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Grace Jones - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Atticism, Bomfog, Paternoster, Ability, Absolution, Acciaccatura, Acknowledgment, Address, Adorn, Agape, Altruism |
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Grace Jones (May 19, 1952) born Grace Mendoza, in Spanish Town, Kingston, Jamaica; 1948 and 1954 have also been listed as her year of birth) is a model, singer and actress.
Jones is known for her post-modern costuming and performance, at which she dressed in men's clothing and gorilla suits. She gained a reputation for temperament after she physically attacked British chat show host, Russell Harty, because he turned his back on her to speak to another guest.
Musically, she began singing disco, then moved on into quirky pop and reggae, featuring big names in Jamaican music on albums such as Nightclubbing. Later, she recorded hip-hop flavored dance music.
She was a Bond girl in A View to a Kill, a 1985 movie in the James Bond series of films. She later had a role in the 1992 Eddie Murphy film Boomerang. Earlier in her acting career, she starred alongside future governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger and NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain in 1984's Conan the Destroyer.
She appeared in the September 1987 issue of Playboy magazine.
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Example Usage of Grace |
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peterc83: Whats wrong with bumfucking Grace?! RT @SineadHolohan RT @Gracedent: I love this song. He's basically bumfucking it. |
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greatgrapes: RT @winsordobbin: Story on Grange and Hill of Grace from today's Sun-Herald - aimed at creating debate and interest: http://bit.ly/8io4Xi |
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janelleraymundo: When saying Grace, Heidi says 'thank you for my outfit.' Wtf. Haha. |
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