Melissa Etheridge
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 29, 1961 (age 65)
- Birthplace
- Leavenworth, Kansas, USA
Biography
Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and guitarist. Her eponymous debut album was released in 1988 and became an underground success. It peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard 200 and its lead single, "Bring Me Some Water", garnered Etheridge her first Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female in 1989. Her second album, Brave and Crazy, appeared that same year and earned Etheridge two more Grammy nominations. In 1992, Etheridge released her third album, Never Enough, and its lead single, "Ain't It Heavy", won Etheridge her first Grammy Award. In 1993, she released what would become her mainstream breakthrough album, Yes I Am. Its tracks "I'm the Only One", "If I Wanted To", and "Come to My Window" all reached the Top 40 in the United States, while the latter earned Etheridge her second Grammy Award. Yes I Am spent 138 weeks on the Billboard 200, peaking at No. 15, and earning a RIAA certification of 6× Platinum, her largest selling album to date. Her fifth album, Your Little Secret, was released in 1995 and peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard 200, her highest-charting album to date. Its tracks "Nowhere to Go" and "I Want to Come Over" both reached the Top 40 in the United States. Etheridge achieved further success with her albums Breakdown (1999), Skin (2001), and Lucky (2004). In October 2004, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, and underwent surgery and chemotherapy. At the 2005 Grammy Awards, she made a return to the stage, performing a tribute to Janis Joplin with Joss Stone. Stone began the performance with "Cry Baby" and Etheridge, bald from chemotherapy, joined her to perform the song "Piece of My Heart". Their performance was widely acclaimed, and India.Arie later wrote "I Am Not My Hair" about Etheridge. Later that year, Etheridge released her first compilation album, Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled. A great commercial success, it peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard 200, and went Gold almost immediately. Etheridge has released 16 studio albums to date, the most recent being One Way Out (2021). Etheridge is known for music with a mixture of "confessional lyrics, pop-based folk-rock, and raspy, smoky vocals". She has been a gay and lesbian rights activist since her public coming out in January 1993. Among her various accolades, Etheridge has received two Grammy Awards (from 15 nominations), and an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "I Need to Wake Up" from the film An Inconvenient Truth (2006). She received the Berklee College of Music Honorary Doctor of Music Degree in 2006. The following year, she was honored with the ASCAP Founders Award. In September 2011, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melissa Etheridge, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Filmography
Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis
TV · as Self · 12 eps
Runaway Radio
Movie · as Self
Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central
Movie · as Self
LOUDER: The Soundtrack of Change
Movie · as Self
Norman's Rare Guitars Documentary
Movie · as Self
Melissa Etheridge: I'm Not Broken
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Dolly Parton - From Rhinestones to Rock & Roll
Movie · as Self
No Place Like Home
Movie · as Narrator
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie · as Self
Ahead of the Curve
Movie · as Self
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hacks
TV · as Melissa Etheridge · 1 ep
Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone
Movie · as Self
The Tamron Hall Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Legend of 420
Movie · as Self
Bryan Adams - Wembley Live 1996
Movie · as Self
Out Here in Kansas
Movie · as Self
Melissa Etheridge - A Little Bit Of Me - Live In L.A.
Movie · as Herself
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Infinity Hall Live
TV · as Herself · 1 ep
Marijuana: A Chronic History
Movie · as Herself
Who Do You Think You Are?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
America: The Story of Us
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bruce Springsteen - 32nd Annual of Kennedy Center Honors
Movie · as Self
VH1 Divas 2009
Movie · as Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 7 eps
The Bonnie Hunt Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tyra Banks Show
TV · 1 ep
Hogan Knows Best
TV · 1 ep
VH1 Storytellers
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Melissa Etheridge - Lucky Live
Movie
Totally Gay!
Movie · as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Movie · as Self
Anderson Cooper 360°
TV · 1 ep
Melissa Etheridge Live... and Alone
Movie · as Singer
CMT Crossroads
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sucré salé
TV · as Self · 1 ep
CMT Music Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
The Concert for New York City
Movie · as Self
Last Party 2000
Movie · as Self
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Movie · as Self
After Stonewall
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Sissy Duckling
Movie · as Mama Duck (voice)
Jackie's Back!
Movie · as Melissa Etheridge
Beyond Chance
TV · 66 eps
King of the Hill
TV · as Topaz / Singing Hippie (voice) · 1 ep
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
E! True Hollywood Story
TV · 1 ep
Saturday Night Special
TV · 1 ep
Teresa's Tattoo
Movie · as Hooker
NeXt
TV · as Self · 1 ep
For Our Children
Movie · as Self
Camp Christmas
Movie · as Self - Hostess
A Simple Matter of Justice
Movie · as Self
Out There
Movie · as Self
Intimate Portrait
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Frasier
TV · as Cleo (voice) · 1 ep
Late Show with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · 1 ep
Later... with Jools Holland
TV · 1 ep
MTV Unplugged
TV · as Self · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Scenes from the Goldmine
Movie · as Shop Clerk
Wetten, dass..?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
3 nach 9
TV · as Self · 1 ep
American Music Awards
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep