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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. 

Net Worth $2 Million
Date Of Birth June 5, 1947
Place Of Birth Glen Ellyn, Illinois, United States
Profession Soundtrack, Composer, Actress
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1072456
Trademark
1 In the early years of her career, she wore a white pants suit
2 Short, spiky black hair
Quote
1 You can make a movie now with almost nothing and it will look pretty good. It’s the same with a record.[2015]
2 Paradise is exactly like where you are right now…only much, much better.
3 The bullet doesn’t kill you. It’s the hole.
Fact
1 Third wife and widow of Lou Reed.
2 Attended Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn, Illinois.
3 Entered many local beauty pageants when she was a teenager and won the title of Junior Miss Illinois when she was 18.
4 Member of the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1991
5 Student of Zen.
6 Ranked #86 on VH1’s 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll
7 Appointed NASA’s first artist-in-residence.
8 Worked alongside Andy Kaufman for a time in the 1970s, acting as a sort of ‘straight woman’ during his stand-up routines. Possibly romantically linked with him as well (implied by the spoken word recording “Ugly One With the Jewels” in which she talks about him).
9 Romantically linked with Lou Reed for many years.
10 One of her sculptures was a tape player with a musical tape loop, imbedded into a large table covered with rubber with notches cut into it. The only way to hear the music was to sit at the table, place your elbows into the notches, and cover your ears with your hands.
11 Close friend of William S. Burroughs and Lou Reed.
12 Once worked as an art critic for magazines such as Artforum.
13 In the 1990s worked with Peter Gabriel and others on plans for a high-tech amusement park.

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
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
Lovesick Fool – Love in the Age of Like 2014 Short performer: “Transitory Life” / writer: “Transitory Life”
Behaving Badly 2014 performer: “O Superman For Massenet” / writer: “Hit The Ground Superman”
Återträffen 2013 lyrics: “Let X = X/IT Tango” / music: “Let X = X/IT Tango” / performer: “Let X = X/IT Tango”
Test 2013/I performer: “Born, Never Asked” / writer: “Born, Never Asked”
La guerre est déclarée 2011 performer: “O Superman” / writer: “O Superman”
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon 2011 TV Series performer – 1 episode
Miral 2010 “Flow” / performer: “Miral 1”, “Miral 3”, “Miral 2”, “Carbon” / writer: “Miral 1”, “Miral 3”, “Flow”, “Miral 2”, “Carbon”
So You Think You Can Dance TV Series performer – 1 episode, 2010 writer – 1 episode, 2010
Late Show with David Letterman 2010 TV Series performer – 1 episode
Marie and Bruce 2004 performer: “Gravity’s Angel” / writer: “Gravity’s Angel”
Before Night Falls 2000 performer: “Loop Vamp” / writer: “Loop Vamp”
The Rugrats Movie 1998 performer: “This World Is Something New to Me”
Ladies Please! 1995 Documentary performer: “Sharkey’s Night”
Fallen Angels 1995 performer: “Speak My Language” / writer: “Speak My Language”
Frauen sind was Wunderbares 1994 lyrics: “Strange Angels” / music: “Strange Angels” / performer: “Strange Angels”
Faraway, So Close! 1993 performer: “Tightrope”, “Speak My Language” / writer: “Tightrope”, “Speak My Language”
The Doctor 1991 performer: “Strange Angels” / writer: “Strange Angels”
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”
Wings of Desire 1987 performer: “Angel Fragments”
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”,
Saturday Night Live 1986 TV Series performer – 1 episode
Top of the Pops TV Series performer – 1 episode, 1981 writer – 1 episode, 1981
The Man and His Music 1981 TV Movie writer: “Say Hello” – uncredited

Composer

Title Year Status Character
Heart of a Dog 2015 Documentary
Hidden Inside Mountains 2005 Short
Life on a String 2002 Short
Puppet Motel 1994 Video Game
Monster in a Box 1992
Bukow and König 1991 TV Series 1 episode
Laurie Anderson: Collected Videos 1990 Video
What You Mean We? 1987 TV Movie
Swimming to Cambodia 1987
Die Welt jenseits der Welt 1986 Short
The Kitchen Presents Two Moon July 1986 Documentary
Something Wild 1986
Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson 1986 Documentary
Or D’Ur 1984 Short
No York City 1983 Short
Dearreader: How to Turn a Book Into a Movie 1974

Actress

Title Year Status Character
Hidden Inside Mountains 2005 Short
Life on a String 2002 Short
The Rugrats Movie 1998 Newborn Baby (singing voice)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1995 TV Series Musical Guest
Hotel Deutschland 1992
Arena 1991 TV Series documentary Presenter
Alive from Off Center 1987 TV Series Host and her Clone
Closed Circuit 1983 Sängerin
Dearreader: How to Turn a Book Into a Movie 1974

Director

Title Year Status Character
Heart of a Dog 2015 Documentary
Hidden Inside Mountains 2005 Short
Art in the Twenty-First Century 2001 TV Series documentary 1 episode
Laurie Anderson: Collected Videos 1990 Video
What You Mean We? 1987 TV Movie
Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson 1986 Documentary
Dearreader: How to Turn a Book Into a Movie 1974

Writer

Title Year Status Character
Heart of a Dog 2015 Documentary
Art in the Twenty-First Century 2001 TV Series documentary 1 episode
Puppet Motel 1994 Video Game
Arena 1991 TV Series documentary additional material – 1 episode
What You Mean We? 1987 TV Movie
Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson 1986 Documentary
Dearreader: How to Turn a Book Into a Movie 1974

