- Born
- Birth nameViviane Katrina Louise Albertine
- Nickname
- Viv
- Viv Albertine was born on December 1, 1954 in Sydney, Australia. She is a director and actress, known for Exhibition (2013), Coping with Cupid (1991) and The Tomorrow People (1992).
- Guitarist for the punk band the Slits from 1977 until 1982 with whom she recorded two studio albums.
- In March 2010 she released a four-song debut solo EP entitled Flesh on Thurston Moore's Ecstatic Peace! label.
- Attended Hornsey School of Art before transferring to Chelsea School of Art to study fashion and textile design.
- Contributed guitar and vocal work to the 49 Americans' 1980 album E Pluribus Unum.
- Her first band was The Flowers Of Romance that she formed with Sid Vicious in 1976.
- I don't worship musicians. I don't worship rock'n'roll. I don't miss it. I see music as a vehicle like writing or film-making, but I don't think it's a very relevant medium for me at the moment.
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