Danielle Spencer (Australian actress)

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Danielle Spencer (b. May 16, 1970) is an English-born Australian singer, songwriter and actress.

"White Monkey" album cover 2002

Danielle is married to Russell Crowe, her father is Don Spencer. Danielle and Russell have two sons, Charles Spencer Crowe, born 21 December 2003 and Tennyson Spencer Crowe, named after the famous English poet Alfred Lord Tennyson, born 7 July 2006.

During the 1990s she had several roles in Australian soap operas, using the work to raise funds to demo & produce her original compositions.

In 2001, Danielle released her debut album "White Monkey". The project was met with superlative critical review, likening her musical style to Kate Bush, Tori Amos and Portishead, noting that it was territory as yet unmined in the Australian musical soundscape. Unfortunately, the album was not provided publicity by EMI beyond Danielle's tabloid appearances (due to the Crowe connection) and thus did not generate commensurate commercial successes. However, like the aforementioned artists, Danielle's progressive and sophisticated musicality gathered a considerable base of loyal fans.

"White Monkey" contained the singles:

Jonathon White

Blast Off

Forgive Me

White Monkey

Tickle Me (for which Russell Crowe directed the video clip.)

"Back At The Red Door" - the sophomore album is being independently released in 2006, and contains the track "The Broken Ones" - as currently featured at http://www.myspace.com/daniellespencer