Meredith Monk
Known for Acting · 21 credits
- Born
- 1942-11-20 (age 83)
- Place of birth
- Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Meredith Jane Monk (born November 20, 1942) is an American composer, performer, director, vocalist, filmmaker, and choreographer. From the 1960s onwards, Monk has created multi-disciplinary works which combine music, theatre, and dance, recording extensively for ECM Records.[1] In 1991, Monk composed Atlas, an opera, commissioned and produced by the Houston Opera and the American Music Theater Festival. Her music has been used in films by the Coen Brothers (The Big Lebowski, 1998) and Jean-Luc Godard (Nouvelle Vague, 1990 and Notre musique, 2004). Trip hop musician DJ Shadow sampled Monk's "Dolmen Music" on the song "Midnight in a Perfect World". In 2015, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts by Barack Obama.
Known For
Movies (21)
Feminists: What Were They Thinking?
2018
as Self
Uncle Meat
1987
as Red Face Girl
Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds
1979
as Self
Monk in Pieces
2025
as Self
Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance
2001
as Self
Four American Composers: Meredith Monk
1983
as Herself
Meredith
1995
as Self
Institutional Quality
1969
Making Dances: Seven Post-Modern Choreographers
1980
Quarry
1978
as Child
Turtle Dreams
1983
Meredith Monk
1994
The Sensual Nature of Sound: 4 Composers Laurie Anderson, Tania Leon, Meredith Monk, Pauline Oliveros
1993
as Herself
Water Light/Water Needle (Lake Mah Wah, NJ)
1966
Book of Days
1989
as Madwoman
Paris
1982
as Paris Couple
Meredith Monk: Solo Concert 1980
2013
as Herself
Meredith Monk: Inner Voice
2009
as Self
16 Millimeter Earrings
1979
as Herself
A portrait of Meredith Monk
1974
Songs of Ascension
2019
About Meredith Monk
Meredith Jane Monk (born November 20, 1942) is an American composer, performer, director, vocalist, filmmaker, and choreographer. From the 1960s onwards, Monk has created multi-disciplinary works which combine music, theatre, and dance, recording extensively for ECM Records.[1] In 1991, Monk composed Atlas, an opera, commissioned and produced by the Houston Opera and the American Music Theater Festival. Her music has been used in films by the Coen Brothers (The Big Lebowski, 1998) and Jean-Luc Godard (Nouvelle Vague, 1990 and Notre musique, 20… With 21 credits spanning from 1966 to 2025, Meredith Monk has appeared in 21 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Meredith Monk Movies
- Feminists: What Were They Thinking? (2018) — as Self
- Uncle Meat (1987) — as Red Face Girl
- Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds (1979) — as Self
- Monk in Pieces (2025) — as Self
- Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance (2001) — as Self
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