Arlene Phillips, CBE (born 22 May 1943) is an English choreographer, theatre director, talent scout, television judge and presenter and former dancer, who has worked in many fields of entertainment. For many years she was most noted as the choreographer of numerous West End and Broadway musicals, films and television shows, but she has since achieved mainstream fame as a judge on television talent shows including Strictly Come Dancing and So You Think You Can Dance. On 15 April 2010, she made her first appearance as a panellist for the ITV television series Loose Women.
When you think, it was back in the Eighties, wasn't it, Boy George: "War is stupid." Everyone was singing about it, and on we go and on we go and on we go.
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[on homosexual marriage] True love, there are no boundaries.
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Fact
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Belsize Park, London, England [May 2009]
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London, England: Choreographer [December 2012]
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She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2013 Queen's New Years Honours List for her services to Dance and to Charity. She is a choreographer.
She got her break into show business when she was a baby-sitter for Ridley Scott, who used her as a choreographer in an ice-cream commercial on British television.
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Was nominated for Broadway's 1987 Tony Award as Best Choreographer for "Starlight Express."
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She was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2001 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to Dance.
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She was nominated for a 1999 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Theatre Choreographer for the 1998 production of Saturday Night Fever.
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Bruce's Hall of Fame
2014
TV Movie choreographer
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
2014
choreographer
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
2012
TV Movie choreographer
Britannia High
2008
TV Series director of choreography - 8 episodes
Pet Shop Boys: Pop Art - The Videos
2003
Video choreographer
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
1996
choreographer
Peak Practice
1994
TV Series choreographer - 1 episode
White Hunter Black Heart
1990
choreographer
Salome's Last Dance
1988
choreographer
It Couldn't Happen Here
1987
choreographer
The Kenny Everett Television Show
1986
TV Series choreographer - 8 episodes
Arena
1985
Video choreographer
Legend
1985
choreographer
Olivia Newton-John: Twist of Fate
1984
Video short choreographer: clip "Livin' in Desperate Times"
Digital Dreams
1983
TV Movie choreographer
The Meaning of Life
1983
choreographer
Donna Summer: A Hot Summer Night
1983
TV Movie choreographer
Annie
1982
choreographer
The Fan
1981
choreographer
The Kenny Everett Video Show
1978-1981
TV Series choreographer - 14 episodes
London Night Out
1980
TV Series choreography - 6 episodes
Can't Stop the Music
1980
choreographer
Escape to Athena
1979
choreographer
The Golden Lady
1979
choreography
The Benny Hill Show
1976-1977
TV Series choreographer - 2 episodes
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Britannia High
2008
TV Series original idea - 8 episodes
Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann
2008
TV Series 7 episodes
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Robin's Hoods
1994
TV Series
Mrs. Merritt
The Mind of David Berglas
1986
TV Series
The Kenny Everett Video Show
1979-1981
TV Series
Various
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Midnight Tango
2011
Video producer
Britannia High
2008
TV Series executive producer - 8 episodes
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Annie
1982
musical staging
Can't Stop the Music
1980
musical staging
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
2 A.M
2015
Short special thanks
Great Performances
1998
TV Series special thanks - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Loose Women
2007-2016
TV Series
Herself / Herself - Presenter
Paul O'Grady's 100 Years of Movie Musicals
2016
TV Movie
Herself - Choreographer
The Nation's Favourite Disney Song
2015
TV Movie documentary
Herself - Choreographer
The Sound of ITV: The Nation's Favourite Theme Tunes
2015
TV Movie documentary
Herself - Benny Hill Choreographer, 1976-1978
Big Brother's Bit on the Side
2015
TV Series
Herself
The Saturday Night Story
2015
TV Movie documentary
Herself - Choreographer
Celebrity Masterchef
2015
TV Series
Herself
Mel & Sue
2015
TV Series
Herself
Countdown
2013-2014
TV Series
Herself - Dictionary Corner / Herself - Special Guest
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