Alanis Morissette

Biography

Alanis Morissette is a Canadian and American singer-songwriter whose confessional writing and emotive mezzo-soprano voice made her a major figure in 1990s music. Born in Ottawa, she started her recording career in Canada with two dance-pop records, Alanis and Now Is the Time, issued in 1991 and 1992. After moving to Los Angeles, she collaborated with producer Glen Ballard on Jagged Little Pill (1995), the album that made her an international star and brought her five Grammys, among them Album of the Year. She followed it with Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (1998), took sole writing and production duties on Under Rug Swept (2002), which won her a Juno for Producer of the Year. A stage musical built around her songs, Jagged Little Pill, took a Grammy in the Best Musical Theater Album category. Her honors include seven Grammys, a Brit, fourteen Junos, and nominations for two Golden Globes and a Tony.

52years old

Turns 53 on June 1in 203 days

Born June 1, 1974Ottawa
Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Also credited as Alanis Nadine Morissette

Movie Career

Films: 4
Career span: 26 years1999 to 2025

Every film, newest first

2025It's Never Over, Jeff BuckleyIMDb rating 7.6
2021JaggedIMDb rating 7.4
2010Radio Free AlbemuthIMDb rating 5.6
1999DogmaIMDb rating 7.3

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A first
On the weekly Billboard Alternative Songs chart, Morissette has scored more number ones than any other female soloist, group leader, or duo member, a record she holds.
A first
Morissette's Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie entered the Billboard 200 at number one, selling 469,000 copies in its first week, which was then a record for a female artist's album.
First role
Morissette's first acting work came in 1986, when she appeared in five episodes of the children's sketch comedy show You Can't Do That on Television.
Languages
Morissette sang in Hungarian on "Mercy" and "Faith" and in French on "Hope" and "Innocence" for Jonathan Elias's 1999 project The Prayer Cycle.