Grace Jones Net Worth
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Grace Jones Net Worth
Grace Jones is a Spanish Town, Jamaica-born singer, actress and a model who is best known for her striking stature, personality, and her chart topping singles like “Slave to the Rhythm”, “Private Life” etc. as well as for her impeccable acting roles in movies like “A view to a kill”, “Wolf Girl” and more. Born on 19 May 1948, this rebellious personality has been active in show business since 1973.
An inspiring personality and an excellent performer, how rich is Grace Jones? As of 2015, Grace has a net worth of $7 million which quite obviously has been amassed from her career as a performing artist. Initially, her modeling career gave Grace financial success which she managed to add to from her singing and acting careers. The earnings from her hit movies like “Boomerang”, “Straight to Hell” and many others as well as her hit songs like “Roll Up The Bumper”, “I’ve Seen That Face Before” and others added extensively to her net worth making her a multi-millionaire as of now.
Grace Jones Net Worth $7 Million
Born to a strictly religious family in Jamaica, Grace had quite a timid nature during her childhood. Her skinny frame made her distinct and while she was attending Onondaga Community College in New York as a seventeen year old, she used her distinctiveness to enter modeling. After moving to Paris in 1970 and gaining huge success as a model, Grace appeared on the cover of many reputable magazines, including “En Vogue”, “Elle” among others. As of 1974, Grace had already found her interest in music and signed to Islands Records to release her debut album “Portfolio” in 1977. She found fame as a singer with her album “Nightclubbing” which released in 1981, and went on to being certified platinum and gold in different countries like Australia and Germany.
As she was enjoying her successful career as a singer, Grace also took a step into acting and initiated her acting career in the movie called “Gordon’s War” in 1973. Later, she showed her prominence in acting as she starred in movies like “Siesta”, “Vamp”, “Conan the Destroyer” and many others. She has also acted in television series including “Stryx”, “Beast Master” and more. A head turner everywhere she goes, Grace became successful even as an actress, making her a complete performer. All these projects helped her make her pile of net worth bigger and bigger with time.
Talking about this diva’s personal life, Grace has apparently been married twice in her life but currently is officially single. A mother to a son with Jean-Pauil Goode, Grace then ‘married’ Chris Stanley(1989-91) – she disputes marriage – and Atila Altaunbay(1996-2002). She partnered Dolph Lundgren for four years, but has been in an on-off relationship with Sven-Ole Thorsen since 1990!
Grace has been credited as the inspiration to other famous artists of this generation such as Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Santigold and many others. Currently, this multi-millionaire diva lives a fabulous life with her son in New York, accommodated by her net worth that amounts $7 million at present. Moreover, given her trendsetting style and striking performing art, Grace has also been honored with a Q Idol Award.
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bold intense facial structure. |
| 2 | Her masculine physique. |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | I was always really determined to look the way I wanted to look, and I wanted to cut my hair. I wanted to look different because I was used to looking different. Because of my religious background, I'd always been encouraged to look different. |
| 2 | [on the misconception of her characters in Conan the Destroyer (1984), and Vamp (1986)] I do get hurt, I do cry, I do have feelings. I think it is a nice surprise to see a vulnerable side to me in my music, I'm multifaceted, I think everybody is, I am developing my vulnerable side, and one day it will come out in film. |
| 3 | [on preparing for the role of Katrina in Vamp (1986)] I read "Interview With a Vampire", my character was based on that character in a sense, it wasn't taken from the book, but I did read that book in order to get the feeling of putting human feelings into it, and I guess I started smoking cigarettes as a habit, just to see what a habit feels like, because I haven't got any. |
| 4 | [on her mothering] I have one formula that really works, and that is never use a negative word to him (her son), ever. I never said, "no", "don't", "never" - I said, "If you have any more sweeties, all your teeth either are not going to grow, or fall out" or, "if you want to go in the swimming pool - you'll drown". |
| 5 | [on sexuality, and categorizing one's sexual preferences] Of course I find women attractive, I think that if I didn't - I wouldn't find myself attractive. I think one has to begin first within themselves - then go from there, and for me to say that I don't find women attract would be saying that I don't find myself attractive. It doesn't make me anything, I think it is ridiculous trying to categorize people's feelings or to say what one person prefers, there's no comparison. You can't just say one is better than the other, or one is worse than the other - do what you feel, when you feel like it, if you feel like it. |
