Stephanie Marrian
Stephanie Marrian | |
|---|---|
| Born | Stefanie Khan[1] 9 October 1948 |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
Stephanie Marrian (born Stefanie Khan; 9 October 1948) is a former model, pop star and actress. She was the first Page 3 model in The Sun newspaper.
Modelling career
Marrian was the first Page 3 model in The Sun newspaper in the 17 November 1970 edition, where she was named as Stephanie Rahn. Marrian was using her father's surname of Khan at the time; a subeditor at the newspaper misread her surname as Rahn. From 1973 to 1978, using the name Stefanie Marrian, her mother's surname, she appeared regularly as the Page 3 girl. In this role she was featured in the 2017 stage production of Ink, played by Pearl Chanda and directed by Rupert Goold, at the Almeida Theatre, London.[2]
Marrian was a glamour model throughout the 1970s, appearing topless and nude in magazines, papers and calendars world-wide. Along with two other Page Three models, Felicity Buirski and Clare Russell, she was a member of a pop group called Page Three.[3] The group had a national hit with "Hold on to Love" in 1977.[4][5]
She appeared on the cover of the Top of the Pops, an exploito record album Volume 43 (Hallmark Records SHM 895), released in January 1975.[6][7] From the same photo-shoot, another picture of her was used to grace the cover of another similar release in Germany, Hit Power: 16 Super Hits International on the Telefunken label.[8][9]
Film and television roles
Marrian played the part of Lesley in the 1974 film, Can You Keep It Up for a Week?.[10] She played the part of Lady Marie in the Mel Brooks 1981 film, History of the World, Part I.[11][12]
Family and personal life
Marrian was born in Singapore to an Indian father and an English mother;[1] other sources erroneously stated that she was German and her birth surname was Rahn.[13][14][citation needed]
List of television and film appearances
British TV programmes include:
- as Cross's girl in Callan (1970)
- as a student in Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973)
- The Cut Price Comedy Show (1982)
Films include:
- as Susan in Confessions Of A Sex Maniac (1974), starring Roger Lloyd-Pack
- as Lesley in Can You Keep It Up for a Week? (1974), starring Jeremy Bulloch
- as Girl in Hotel in The World Is Full of Married Men (1979)
- as Lady Marie in the Mel Brooks film History of the World, Part I (1981)
- as Hotel Receptionist in Green Ice (1981), starring Ryan O'Neal
References
- ^ a b Kennedy, Monika (24 January 2015). "BILD-Besuch bei Stephanie Marrian (66) - Was macht eigentlich die erste Nackte aus der "Sun"?". Bild.de (in English and German). Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ Tripney, Natasha (28 June 2017). "Ink starring Bertie Carvel". The Stage. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Turning on to Page Three". Guardian: 13. 25 August 1977.
- ^ Record Mirror, August 27, 1977 - Page 2 Star Breakers, HOLD ON TO LOVE, Page Three Warner Brothers
- ^ Music Week, August 27, 1977 - Page 49 STAR BREAKERS, HOLD ON TO LOVE, Page Three, Warner Brothers K16976
- ^ Discogs - Unknown Artist – Top Of The Pops Vol. 43
- ^ Top of the Pops - Volume 43 (SHM 895) - January 1975
- ^ Discogs - Various – 16 Super-Hits International
- ^ Top of the Pops - Volume 43 (SHM 895) - January 1975, Photo session
- ^ Filmweb - aktorka gościnnie, Stephanie Marrian
- ^ TV Guide - Stephanie Marrian, Credits
- ^ The Hitler Filmography
Worldwide Feature Film and Television Miniseries Portrayals, 1940 Through 2000, By Charles P. Mitchell · 2015 - ISBN: 9781476609843 - Page 91 34. History of the World - Part One (1981) - ^ The Straits Times, Jan 20, 2015 - The Sun drops its Page 3 topless models: 5 things about the British tabloid, 3. First topless model was born in Singapore
- ^ The Straits Times, Jan 20, 2015 - Bust-up over The Sun's Page 3 Girls