Carrie Brownstein

Carrie Brownstein

Known for
Acting
Born
September 27, 1974 (age 52)
Birthplace
Seattle, Washington, USA

Biography

Carrie Rachel Brownstein (born September 27, 1974) is an American musician, writer, actress, director, and comedian from Seattle, Washington. She is known for being the guitarist and vocalist of punk rock bands Excuse 17 and Sleater-Kinney, as well as for her television and film endeavors. In 2009 she created the sketch comedy series Portlandia with Fred Armisen, which the two starred in. The series ran for 8 seasons from 2011 to 2018. Brownstein has also acted in various films such as Carol (2015) and Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018).

Known For

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Filmography

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9 Weeks

9 Weeks

Movie · as Self

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Burn To Shine - Vol. 3: Portland, OR 06.15.05 poster

Burn To Shine - Vol. 3: Portland, OR 06.15.05

Movie · as Self

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Friend Thing

Friend Thing

Movie · as Louise McCready

2026
All We Do Is Watch Movies poster

All We Do Is Watch Movies

Movie · as Self

2025
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney poster

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

2025
Good Hang with Amy Poehler poster

Good Hang with Amy Poehler

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2024
Sleater-Kinney - Rock en Seine 2024 poster

Sleater-Kinney - Rock en Seine 2024

Movie · as Self

2022
Really Good Rejects poster

Really Good Rejects

Movie

2022
Irma Vep poster

Irma Vep

TV · as Zelda · 8 eps

2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony poster

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Movie · as Self

2021
The Nowhere Inn poster

The Nowhere Inn

Movie · as Self

2019
Sleater-Kinney Live at The Palace poster

Sleater-Kinney Live at The Palace

Movie

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

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

Movie · as Suzanne

2018
The Oath poster

The Oath

Movie · as Alice

2018
Tag poster

Tag

Movie · as Therapist (uncredited)

2016
Sleater-Kinney: Live from Austin, TX poster

Sleater-Kinney: Live from Austin, TX

Movie

2015
Carol poster

Carol

Movie · as Genevieve Cantrell

2015
The Glamour & the Squalor poster

The Glamour & the Squalor

Movie · as Self

2015
Sleater-Kinney Live in DC poster

Sleater-Kinney Live in DC

Movie

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV · as Self - Guest, Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

2015
Man Seeking Woman poster

Man Seeking Woman

TV · 1 ep

2014
Transparent poster

Transparent

TV · as Syd Feldman · 14 eps

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self - Guest, Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones poster

Off Camera with Sam Jones

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self - Guest, Self - Musical Guest · 3 eps

2013
The Punk Singer poster

The Punk Singer

Movie · as Self

2012
Brunch Village poster

Brunch Village

Movie · as Various Characters

2011
Some Days Are Better Than Others poster

Some Days Are Better Than Others

Movie · as Katrina

2011
Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields poster

Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields

Movie · as Self

2011
Inside Portlandia

Inside Portlandia

Movie · as Self

2011
Portlandia poster

Portlandia

TV · as Various Characters · 77 eps

2010
Ohio poster

Ohio

Movie

2009
Light Tiger Eye poster

Light Tiger Eye

Movie · as Woman

2009
Archer poster

Archer

TV · as Dr. Sklodowska (voice) · 2 eps

2006
Follow My Voice: With the Music of Hedwig poster

Follow My Voice: With the Music of Hedwig

Movie · as Self

2006
Burn to  Shine - Vol. 3: Portland, OR 06.15.2005 poster

Burn to Shine - Vol. 3: Portland, OR 06.15.2005

Movie · as Self

2003
Fan Mail poster

Fan Mail

Movie · as Jo

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

2002
Group poster

Group

Movie · as Grace

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

2001
Getting Stronger Every Day poster

Getting Stronger Every Day

Movie · as Woman

2001
Songs for Cassavetes poster

Songs for Cassavetes

Movie · as Self

2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm poster

Curb Your Enthusiasm

TV · as Mara · 1 ep

1989
The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons

TV · as Emily (voice) · 1 ep

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self (uncredited) · 1 ep