Laura Phillips “Laurie” Anderson (born June 5, 1947) is an American experimental performance artist, composer and musician who plays violin and keyboards and sings in a variety of experimental music and art rock styles. Initially trained as a sculptor, Anderson did her first performance-art piece in the late 1960s. Throughout the 1970s, Anderson did a variety of different performance-art activities. She became widely known outside the art world in 1981 when her single “O Superman” reached number two on the UK pop charts. She also starred in and directed the 1986 concert film Home of the Brave.Anderson is a pioneer in electronic music and has invented several devices that she has used in her recordings and performance art shows. In 1977, she created a tape-bow violin that uses recorded magnetic tape on the bow instead of horsehair and a magnetic tape head in the bridge. In the late 1990s, she developed a talking stick, a six-foot-long baton-like MIDI controller that can access and replicate sounds.Anderson started dating Lou Reed in 1992, and was married to him from 2008 until his death on October 27, 2013. IMDB Wikipedia $2 million 1947 1947-6-5 Actress Before Night Falls (2000) Composer Fallen Angels (1995) Gemini Glen Ellyn Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson (1986) Illinois June 5 Laurie Anderson Laurie Anderson Net Worth Soundtrack United States Wings of Desire (1987)
Title |
Year |
Status |
Character |
Role |
Heart of a Dog |
2015 |
Documentary performer: “The Lake” and “Flow” from Homeland 2010, “Beautiful Pea Green Boat” from Bright Red 1994, “Rhumba Club” from Life on a String 2001, “Landfall” 2012 excerpts with Kronos Quartet / writer: “The Lake” and “Flow” from Homeland 2010, “Beautiful Pea Green Boat” from Bright Red 1994, “Rhumba Club” from Life on a String 2001, “Landfall” 2012 excerpts with Kronos Quartet |
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Soundtrack |
Lovesick Fool – Love in the Age of Like |
2014 |
Short performer: “Transitory Life” / writer: “Transitory Life” |
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Soundtrack |
Behaving Badly |
2014 |
performer: “O Superman For Massenet” / writer: “Hit The Ground Superman” |
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Soundtrack |
Återträffen |
2013 |
lyrics: “Let X = X/IT Tango” / music: “Let X = X/IT Tango” / performer: “Let X = X/IT Tango” |
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Soundtrack |
Test |
2013/I |
performer: “Born, Never Asked” / writer: “Born, Never Asked” |
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Soundtrack |
La guerre est déclarée |
2011 |
performer: “O Superman” / writer: “O Superman” |
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Soundtrack |
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon |
2011 |
TV Series performer – 1 episode |
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Soundtrack |
Miral |
2010 |
“Flow” / performer: “Miral 1”, “Miral 3”, “Miral 2”, “Carbon” / writer: “Miral 1”, “Miral 3”, “Flow”, “Miral 2”, “Carbon” |
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Soundtrack |
So You Think You Can Dance |
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TV Series performer – 1 episode, 2010 writer – 1 episode, 2010 |
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Soundtrack |
Late Show with David Letterman |
2010 |
TV Series performer – 1 episode |
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Soundtrack |
Marie and Bruce |
2004 |
performer: “Gravity’s Angel” / writer: “Gravity’s Angel” |
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Soundtrack |
Before Night Falls |
2000 |
performer: “Loop Vamp” / writer: “Loop Vamp” |
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Soundtrack |
The Rugrats Movie |
1998 |
performer: “This World Is Something New to Me” |
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Soundtrack |
Ladies Please! |
1995 |
Documentary performer: “Sharkey’s Night” |
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Soundtrack |
Fallen Angels |
1995 |
performer: “Speak My Language” / writer: “Speak My Language” |
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Soundtrack |
Frauen sind was Wunderbares |
1994 |
lyrics: “Strange Angels” / music: “Strange Angels” / performer: “Strange Angels” |
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Soundtrack |
Faraway, So Close! |
1993 |
performer: “Tightrope”, “Speak My Language” / writer: “Tightrope”, “Speak My Language” |
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Soundtrack |
The Doctor |
1991 |
performer: “Strange Angels” / writer: “Strange Angels” |
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Soundtrack |
Laurie Anderson: Collected Videos |
1990 |
Video performer: “Smoke Rings”, “Beautiful Red Dress”, “Language is a Virus”, “The Dream Before”, “Sharkey’s Day”, “O Superman”, “Strange Angels” / writer: “Smoke Rings”, “Beautiful Red Dress”, “Language is a Virus”, “The Dream Before”, “Sharkey’s Day”, “O Superman”, “Strange Angels” |
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Soundtrack |
Wings of Desire |
1987 |
performer: “Angel Fragments” |
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Soundtrack |
Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson |
1986 |
Documentary performer: “Sharkey’s Day”, “Langue d’Amour”, “Gravity’s Angel”, “Kokoku”, “Excellent Birds”, “Blue Lagoon”, “Smoke Rings”, “White Lily”, “Late Show”, “Talk Normal”, “Language Is A Virus”, “Radar”, “Sharkey’s Night”, “Credit Racket” / producer: “Sharkey’s Day”, “Langue d’Amour”, “Gravity’s Angel”, “Kokoku”, “Excellent Birds”, “Blue Lagoon”, “Smoke Rings”, “White Lily”, “Late Show”, “Talk Normal”, “Radar”, “Sharkey’s Night”, “Credit Racket” / writer: “Sharkey’s Day”, “Langue d’Amour”, |
