Kim Gordon

Kim Gordon

Known for
Acting
Born
April 28, 1953 (age 73)
Birthplace
Rochester, New York, USA

Biography

Kim Althea Gordon (born April 28, 1953) is an American musician, vocalist, artist, record producer, video director and actress. She is lead singer, bass and guitarist in the alternative rock band Sonic Youth, and in Free Kitten with Julia Cafritz (of Pussy Galore). Gordon has collaborated with a number of musicians, including Ikue Mori, DJ Olive, William Winant, Lydia Lunch, Courtney Love, Alan Licht and Chris Corsano. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Known For

Filmography

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Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985 poster

Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985

Movie

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Sonic Youth: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1996 poster

Sonic Youth: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1996

Movie

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Sonic Youth: Full Set From The Basement poster

Sonic Youth: Full Set From The Basement

Movie · as Self

2026
The Best Summer poster

The Best Summer

Movie · as Self

2026
Marc by Sofia poster

Marc by Sofia

Movie · as Self

2026
Avec Kim poster

Avec Kim

Movie · as Kim

2025
Bad Painter poster

Bad Painter

Movie · as Interviewer

2025
The Chronology of Water poster

The Chronology of Water

Movie · as Photographer

2025
FireAid Benefit Concert poster

FireAid Benefit Concert

Movie · as Self

2025
Pavements poster

Pavements

Movie · as Self (uncredited)

2025
Sonic Youth: Live in 1991 poster

Sonic Youth: Live in 1991

Movie

2025
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney poster

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

2024
Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story poster

Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story

Movie

2023
12341 Branford St. Sun Valley

12341 Branford St. Sun Valley

Movie · as Self

2022
Picture Window poster

Picture Window

Movie · as Kim Gordon

2022
Women Who Rock poster

Women Who Rock

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2021
Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr. poster

Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.

Movie · as Self

2020
Los Angeles June 6

Los Angeles June 6

Movie · as Self

2019
Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation poster

Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation

Movie

2019
Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond

Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond

Movie

2019
SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions poster

SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions

Movie · as Self

2018
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot poster

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

Movie · as Corky

2017
Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution poster

Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

Movie · as Self

2016
Ed Ruscha: Buildings and Words poster

Ed Ruscha: Buildings and Words

Movie · as Self

2016
Party Legends poster

Party Legends

TV · 1 ep

2015
The Nightmare poster

The Nightmare

Movie · as Teacher

2015
Girls in Bands at the BBC poster

Girls in Bands at the BBC

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

2013
The Punk Singer poster

The Punk Singer

Movie · as Self

2013
Une Danse Des Bouffons

Une Danse Des Bouffons

Movie · as Maria Martins

2013
I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney poster

I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney

Movie

2012
The Hardcore Collection poster

The Hardcore Collection

Movie · as (archive footage)

2012
A Proposal for A Dance

A Proposal for A Dance

Movie · as Self

2011
Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 2011 poster

Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 2011

Movie

2011
Sonic Youth: Maquinaria Festival poster

Sonic Youth: Maquinaria Festival

Movie

2011
Portlandia poster

Portlandia

TV · as Kim Gordon · 1 ep

2010
Rappin' With The Rickster poster

Rappin' With The Rickster

Movie · as Self

2010
Sonic Youth & The Black Keys: Live at Austin City Limits 2011

Sonic Youth & The Black Keys: Live at Austin City Limits 2011

Movie

2009
From the Basement poster

From the Basement

Movie · as Self - Sonic Youth

2009
From The Basement poster

From The Basement

Movie · as Self - Sonic Youth

2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon poster

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

2008
New York Rock at the BBC poster

New York Rock at the BBC

Movie · as Self - Sonic Youth

2007
I'm Not There poster

I'm Not There

Movie · as Carla Hendricks

2007
Boarding Gate poster

Boarding Gate

Movie · as Kay

2007
Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle East poster

Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle East

Movie · as Self

2007
365 Day Project poster

365 Day Project

Movie · as Self

2007
Welcome to My Castle! poster

Welcome to My Castle!

Movie · as Self

2007
Gossip Girl poster

Gossip Girl

TV · as Kim Gordon · 1 ep

2006
Cut Shorts poster

Cut Shorts

Movie

2006
Noise poster

Noise

Movie · as Self

2006
Her Noise - The Making Of

Her Noise - The Making Of

Movie

2005
Last Days poster

Last Days

Movie · as Record Executive

2005
Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes poster

Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes

Movie

2004
Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost poster

Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost

Movie

2004
(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale poster

(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale

Movie · as Self

2003
Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003) poster

Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003)

Movie

2003
Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage poster

Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage

Movie · as Performer

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps

2001
Kiss My Grits: The Herstory of Women in Punk and Hard Rock

Kiss My Grits: The Herstory of Women in Punk and Hard Rock

Movie · as Self

2000
Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth poster

Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth

Movie · as Self

2000
Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 2000 poster

Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 2000

Movie

2000
Gilmore Girls poster

Gilmore Girls

TV · as Cool Mom Troubadour · 1 ep

1998
Free Tibet poster

Free Tibet

Movie · as Self - Sonic Youth

1998
Sonic Youth: Festival Internacional de Benicàssim poster

Sonic Youth: Festival Internacional de Benicàssim

Movie

1996
Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996 poster

Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996

Movie

1996
Tibetan Freedom Concert poster

Tibetan Freedom Concert

Movie · as Self

1995
Sonic Youth: Blood on the Beach poster

Sonic Youth: Blood on the Beach

Movie · as Self

1995
The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special poster

The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special

Movie · as Self

1995
X-Girl poster

X-Girl

Movie · as interviewer

1995
Sonic Youth: Screaming Fields of Sonic Love poster

Sonic Youth: Screaming Fields of Sonic Love

Movie

1994
No Alternative Girls

No Alternative Girls

Movie · as Herself

1994
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos poster

Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos

Movie · as Self

1994
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! poster

Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1993
Grunge Pedal poster

Grunge Pedal

Movie

1993
Changing Fashions poster

Changing Fashions

Movie

1993
Sonic Youth: Live at Campo Pequeno Lisboa poster

Sonic Youth: Live at Campo Pequeno Lisboa

Movie

1993
Late Show with David Letterman poster

Late Show with David Letterman

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 5 eps

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 4 eps

1992
1991: The Year Punk Broke poster

1991: The Year Punk Broke

Movie · as Self

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

1992
Later... with Jools Holland poster

Later... with Jools Holland

TV · 1 ep

1991
Notebook poster

Notebook

Movie

1991
Goo poster

Goo

Movie · as Self

1991
Skeeno H.C. Rules poster

Skeeno H.C. Rules

Movie

1989
Weatherman '69 poster

Weatherman '69

Movie · as Bernadine Dohrn

1988
Put More Blood Into the Music poster

Put More Blood Into the Music

Movie · as Herself

1988
Lou Believers poster

Lou Believers

Movie · as Herself

1988
Sonic Youth: 930 Club poster

Sonic Youth: 930 Club

Movie

1986
Sublapse Video Mag 1 poster

Sublapse Video Mag 1

Movie

1986
Sonic Youth: Mississippi Nights, St. Louis poster

Sonic Youth: Mississippi Nights, St. Louis

Movie

1985
Submit to Me poster

Submit to Me

Movie

1985
Sonic Youth: Gila Monster Jamboree poster

Sonic Youth: Gila Monster Jamboree

Movie

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self (uncredited) · 1 ep

1959
The Grammys poster

The Grammys

TV · as Self · 1 ep