Overview
Andrea Marie Truden (July 26, 1943 – November 7, 2011), In addition to her given name, she had multiple stage names, including Inger Kissin, Singe Low, Sandra Lips, Andrea Travis, and Catherine Warren. As a singer, she is best known for the 1976 disco hit "More, More, More" (performed as part of her recording project the Andrea True Connection), which peaked at no. 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and no. 5 on the UK singles chart.
Early life
Andrea Marie Truden was born in Nashville, Tennessee, where she attended St. Cecilia Academy, a Catholic school for girls dedicated to the performing arts. She studied music at George Peabody College, later part of Vanderbilt University. Her mother Anne owned a silverplating business and was a professional singer, specializing in polka, who recorded her own record and had performed with Frankie Yankovic's band. At age 15, she hosted her own television program Teen Beat for Nashville station WLAC. In 1960, she received an award for her work from the Radio and Television Council of Middle Tennessee.
Career
True performed in a few pornographic films in Scandinavia in the 1960s and, by the end of the decade, began appearing in American adult films. Her first prominent role was in the film Head Nurse in 1972. In 1975, she directed her first pornographic film, Once Over Nightly. True, who by this time was trying to break into the music industry, chose to invest the money in recording a demo of "More, More, More", a song she had been working on with record producer Gregg Diamond, her partner in a project called The Andrea True Connection. Remixed by recording engineer Tom Moulton, "More, More, More" became a favorite in nightclubs. It reached no. 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, no. 1 on the U.S. disco chart, and no. 1 on the national singles chart in Canada. It also peaked at no. 5 in the UK In early 1977, True released the single "N.Y., You Got Me Dancing".
It became a considerable hit, reaching no. 27 on Billboards pop chart and no. 4 on the disco chart. In early 1978, she had another hit with "What's Your Name, What's Your Number", which peaked at no. 56 in the U.S. and no. 34 in the UK. True never returned to the adult film industry and for some time performed in clubs in Florida. After that, a growth developed on her vocal cords that required surgery, essentially ending her singing ability.
Later years
In her later years, she was reported as working as a counselor for those struggling with substance abuse and an astrologer.
Partial filmography
* Head Nurse (1972) * Meatball (1972) * Devil's Due (1973) * Madame Zenobia (1973) * Deep Throat Part II (1974) * Illusions of a Lady (1974) * Lady on the Couch (1974) * The Chamber Maids (1974) * The Seduction of Lynn Carter (1974) * French Wives (1975) * Hot Channels (1975) * Christy (1975) * Keep on Truckin (1975) * Every Inch a Lady (1975) * Once Over Nightly (1975; also director) * Millionairess (1975) * Erotic Adventures of Little Orphan Sammy (1976) * Mash'd (1976; also director) * Winter of 1849 (1976) * Summer Session (1978) * Debbie Does Las Vegas (1979)