Janis Joplin
Known for Acting · 41 credits
- Born
- 1943-01-19
- Died
- 1970-10-04
- Place of birth
- Port Arthur, Texas, USA
- Also known as
- Janis Lyn Joplin
Biography
Janis Lyn Joplin was an American singer considered the premier female blues vocalist of the Sixties; her raw, powerful and uninhibited singing style, combined with her turbulent and emotional lifestyle, made her one of the biggest female stars in her lifetime. She died of a drug overdose in 1970, aged 27, after releasing three albums. A fourth album, Pearl, was released a little more than three months after her death, reaching number 1 on the charts.
Known For
TV Shows (7)
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self (archive footage)
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
The UnXplained
2019
as Self (archive footage)
The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self - Singer
70 Years of Youth Revolt
2020
as Self (archive footage)
San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time
2023
as Self - Music Artist (archive footage)
Movies (34)
Petulia
1968
as Herself (uncredited)
Janis, Amores de Carnaval
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Women in Rock
1986
as Self (archive footage)
Woodstock
1970
as Self
When You're Strange
2010
as Self (archive footage)
The Summer of Love
2017
Janis: Little Girl Blue
2015
as Herself (archive footage)
Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: The Rolling Stones in Concert
1970
as Self (archive footage)
Janis Joplin – The Kozmic Blues Video Anthology
2007
as Herself
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Monterey Pop
1968
as Self
Love, Janis
2010
as herself
27: Gone Too Soon
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Janis Joplin : Piece Of My Heart - Live Woodstock
2009
as Herself
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
2013
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Festival Express
2003
as Self
Jimi Plays Monterey
1987
as Self (archive footage)
The Best Of Beat
2003
as Self (archive footage)
When the Music's Over
1983
as Self (archive footage)
Woodstock Diary
1994
as Self
Janis
1974
as Herself
Janis Joplin - Live
Janis Joplin Slept Here
1994
Ed Sullivan's Rock 'N' Roll Classics: Rockin' the Sixties
2005
Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances
2002
Big Brother and The Holding Co.: Nine Hundred Nights
2001
as Herself
Got No Shoes, Got No Blues: the Texas International Pop Festival
1969
The Beach Boys and The Satan
1997
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Janis Joplin with Big Brother: Ball and Chain
2009
as self
Året var 1969
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Janis Joplin: In Woodstock
as as Herself
Janis Joplin: Southern Discomfort
2000
as Self
Wake at Generation
1968
as Self
Janis Joplin - The way she was Janis
2007
About Janis Joplin
Janis Lyn Joplin was an American singer considered the premier female blues vocalist of the Sixties; her raw, powerful and uninhibited singing style, combined with her turbulent and emotional lifestyle, made her one of the biggest female stars in her lifetime. She died of a drug overdose in 1970, aged 27, after releasing three albums. A fourth album, Pearl, was released a little more than three months after her death, reaching number 1 on the charts. With 41 credits spanning from 1948 to 2024, Janis Joplin has appeared in 34 films and 7 TV shows.
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Most Popular Janis Joplin Movies
- Petulia (1968) — as Herself (uncredited)
- Janis, Amores de Carnaval (2024) — as Self (archive footage)
- Women in Rock (1986) — as Self (archive footage)
- Woodstock (1970) — as Self
- When You're Strange (2010) — as Self (archive footage)
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