Shirley Manson
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| Shirley Ann Manson | |
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| Date of birth | August 26, 1966 |
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Occupation | Actress, Musician, Vocalist of Garbage |
Shirley Ann Manson (born August 26, 1966) is a Scottish musician, actress, and the lead vocalist of the band Garbage.
Shirley Manson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1966 to John and Muriel Manson, a geneticist and former big band singer respectively. She was named after an aunt who was named after Charlotte Brontë's novel Shirley. She was born middle-child between older sister Lindy-Jayne and younger sister Sarah, and was brought up in the Stockbridge area of the city. Manson learned to play the piano at age seven, and later attended the City of Edinburgh Music School, the music department of Broughton High. She also was a Brownie and was a member of the Girl Guides.
While at Broughton, Manson became an active member of its drama group, acting in plays such as The American Dream and The Wizard of Oz. Manson was bullied due to her red hair and large eyes. She suffered from depression as a teenager and engaged in self-injury: she carried a sharp object in the laces of her boots and cut herself when she felt stress, depression, or anxiety.
Manson was bullied until she associated herself with a rebel crowd, and played truant for most of her final year at school. She also began to experiment with drugs: she smoked cannabis and sniffed glue, drank, shoplifted, and once broke into the Edinburgh Zoo. Manson's first job was volunteer work in a local hospital's cafeteria, then as a breakfast waitress at a local hotel before spending five years as a shop assistant for Miss Selfridge, beginning at the make-up counter. Manson was eventually moved into stockrooms for her attitude to customers. Despite her own feelings towards her look, Manson also briefly modeled clothing for Jackie Magazine.
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Terminator Roles
Appearances
Shirley Manson plays Catherine Weaver in the Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles. Catherine is the CEO of a high-tech company that, in all likelihood, will have a major part in the creation of Skynet.
Behind the Scenes
Shirley collaborated with composer Bear McCreary on the musical track "Samson and Delilah" featured in the episode with the same name.
Interviews
Comic Con 2008
Josh: Do you want to talk about the difference between performing music...the difference between acting and singing...how's it been? What's the difference been?
Shirley: Well, it's a very very different experience for sure. I think when you are a singer like I am, it's a very selfish occupation in a way. You just follow your gut and you do whatever you really want to do. And everyone else has to follow along in your wake, so to speak. Then when you come into a cast as an actor — I mean I'm very inexperience so I'm probably not the best person to discuss the craft of it — but from what I observe, you have to be very aware of what is going on around you. When I came home from the first day of filming I was exhausted mentally. Because I realized you have to pay attention all the time. I've been so un-used to that because...(audience chuckles)...musicians don't have any focus. You get a piece of paper under your door in the morning telling you exactly what you're going to do — literally in increments of ten minutes. So you don't have to remember anything, but as an actor you have to be 100%...like in the moment and that's really hard.
Garrett: I'm going to try that. (everyone laughs)
Josh: Garretts like: Oh! Good idea!
Shirley: But you're all experienced, don't give me shit. (everyone continues to laugh)
Lena: Can I just say...that it's really...Shirley we are so...so chuffed[1] to have you with us.
Shirley: Oh, thank you. From my stand point, I feel like I sort of married up. I feel like I got a new band, but they are younger and better looking. (everyone laughs)
WonderCon 2009
Moderator: And I have to ask her — just talking backstage about this — about how awesome that scene was where you decimated that warehouse full of people, how was that for you to get to do? (audience applauses loudly)
Shirley: (over applause) Thank you. Thank you.
Shirley: Well, I was saying to Josh earlier on, you know when I watch the episodes, I watch them in real time with you guys. I spend most of the time critising myself and feeling very self-conscous. But in that scene, I sat there and I was thrilled and I totally believed in myself. I got so lost in it, I was like: Wow, I am scary badass! (audience laughs and claps)
Acting Roles
Television
Shirley Manson debuted in acting on Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles.
Additional Works
Manson has used her high profile to raise awareness to a number of causes. After 9/11 Garbage donated a percentage of their single "Cherry Lips" to the International Red Cross. In 2001 Manson became an ambassador for the MAC AIDS Fund and in 2007 she appeared in an international poster campaign for PETA Europe.
Music
Influences
Other Associated Acts
- Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie
- Angelfish
- Solo Work
- Various backing vocals with Queens of the Stone Age, Eric Avery, etc.
External links
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Shirley Manson at the Internet Movie Database
- Shirley Manson on Facebook
- Official Website Garbage
- Shirley Manson Fansite
References
- ↑ Chuffed – British slang for being really pleased about something.
