Debbie Harry Net Worth -

Debbie Harry (born Angela Trimble on July 1, 1945, in Miami, Florida) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She is best known as the lead singer of the new wave rock band Blondie, which she co-founded in 1974. Harry is widely regarded as an icon of the 1970s and 1980s music scene, combining punk, new wave, and pop influences.

Her net worth is estimated at $30 million, earned from decades of music, solo projects, film appearances, and royalties. Here is a look of Debbie Harry net worth.

Early Life and Career Beginnings

Debbie Harry was adopted at three months old by Richard and Catherine Harry and grew up in Hawthorne, New Jersey. She graduated from Hawthorne High School and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Centenary College in Hackettstown in 1965.

Before becoming a musician, she worked as a secretary at BBC Radio, a waitress, a go-go dancer, and even a Playboy Bunny. She began performing as a backup singer in the late 1960s with The Wind in the Willows and later joined bands such as The Stilettoes and Angel and the Snake. Blondie was eventually formed with her boyfriend Chris Stein.

Success with Blondie

Blondie’s early albums, “Blondie” (1976) and “Plastic Letters” (1977), were moderately successful. Their breakthrough came with “Parallel Lines” (1978), featuring hits like “Heart of Glass”, which reached #1 in both the US and UK.

Other notable Blondie hits include:

“Call Me” – theme for American Gigolo
“The Tide is High”
“Rapture” – one of the first mainstream songs to feature rap
“Atomic”

Blondie’s success continued with albums like “Eat to the Beat” (1979) and “Autoamerican” (1980). The band eventually disbanded in 1982 but reunited in 1997, releasing albums such as “No Exit” (1999) and “The Curse of Blondie” (2003).

Solo Career

Debbie Harry launched a solo career with “KooKoo” (1981), followed by albums like “Rockbird” (1986), “Def, Dumb and Blonde” (1989), and “Debravation” (1993). She achieved chart success with singles like “French Kissin’ in the USA” and “In Love with Love.”

She continued to release solo work and tour internationally alongside Blondie.

Catalog Sale

In August 2020, Debbie Harry and Chris Stein sold 197 Blondie hits to Hipgnosis Songs Ltd. for an undisclosed sum, further increasing her financial standing.

Film Career

Debbie Harry has appeared in numerous films, including:

Union City (1980)
Videodrome (1983)
Forever, Lulu (1987)
Satisfaction (1988)
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
Cop Land (1997)
My Life Without Me (2003)

She has also worked with cult directors such as John Waters and David Cronenberg.

Personal Life & Real Estate

Harry dated guitarist Chris Stein in the mid-1970s. Their relationship ended in 1989, though she remains godmother to his two daughters.

In 2016, she purchased an 18th-century Colonial home in Roxbury, Connecticut for $785,000 on 26 acres. As of November 2023, she listed the property for rent at $6,000 per month.