Solo Career
In 1997, Pope did the voice for the schoolteacher in the animated version of Pippi Longstocking.
In 2000, Random House published Pope's autobiography, Anti-Diva. The book was Pope's first public acknowledgement that she had been in a relationship with British singer Dusty Springfield in the early 1980s. Pope also claimed to have had a brief romance with Andrea Martin of SCTV fame.
Soon afterward, Pope re-recorded the Rough Trade single "High School Confidential" for the Queer as Folk (Season 1) soundtrack. She also appeared in the Toronto production of The Vagina Monologues in 2001, then moved to New York City to continue writing and recording.
In 2005, after returning to Los Angeles, Pope released a full-length solo album, Transcend. Six years later, in 2011, she released her second full-length album, Landfall, featuring a duet with Rufus Wainwright.
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