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15 Facts About Marie Currie

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Marie Michelle Currie was born on November 30,1959 and is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and artist.

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Marie played Singing Maid Marie in The Rosebud Beach Hotel and is a multi-media sculptor and artist.

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Marie Currie has an elder sister, actress Sondra Currie, and a twin sister, Cherie Currie.

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Marie Currie started the Marie Currie Band, but they never released a record.

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Marie Currie started her career as a singer by singing a duet with Cherie called "Love at First Sight".

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In 1979, Cherie and Marie Currie released two singles, "Messin' with the Boys" and "Since You Been Gone".

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In 1980, Cherie and Marie Currie released their album, Messin' with the Boys, and the album received more radio play than Beauty's Only Skin Deep.

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Cherie and Marie Currie performed on television shows in the 1980s, including Sha Na Na, The Mike Douglas Show, and The Merv Griffin Show In 1984, they played the singing maids in The Rosebud Beach Hotel.

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Marie Currie performed with her sister's band, the Runaways, at a reunion that included Jackie Fox and Sandy West.

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Marie Currie later became a sales and branch development manager for a lending company founded by her brother.

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In 1997, Cherie and Marie Currie re-released Messin' with the Boys with seven bonus tracks, In 1998, they held a concert at the Golden Apple in support of the re-release, Cherie's ex-bandmate West joined Cherie on stage to perform some of the Runaways songs.

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In 1998, Cherie and Marie Currie released a compilation called Young and Wild, In 1999, Rocket City Records released Cherie's album The 80's Collection.

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Marie Currie was portrayed by Riley Keough in the film The Runaways, about the band of the same name.

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Marie Currie married Steve Lukather, lead guitarist and co-vocalist of Toto in November 1981.

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In 2018, a photo of Marie Currie appeared in Bad Reputation, a documentary about the career of Cherie's ex-bandmate, Joan Jett.