Meg White
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 10, 1974 (age 51)
- Birthplace
- Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, USA
Biography
Megan Martha White is an American drummer known for her work with Jack White in the Detroit rock duo the White Stripes. The band are considered central figures of the garage rock revival movement of the 2000s, selling over 5 million albums and winning six Grammy Awards. Meg's drumming has been described as primal and minimalist, and has been praised by musicians such as Dave Grohl, Tré Cool and Tom Morello. Born on December 10, 1974, in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, White met Jack Gillis while working at a restaurant in Royal Oak. They married in 1996, with Jack taking her last name, and formed the White Stripes together, whose name and aesthetics were influenced by her love of peppermints. The duo went on to gain notoriety in Michigan's underground garage rock scene. After releasing their debut album in 1999, the couple divorced but continued with the band, achieving mainstream success in 2001 with their breakthrough single Fell in Love with a Girl off of their third album, White Blood Cells, which garnered three MTV Music Awards. Their fourth album, Elephant, won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album, with Seven Nation Army winning for Best Rock Song. In 2003, she and Jack appeared in Jim Jarmusch's film Coffee and Cigarettes, and the following year, Meg appeared in the music video for the Detroit Cobras' Cha Cha Twist. In September 2007, Meg was diagnosed with acute anxiety disorder, which curtailed the rest of the tour for what would be their final album, Icky Thump. On February 2, 2011, the White Stripes disbanded amicably. Meg resides in Detroit and has retired from public life.
Known For
The Simpsons
Coffee and Cigarettes
The Work of Director Michel Gondry
The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights
The White Stripes: Under Blackpool Lights
I've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel Gondry
Coachella
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
The White Stripes: Under Nova Scotian Lights
From the Basement
The White Stripes: Nobody Knows How to Talk to Children
The White Stripes: Under Amazonian Lights
Photos
Filmography
The White Stripes: Get Behind Me Satan XX
Movie · as Self
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The White Stripes: Elephant XX
Movie · as Self
The White Stripes: Elephant-Era Video Artifacts
Movie · as Self
The White Stripes: The Detroit Institute of Arts
Movie · as Self
The White Stripes: White Blood Cells XX
Movie · as Self
The White Stripes: Live at Fallout Records
Movie · as Self
The White Stripes: Live at Jay's Upstairs Missoula
Movie · as Self
The White Stripes: Live at Paycheck's
Movie · as Self
The White Stripes: Live at the Magic Stick
Movie · as Self
The White Stripes: Under Amazonian Lights
Movie · as Self
The White Stripes: Live Under the Lights of the Rising Sun
Movie · as Self
Jack White & Loretta Lynn Remembering Van Lear Rose
Movie
The White Stripes/Whirlwind Heat: White Heat
Movie · as Self
The White Stripes: Under New Zealand Lights
Movie · as Self
The White Stripes: Under Moorhead Lights All Fargo Night
Movie · as Self
The White Stripes: Under Nova Scotian Lights
Movie · as Self
The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights
Movie · as Self
It Came from Detroit
Movie · as Self
From the Basement
Movie · as Self - The White Stripes
From The Basement
Movie · as Self - The White Stripes
Coachella
Movie · as Self - The White Stripes
I've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel Gondry
Movie · as Self
The White Stripes: Under Blackpool Lights
Movie · as Self
The White Stripes: Nobody Knows How to Talk to Children
Movie · as Self
Coffee and Cigarettes
Movie · as Meg (segment "Jack Shows Meg His Tesla Coil")
The Work of Director Michel Gondry
Movie · as Self
The Hardest Button to Button
Movie · as Self
Detroit Rawk!!!
Movie · as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 3 eps
Later... with Jools Holland
TV · 2 eps
The Simpsons
TV · as Meg White (voice) · 1 ep