Anya Major

Anya Major

Anya Major (born 1966) is an athlete and model who starred in Apple Computer's famous "1984" commercial.

In 1983, the Chiat/Day advertising agency held a casting call in London, on behalf of their client, Apple Computer, for what would prove to be a landmark television commercial. The vision of the agency and director Ridley Scott stipulated an actress capable of running up to a large video screen, swinging a sledgehammer in a wide spin, and releasing it at the video screen. Unfortunately, most of the models and actresses tested could not wield the clumsy hammer, much less throw it; in fact, one errant throw nearly struck a passerby at the Hyde Park casting call.cite book | last = Linzmayer | first = Owen | title = The Mac Bathroom Reader | url = http://www.curtsmedia.com/cine/1984.html | format = reproduction of chapter from book | accessdate = 2007-04-02 | year = 1994 | month = July | publisher = Sybex Inc | location = San Francisco| isbn = 978-0782115314 ] Though it could be asked why a balsa wood hammer couldn't have been used in the athlete shot, with a cut to a real hammer smashing through the screen thrown by a strong person. The petite Major, an experienced discus thrower who had been discovered at a local health club, won the role with her ability to handle the hammer convincingly. [cite web | url = http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=1984.txt | title = 1984 | accessdate = 2007-04-02 | last = Hertzfeld | first = Andy | authorlink = Andy Hertzfeld ]

The commercial aired only twice on American television, most famously just after half-time of Super Bowl XVIII on January 22, 1984. Even with this limited appearance, the ad created such a media frenzy that it gained many subsequent free TV airings and print mentions as it was discussed in the media.

Major later portrayed "Nikita" in the Elton John 1986 music video of the same name Fact|date=February 2007. As a spin-off, she released a single named Moscow Nights using the name Anya. [ [http://rock.discogs.com/artist/Anya+(2) Anya (2) ] ]

Although Andy Hertzfeld of the Macintosh development team stated that Major died of breast cancer in 2000 [cite video | people = Hertzfeld, Andy (speaker) | date = 2006-03-15 | title = Andy Hertzfeld at Google New York | url = http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8134536071712056670 | publisher = Google | accessdate = 2007-04-02] , she is alive and well Fact|date=February 2007. She lives in England with her husband Kim Rajah and their three children. Major is an alumna of the United World College of South East Asia and was in attendance for the 30th anniversary Reunion in December 2005 Fact|date=February 2007.

ee also

*List of women warriors in folklore, literature, and popular culture

References

External links

* [http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/02/02/eye.ent.commercials CNN article]


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