Was the female lead singer for Kid Creole and the Coconuts, the famous
80s club band that was the main live music for such downtown luminaries
as Jean Michel Basquiat, Vincent Gallo and Madonna.
The Casting Director who "spotted," as they like to say in the biz,
actors Michael Pitt, Ryan Donowho, Rodrigo Lopresti, and Alexis
Dziena.
In 'Get Crazy,' with Lou Reed, she was the leader of a girl band called
'Nada.'