Laurie Anderson

Laurie Anderson

Laura Phillips Anderson is an American avant-garde artist, composer, musician and film director whose work spans performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects.

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Known For

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975 • as Self - Musical Guest

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

1994

Classic Albums

Classic Albums

1997 • as Self

The Rugrats Movie

The Rugrats Movie

1998 • as Newborn Baby (singing voice)

Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson

Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson

1986 • as Self - Keyboards, Vocals / Fenway Bergamot / The Voice of Reason

Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson

Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson

1986 • Director

Filmography

2025

Thank You Very Much
Thank You Very Much
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/28/2025
Free for All: The Public Library
Free for All: The Public Library
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/29/2025
Why I Love The Stars
Why I Love The Stars
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/13/2025

2023

Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between
Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/8/2023
Buke & Gase
Buke & Gase
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/9/2023

2021

Sisters with Transistors
Sisters with Transistors
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/1/2021

2020

The Business of Thought: A Recorded History of Artists Space
The Business of Thought: A Recorded History of Artists Space
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/10/2020
Symphony Of The Invisible
Symphony Of The Invisible
as Self (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/17/2020

2018

Feminists: What Were They Thinking?
Feminists: What Were They Thinking?
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/19/2018
Call Us Ishmael
Call Us Ishmael
as Herself
Movie - Released: 4/14/2018

2017

Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/5/2017

2016

Yoko Ono Lennon's Courage Awards 2016: Laurie Anderson, Mohammad el Gharani, Eileen Boxer, RoseLee Goldberg, LoftOpera
Yoko Ono Lennon's Courage Awards 2016: Laurie Anderson, Mohammad el Gharani, Eileen Boxer, RoseLee Goldberg, LoftOpera
Movie - Released: 5/8/2016

2015

Heart of a Dog
Heart of a Dog
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 10/21/2015
TV
Track Stories
as Self
TV - Released: 5/15/2015

2012

Movie
BAM150
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/27/2012
Classic Albums: Peter Gabriel - So
Classic Albums: Peter Gabriel - So
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/22/2012

2011

Brainwave
Brainwave
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/2011
TITANIC 4DVD
TITANIC 4DVD
TV - Released: 11/10/2011

2010

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/5/2010
Homeland: The Story of the Lark
Homeland: The Story of the Lark
Movie - Released: 6/22/2010
Music
Music
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/15/2010

2008

A Not So Silent Night
A Not So Silent Night
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/24/2008

2007

Why Birds Sing
Why Birds Sing
as Herself
Movie - Released: 6/19/2007

2006

Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 9/1/2006

2005

John Peel's Record Box
John Peel's Record Box
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/14/2005

2002

McLuhan's Wake
McLuhan's Wake
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 11/30/2002
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/9/2002

1998

The Rugrats Movie
The Rugrats Movie
as Newborn Baby (singing voice)
Movie - Released: 11/20/1998

1997

Classic Albums
Classic Albums
as Self
TV - Released: 4/14/1997

1994

Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
TV - Released: 4/15/1994

1993

The Sensual Nature of Sound: 4 Composers Laurie Anderson, Tania Leon, Meredith Monk, Pauline Oliveros
The Sensual Nature of Sound: 4 Composers Laurie Anderson, Tania Leon, Meredith Monk, Pauline Oliveros
as Herself
Movie - Released: 1/1/1993

1991

Sphinxes Without Secrets
Sphinxes Without Secrets
Movie - Released: 8/29/1991
Laurie Anderson: The Collected Videos
Laurie Anderson: The Collected Videos
as The Clones
Movie - Released: 7/2/1991
The Human Face
The Human Face
as Presenter
Movie - Released: 4/19/1991

1990

One World, One Voice
One World, One Voice
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/9/1990
John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It
John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/18/1990

1989

Heavy Petting
Heavy Petting
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/22/1989
Talk Normal
Talk Normal
as Herself
Movie - Released: 1/1/1989

1986

Movie
The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
Movie - Released: 9/3/1986
Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson
Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson
as Self - Keyboards, Vocals / Fenway Bergamot / The Voice of Reason
Movie - Released: 4/27/1986
Movie
What You Mean We?
as Herself
Movie - Released: 9/26/1986

1985

All Star Video
All Star Video
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/21/1985
Alive from Off Center
Alive from Off Center
as Host
TV - Released: 7/1/1985
Alive from Off Center
Alive from Off Center
as Laurie Anderson & Clones
TV - Released: 7/1/1985

1984

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1984

1983

System Without Shadow
System Without Shadow
as Sängerin
Movie - Released: 8/13/1983
TV
Bei Bio
as Self
TV - Released: 3/10/1983

1981

14 Americans: Directions of the 1970s
14 Americans: Directions of the 1970s
as Herself
Movie - Released: 9/1/1981

1979

TV
Okay
as Self
TV - Released: 11/4/1979

1977

Songs for Lines/Songs for Waves
Songs for Lines/Songs for Waves
Movie - Released: 1/1/1977

1975

Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
TV - Released: 10/11/1975