Laurie Anderson

Actor, Composer, Writer

Birthdate: Jun 5, 1947

Birthplace: Glen Ellyn, Illinois, USA

Began career as a performance artist in the late 1960s, began recording in the late 1970s. Rose to popularity in early 1980s when 8-minute single, "O Superman" made it to No. 2 on the British pop charts. Early magnum opus was the two-night extravaganza "United States Parts I-IV" in 1983. Latest album "Life on A String" released in 2001. Laurie continues touring and being an active figure in the art world.

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Movies

Known For

Heart of a Dog

(2015)

Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson

(1986)

Black Mirror: Bandersnatch

(2018)

Hidden Inside Mountains

(2005)

Laurie Anderson Movies

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2025 |
Thank You Very Much
Thank You Very Much
2025
1h 39m
Biography, Comedy, Documentary
7.2
Documentary about performance artist and "song and dance man" Andy Kaufman.
asSelf - Artist, Creative Collaborator
2023 |
Brothers Broken: The Story That Stopped the Music
2023 |
Buke & Gase
2023 |
Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between
2023 |
Own Forest
2022 |
La Divina Cometa
2019 |
Call Us Ishmael
2019 |
Cose che non si assomigliano neanche
2019 |
Museum Town
2019 |
The Vasulka Effect
2018 |
Feminists: What Were They Thinking?
2018 |
Why Are We Creative: The Centipede's Dilemma
2017 |
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
2017
1h 24m
Documentary
6.8
A look at the personal life and public career of New York artist Julian Schnabel.
asSelf
2016 |
A Joyful Mind
2015 |
Heart of a Dog
Heart of a Dog
2015
1h 15m
Documentary
7
Multimedia artist Laurie Anderson reflects on her relationship with her beloved terrier Lolabelle.
asSelf - Narrator
2013 |
Emptying the Skies
2014 |
The Digital Promise
2012 |
Bam150
2011 |
Love Flesh
2010 |
Music
2010 |
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
2008 |
Pipes of Peace
2002 |
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
1993 |
The Sensual Nature of Sound: 4 Composers Laurie Anderson, Tania Leon, Meredith Monk, Pauline Oliveros
1992 |
Hotel Deutschland
1992 |
Monster in a Box
1991 |
Sphinxes Without Secrets
1989 |
Heavy Petting
1987 |
Swimming to Cambodia
1986 |
The Kitchen Presents Two Moon July
1986 |
Something Wild
1986 |
Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson
1984 |
Nicaragua: No pasaran
1980 |
14 Americans: Directions of the 1970s
1974 |
Dearreader: How to Turn a Book Into a Movie

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2021 |
Sisters With Transistors
Sisters With Transistors
2021
NR
26m
Documentary, Music
The film about the women who were the pioneers of electronic music.