Music Department

Title Year Status Character
Mum 2016 Short viola
Heart of a Dog 2015 Documentary score
Wolf Dog 2012 song: music by
Before Night Falls 2000 composer: additional music
Ladies Please! 1995 Documentary composer: song “Sharkey’s Night”
The Keep 1983 score mixer – uncredited

Miscellaneous

Title Year Status Character
Heart of a Dog 2015 Documentary eight mm
The Needle Drop 2010 TV Series program material – 1 episode
Burning Ice 2010 Documentary voyager

Producer

Title Year Status Character
Heart of a Dog 2015 Documentary producer
Laurie Anderson: Collected Videos 1990 Video producer

Cinematographer

Title Year Status Character
Heart of a Dog 2015 Documentary

Animation Department

Title Year Status Character
Heart of a Dog 2015 Documentary drawing and animation

Thanks

Title Year Status Character
All Things Shining 2012 inspirational thanks
On the Road 2012 thanks
Kobresia: What Is 2012 Documentary inspirational thanks
Here 2011/I our deepest gratitude
The Black List: Volume One 2008 Documentary special thanks
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly 2007 special thanks
Satan’s Playground 2006 special thanks
Before Night Falls 2000 special thanks
Command & Conquer 1995 Video Game special thanks
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey 1993 Documentary thanks
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media 1992 Documentary acknowledgment
Betsy 1984 Short special thanks: for music

Self

Title Year Status Character
On Heart of a Dog 2016 Documentary short Herself
World Film Report 2016 TV Series Herself
73rd Venice Film Festival Awards Ceremony 2016 TV Movie Herself – Jury Member
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2016 TV Series Herself – Guest Performer
American Masters 1990-2015 TV Series documentary Herself / Herself – Narrator
Heart of a Dog 2015 Documentary Herself, narrator (voice)
Overheard 2012 TV Series Herself – interviewee
Bam150 2012 Documentary Laurie Anderson
Classic Albums: Peter Gabriel – So 2012 TV Movie documentary Herself
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon 2011 TV Series Herself – Musical Guest
Music 2010 Documentary Herself
Late Show with David Letterman 2001-2010 TV Series Herself – Musical Guest / Herself
Homeland: The Story of the Lark 2010 Video documentary
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within 2010 Documentary Herself
Pipes of Peace 2008 Documentary Herself – Interviewee
Why Birds Sing 2007 TV Movie documentary Herself
Kunst gegen Gewalt 2002 TV Series Herself
The Making and Meaning of ‘We Are Family’ 2002 Documentary Herself
Art in the Twenty-First Century 2001 TV Series documentary Herself
Searching for Jimi Hendrix 1999 TV Movie documentary Herself
The Nova Convention Revisited: William S. Burroughs and the Arts 1998 Video Herself
Perfect Day 1997 Video short Herself – vocalist
Synesthesia 1997 TV Series documentary Herself
Space Ghost Coast to Coast 1996 TV Series Herself
Computer Chronicles 1995 TV Series Herself – Computer Chronicles / Random Access
Later… With Jools Holland 1995 TV Series Herself
Puppet Motel 1994 Video Game Herself and Puppet
The Sensual Nature of Sound: 4 Composers Laurie Anderson, Tania Leon, Meredith Monk, Pauline Oliveros 1993 Documentary Herself
Viva el espectáculo 1991 TV Series Herself – Musical Guest
Laurie Anderson: Collected Videos 1990 Video Herself / Fenway Bergamot
Heavy Petting 1989 Documentary Herself
What You Mean We? 1987 TV Movie Herself and her Clone
The Kitchen Presents Two Moon July 1986 Documentary
Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson 1986 Documentary Herself / Fenway Bergamot / The Voice of Reason
Saturday Night Live 1986 TV Series Herself – Muscial Guest
Alive from Off Center 1986 TV Series Herself
The 27th Annual Grammy Awards 1985 TV Special Herself
Bei Bio 1984 TV Series Herself
Late Night with David Letterman 1984 TV Series Herself
The New Show 1984 TV Series Herself
14 Americans: Directions of the 1970s 1981 Documentary Herself

Archive Footage

Title Year Status Character
Uncle Howard 2016/I Documentary Herself
Dolezal Backstage 2015 TV Series documentary Herself
Catalunya.cat 2008 TV Movie documentary Herself (uncredited)
Forty Years at the I.C.A. 1987 TV Series Herself

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2016 Cinema Eye Honors Award Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score Heart of a Dog (2015)
2016 Aurora Award Tromsø International Film Festival Heart of a Dog (2015)
2015 Lina Mangiacapre Award Venice Film Festival Heart of a Dog (2015)

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2016 Cinema Eye Honors Award Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US Outstanding Achievement in Direction Heart of a Dog (2015)
2016 Cinema Eye Honors Award Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design or Animation Heart of a Dog (2015)
2016 Independent Spirit Award Independent Spirit Awards Best Documentary Heart of a Dog (2015)
2015 Foxtel Movies International Award Adelaide Film Festival Best Documentary Heart of a Dog (2015)
2015 Gold Hugo Chicago International Film Festival Best Documentary Heart of a Dog (2015)
2015 Gotham Independent Film Award Gotham Awards Best Documentary Heart of a Dog (2015)
2015 Audience Award Gotham Awards Heart of a Dog (2015)
2015 Golden Lion Venice Film Festival Heart of a Dog (2015)
2015 Green Drop Award Venice Film Festival Heart of a Dog (2015)
2006 Jury Award Tribeca Film Festival Best Narrative Short Hidden Inside Mountains (2005)
2005 Golden Leopard – Video Locarno International Film Festival Hidden Inside Mountains (2005)

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