Lysette Anthony was born on September 26, 1963 in London, England as Lysette Chodzko. She is an actress and producer, known for Krull (1983), Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995) and Look Who's Talking Now (1993). She has been married to Simon Boswell since August 20, 2003. They have one child. She was previously married to David Price and Luc ...
David Price (m. 1999–2003), Luc Leestemaker (m. 1990–1995)
Children
James Anthony Boswell, Jack Boswell
Parents
Bernadette Milnes, Michael Anthony
Star Sign
Libra
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I like the idea of strong women being in control in the nitty gritty of sexual situations.
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Talking about her part in Hotel! (2001), in which she plays Amanda Brown, a stunningly attractive but maniacal spy in a short skirt and with a bad European accent, she said "I love doing this kind of insane comedy, but to do it you have to take a flying leap and say goodbye to self-dignity".
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In Hollywood, being a producer is rather like being a lesbian. Everybody says they're doing it, when only a select few actually qualify.
Lysette's father was born in St. Helier, Jersey, U.K., to Alexander John Peter Augustine Chodzko, who was of Polish descent, and Letitia Caroline Elrington, who was English. Lysette's maternal grandparents, Norman Edward Milnes and Catherine Boyle, were of English and Irish descent, respectively.
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Appears as the girl in the Bryan Adams videos for the songs "Heaven", "Summer of '69" and "Run to You".
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Playing Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in "Jackie" at the Queen's Theatre, London. [October 1998]
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Anthony has starred in two Oliver Twist film adaptations, playing Oliver's mother in the 1982 film, Oliver Twist (1982), and "Rose Maylie" in the 1985 TV mini-series, Oliver Twist (1985).
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Starred in two fantasy movies Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde (1995) and Switch (1991) that dealt with men turning into women.
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Son, James Anthony 'Jimi' Boswell (born May 21, 2004), with composer Simon Boswell.
Her looks and acting style were once infamously described by Victor Lewis-Smith, TV critic of the (London) "Evening Standard", as "like scoffing a whole packet of icing sugar: very sweet but rather nauseating after a while".
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Her production company is Barnaby Pictures.
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Speaks French and Dutch fluently.
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After she starred in the play Pinocchio in London's West End at the age of 10, her parents were so appalled at her precocious nature that they sent her to a convent school in Torquay, Devon.
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Posed nude for Playboy in an attempt to shake off her "English Rose" typecast and make her more appealing to the Hollywood casting directors.
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At 16 she was singled out by photographer David Bailey to be the face of the 80s.
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At 14 she became the youngest member of the National Youth Theatre.
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Started acting in parents' theatre company from the age of 10.
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