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Composer (Music Score), Actor, Production Manager Born: October 16, 1938 Death: July 18, 1988 Biography:In her prime, model, actress, and singer "Nico" was an extraordinarily beautiful woman who despite her notorious heroin addiction, exquisitely bored demeanor, and self-destructive tendencies, was a popular cult figure during the late '60s and early '70s when she was involved with the "Andy Warhol" "superstar" crowd and singing leads (though she couldn't carry a tune) opposite "Lou Reed" with the "Velvet Underground". Born Christa Paffgen in Cologne, she became a French Vogue model in the 1950s. She stood over six feet tall and had an exquisite face. Despite her erratic behavior, she was a bright woman and spoke several languages. In 1960, she made her feature film debut appearing in Fellini's "La Dolce Vita". It was later that year that she met "Andy Warhol" through her friend "Bob Dylan". Warhol put her in a few of his avant garde films of which "Chelsea Girls" is her best-known. Warhol then got... Full Biography
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