Bunty Bailey had only a few screen credits to her name before she became a famous face with the release of the music video for A-Ha’s “Take On Me,” but after becoming a near-constant presence on MTV Bailey’s career went through a major upturn. She featured next in the music video for Billy Idol’s 1986 song “To Be A Lover,” and in the years that followed, she became an in-demand actress and appeared in several Hollywood movies.

For example, in 1986 Bailey starred alongside another ’80s icon, the musician Adam Ant, in a horror called “Spellcaster,” but due to financial difficulties the film was only finally released in 1992 and went straight to video. As Bailey herself recalled on X, formerly known as Twitter, in 1987 she was cast in the part of Isabel Prange in Stuart Gordon’s horror movie “Dolls,” though her role was limited due to her character being transformed into a doll early in the film. She later appeared in the 1988 movie “Glitch.” However, after these roles, Bailey appeared in the spotlight far less often, with her only credits for many years being retrospective TV shows focused on A-ha and ’80s music more generally.