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Nell Campbell

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Nell Campbell in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
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Nell Campbell, aka Little Nell, was born Laura Campbell in Sydney, Australia, on May 24th 1953. Her father Ross, a well known journalist and humorist, coined her Little Nell in his weekly newspaper column about their family life. From the age of ten she studied ballet, modern dance, tap and singing. On leaving high school she attended a one year course at Drama School. Aged 18 she moved to London and among other jobs busked in the street, singing and tap dancing to 1930's songs where director Jim Sharman spotted her and soon after asked if she would be in his upcoming stage production of a new musical, The Rocky Horror Show, to open at the tiny, sixty seat Theatre Upstairs of The Royal Court Theatre. After a three week rehearsal period with new songs being written as they went along, the show opened and was an overnight sensation. The following year the film The Rocky Horror Picture Show was made and although originally not a success, in the US midnight screenings with audience participation began and thanks to the wonderful fans it is the longest running film of all time. Nell's career includes a string of singles for A&M Records, opening her legendary nightclub, Nell's, in NYC and working as a journalist all the while continuing to appear in theatre, television and film. Her daughter Tilly was born in 1998.
BornMay 24, 1953
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Nell Campbell and Chris Connelly in The Big Picture (1988)
Nell Campbell, Richard O'Brien, and Patricia Quinn in Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special (2000)
Cliff De Young, Nell Campbell, and Jessica Harper in Shock Treatment (1981)
Cliff De Young, Nell Campbell, and Jessica Harper in Shock Treatment (1981)
Nell Campbell, Jessica Harper, Richard O'Brien, and Patricia Quinn in Shock Treatment (1981)
Cliff De Young and Nell Campbell in Shock Treatment (1981)
Nell Campbell, Barry Humphries, Richard O'Brien, and Patricia Quinn in Shock Treatment (1981)
Nell Campbell, Jessica Harper, Barry Humphries, Rik Mayall, Richard O'Brien, and Patricia Quinn in Shock Treatment (1981)
Nell Campbell, Jessica Harper, Rik Mayall, Richard O'Brien, and Patricia Quinn in Shock Treatment (1981)
Nell Campbell, Jessica Harper, Richard O'Brien, and Patricia Quinn in Shock Treatment (1981)
Cliff De Young, Nell Campbell, Jessica Harper, Rik Mayall, Richard O'Brien, and Patricia Quinn in Shock Treatment (1981)
Cliff De Young, Nell Campbell, Rik Mayall, Richard O'Brien, and Patricia Quinn in Shock Treatment (1981)

Known for

Tim Curry in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
7.4
  • Columbia - A Groupie(as Little Nell)
  • 1975
Shock Treatment (1981)
Shock Treatment
5.7
  • Nurse Ansalong
  • 1981
Robert De Niro, Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Anne Bancroft in Great Expectations (1998)
Great Expectations
6.8
  • Erica Thrall
  • 1998
Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Pink Floyd: The Wall
8.0
  • Groupie
  • 1982

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Actress

  • Krew Boylan in Seriously Red (2022)
    Seriously Red
  • Rocky Horror Show: Livestream Theater (2020)
    Rocky Horror Show: Livestream Theater
  • Palm Beach (2019)
    Palm Beach
  • Richard Roxburgh in Rake (2010)
    Rake
  • Nell Campbell, Richard O'Brien, and Patricia Quinn in The Rocky Horror Tribute Show (2006)
    The Rocky Horror Tribute Show
  • Dominique Swain in Intern (2000)
    Intern
  • Ian Holm in Joe Gould's Secret (2000)
    Joe Gould's Secret
  • Robert De Niro, Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Anne Bancroft in Great Expectations (1998)
    Great Expectations
  • Tracey Ullman in Tracey Takes on New York (1993)
    Tracey Takes on New York
  • Sam Waterston in The Killing Fields (1984)
    The Killing Fields
  • Stanley: Every Home Should Have One (1984)
    Stanley: Every Home Should Have One
  • Rowan Atkinson in Dead on Time (1983)
    Dead on Time
  • Terence Alexander, Sean Arnold, Annette Badland, Deborah Grant, Lindsay Heath, Celia Imrie, David Kershaw, Geoffrey Leesley, Thérèse Liotard, Nancy Mansfield, Tony Melody, John Nettles, Cécile Paoli, John Telfer, and Mela White in Bergerac (1981)
    Bergerac
  • Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
    Pink Floyd: The Wall
  • Shock Treatment (1981)
    Shock Treatment

Soundtrack

  • Jeff Goldblum, Lisa Kudrow, James Marsden, Jimmy Kimmel, Eva Longoria, Amy Sedaris, David P. Smith, James Ryan, David Soren, James McGrath, Raphael Alejandro, Serenity Reign Brown, Ariana Greenblatt, Molly K. Gray, and Nova Reed in The Boss Baby 2: Family Business (2021)
    The Boss Baby 2: Family Business
    • (as Little Nell)
  • Rocky Horror Show: Livestream Theater (2020)
    Rocky Horror Show: Livestream Theater
  • Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
    Hawaii Five-0
    • (as Little Nell, uncredited)
  • Doug Walker in Nostalgia Critic (2007)
    Nostalgia Critic
    • (uncredited)
  • Nell Campbell, Richard O'Brien, and Patricia Quinn in The Rocky Horror Tribute Show (2006)
    The Rocky Horror Tribute Show
  • Cold Case (2003)
    Cold Case
    • (uncredited)
  • Toni Collette and Nia Vardalos in Connie and Carla (2004)
    Connie and Carla
  • Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special (2000)
    Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special
  • Spaced (1999)
    Spaced
    • (as Little Nell)
  • Unter uns (1994)
    Unter uns
    • (uncredited)
  • Tohuwabohu (1990)
    Tohuwabohu
    • (uncredited)
  • The Epic of Detective Mandy: Book One - Satan Claus (1989)
    The Epic of Detective Mandy: Book One - Satan Claus
  • The Rocky Horror Treatment (1981)
    The Rocky Horror Treatment
    • (uncredited)
  • Shock Treatment (1981)
    Shock Treatment
  • The Alternative Miss World (1980)
    The Alternative Miss World
    • (as Little Nell)
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    • May 24, 1953
    • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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  • Other works
    Starred as Polly in the off-Broadway show 'You Should Be So Lucky' by Charles Busch and received rave reviews.
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    • 3 Pictorials

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    Nell obtained her nickname of "Little Nell" when her father, (Ross Campbell, editor of the Daily Telegraph in Sydney, Australia), called her that in his book of his life and his family.
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    Acting is the career I've wanted, no matter what other work I might be doing. My biggest problem is my own lack of strategic planning, and doing things on impulse - like going off busking in the south of France, instead of staying in London to capitalize on acting roles after the success of Rocky Horror.

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