Singer. She is remembered as a Grammy Award recipient singer, who is best-known for the feminist anthem "I Am Woman." Born in Melbourne, Australia, she moved to the United States in 1966, living in New York City and Chicago before settling in Los Angeles. She became an international success in the 1970s and placed 15 singles in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. She had six top 10 hits, including "I Am Woman," which appeared on her debut album "I Don't Know How to Love Him" in 1971. It was released as a single in 1972 and became a number one hit. It was the first number one hit by an Australian artist and the first song written by an Australian to receive a Grammy award. It became an anthem of the feminist movement. She recorded 18 studio albums, seven which achieved gold record status. Her third studio album titled "I Am Woman," including the titular hit single, reached platinum status; and her "Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits" achieved double platinum status in 1992. Two other singles reached number one, "Delta Dawn" and "Angie Baby." She was a frequent guest on talk shows and variety programs in the 1970s, including "The Bobby Darin Show" and "The Carol Burnett Show." She starred in the 1977 Walt Disney movie "Pete's Dragon" and sang "Candle on the Water," which was subsequently nominated for an Oscar. She also appeared in the film "Airport 1975", singing "Best Friend," a song she had written. In 1974 she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to the music industry, and received the Favorite Pop-Rock Female Artist on the first American Music Awards. A biographical film "I Am Woman" starring Tilda Cobham-Hervey was released in 2019. She retired from show business in 2012.