Kim Gordon
Biography
Kim Gordon is an American musician, singer and songwriter known as a bassist, guitarist and vocalist in the alternative rock band Sonic Youth. Born in Rochester, New York, and raised in Los Angeles, she studied at Otis College of Art and Design before moving to New York City to pursue art. In 1981 she started Sonic Youth with Thurston Moore; the group released albums on independent labels before signing to DGC and issuing Goo (1990). Its final studio album, The Eternal (2009), arrived before the band disbanded in 2011. Gordon later formed Body/Head with Bill Nace, whose debut Coming Apart appeared in 2013, and her solo records include No Home Record (2019) and The Collective (2024), the latter earning two Grammy nominations. She produced Hole's Pretty on the Inside (1991) and acted in films such as Last Days (2005), Boarding Gate (2007) and Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018).
73years old
Turns 74 on April 28in 197 days
- Born Rochester
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Kim Althea Gordon (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 20 years2005 to 2025
Genres
- Biography50%, 3 films
- Drama50%, 3 films
- Documentary33%, 2 films
- Music33%, 2 films
- Comedy17%, 1 film
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First role
Gordon had never played an instrument when she joined the short-lived band CKM in 1981 at age 27, and it was through that bandmate Stanton Miranda that she met future Sonic Youth members Lee Ranaldo and Thurston Moore.
Behind the camera
In early 1991, Courtney Love wrote Gordon a letter asking her to produce Hole's debut record, Pretty on the Inside. Gordon produced the album that March with help from Don Fleming.
Behind the camera
In 1993, Gordon worked with Spike Jonze to co-direct the music video for "Cannonball" by The Breeders. That same year, she also took part in an exhibition called Baby Generation at Parco gallery in Tokyo.
A change of course
Gordon founded the Los Angeles women's streetwear label X-Girl in 1993 with Daisy von Furth, a spin-off of the men's company X-Large co-founded by the Beastie Boys' Michael Diamond.
Kim Gordon movies on Netflix
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Gus Van Sant directed two of these films. Four 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
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