Brix Smith-Start

Born: 1962-11-12

Born Laura Elisse Salenger in 1962, musician, actress, TV presenter and fashion entrepreneur took her name Brix from her favourite Clash song Guns of Brixton. She is best known as the first wife of Mark E. Smith and the lead guitarist and a major songwriter for his band The Fall. She is also the founder of the bands The Adult Net and Brix & The Extricated, which features fellow former Fall musicians Steve and Paul Hanley. Following her split from Smith in the late '80s, Brix was romantically involved with violinist Nigel Kennedy, collaborating together on a cover of Donovan's psychedelic classic Hurdy Gurdy Man in 1993. Since 2002 Brix has been married to Philip Start and together the pair own several fashion boutiques. In recent years Brix has turned her talents to TV presenting with a role on the show Gok's Fashion Fix and Ultimate Shopper. She starred as herself in the Absolutely Fabulous movie in 2016 and in the same year published her memoir, The Rise, The Fall, And The Rise with Faber & Faber,


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Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

as Fashion Show/Huki Muki Attendee
Released: 2016-07-01

Edina and Patsy are still oozing glitz and glamor, living the high life they are accustomed to;...

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Creation Stories

as Young Woman Patient
Released: 2021-04-15

The true story of the rise and fall of Creation Records and its infamous founder Alan McGee; the...

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The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith

as Herself (Archive Footage)
Released: 2005-01-21

A 1-hour Documentary looking at the Manchester post-punk group and its infamous leader Mark E...

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Football's 47 Best Worst Songs

as Herself
Released: 2018-05-21

Uncover what happens when the worlds of football and music collide. Bob Mortimer runs down the...

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Girl in a Band: Tales from the Rock 'n' Roll Front Line

as Self
Released: 2015-10-30

All too often, every great female rock musician has to answer a predictable question - what is...

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Hail the New Puritan

as uncredited
Released: 1986-05-21

A fictionalized portrait of the British dancer and choreographer Michael Clark, depicting a day...

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The Cathar

as Gloria
Released: 2021-11-26

A fraying, washed-up musician meets a charismatic psychic and becomes convinced that he's...

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Britain's Got More Talent

as Self
First aired: 2007-06-09

Stephen Mulhern presents the sister show of Britain's Got Talent where he interviews the judges...

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