
Laurie Anderson
Biography
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

TV
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975

TV
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994

TV
Classic Albums
Self
1997
TV
Okay
Self
1979

TV
Alive from Off Center
Host
1985

TV
Alive from Off Center
Laurie Anderson & Clones
1985

Film
The Rugrats Movie
Newborn Baby (singing voice)
1998

Film
Music
Self
2010

TV
TITANIC 4DVD
2011
TV
Bei Bio
Self
1983

Film
Heart of a Dog
Narrator
2015

Film
Laurie Anderson: The Collected Videos
The Clones
1991

Film
Brainwave
Self
2011

Film
Thank You Very Much
Self
2025

Film
Heavy Petting
Self
1989
TV
Track Stories
Self
2015

Film
All Star Video
Self (archive footage)
1985

Film
Feminists: What Were They Thinking?
Self
2018

Film
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
Self
2017

Film
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
Self
2002
Filmography
2025FilmNova '78as Self (archive footage)2025FilmWhy I Love The Starsas Self2025FilmFree for All: The Public Libraryas Self2025FilmThank You Very Muchas Self2025FilmLaurie Anderson Saint Joan of Arc Basilica, Paris2023FilmGarland Jeffreys: The King of in Betweenas Self2023FilmBuke & Gaseas Self2021FilmSisters with Transistorsas Narrator (voice)2020FilmSymphony Of The Invisibleas Self (voice)2020FilmThe Business of Thought: A Recorded History of Artists Spaceas Self2018FilmCall Us Ishmaelas Herself2018FilmFeminists: What Were They Thinking?as Self2017FilmJulian Schnabel: A Private Portraitas Self2016FilmYoko Ono Lennon's Courage Awards 2016: Laurie Anderson, Mohammad el Gharani, Eileen Boxer, RoseLee Goldberg, LoftOpera2015FilmHeart of a Dogas Narrator2015TVTrack Storiesas Self2012FilmClassic Albums: Peter Gabriel - Soas Self2012FilmBAM150as Self2011TVTITANIC 4DVD2011FilmBrainwaveas Self2010FilmWilliam S. Burroughs: A Man Withinas Self2010FilmMusicas Self2010FilmHomeland: The Story of the Lark2008FilmA Not So Silent Nightas Self2007FilmWhy Birds Singas Herself2006FilmAndy Warhol: A Documentary Filmas Narrator2005FilmJohn Peel's Record Boxas Self2002FilmMcLuhan's Wakeas Narrator2002FilmThe Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'as Self1998FilmThe Rugrats Movieas Newborn Baby (singing voice)1997TVClassic Albumsas Self1994TVSpace Ghost Coast to Coast1993FilmThe Sensual Nature of Sound: 4 Composers Laurie Anderson, Tania Leon, Meredith Monk, Pauline Oliverosas Herself1991FilmSphinxes Without Secrets1991FilmLaurie Anderson: The Collected Videosas The Clones1991FilmThe Human Faceas Presenter1990FilmOne World, One Voiceas Self1990FilmJohn Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying Itas Self1989FilmHeavy Pettingas Self1989FilmTalk Normalas Herself1986FilmWhat You Mean We?as Herself1986FilmThe Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July1986FilmHome of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Andersonas Self - Keyboards, Vocals / Fenway Bergamot / The Voice of Reason1985TVAlive from Off Centeras Host1985FilmAll Star Videoas Self (archive footage)1984FilmGood Morning, Mr. Orwellas Self1983FilmClosed Circuitas Sängerin1983TVBei Bioas Self1981Film14 Americans: Directions of the 1970sas Herself1979TVOkayas Self1977FilmSongs for Lines/Songs for Waves1975TVSaturday Night Liveas Self - Musical Guest