Perri Lister

Perri Lister (born 10 April 1959) is an English actress, dancer, choreographer, singer, former model and screenwriter. She featured in her first film in 1980, and has since appeared in films and television series. She was a dancer with the British dance troupe Hot Gossip who appeared regularly on The Kenny Everett Video Show, which was televised by ITV. Lister has sung backing vocals for Visage, and performed in music videos for Duran Duran and Billy Idol, the latter with whom she had a nine-year relationship. She was a member of the short-lived girl group Boomerang.

Career

Perri Lister was born in London, England on 10 April 1959, the daughter of Bert Lister, a stage manager, dresser and chauffeur, by his third wife, stage actress Gail Kendall. Her paternal grandmother was an amateur opera singer.

In 1978, she became one of the dancers of the dance troupe Hot Gossip who appeared on ITV's The Kenny Everett Video Show. They were noted for their sexually-suggestive costumes and risqué dance routines, which attracted much criticism. Lister was one of the original Blitz Kids, a group of young, flamboyantly-dressed people who patronised the elitist Covent Garden club night 'Blitz' in the early 1980s, among whom were Boy George, Steve Strange, Spandau Ballet, and singer Marilyn.