Laurie Anderson
Acting Born Jun 5, 1947 Glen Ellyn, Illinois, USA 100 credits
Biography
Laurie Anderson works in acting. Born June 5, 1947 in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, USA. Archytele tracks 100 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Career timeline
Nova '78
Thank You Very MuchFree for All: The Public LibraryWhy I Love The StarsLaurie Anderson Saint Joan of Arc Basilica, Paris
Eno
Garland Jeffreys: The King of in BetweenOwn Forest · MusicBuke & Gase
Sisters with TransistorsSpending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds - The River · DirectorSpending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds - The City · DirectorSpending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds - Rocks · DirectorSpending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds - The Road · Director
Symphony Of The InvisibleWalking While Falling · MusicThe Business of Thought: A Recorded History of Artists Space
Museum Town
Feminists: What Were They Thinking?Call Us IshmaelTo the Moon · Director
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portraitaloft · DirectorLa Camera Insabbiata · Director
Yoko Ono Lennon's Courage Awards 2016: Laurie Anderson, Mohammad el Gharani, Eileen Boxer, RoseLee Goldberg, LoftOpera
Heart of a DogHeart of a Dog · DirectorHeart of a Dog · WriterHeart of a Dog · ProducerHeart of a Dog · Animation
Classic Albums: Peter Gabriel - SoBAM150
Brainwave
Miral · SongsWilliam S. Burroughs: A Man WithinMusicHomeland: The Story of the Lark
A Not So Silent Night
Why Birds Sing
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
John Peel's Record Box
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'McLuhan's Wake
The Rugrats Movie
Classic Albums
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
The Sensual Nature of Sound: 4 Composers Laurie Anderson, Tania Leon, Meredith Monk, Pauline Oliveros
Monster in a Box · Original Music Composer
Laurie Anderson: The Collected VideosLaurie Anderson: The Collected Videos · ProducerLaurie Anderson: The Collected Videos · DirectorLaurie Anderson: The Collected Videos · Art DirectionSphinxes Without Secrets
One World, One VoiceJohn Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It
Plymptoons: The Complete Early Works of Bill Plympton · MusicHeavy PettingTalk NormalTalk Normal · WriterTalk Normal · Producer
Swimming to Cambodia · Original Music Composer
Something Wild · Original Music ComposerHome of the Brave: A Film by Laurie AndersonHome of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson · DirectorHome of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson · Visual EffectsHome of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson · Music Producer
Alive from Off CenterAlive from Off CenterAlive from Off CenterAlive from Off Center · WriterAlive from Off Center · Director
Full Filmography
100 titles- Nova '78 (2026) as Self (archive footage)
- Thank You Very Much (2025) as Self
- Free for All: The Public Library (2025) as Self
- Why I Love The Stars (2025) as Self
- Laurie Anderson Saint Joan of Arc Basilica, Paris (2025)
- Eno (2024) as Self
- Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between (2023) as Self
- Own Forest (2023) Music
- Buke & Gase (2023) as Self
- Sisters with Transistors (2021) as Narrator (voice)
- Spending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds - The River (2021) Director
- Spending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds - The City (2021) Director
- Spending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds - Rocks (2021) Director
- Spending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds - The Road (2021) Director
- Spending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds - The Forest (2021) Director
- Symphony Of The Invisible (2020) as Self (voice)
- Walking While Falling (2020) Music
- The Business of Thought: A Recorded History of Artists Space (2020) as Self
- Museum Town (2019) as Self
- Feminists: What Were They Thinking? (2018) as Self
- Call Us Ishmael (2018) as Herself
- To the Moon (2018) Director
- Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait (2017) as Self
- aloft (2017) Director
- La Camera Insabbiata (2017) Director
- Yoko Ono Lennon's Courage Awards 2016: Laurie Anderson, Mohammad el Gharani, Eileen Boxer, RoseLee Goldberg, LoftOpera (2016)
- Heart of a Dog (2015) as Narrator
- Heart of a Dog (2015) Director
- Heart of a Dog (2015) Writer
- Heart of a Dog (2015) Producer
