Louise Wener

Louise Wener

Acting
1966-07-30
Ilford, Essex

Biography

Louise Jane Wener is an English novelist and songwriter, formerly of the 90s Britpop band Sleeper. Sleeper recorded three full-length albums: Smart, The It Girl, and Pleased to Meet You.

Known For & Full Filmography7 Titles

#1Top of the Pops

Drama Series - 1964, 16 episodes as Self - Host

6.6 / 10
Reality

The biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s number one pop show.

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#2Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Drama Series - 1996, 16 episodes as Self - Team Member

7.0 / 10
Comedy

Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry.

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#3TFI Friday

Drama Series - 1996, 16 episodes Main Cast Role

7.1 / 10
Comedy

TFI Friday was an entertainment show broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2000. The show was produced by Ginger Productions, written by Danny Baker and hosted by Chris Evans, for the first 5 series. The final series was hosted by a number of guest presenters. It was broadcast on Fridays at 6pm from 9 February 1996 to 22 December 2000, with a repeat later that night. The title officially stood for "Thank Four It's Friday", but was widely understood to mean "Thank Fuck It's Friday" and was a reference to the popular phrase "Thank God it's Friday". The show's theme tune was Ron Grainer's theme from Man in a Suitcase, in keeping with Evans's frequent use of 1960s television themes in his work.

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#4The Word

Drama Series - 1990, 16 episodes Main Cast Role

6.0 / 10
Talk

The Word was a 1990s Channel 4 television programme in the United Kingdom. The show pushed forward the boundaries of youth TV, always coming close to going too far.

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#5The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World

Movie - 2015, 2h 15m as Self

8.7 / 10
DocumentaryMusic

Documentary that outlines the 1990s and the decade the changed the world.

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#6Live Forever

Movie - 2003, 2h 15m as Self

6.9 / 10
DocumentaryMusic

In the mid-1990s, spurred on by both the sudden world-domination of bands such as Oasis and Prime Minister Tony Blair's "Cool Brittania" campaign, British culture experienced a brief and powerful boost that made it appear as if Anglophilia was everywhere--at least if you believed the press. Pop music was the beating heart of this idea, and suddenly, "Britpop" was a movement. Oasis, their would-be rivals Blur, Pulp, The Verve, and many more bands rode this wave to international chart success. But was Britpop a real phenomenon, or just a marketing ploy? This smart and often hilarious documentary probes the question with copious interviews from Noel and Liam Gallagher of Oasis, Pulp's Jarvis Cocker, Damon Albarn of Blur, Sleeper's Louise Wener, and many other artists and critics who suddenly found themselves at the cultural forefront.

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#7The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'

Movie - 2005, 2h 15m as Herself

8.8 / 10
DocumentaryMusic

In August 1995 Blur and Oasis were engaged in a head-to-head chart battle which divided music fans and led to a wider argument about British pop music. John Harris, journalist and author of The Last Party - the definitive study of the entwinement of music and politics in the 1990s - presents a documentary charting the rise of Britpop, its brief romance with New Labour and the emergence of 'new lad' culture. Finally, as Britpop declines, he asks what legacy it has left. Including contributions from Blur's Graham Coxon, Elastica's Justine Frischmann, Sleeper's Louise Wener, former New Labour insider Darren Kalynuk, and the founder of Creation records, Alan McGee.

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