Joni Mitchell
Biography
Joni Mitchell is a Canadian singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and painter whose personal lyrics and unusual compositions, blending folk with pop, jazz and rock, made her one of the most influential artists to come out of the 1960s folk circuit. She grew up in Saskatchewan and started out singing in nightclubs in Saskatoon, western Canada and Toronto before moving to the United States and touring in 1965. Early on, other singers recorded her songs, including Urge for Going and Both Sides, Now, which led to a deal with Reprise and her debut record, Song to a Seagull, in 1968. Blue (1971) is regularly ranked among the best albums ever made, while Court and Spark (1974) became her biggest seller. She earned eleven Grammys and a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame welcomed her in 1997. Her later work drew on jazz, and she appeared in The Last Waltz (1978).
83years old
Turns 84 on November 7in 361 days
- Born Fort Macleod
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Roberta Joan Anderson (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 41 years1978 to 2019
Every film, newest first
- 2019David Crosby: Remember My NameIMDb rating 7.5
- 2019Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin ScorseseIMDb rating 7.5
- 1996Message to Love - The Isle of Wight FestivalIMDb rating 7.6
- 1978The Last WaltzIMDb rating 8.1
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A first
Mitchell's song "Help Me" came out in March and turned out to be her only Top 10 single, reaching No. 7 during the first week of June.
A first
On "The Jungle Line", a track from her November 1975 album The Hissing of Summer Lawns, Mitchell made an early attempt at sampling a recording of African musicians, a practice that grew more common among Western rock acts in the 1980s.
Behind the camera
Mitchell had a hand in producing or co-producing the majority of her albums, and she also created the artwork for most of her own album covers. She called herself a "painter derailed by circumstance".
Joni Mitchell movies on Netflix
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Martin Scorsese directed two of these films. Five actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Bob Dylan's page
Joan Baez's page
Neil Young's page
Ronnie Hawkins's page
Roger McGuinn's page
All films by Martin Scorsese
Awards
Twelve awards and honors from 1969 to 2023, ten of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grammy Awards | |||
| 2007 | Album of the Year | River: The Joni Letters | Won |
| 2007 | Best Pop Instrumental Performance | Won | |
| 2002 | Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award | Won | |
| 2001 | Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award | Won | |
| 2000 | Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album | Both Sides Now | Won |
| 1998 | Grammy Hall of Fame | Blue | Won |
| 1995 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Turbulent Indigo | Won |
| 1995 | Best Recording Package | Turbulent Indigo | Won |
| 1974 | Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals | Won | |
| 1969 | Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording | Clouds | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2023 | Gershwin Prize | Won | |
| 2021 | Kennedy Center Honors | Won | |
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Official profiles and reference pages.