Vocalist and song-writer, born June 26, 1957 in New York City, New York, USA. Has a daughter Ruby born 1985, with punk musician Richard Hell. Married tennis star John McEnroe in April 1997, and they have had two daughters, Anna and Ava.
In the 90's Smyth wrote music for several movie soundtracks and was nominated for a Grammy and an Academy award for her song "Look What Love Has Done" from the 1994 Arnold Schwarzenegger movie "Junior".
She dated fellow New York musician Richard Hell (lead singer of Television and Richard Hell and the Voidoids) for two years, and they had a child together. Smyth married professional tennis player John McEnroe in 1997.
From Wikipedia:Patty Smyth (born June 26, 1957, New York) is an American rock and roll musician. She first enjoyed mainstream success in 1982 as lead singer of the band Scandal. That band's self-titled debut release became Columbia Records' biggest selling EP.