- Heart of a Dog (2015) Animation
- Heart of a Dog (2015) Draughtsman
- Heart of a Dog (2015) Camera Operator
- Heart of a Dog (2015) Original Music Composer
- Track Stories (2015) as Self
- Classic Albums: Peter Gabriel - So (2012) as Self
- BAM150 (2012) as Self
- Brainwave (2011) as Self
- Miral (2010) Songs
- William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (2010) as Self
- Music (2010) as Self
- Homeland: The Story of the Lark (2010)
- A Not So Silent Night (2008) as Self
- Why Birds Sing (2007) as Herself
- Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film (2006) as Narrator
- John Peel's Record Box (2005) as Self
- The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' (2002) as Self
- McLuhan's Wake (2002) as Narrator
- The Rugrats Movie (1998) as Newborn Baby (singing voice)
- Classic Albums (1997) as Self
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994)
- The Sensual Nature of Sound: 4 Composers Laurie Anderson, Tania Leon, Meredith Monk, Pauline Oliveros (1993) as Herself
- Monster in a Box (1992) Original Music Composer
- Laurie Anderson: The Collected Videos (1991) as The Clones
- Laurie Anderson: The Collected Videos (1991) Producer
- Laurie Anderson: The Collected Videos (1991) Director
- Laurie Anderson: The Collected Videos (1991) Art Direction
- Sphinxes Without Secrets (1991)
- The Human Face (1991) as Presenter
- Carmen (1991) Director
- One World, One Voice (1990) as Self
- John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It (1990) as Self
- Plymptoons: The Complete Early Works of Bill Plympton (1989) Music
- Heavy Petting (1989) as Self
- Talk Normal (1989) as Herself
- Talk Normal (1989) Writer
- Talk Normal (1989) Producer
- Swimming to Cambodia (1987) Original Music Composer
- Something Wild (1986) Original Music Composer
- 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 (1986) Director
- Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson (1986) Visual Effects
- Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson (1986) Music Producer
- Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson (1986) Writer
- The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July (1986)
- The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July (1986) Music
- The World beyond the World (1986) Music
- What You Mean We? (1986) as Herself
- What You Mean We? (1986) Director
- What You Mean We? (1986) Writer
- Alive from Off Center (1985) as Host
- Alive from Off Center (1985) as Laurie Anderson & Clones
- Alive from Off Center (1985)
- Alive from Off Center (1985) Writer
- Alive from Off Center (1985) Director
- All Star Video (1985) as Self (archive footage)
- Good Morning, Mr. Orwell (1984) as Self
- Or D'Ur (1984) Music
- Bei Bio (1983) as Self
- Closed Circuit (1983) as Sängerin
- No York City (1983) Music
- Set and Reset (1983) Music
- Supermann (1982) Music
- 14 Americans: Directions of the 1970s (1981) as Herself
- Okay (1979) as Self
- Songs for Lines/Songs for Waves (1977)
- Songs for Lines/Songs for Waves (1977) Director
- Songs for Lines/Songs for Waves (1977) Music
- Songs for Lines/Songs for Waves (1977) Writer
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Musical Guest
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Laurie Anderson best known for?
Laurie Anderson is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Nova '78 (2026), Mark Twain Prize (1999), The Rugrats Movie (1998), A Chinese Ghost Story III (1991).
When and where was Laurie Anderson born?
Laurie Anderson was born on June 5, 1947 in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, USA.
How many credits does Laurie Anderson have?
Laurie Anderson has accumulated over 100 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1975 to 2026.
What is Laurie Anderson's background in cinema and television?
Laura Phillips Anderson is an American avant-garde artist, composer, musician and film director whose work spans performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects.
Laurie Anderson by the numbers
100credits
88films
12TV series
1975–2026active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994) — aged about 47
- Classic Albums (1997) as Self — aged about 50
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Musical Guest — aged about 28
- The Rugrats Movie (1998) as Newborn Baby (singing voice) — aged about 51
- Nova '78 (2026) as Self (archive footage) — aged about 79
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