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Soundtrack |
Saturday Night Live |
1986 |
TV Series performer – 1 episode |
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Soundtrack |
Top of the Pops |
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TV Series performer – 1 episode, 1981 writer – 1 episode, 1981 |
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Soundtrack |
The Man and His Music |
1981 |
TV Movie writer: “Say Hello” – uncredited |
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Soundtrack |
Heart of a Dog |
2015 |
Documentary |
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Composer |
Hidden Inside Mountains |
2005 |
Short |
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Composer |
Life on a String |
2002 |
Short |
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Composer |
Puppet Motel |
1994 |
Video Game |
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Composer |
Monster in a Box |
1992 |
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Composer |
Bukow and König |
1991 |
TV Series 1 episode |
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Composer |
Laurie Anderson: Collected Videos |
1990 |
Video |
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Composer |
What You Mean We? |
1987 |
TV Movie |
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Composer |
Swimming to Cambodia |
1987 |
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Composer |
Die Welt jenseits der Welt |
1986 |
Short |
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Composer |
The Kitchen Presents Two Moon July |
1986 |
Documentary |
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Composer |
Something Wild |
1986 |
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Composer |
Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson |
1986 |
Documentary |
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Composer |
Or D’Ur |
1984 |
Short |
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Composer |
No York City |
1983 |
Short |
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Composer |
Dearreader: How to Turn a Book Into a Movie |
1974 |
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Composer |
Hidden Inside Mountains |
2005 |
Short |
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Actress |
Life on a String |
2002 |
Short |
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Actress |
The Rugrats Movie |
1998 |
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Newborn Baby (singing voice) |
Actress |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno |
1995 |
TV Series |
Musical Guest |
Actress |
Hotel Deutschland |
1992 |
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Actress |
Arena |
1991 |
TV Series documentary |
Presenter |
Actress |
Alive from Off Center |
1987 |
TV Series |
Host and her Clone |
Actress |
Closed Circuit |
1983 |
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Sängerin |
Actress |
Dearreader: How to Turn a Book Into a Movie |
1974 |
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Actress |
Heart of a Dog |
2015 |
Documentary |
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Director |
Hidden Inside Mountains |
2005 |
Short |
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Director |
Art in the Twenty-First Century |
2001 |
TV Series documentary 1 episode |
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Director |
Laurie Anderson: Collected Videos |
1990 |
Video |
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Director |
What You Mean We? |
1987 |
TV Movie |
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Director |
Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson |
1986 |
Documentary |
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Director |
Dearreader: How to Turn a Book Into a Movie |
1974 |
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Director |
Heart of a Dog |
2015 |
Documentary |
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Writer |
Art in the Twenty-First Century |
2001 |
TV Series documentary 1 episode |
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Writer |
Puppet Motel |
1994 |
Video Game |
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Writer |
Arena |
1991 |
TV Series documentary additional material – 1 episode |
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Writer |
What You Mean We? |
1987 |
TV Movie |
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Writer |
Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson |
1986 |
Documentary |
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Writer |
Dearreader: How to Turn a Book Into a Movie |
1974 |
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Writer |
Mum |
2016 |
Short viola |
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Music Department |
Heart of a Dog |
2015 |
Documentary score |
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Music Department |
Wolf Dog |
2012 |
song: music by |
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Music Department |
Before Night Falls |
2000 |
composer: additional music |
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Music Department |
Ladies Please! |
1995 |
Documentary composer: song “Sharkey’s Night” |
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Music Department |
The Keep |
1983 |
score mixer – uncredited |
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Music Department |
Heart of a Dog |
2015 |
Documentary eight mm |
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Miscellaneous |
The Needle Drop |
2010 |
