Pamela Rooke

Born: 1955-06-23

Birthplace: East Sussex, England

Biography

Known as Jordan, Seaford born Pamela Rooke was the Vivienne Westwood model, punk performer, band manager and actress credited with helping to create the W10 London punk aesthetic. She made a cameo appearance in Derek Jarman's debut film Sebastiane, and played the lead role in his follow-up film Jubilee as the punk "anti-historian" Amyl Nitrate, after the drug Amyl Nitrite. She can also be seen in Julien Temple's The Great Rock and Roll Swindle wearing an "only anarchists are pretty" T-shirt and appearing on stage with the Sex Pistols during their first live television performance of "Anarchy in the U.K." in August 1976 on Tony Wilson's So It Goes Granada TV programme

Known For

Sebastiane
The Filth and the Fury
Jubilee
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
Steppin' Out
I Swear I Was There
Nightshift
Jordan's Dance
The Way They Were: Punk and the New Wave 1976-1978
Dressing for Pleasure

Top Movie Credits

Sebastiane Madame Morgana, Emperor's Guest
The Filth and the Fury Self (archive footage)
Jubilee Amyl Nitrite
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle Girl wearing 'only anarchists are pretty shirt' (uncredited)
Nightshift Receptionist