| 6 | [on her aggressive behavior] I think I am aggressive in a positive way, it protects me- it puts everyone on their guard-to be nice to me. |
| 7 | [on her stage persona] When I perform on stage I become those male bullies, those dominators from my childhood. That's probably why it's so scary, because they scared me. |
| 8 | [on how she became to be a singer] I never thought I was going to be a singer. That was an accident. |
| 9 | [on her film career, or lack thereof] After the doing the first big film (Conan the Destroyer (1984)), I realized there was so much time, so much empty space -- always, you know... waiting to be called. Thank God, I've got the music because in all that space, I was writing music. |
| 10 | [on her gay following] The fact that I get in there and perform during this political time, and have a great time doing it helps. Gays are my best audience. |
| 11 | [on drug use] Use, don't abuse. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Many sources give her birth year as 1952. |
| 2 | She appeared on the Danish TV show Go' Aften Danmark (Good Evening Denmark), helping her old friend Sven-Ole Thorsen promote a new book of his. [May 2007] |
| 3 | Became friends with Sarah Douglas during the filming of Conan the Destroyer (1984), in fact Grace bought Sarah a motorcycle for her 34th birthday. |
| 4 | "Bishop Robert W. Jones Way", a street in Syracuse, New York is named after her father, for his community outreach with the Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ. |
| 5 | Was honored with Q's Idol Award in 2008. |
| 6 | Her ex-husband, a Hungarian, was born in 1976. He was only 20 years old when they got married, being 28 years younger than his wife. |
| 7 | Was ranked #19 in Channel 5's "World's greatest supermodel". |
| 8 | Ranked #82 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock 'n Roll. |
| 9 | Sister of Noel Jones, subject of Sophie Fiennes' 2002 documentary, Hoover Street Revival (2002). |
| 10 | Shocked audience members in 1998 when she exposed her breasts during a Disney World performance. She was banned from the park. |
| 11 | Was a close friend and confidant of Andy Warhol's and was a member of his entourage. Warhol made a portrait of her. |
| 12 | Speaks seven languages. |
| 13 | Was signed to one of New York's top modeling agencies but Grace's looks were too strong for American magazines, so she spent several years in Paris working as a successful model. Yves Saint-Laurent, Claude Montana, and Kenzo Takada hired her for runway modeling, and she appeared on the covers of "Elle", "Vogue", and "Stern" working with Helmut Newton, Guy Bourdin, and Hans Feurer. She also modeled for 'Azzedine Alaia', and was frequently photographed promoting their line. While modeling in Paris, she shared an apartment with Jerry Hall and Jessica Lange. Hall and Jones frequented Club Sept, one of Paris's most popular gay clubs of the 1970s and '80s, and socialized with Giorgio Armani and Karl Lagerfeld. |
| 14 | Her androgynous and statuesque style made her extremely successful in New York City's underground and nightlife scenes and her sexually evocative stage shows and songs like "I Need A Man" earned her the title "The Queen of Gay Discos" because of her large following of gay men. |
| 15 | Lived with Swedish actor Dolph Lundgren for four years, who appeared with her in the Bond film A View to a Kill (1985), though contrary to popular rumor they were never engaged. He was also once her bodyguard. |
| 16 | Attended the 1986 wedding of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver on Cape Cod with Andy Warhol. |
| 17 | Was signed to Island Records in 1977 and released her debut album "Portfolio". |
| 18 | She famously attacked British interviewer Russell Harty when he turned away from her to speak to the other guests on his programme. |
| 19 | During the 1970s, often attended legendary New York disco Studio 54. |
| 20 | From a relationship with Jean-Paul Goude she has a son, Paulo (b. 12 November 1979). |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pride | 2014/I | performer: "Pull Up to the Bumper" / writer: "Pull Up to the Bumper" | |
| Hyundai Kabarett-Tage | 2013 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Diamond Jubilee Concert | 2012 | TV Special performer: "Slave To The Rhythm" | |
| Take Me Home Tonight | 2011 | performer: "Warm Leatherette" | |
| Misfits | 2010 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Entourage | 2009 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Later... With Jools Holland | 2008 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Pineapple Express | 2008 | performer: "Ring of Fire" | |
| Rush Hour 3 | 2007 | performer: "La Vie en Rose" | |
| Go Go Tales | 2007 | performer: "I've seen that face before" Libertango, "I need a kiss", "I want my money", "Gimme more" / writer: "I need a kiss", "I want my money" | |
| La tele de tu vida | 2007 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Ha-Shminiya | 2006 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Lord of War | 2005 | performer: "La Vie en Rose" 1946 | |
