Margo Stilley attends the Gucci Icon Temporary store opening on April 21, 2010 in London, England.
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Margo Stilley Launch Party Photo
20 AprActress Margo Stilley skates at the Nokia Skate Almighty launch party at Potter’s Field on August 5, 2009 in London, England.
Margo Stilley New Media Pic
20 AprMargo Stilley attends the gala screening of ‘Boogie Woogie’ on April 13, 2010 in London, England.
Margo Stilley’s Take on 9 Songs
20 Apr“Even if I never make another film, I still think it’s great.” [on her sexually explicit movie 'Nine Songs']
“I suppose coming from a background that tells you, “Sex is bad, sex is bad, you’re going to hell, sex is bad,” and then seeing on the news that the president is having an affair, it’s not really put in a good light. So I wanted to be part of a film, a beautiful film, about something that should be viewed in a beautiful light. This is a nice thing, it’s fun, everyone does it, it’s great and when it’s safe – and we’re promoting safe sex – and when it’s someone you’re in love with, it’s great.”
“I’m the worst model in the world. But I enjoyed it, it was great. You travel all over the world and get paid a stupid amount of money for doing absolutely nothing.”
“I wanted to make a film about something I really believe in, which is to show sex in a very positive light, as a very important piece of everyday life and a very important piece of a relationship, whether it’s successful or unsuccessful. What I find in films I see is that sex is always a turning point in action, someone’s cheating on someone, or someone dies. It’s always the kids having sex in horror films that die. And I didn’t like that. And in the sexually explicit films I’ve seen like Ai No Corrida [the Japanese classic in which the heroine cuts off her partner's penis], they’re crazy, people don’t do that, it’s not normal!” [on why she made '9 Songs']
Controversial Dvd: 9 Songs: Unrated Director’s Cut
20 Apr
9 Songs is a powerful insight into the lives of two young people who share a summer of love amidst today’s vibrant London rock ‘n’ roll scene.
Includes Live Performances By:
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Actors:
• Kieran O’Brien
• Margo Stilley
**WARNING: This film contains explicit scenes of graphic sexuality.**
Who is Margo Stilley
20 AprMargo Stilley (born November 20, 1982) is an American actress and former model.
Biography
Stilley was born in Onslow County, North Carolina. She portrayed Lisa in the controversial 2004 British film 9 Songs, directed by Michael Winterbottom. According to the Guardian, 9 Songs was the most sexually explicit mainstream film to date, largely because it includes several scenes of real sexual acts between the two lead actors. Her role is highly unusual in that she had unsimulated and very graphic sex with her co-star Kieran O’Brien, including genital fondling, female masturbation, penetrative vaginal sex, cunnilingus and fellatio. During a scene in which Stilley masturbates his penis with her hand after performing fellatio on him, he became the only actor who has been shown ejaculating in a mainstream, UK produced feature. Due to the controversy, Stilley asked that director Michael Winterbottom refer to her simply by her character’s name in interviews about the film.
After the controversy surrounding 9 Songs Stilley originally planned to leave acting, however she has played a few small roles since then. In 2006 she guest-starred as Roma Sheraton in an episode of the British television comedy series Mayo. In 2007 she appeared in the horror film Reverb.
She finished filming How to Lose Friends & Alienate People and Hippie Hippie Shake in 2008. She is also co-starring with James Jagger in the upcoming Suicide Kids.
Filmography
- 9 Songs (2004) …. Lisa
- Nathan Barley (unknown episodes (including pilot episode), 2005) …. Unknown role
- Mayo (1 episode, 2006) …. Roma Sheraton
- Reverb (2007) …. Nicky
- Marple: Murder Is Easy (2008) (TV) …. Bridget Conway
- How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) …. Ingrid
- Goal! 3 (2009) …. Tamsin
- Hippie Hippie Shake (2009) …. Cynthia Plaster-Caster
