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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.654 |
| Birthday | 1947-06-05 |
| Place of Birth | Glen Ellyn, Illinois, USA |
| Also Known As | Laura Phillips Anderson, |
2011
Brainwave
9/1
Launched in 2008, Brainwave pairs celebrities from many walks of life; actors, musicians, comedians, choreographers, filmmakers, artists, and authors,...
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Brainwave
2008
A Not So Silent Night
0/0
Recorded in 2008, direct from the Knitting Factory stage in downtown Manhattan. This The McGarrigle Christmas Hour features Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Ru...
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A Not So Silent Night
2010
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
6.547/32
A riveting and emotional journey into the world of writer William S. Burroughs, a man considered as cold as an iceberg on a winter night.
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William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
1986
The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
8/1
Two Moon July was a multidisciplinary event that featured experimental video, film, visual art, performance and music in a theatrical framework. More...
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The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
1986
Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson
8.2/12
A concert film directed by and featuring the music of Laurie Anderson, filmed at the Park Theater in Union City, New Jersey, during the summer of 1985...
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Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson
2025
Thank You Very Much
7.75/4
Andy Kaufman's provocative comedy often outraged audiences, challenging them to confront their own presumptions. Through never-before-seen footage and...
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Thank You Very Much
1990
One World, One Voice
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An extraordinary music special is the climax to One World week. The brainchild of ex-10cc drummer Kevin Godley, it features the first true global comp...
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One World, One Voice
2012
BAM150
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A captivating history of the nation's oldest performing arts center - which largely mirrors the evolution of experimental and progressive performing a...
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BAM150
1977
Songs for Lines/Songs for Waves
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This performance consists of ten songs in which music, language and images are equally important. In most of these songs, Anderson plays the violin, a...
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Songs for Lines/Songs for Waves
2015
Heart of a Dog
6.5/56
Musician and performance artist Laurie Anderson reflects on the deaths of her husband Lou Reed, her mother and her beloved dog.
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Heart of a Dog
2023
Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between
0/0
Garland Jeffreys, the mixed-race Brooklyn native whose music defied industry norms, receives long-overdue recognition in this enlightening documentary...
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Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between
1985
All Star Video
6.5/2
A compilation of avant-garde artwork and talent of the mid to late 20th century hosted by Ryuichi Sakamoto.
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All Star Video
1984
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
8.1/4
In his book "1984", George Orwell saw the television of the future as a control instrument in the hands of Big Brother. Right at the start of the much...
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Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
2017
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
7.3/14
A chronicle of the personal life and public career of the celebrated artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel.
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Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
2007
Why Birds Sing
0/0
Inspired by musician and eco-philosopher David Rothenberg's book of the same title, this documentary explores the intriguing, charming, complex and of...
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Why Birds Sing
2012
Classic Albums: Peter Gabriel - So
5.6/11
This addition to the acclaimed & award winning Classic Albums series tells the story behind the making of Peter Gabriel's 1986 album "So". It was Gabr...
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Classic Albums: Peter Gabriel - So
1990
John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It
0/0
This 56-minute documentary on America's most controversial and unique composer manages to cover a great many aspects of Cage's work and thought. His l...
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John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It
1998
The Rugrats Movie
6.27/659
The Pickles family welcome a new arrival, Dil, whose constant crying and need for attention quickly exhaust the other toddlers. Seeking to return the...
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The Rugrats Movie
2002
McLuhan's Wake
6.4/5
A fascinating clash of philosophy, classical studies and Pop Culture, this film capsulizes a number of "Media Prophet" Marshall McLuhan's conclusions...
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McLuhan's Wake
1991
Sphinxes Without Secrets
0/0
Since its inception, performance art provided a forum for those artists whose work challenges the dominant aesthetic and cultural status quo. In "Sphi...
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Sphinxes Without Secrets
2018
Feminists: What Were They Thinking?
7.535/100
In 1977, a book of photographs captured an awakening - women shedding the cultural restrictions of their childhoods and embracing their full humanity....
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Feminists: What Were They Thinking?
1981
14 Americans: Directions of the 1970s
0/0
The multiple means of making art after the end of illusionism led these artists to create performances, sculptures, earthworks, tableaux, furniture, s...
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14 Americans: Directions of the 1970s
1983
Closed Circuit
7/5
IT specialist Victor Faber makes a living securing computers for large corporations and banks. His reclusive private life is upended when he falls in...
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Closed Circuit
1991
Laurie Anderson: The Collected Videos
9/1
Featuring The Videos : Beautiful Red Dress / Language Is A Virus / Sharkey's Day / O Superman - Including Excerpts From : What You Mean We / Alive Fro...
