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Wendy O. Williams
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 48
Also known asWendy Orlean WilliamsGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn28/05/1949Born inWebster, New York, USADied06/04/1998 (aged 48)Died inStorrs-MansfieldCausegunshot woundWikidataQ258498 ↗TMDb#103963 ↗

Wendy Orlean Williams was an American singer, best known as the lead singer of the punk rock band Plasmatics. She was noted for her onstage theatrics, which included partial nudity, exploding equipment, firing a shotgun, and chainsawing guitars. Performing her own stunts in videos, she often sported a mohawk hairstyle. In 1985, during the height of her popularity as a solo artist, she was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.

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Filmography12 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2025Into the Void: Life, Death and Heavy MetalSeriesSelf (archive footage)76
2006Wendy O. Williams and the Plasmatics - 10 Years of Revolutionary Rock and RollMovieHerself57
1999Where Are They Now?SeriesSelf50
1990Motörhead: The Birthday PartyMovieSelf41
1989Pucker Up and Bark Like a DogMovieButch40
1987The New Adventures of Beans BaxterSeriesConju38
1985MacGyverSeries—36
1985Wendy O. Williams LIVE: Bump 'N GrindMovieHerself36
1982The Rolling Stones - The First 20 YearsMovieSelf33
1981SCTV Network 90SeriesSelf32
1980FridaysSeriesSelf - Musical Guest31
1979Candy Goes to HollywoodMovieHerself30