6.5
Movie
Acting
Pamela Rooke
- Born
- Died
- (aged 66)
- Birthplace
- East Sussex, England
- Credits
- 10 titles
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
Signature work
Known For
Acting credits 10
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | I Swear I Was There Film | Self |
| 2000 | The Filth and the Fury Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 1986 | The Way They Were: Punk and the New Wave 1976-1978 Film | Self "Jordan" |
| 1981 | Nightshift Film | Receptionist |
| 1980 | The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle Film | Girl wearing 'only anarchists are pretty shirt' (uncredited) |
| 1979 | Steppin' Out Film | Self |
| 1978 | Jubilee Film | Amyl Nitrite |
| 1977 | Dressing for Pleasure Film | Herself |
| 1977 | Jordan's Dance Film | Herself |
| 1976 | Sebastiane Film | Madame Morgana, Emperor's Guest |