Peaches
Biography
Peaches is the stage name of Merrill Nisker, a Canadian electroclash musician and producer. Born in Toronto in 1966, she began in the early 1990s with the folk trio Mermaid Cafe and released her first solo album, Fancypants Hoodlum, in 1995. She then joined the band The Shit, adopting the moniker Peaches. After the Lovertits EP, she moved to Berlin and signed with Kitty-Yo, which released The Teaches of Peaches in 2000, including her signature song Fuck the Pain Away. Her later albums include Fatherfucker in 2003 and Impeach My Bush, both nominated for GLAAD Media Awards, and I Feel Cream in 2009. She won Electronic Artist of the Year at the 2010 Independent Music Awards. Her screen work includes Ivory Tower (2010) and the documentary Teaches of Peaches (2024). She has also staged productions and released the album Rub in 2015 and No Lube So Rude in 2026.
59years old
Turns 60 on November 11in 29 days
- Born Toronto
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Merrill Beth Nisker (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 14 years2010 to 2024
Every film, newest first
- 2024Teaches of PeachesIMDb rating 7.0
- 2022Nothing ComparesIMDb rating 7.6
- 2017Queercore: How to Punk a RevolutionIMDb rating 6.9
- 2010Ivory TowerIMDb rating 6.5
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About the name
Nisker's stage name Peaches came from The Sh*t, a band whose members each took a moniker; hers was inspired by Nina Simone's song "Four Women," in which Simone screams, "My name is Peaches!"
First role
As a teenager, Peaches appeared in two plays with Steven Page, who later sang for Barenaked Ladies. One of those plays was the musical My Brother's Keeper.
Beyond film
In March 2010, Peaches put on a one-woman Jesus Christ Superstar at Berlin's HAU1, and Gonzales played piano for her during the shows.
Peaches movies on Netflix
Most often with
Three 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
Kathleen Hanna's page
Chilly Gonzales2 films together, 2010 to 2024
Chilly Gonzales's page
Leslie Feist's page
Awards
Two awards and honors from 2016 to 2020, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Film Festival | |||
| 2020 | Berliner Bär | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 2016 | Preis für Popkultur | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.