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Angela Bowie (born Mary Angela Barnett in 1949 in Cyprus) is an American citizen who has been a covergirl, model, actress, musician. She is the former wife of musician David Bowie.

She is of paternal English and maternal Polish descent. Her father, Col. George M. Barnett, a U.S Army veteran, was a mining engineer and ran a mill for Cyprus Mines Corporation. Her mother was Helena Marie Galas. Angela has one older brother. She was brought up Catholic.

Educated in Cyprus, Switzerland and Kingston Polytechnic (UK), she briefly attended Connecticut College For Women until she was expelled.

In 1973, she appeared as a guest on The Tonight Show, hosted by Johnny Carson. Angela also performed on The Mike Douglas Show in early 1975. She auditioned for the leading role in the television series Wonder Woman, but the part eventually went to Lynda Carter. She also modelled for photographer Terry O`Neill.

Angie wrote an autobiographical bestseller, Backstage Passes: Life On the Wild Side with David Bowie, published in 1993 and updated in 2000. It detailed her drug-fueled and openly bisexual lifestyle with her former husband and many other well-known musicians.

She released an album, Moon Goddess, on Subterraneans` London-based record label The Electric Label in 2002. The UK release of the album contained a duet with Subterraneans` vocalist Jude Rawlins on a version of the Rolling Stones song "The Last Time". She is currently working on her second album, Fancy Footwork.

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