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Laurie Anderson: The Collected Videos
2010
Homeland: The Story of the Lark
0/0
A distilled, up-to-the-minute portrait of our agitated nation, its politics, its economics, its delusions and its dreams. Laurie Anderson's tone is le...
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Homeland: The Story of the Lark
1989
Heavy Petting
5.7/10
Celebrities and creatives -- including musician David Byrne, performance artist Spalding Gray, comedian Sandra Bernhard, radical activist Abbie Hoffma...
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Heavy Petting
2010
Music
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The story of music and the music industry told through interviews with musicians, composers and producers across genres.
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Music
2018
Call Us Ishmael
0/0
Each and every year hundreds of people flock to New Bedford, MA in bleak mid-winter to partake in a celebration like none other. They read this single...
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Call Us Ishmael
1986
What You Mean We?
7/4
WHAT YOU MEAN WE is a surreal short film by experimental artist Laurie Anderson.
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What You Mean We?
1991
The Human Face
0/0
A highly innovative arts documentary, which uses the latest special effects, to investigate the cultural and scientific background behind the way we j...
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The Human Face
1989
Talk Normal
0/0
At the '87 Tokyo International Video Biennale, held at Spiral Hall, performance artist Laurie Anderson gave the unforgettable lecture-demonstration, "...
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Talk Normal
2016
Yoko Ono Lennon's Courage Awards 2016: Laurie Anderson, Mohammad el Gharani, Eileen Boxer, RoseLee Goldberg, LoftOpera
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Yoko Ono Lennon's Courage Awards 2016
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Yoko Ono Lennon's Courage Awards 2016: Laurie Anderson, Mohammad el Gharani, Eileen Boxer, RoseLee Goldberg, LoftOpera
1993
The Sensual Nature of Sound: 4 Composers Laurie Anderson, Tania Leon, Meredith Monk, Pauline Oliveros
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The Sensual Nature of Sound portrays four New York based composers and performers in terms of their musical lives and artistic passion. Though Laurie...
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The Sensual Nature of Sound: 4 Composers Laurie Anderson, Tania Leon, Meredith Monk, Pauline Oliveros
2020
The Business of Thought: A Recorded History of Artists Space
0/0
An oral history of Artists Space, the legendary New York artists organization. Told through the voices of the artists, critics and curators who formed...
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The Business of Thought: A Recorded History of Artists Space
2020
Symphony Of The Invisible
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"Symphony of the Invisible" is a reflection on creation and how through art, poetry and images you can break the limits that have been imposed on lang...
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Symphony Of The Invisible
2005
John Peel's Record Box
8/1
John Peel's Record Box is a documentary film made by Elaine Shepherd, released on 14 November 2005 on Channel 4. It was nominated for Primetime Emmy A...
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John Peel's Record Box
2006
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
8.2/12
Ric Burns unearths rarely seen footage and offers keen observations on the life and artistic influence of Andy Warhol. [Made for and aired on PBS's Am...
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Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
2021
Sisters with Transistors
6.9/19
Think of early electronic music and you’ll likely see men pushing buttons, knobs, and boundaries. While electronic music is often perceived as a boys'...
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Sisters with Transistors
2002
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
9/2
Featuring inverviews from: Afrika Bambaataa, Ashford & Simpson, Jackson Browne, Kim Burell, Taylor Dayne, Carmen Electra, Faith Evans, Roberta Flack,...
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The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
2023
Buke & Gase
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In 2020, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, when tours were canceled and all live music went silent, one band refused to stay quiet. The musical...
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Buke & Gase
2025
Free for All: The Public Library
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The story of the quiet revolutionaries who made a simple idea of a public library happen. From the pioneering women behind the "Free Library Movement"...
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Free for All: The Public Library
2025
Why I Love The Stars
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Why I Love The Stars
2025
Laurie Anderson Saint Joan of Arc Basilica, Paris
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In the inspiring setting of a deconsecrated Parisian church, iconic experimental artist Laurie Anderson performs a new private concert. A timeless, sp...
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Laurie Anderson Saint Joan of Arc Basilica, Paris
2026
Nova '78
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Resurrected through UK-led archival restoration NOVA 78' shows never-before-seen footage of the legendary Nova Convention where William Burroughs, Pat...
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Nova '78
2019
Museum Town
0/0
A rural American town suffering economically from factory closures finds an unconventional route to recovery with the help of MASS MoCA.
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Museum Town
2024
Eno
7/2
Visionary musician and artist Brian Eno — known for producing David Bowie, U2, Talking Heads, among many others; pioneering the genre of ambient music...
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