TV Series program material – 1 episode |
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Miscellaneous |
Burning Ice |
2010 |
Documentary voyager |
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Miscellaneous |
Heart of a Dog |
2015 |
Documentary producer |
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Producer |
Laurie Anderson: Collected Videos |
1990 |
Video producer |
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Producer |
Heart of a Dog |
2015 |
Documentary |
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Cinematographer |
Heart of a Dog |
2015 |
Documentary drawing and animation |
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Animation Department |
All Things Shining |
2012 |
inspirational thanks |
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Thanks |
On the Road |
2012 |
thanks |
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Thanks |
Kobresia: What Is |
2012 |
Documentary inspirational thanks |
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Thanks |
Here |
2011/I |
our deepest gratitude |
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Thanks |
The Black List: Volume One |
2008 |
Documentary special thanks |
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Thanks |
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly |
2007 |
special thanks |
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Thanks |
Satan’s Playground |
2006 |
special thanks |
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Thanks |
Before Night Falls |
2000 |
special thanks |
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Thanks |
Command & Conquer |
1995 |
Video Game special thanks |
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Thanks |
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey |
1993 |
Documentary thanks |
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Thanks |
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media |
1992 |
Documentary acknowledgment |
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Thanks |
Betsy |
1984 |
Short special thanks: for music |
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Thanks |
On Heart of a Dog |
2016 |
Documentary short |
Herself |
Self |
World Film Report |
2016 |
TV Series |
Herself |
Self |
73rd Venice Film Festival Awards Ceremony |
2016 |
TV Movie |
Herself – Jury Member |
Self |
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert |
2016 |
TV Series |
Herself – Guest Performer |
Self |
American Masters |
1990-2015 |
TV Series documentary |
Herself / Herself – Narrator |
Self |
Heart of a Dog |
2015 |
Documentary |
Herself, narrator (voice) |
Self |
Overheard |
2012 |
TV Series |
Herself – interviewee |
Self |
Bam150 |
2012 |
Documentary |
Laurie Anderson |
Self |
Classic Albums: Peter Gabriel – So |
2012 |
TV Movie documentary |
Herself |
Self |
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon |
2011 |
TV Series |
Herself – Musical Guest |
Self |
Music |
2010 |
Documentary |
Herself |
Self |
Late Show with David Letterman |
2001-2010 |
TV Series |
Herself – Musical Guest / Herself |
Self |
Homeland: The Story of the Lark |
2010 |
Video documentary |
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Self |
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within |
2010 |
Documentary |
Herself |
Self |
Pipes of Peace |
2008 |
Documentary |
Herself – Interviewee |
Self |
Why Birds Sing |
2007 |
TV Movie documentary |
Herself |
Self |
Kunst gegen Gewalt |
2002 |
TV Series |
Herself |
Self |
The Making and Meaning of ‘We Are Family’ |
2002 |
Documentary |
Herself |
Self |
Art in the Twenty-First Century |
2001 |
TV Series documentary |
Herself |
Self |
Searching for Jimi Hendrix |
1999 |
TV Movie documentary |
Herself |
Self |
The Nova Convention Revisited: William S. Burroughs and the Arts |
1998 |
Video |
Herself |
Self |
Perfect Day |
1997 |
Video short |
Herself – vocalist |
Self |
Synesthesia |
1997 |
TV Series documentary |
Herself |
Self |
Space Ghost Coast to Coast |
1996 |
TV Series |
Herself |
Self |
Computer Chronicles |
1995 |
TV Series |
Herself – Computer Chronicles / Random Access |
Self |
Later… With Jools Holland |
1995 |
TV Series |
Herself |
Self |
Puppet Motel |
1994 |
Video Game |
Herself and Puppet |
Self |
The Sensual Nature of Sound: 4 Composers Laurie Anderson, Tania Leon, Meredith Monk, Pauline Oliveros |
1993 |
Documentary |
Herself |
Self |
Viva el espectáculo |
1991 |
TV Series |
Herself – Musical Guest |
Self |
Laurie Anderson: Collected Videos |
1990 |
Video |
Herself / Fenway Bergamot |
Self |
Heavy Petting |
1989 |
Documentary |
Herself |
Self |
What You Mean We? |
1987 |
TV Movie |
Herself and her Clone |
Self |
The Kitchen Presents Two Moon July |
1986 |
Documentary |
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Self |
Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson |
1986 |
Documentary |
Herself / Fenway Bergamot / The Voice of Reason |
Self |
Saturday Night Live |
1986 |
TV Series |
Herself – Muscial Guest |
Self |
Alive from Off Center |
1986 |
TV Series |
Herself |
Self |
The 27th Annual Grammy Awards |
1985 |
TV Special |
Herself |
Self |
Bei Bio |
1984 |
TV Series |
Herself |
Self |
Late Night with David Letterman |
1984 |
TV Series |
Herself |
Self |
The New Show |
1984 |
TV Series |
Herself |
Self |
14 Americans: Directions of the 1970s |
1981 |
Documentary |
Herself |
Self |
Uncle Howard |
2016/I |
Documentary |
Herself |
Archive Footage |
Dolezal Backstage |
2015 |
TV Series documentary |
Herself |
Archive Footage |
Catalunya.cat |
2008 |
TV Movie documentary |
Herself (uncredited) |
Archive Footage |
Forty Years at the I.C.A. |
1987 |
TV Series |
Herself |
Archive Footage |