Kim Gordon
Known for Acting · 92 credits
- Born
- 1953-04-28 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Rochester, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Sonic Youth
Biography
Kim Althea Gordon (born April 28, 1953) is an American musician, vocalist, artist, record producer, video director and actress. She is lead singer, bass and guitarist in the alternative rock band Sonic Youth, and in Free Kitten with Julia Cafritz (of Pussy Galore). Gordon has collaborated with a number of musicians, including Ikue Mori, DJ Olive, William Winant, Lydia Lunch, Courtney Love, Alan Licht and Chris Corsano.
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Known For
TV Shows (13)
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Musical Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Gilmore Girls
2000
as Cool Mom Troubadour
Gossip Girl
2007
as Kim Gordon
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Musical Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Musical Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self - Musical Guest
Portlandia
2011
as Kim Gordon
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
as Self - Musical Guest
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025
as Self - Musical Guest
Party Legends
2016
Women Who Rock
2022
as Self
The Grammys
1959
as Self
Movies (79)
The Chronology of Water
2025
as Photographer
I'm Not There
2007
as Carla Hendricks
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
2018
as Corky
Marc by Sofia
2026
Boarding Gate
2007
as Kay
Pavements
2025
as Self (uncredited)
The Best Summer
2026
as Self
Last Days
2005
as Record Executive
The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special
1995
as Self
Bad Painter
2025
as Interviewer
FireAid Benefit Concert
2025
as Self
Changing Fashions
1993
X-Girl
1995
as interviewer
Rappin' With The Rickster
2010
as Self
Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.
2021
as herself
The Punk Singer
2013
as Self
365 Day Project
2007
as Self
The Nightmare
2015
as Teacher
Free Tibet
1998
as Self - Sonic Youth
Goo
1991
as Self
Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution
2017
as Self
1991: The Year Punk Broke
1992
as Self
New York Rock at the BBC
2008
as Self - Sonic Youth
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
1994
as Self
Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985
Put More Blood Into the Music
1988
as Herself
I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney
2013
Noise
2006
as Self
Submit to Me
1986
Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost
2004
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
1994
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage
2003
as Performer
Lou Believers
1988
as Herself
From the Basement
2009
as Self - Sonic Youth
Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story
2024
Ed Ruscha: Buildings and Words
2016
as Self
Tibetan Freedom Concert
as Self
Kiss My Grits: The Herstory of Women in Punk and Hard Rock
2001
as Self
Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle East
2007
as Herself
Sonic Youth: Screaming Fields of Sonic Love
1995
Welcome to My Castle!
2007
as Self
Weatherman '69
1989
as Bernadine Dohrn
No Alternative Girls
1994
as Herself
Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003)
2003
Skeeno H.C. Rules
1991
(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale
2004
as Self
Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation
2019
Girls in Bands at the BBC
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Sublapse Video Mag 1
1986
Sonic Youth & The Black Keys: Live at Austin City Limits 2011
2010
Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 2011
2011
SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions
2019
as Self
Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth
2000
as Self
Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996
1996
Notebook
1991
Une Danse Des Bouffons
2013
as Maria Martins
Sonic Youth: Blood on the Beach
1995
as Self
12341 Branford St. Sun Valley
2023
as Self
Picture Window
2022
as Kim Gordon
Sonic Youth Full Set From The Basement
as Self
Cut Shorts
2006
Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond
2019
Her Noise - The Making Of
2006
A Proposal for A Dance
2012
as Self
Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes
2005
Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 2000
2000
Sonic Youth: Mississippi Nights, St. Louis
1986
Grunge Pedal
1993
Sonic Youth: Maquinaria Festival
2011
Sonic Youth: 930 Club
1988
Sonic Youth: Rockpalast 1998
1998
Sonic Youth: Live at Campo Pequeno Lisboa
1993
Sonic Youth: Gila Monster Jamboree
1985
Sonic Youth: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1996
Sonic Youth: Festival Internacional de Benicàssim
1998
Sonic Youth: Rockpalast 2002
2002
Los Angeles June 6
2020
as Self
Sonic Youth: Live in 1991
2025
The Hardcore Collection
2012
as (archive footage)
About Kim Gordon
Kim Althea Gordon (born April 28, 1953) is an American musician, vocalist, artist, record producer, video director and actress. She is lead singer, bass and guitarist in the alternative rock band Sonic Youth, and in Free Kitten with Julia Cafritz (of Pussy Galore). Gordon has collaborated with a number of musicians, including Ikue Mori, DJ Olive, William Winant, Lydia Lunch, Courtney Love, Alan Licht and Chris Corsano. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. With 92 credits spanning from 1959 to 2026, Kim Gordon has appeared in 79 films and 13 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kim Gordon Movies
- The Chronology of Water (2025) — as Photographer
- I'm Not There (2007) — as Carla Hendricks
- Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018) — as Corky
- Marc by Sofia (2026)
- Boarding Gate (2007) — as Kay
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