Toni Basil

Acting

Toni Basil

Born

1943-09-22 (83)

Place of birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

44 titles

Toni Basil is an American singer-songwriter, film and television actress, choreographer, and dancer, best known for her hit single "Mickey", which reached No. 1 in several countries in 1982.

Known for

Saturday Night Live poster
6.9

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.

Saturday Night Live

1975

Dancing with the Stars poster
6.2

The competition sees celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts and voted on by viewers. Enjoy sizzling salsas, sambas and spray-tans as they vie for the coveted Mirrorball Trophy.

Dancing with the Stars

2005

Baywatch poster
6.0

Join the Baywatch lifeguards on their thrilling adventures filled with beautiful beaches and those iconic red swimsuits.

Baywatch

1989

Laverne & Shirley poster
7.1

Best friends, roommates, and polar opposites, Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney work together at the Shotz Brewery in Milwaukee and keep each other's spirits up at home.

Laverne & Shirley

1976

Mr. Novak poster
7.3

Mr. Novak is an American dramatic series starring James Franciscus in the title role, which aired on NBC for two seasons, from 1963 to 1965.

Mr. Novak

1963

No artwork available
6.7

Where Are They Now? was a television series on VH1 that featured past celebrities and updated on their current professional and personal status. Each episode was dedicated to another genre. Though not always in sequence, some episodes were a continuation of the motif of episodes from the past. Those episodes sometimes had Roman numerals in their title to signify their sequel status.

Where Are They Now?

1999

Film credits

2010s · 3 titles

1990s · 4 titles

1980s · 4 titles

1970s · 5 titles

1960s · 12 titles

Easy Rider poster
7.0

Wyatt and Billy, two Harley-riding hippies, complete a drug deal in Southern California and decide to travel cross-country in search of spiritual truth.

Easy Rider

1969

Head poster
6.2

In this surrealistic and free-form follow-up to the Monkees' television show, the band frolic their way through a series of musical set pieces and vignettes containing humor and anti-establishment social commentary.

Head

1968

Viva Las Vegas poster
6.1

Lucky Jackson arrives in Las Vegas with his car literally in tow ready for the first Grand Prix — once he has the money for an engine. He gets the cash easily enough but mislays it when the pretty pool manageress takes his mind off things. It seems he'll lose both race and girl, problems complicated by rivalry from womanizing fellow racer Elmo Mancini.

Viva Las Vegas

1964

Robin and the 7 Hoods poster
6.2

Set in Prohibition era Chicago, bootlegger Robbo and his cronies refuse to pay the greedy Guy Gisborne a cut of their profits after Guy shoots mob boss Big Jim and takes over. When Big Jim's daughter, Marian, gives Robbo a large sum, believing he has avenged her father's death, the gangster donates to an orphanage, cementing his reputation as a softhearted hood.

Robin and the 7 Hoods

1964

Sweet Charity poster
6.9

Taxi dancer Charity continues to have faith in the human race despite apparently endless disappointments at its hands, and hope that she will finally meet the nice young man to romance her away from her sleazy life. Maybe, just maybe, handsome Oscar will be the one to do it.

Sweet Charity

1969

Village of the Giants poster
3.7

"Genius" accidentally invents "goo" which causes living things to rapidly grow to an enormous size. Seeing an opportunity to get rich, some delinquent teenagers steal the "goo" and, as a result of a sophomoric dare, consume it themselves and become thirty feet tall. They then take over control of the town by kidnapping the sheriff's daughter and dancing suggestively.

Village of the Giants

1965

Pajama Party poster
5.1

A Martian teenager sent to prepare for an invasion falls in love with an Earth girl.

Pajama Party

1964

The T.A.M.I. Show poster
8.0

Hailed by one music reviewer as "the grooviest, wildest, slickest hit ever to pound the screen," "The T.A.M.I. Show" is an unrelenting rock spectacular starring some of the greatest pop performers of the 60s. These top recording idols – representing the musical moods of London, Liverpool, Hollywood and Detroit – packed the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium with 2,600 screaming fans and virtually brought down the house. This is the cinematic record of that electrifying event.

The T.A.M.I. Show

1964

Breakaway poster
6.5

Breakaway plays out like a visual symphony. A prototype for the best (but still, lesser) contemporary formalist music videos, like Peter Care’s “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?” and “Drive” (both for REM), Conner’s movie is an experiment in the visual language of film. But no matter how powerful a formal analysis of his filmmaking process may be in suggesting how Conner’s rhythms affect us, there is much in Breakaway – in Basilotta’s brash and unbridled self-assertiveness, in Conner’s feverish camera style, and even in the uncomplicated honesty of Cobb’s catchy lyrics and tune – that defies verbalisation… and must simply be loved! -- Senses of Cinema

Breakaway

1967

No artwork available
NR

A short film documenting the making of Bruce Conner's Breakaway.

Pas de Trois

1964

Monte Carlo: C'est La Rose poster
8.0

Monte Carlo: C'est La Rose is a 1968 American television special hosted by Princess Grace Kelly guiding the public through a tour of Monte Carlo. She encounters other celebrities such as Françoise Hardy, Terry-Thomas, Gilbert Bécaud, David Winters and his troupe the David Winters Dancers, who all perform musical numbers. We also meet her husband Rainier III, Prince of Monaco.

Monte Carlo: C'est La Rose

1968

No artwork available
7.0

In 1968, Bruce Conner offered this film comprised of the unedited footage of Toni Basil dancing, footage that was previously edited down in 1966 to create the film Breakaway.

Antonia Christina Basilotta

1968

Series credits

Saturday Night Live poster
6.9

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.

Saturday Night Live

1975

Dancing with the Stars poster
6.2

The competition sees celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts and voted on by viewers. Enjoy sizzling salsas, sambas and spray-tans as they vie for the coveted Mirrorball Trophy.

Dancing with the Stars

2005

Baywatch poster
6.0

Join the Baywatch lifeguards on their thrilling adventures filled with beautiful beaches and those iconic red swimsuits.

Baywatch

1989

Laverne & Shirley poster
7.1

Best friends, roommates, and polar opposites, Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney work together at the Shotz Brewery in Milwaukee and keep each other's spirits up at home.

Laverne & Shirley

1976

Mr. Novak poster
7.3

Mr. Novak is an American dramatic series starring James Franciscus in the title role, which aired on NBC for two seasons, from 1963 to 1965.

Mr. Novak

1963

No artwork available
6.7

Where Are They Now? was a television series on VH1 that featured past celebrities and updated on their current professional and personal status. Each episode was dedicated to another genre. Though not always in sequence, some episodes were a continuation of the motif of episodes from the past. Those episodes sometimes had Roman numerals in their title to signify their sequel status.

Where Are They Now?

1999

The Kenny Everett Television Show poster
7.3

Sketch comedy show starring Kenny Everett.

The Kenny Everett Television Show

1982

100 Greatest Songs of the '80s poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

100 Greatest Songs of the '80s

2006

No artwork available
7.5

Tom and Dick Smothers return to TV in this revival of the traditional variety show, mixing comedy skits, stand-up routines and musical numbers. Joining the Smothers each week were a number of aspiring young talents and veteran performers.

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

1988

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s

2009

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Singing Bee

2007

Behind the camera