer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ann Curless</span> American singer

Ann Curless is an American popular music singer, most notable as part of Exposé.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marian Marsh</span> Trinidad-American actress (1913–2006)

Marian Marsh was a Trinidad-born American film actress and later an environmentalist.

Sheila Walsh is a Scottish-born American contemporary Christian vocalist, songwriter, evangelist, author, inspirational speaker, and talk-show host.

"Part of Your World" is a song written by lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken for Disney's animated feature film The Little Mermaid (1989). Performed by American actress and singer Jodi Benson in the titular role as Ariel, a mermaid princess, "Part of Your World" is a power ballad in which the main character expresses her strong desire to become human; its lyrics use placeholder names in lieu of several human-related terms that would be unfamiliar to a mermaid. The film's theme song is later reprised by Ariel after she rescues Eric, a human prince with whom she has fallen in love, from drowning.

<i>The Little Mermaid: Ariels Beginning</i> 2008 animated film

The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning is a 2008 animated direct-to-video fantasy film produced by Disneytoon Studios, with the animation production being done by Toon City and DisneyToon Studios Australia. This film is the prequel to Disney's 1989 animated feature film The Little Mermaid, the third and final installment in The Little Mermaid trilogy, and the last direct-to-video sequel after John Lasseter took over as chairman for the Disney Animation Division. It is also the first in the chronology of the story running through the series and it is based on the fairy tale The LittleMermaid of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen and Disney's The Little Mermaid by Walt Disney Animation Japan and Walt Disney Television.

<i>The Princess and the Goblin</i> (film) 1991 animated film by József Gémes

The Princess and the Goblin is a 1991 animated fantasy film directed by József Gémes and written by Robin Lyons, an adaptation of George MacDonald's 1872 novel of the same name.

<i>The Fighting Temptations</i> 2003 American film

The Fighting Temptations is a 2003 American musical comedy film directed by Jonathan Lynn, written by Elizabeth Hunter and Saladin K. Patterson, and distributed by Paramount Pictures and MTV Films. The main plot revolves around Darrin Hill who travels to his hometown of Monte Carlo, Georgia as he attempts to revive a church choir in order to enter a gospel competition with the help of a beautiful lounge singer and childhood friend, Lilly, with whom he falls in love. Through the choir's music, Darrin brings the church community back together all the while seeking a relationship with Lilly.

A Monkey's Tale is a feature-length animated film directed by Jean-François Laguionie. It was released in 1999, and won the Award for Best Animated Feature Film at the fifth Kecskemét Animation Film Festival. It was released theatrically in the UK by Miracle Communications in its original English-language version in 2000, featuring the voices of Rik Mayall, John Hurt, Michael York, Sally Anne Marsh, and Michael Gambon. It was initially going to be released straight-to-video in the US by Universal Pictures, but for unknown reasons, it never materialized. A sequel titled The Prince's Voyage was produced in 2019.

Phil Drummond is a British electronic music producer best known for his work with the band Xpansions and singer and actress Sally Ann Marsh and their song "Move Your Body."

Faith Hope & Charity were a short-lived British girl group that featured Dani Behr, Sally Ann Marsh and Diana Barrand. They released two singles and an album. They had a minor hit with their debut single "Battle of the Sexes" which peaked at No. 53 on the UK Singles Chart in 1990. Failing to become successful, the group broke up. Behr went into television production, while Marsh pursued an acting career, as well as becoming a vocalist for a number of groups.

Eric A. Darken is an American percussionist, composer, and programmer.

Marcy Thomas, also known as Lyrica Garrett, is an American singer and actress. She started off her career as an Ikette in the Ike & Tina Turner Revue in the 1970s. She also sang with The Undisputed Truth, Rick James, and Johnny "Guitar" Watson. As an actress, she toured with The Wiz production and was later featured on the VH1 reality show Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood with her daughter Lyrica Anderson.

References

  1. 1 2 Seida, Linda. "Sally Ann Marsh". AllMusic.
  2. "Sally Anne Marsh". Discogs.com. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  3. "Interview: Xpansions Celebrate 30 Year Anniversary Of "Move Your Body"". Magnetic Magazine. 30 April 2020.