Anya Major
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Anya Major (born 1960) is an English athlete, actress, model and singer who starred in Apple Computer's "1984" commercial and, in 1985, appeared as "Nikita" in the video to Elton John's song of the same name.
Career
"1984" advertisement
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". In 1983, the Chiat/Day advertising agency held a casting call in London, on behalf of their client, Apple Computer, for what would prove to be a landmark television commercial. The vision of the agency and director Ridley Scott stipulated an actress capable of running up to a large video screen, spinning with a sledgehammer, and releasing it at the video screen. Most of the models and actresses tested struggled to do this; one errant throw nearly struck a passerby at the Hyde Park casting call.[1] She won the role with her ability to handle the hammer convincingly.[2]
The commercial officially aired only twice on American television. It was first screened in December 1983, right before the 1:00 am sign-off on KMVT in Twin Falls, Idaho, so that it would be eligible for advertising industry awards for that year.[3][4] In addition, starting on January 17, 1984 it was screened prior to previews in movie theaters for a few weeks.[3] Its best-known appearance was just after half-time of Super Bowl XVIII on 22 January 1984.[1] Even with these limited appearances, the ad created such a media frenzy that it gained many subsequent free TV airings and print mentions, as it was discussed in the media.
"Nikita" music video
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Major later portrayed "Nikita" in the Elton John 1985 music video for his song of the same name. As a spin-off, she released a single named "Moscow Nights" using the name Anya, and with that name, in 1987, she released another song named "One Word".[5]
Later life
In 2006, Andy Hertzfeld of the Macintosh development team incorrectly stated that Major had died of breast cancer in 2000.[6] As of 2009, she was living in England with her husband Kim Rajah and their three children.[7] More recently in 2016, fragments of the famed Macintosh commercial were shown in the documentary "Silicon Cowboys[8]" produced by Jason Cohen.
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Linzmayer, Owen (July 1994). The Mac Bathroom Reader (reproduction of chapter from book). San Francisco: Sybex Inc. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-7821-1531-4. Retrieved 2 April 2007.(registration required)
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hertzfeld, Andy. "1984". Archived from the original on 5 April 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2007.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."1984 Apple Commercial: The making of a legend". The Mac Bathroom Reader. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pogue, David; Joseph Schorr (1993). Macworld Macintosh SECRETS. San Mateo, California: IDG Books Worldwide. pp. 251. ISBN 1-56884-025-X.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Anya (2) Discography". Discogs. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hertzfeld, Andy (speaker) (15 March 2006). Andy Hertzfeld at Google New York. Google. Archived from the original on 22 May 2006. Retrieved 2 April 2007.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Crump, Steve (27 January 2009). "How KMVT launched Apple's Macintosh". Times-News. Twin Falls, Idaho. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
The 42-year-old British mother of three still gets fan mail...
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Silicon Cowboys". IMDb.
External links
- Anya Major at IMDbTemplate:Edit at Wikidata
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Leopold, Todd (3 February 2006). "Why 2006 isn't like '1984' Maybe the big game is better than the commercials now". CNN. Archived from the original on 4 February 2006.
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