| Kingpin | 2003 | TV Mini-Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Wire | 2002 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Un paso adelante | 2002 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Wolf Girl | 2001 | TV Movie performer: "World of Wonders", "Two Sides To Every Story" | |
| Further Tales of the City | 2001 | TV Mini-Series performer: "Love Is the Drug" | |
| Save the Last Dance | 2001 | performer: "Bad Boyz" | |
| Lucky Numbers | 2000 | performer: "Love Is The Drug" | |
| Whatever It Takes | 2000 | performer: "Pull Up to the Bumper" | |
| I epithesi tou gigantiaiou mousaka | 1999 | performer: "Do or Die" | |
| Summer of Sam | 1999 | performer: "La Vie en Rose" | |
| 200 Cigarettes | 1999 | performer: "Love Is the Drug" | |
| 54 | 1998 | performer: "I Need A Man" | |
| The Avengers | 1998 | performer: "STORM" | |
| She's So Lovely | 1997 | performer: "Hollywood Liar" 1986, "I'm Not Perfect But I'm Perfect for You" 1986, "Party Girl" 1986 / writer: "Hollywood Liar" 1986, "I'm Not Perfect But I'm Perfect for You" 1986, "Party Girl" 1986 | |
| Sounds of the Eighties | 1996 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Ready to Wear | 1994 | performer: "La Vie en Rose" | |
| Beavis and Butt-Head | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1993 writer - 1 episode, 1993 | ||
| Toys | 1992 | performer: "LET JOY AND INNOCENCE PREVAIL" | |
| La petite amie d'Antonio | 1992 | performer: "La Vie en Rose" | |
| Freddie as F.R.O.7. | 1992 | performer: "Evilmainya" | |
| Boomerang | 1992 | "7 Day Weekend" / performer: "7 Day Weekend" | |
| Worth Winning | 1989 | performer: "The Fashion Show" | |
| Tarzan in Manhattan | 1989 | TV Movie performer: "Pull Up to the Bumper" / writer: "Pull Up to the Bumper" | |
| Beppie | 1989 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Rooftops | 1989 | performer: "Bullet Proof Heart" | |
| Kotia päin | 1989 | performer: "Apple Stretching" | |
| Christmas at Pee Wee's Playhouse | 1988 | TV Movie performer: "Little Drummer Boy" | |
| Frantic | 1988 | performer: "I've Seen That Face Before Libertango" | |
| Derrick | 1987 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
| Miami Vice | 1987 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Vamp | 1986 | performer: "Vamp" / writer: "Vamp" | |
| Raw Deal | 1986 | performer: "I've seen that face before Libertango" | |
| EastEnders | 1985 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Pumping Iron II: The Women | 1985 | Documentary performer: "Feel Up" / writer: "Feel Up" | |
| Love Child | 1982 | performer: "Walking in the Rain" | |
| Top of the Pops | 1980 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Midnight Special | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1979 writer - 1 episode, 1979 | ||
| Quelli della calibro 38 | 1976 | performer: "I Still Get the Blues", "I'll Find My Way to You" |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gutterdammerung | 2016 | ||
| Falco - Verdammt, wir leben noch! | 2008 | Kellnerin | |
| Shaka Zulu: The Citadel | 2001 | TV Movie | The Queen |
| Wolf Girl | 2001 | TV Movie | Christoph / Christine |
| BeastMaster | 1999 | TV Series | Nokinja |
| Palmer's Pick-Up | 1999 | Female Remo | |
| McCinsey's Island | 1998 | Alanso Richter | |
| Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller | 1995 | Video Game | Solene Solux (voice) |
| Cyber Bandits | 1995 | Masako Yokohama | |
| Boomerang | 1992 | Strangé | |
| Siesta | 1987 | Conchita | |
| Vamp | 1986 | Katrina | |
| Straight to Hell | 1986 | Sonya | |
| A View to a Kill | 1985 | May Day | |
| Conan the Destroyer | 1984 | Zula | |
| Deadly Vengeance | 1981 | Slick's girlfriend | |
| Astro-Show Ein Spiel mit den Sternen | 1981 | TV Series | Performer |
| Attention les yeux! | 1976 | Cuidy | |
| Gordon's War | 1973 | Mary |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Velvet | 2015 | Documentary grateful acknowledgment post-production | |
| Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol | 1990 | Documentary thanks: for generous help and insight |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| WCW Monday Nitro | 1997 | TV Series | Herself |
| In Search of Dracula with Jonathan Ross | 1996 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Die Harald Schmidt Show | 1995 | TV Series | Herself |
| Bellezas al agua | 1993 | TV Series | Herself - Musical Guest |
| De mar a mar | 1991 | TV Series | Herself - Musical Guest |
| The Full Wax | 1991 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol | 1990 | Documentary | Herself |
| Ebony/Jet Showcase | 1983-1990 | TV Series | Herself |
| Wetten, dass..? | 1990 | TV Series | Herself |
| Viva el espectáculo | 1990 | TV Series | Herself - Musical Guest |
| Cap d'any a TV3 | 1989 | TV Movie | Herself |
| X-Large | 1989 | TV Series documentary | Herself - Presenter |
| The Dame Edna Experience | 1989 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Lunettes noires pour nuits blanches | 1989 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Joan Rivers Show | 1989 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Live with Kelly and Michael | 1989 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The Pat Sajak Show | 1989 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Christmas at Pee Wee's Playhouse | 1988 | TV Movie | Herself |
