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Laurie Anderson

Laurie Anderson

Acting·1947·45 films

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

As Actor

The Rugrats Movie
The Rugrats Movie (1998)Newborn Baby (singing voice)
Feminists: What Were They Thinking?
Feminists: What Were They Thinking? (2018)Self
Heart of a Dog
Heart of a Dog (2015)Narrator
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (2010)Self
Sisters with Transistors
Sisters with Transistors (2021)Narrator (voice)
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait (2017)Self
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film (2006)Narrator
Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson
Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson (1986)Self - Keyboards, Vocals / Fenway Bergamot / The Voice of Reason
Classic Albums: Peter Gabriel - So
Classic Albums: Peter Gabriel - So (2012)Self
Heavy Petting
Heavy Petting (1989)Self
Closed Circuit
Closed Circuit (1983)Sängerin
McLuhan's Wake
McLuhan's Wake (2002)Narrator
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell (1984)Self
Thank You Very Much
Thank You Very Much (2025)Self
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' (2002)Self
All Star Video
All Star Video (1985)Self (archive footage)
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 (2016)
John Peel's Record Box
John Peel's Record Box (2005)Self
Brainwave
Brainwave (2011)Self
Laurie Anderson: The Collected Videos
Laurie Anderson: The Collected Videos (1991)The Clones
Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between
Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between (2023)Self
Nova '78
Nova '78 (2025)Self (archive footage)
Free for All: The Public Library
Free for All: The Public Library (2025)Self
Music
Music (2010)Self
Museum Town
Museum Town (2019)Self
One World, One Voice
One World, One Voice (1990)Self
BAM150
BAM150 (2012)Self
Symphony Of The Invisible
Symphony Of The Invisible (2020)Self (voice)
Why Birds Sing
Why Birds Sing (2007)Herself
Buke & Gase
Buke & Gase (2023)Self
A Not So Silent Night
A Not So Silent Night (2008)Self
14 Americans: Directions of the 1970s
14 Americans: Directions of the 1970s (1981)Herself
Talk Normal
Talk Normal (1989)Herself
Call Us Ishmael
Call Us Ishmael (2018)Herself
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 (1993)Herself
The Human Face
The Human Face (1991)Presenter
Sphinxes Without Secrets
Sphinxes Without Secrets (1991)
John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It
John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It (1990)Self
Eno
Eno (2024)Self
The Business of Thought: A Recorded History of Artists Space
The Business of Thought: A Recorded History of Artists Space (2020)Self
Homeland: The Story of the Lark
Homeland: The Story of the Lark (2010)
Laurie Anderson Saint Joan of Arc Basilica, Paris
Laurie Anderson Saint Joan of Arc Basilica, Paris (2025)
Why I Love The Stars
Why I Love The Stars (2025)Self
Songs for Lines/Songs for Waves
Songs for Lines/Songs for Waves (1977)

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As Writer