| A Reggae Session | 1988 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Ahí te quiero ver | 1987 | TV Series | Herself - Musical Guest |
| The 1st Annual Soul Train Music Awards | 1987 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| Soul Train | 1979-1987 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| MTV Video Music Awards 1986 | 1986 | TV Special | Herself |
| Late Night with David Letterman | 1982-1986 | TV Series | Herself - Guest / Herself |
| The Tube | 1986 | TV Series | Herself |
| Nöjesmassakern | 1985 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1985 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| exclusiv | 1985 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Playboy Video Magazine, Vol. 8 | 1985 | Video documentary | Herself |
| Mode in France | 1984 | Documentary | Herself |
| Wogan | 1984 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The 26th Annual Grammy Awards | 1984 | TV Special | Herself |
| Scandals | 1984 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The 25th Annual Grammy Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Herself |
| Aplauso | 1983 | TV Series | Herself - Musical Guest |
| It's All True | 1983 | TV Series documentary | |
| Aktuelle Schaubude | 1981 | TV Series | Herself - singer |
| Esta noche | 1981 | TV Series | Herself - Musical Guest |
| Palmarès | 1981 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Russell Harty Show | 1980 | TV Series | Herself |
| WWF Club | 1980 | TV Series | Herself (Guest) |
| Top of the Pops | 1980 | TV Series | Herself |
| Dance Fever | 1979 | TV Series | Herself |
| Armee der Liebenden oder Revolte der Perversen | 1979 | Documentary | Herself |
| The Midnight Special | 1979 | TV Series | Herself |
| New American Bandstand 1965 | 1979 | TV Series | Herself |
| Seaside Special | 1978 | TV Series | Herself |
| Emerald City | 1978 | TV Series | Herself |
| Musikladen | 1978 | TV Series | Herself |
| Numéro 1 | 1975-1977 | TV Series | Herself |
| Soul Alive | 1977 | TV Series | Herself |
| Quelli della calibro 38 | 1976 | Herself - Club Singer (uncredited) | |
| Samedi est | 1976 | TV Series | Herself |
| Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco | 2017 | Documentary post-production | Herself |
| C | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Insider | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| CBS This Morning | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| A Filmmaker's Odyssey | 2015 | Documentary short | Herself |
| The Diamond Jubilee Concert | 2012 | TV Special | Herself - Performer |
| Gomorron | 2010 | TV Series | Herself - Moderookies |
| Alan Carr: Chatty Man | 2010 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Late Review | 2010 | TV Series | Herself - Interviewee |
| Oi Fashion Rocks | 2009 | TV Movie | Herself - Performer |
| Beckmann | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | 2008-2009 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| DeLuxe | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| Shockwaves NME Awards 2009 | 2009 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter, Best Live Band Award |
| Vivement dimanche | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
| Tracks | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Le grand journal de Canal+ | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| MTV Europe Music Awards 2008 | 2008 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| Schlag den Raab | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
| Later... With Jools Holland | 2008 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| MOBO Awards 2008 | 2008 | TV Special | Herself |
| Chelsea on the Rocks | 2008 | Documentary | Bev |
| Queens of Disco | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| No Place Like Home | 2006/I | Herself - Dancer | |
| Podium | 2006 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Best of 'So Graham Norton' | 2004 | Video | Herself |
| Tout le monde en parle | 2004 | TV Series | Herself |
| V Graham Norton | 2002-2003 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Pavarotti & Friends 2002 for Angola | 2002 | TV Special documentary | Guest Performer |
| VH-1 Where Are They Now? | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| I Love 1980's | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| MTV Europe Music Awards 2000 | 2000 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| 100 Greatest Dance Songs of Rock & Roll | 2000 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself |
| So Graham Norton | 1998 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Behind the Music | 1998 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
Archive Footage
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Razzie Award | Razzie Awards | Worst Supporting Actress | Siesta (1987) |
| 1987 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Supporting Actress | Vamp (1986) |
| 1986 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Supporting Actress | A View to a Kill (1985) |
| 1985 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Supporting Actress | Conan the Destroyer (1984) |
| 1984 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Video Album |
2nd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Bravo Otto Germany | Bravo Otto | Best Actress (Schauspielerin) |
