Meredith Monk
Acting
1942-11-20 · Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography(21)
movieMonk in Pieces
as Self · 2025 · 8.0
movieSongs of Ascension
as · 2019 · 0.0
movieFeminists: What Were They Thinking?
as Self · 2018 · 7.5
movieMeredith Monk: Solo Concert 1980
as Herself · 2013 · 0.0
movieMeredith Monk: Inner Voice
as Self · 2009 · 0.0
movieMerce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance
as Self · 2001 · 10.0
movieMeredith
as Self · 1995 · 0.0
movieMeredith Monk
as · 1994 · 0.0
movieThe Sensual Nature of Sound: 4 Composers Laurie Anderson, Tania Leon, Meredith Monk, Pauline Oliveros
as Herself · 1993 · 0.0
movieBook of Days
as Madwoman · 1989 · 8.3
movieUncle Meat
as Red Face Girl · 1987 · 6.3
movieFour American Composers: Meredith Monk
as Herself · 1983 · 0.0
movieTurtle Dreams
as · 1983 · 0.0
movieParis
as Paris Couple · 1982 · 0.0
movieMaking Dances: Seven Post-Modern Choreographers
as · 1980 · 0.0
movieFried Shoes Cooked Diamonds
as Self · 1979 · 7.7
movie16 Millimeter Earrings
as Herself · 1979 · 10.0
movieQuarry
as Child · 1978 · 0.0
movieA portrait of Meredith Monk
as · 1974 · 0.0
movieInstitutional Quality
as · 1969 · 7.0
movieWater Light/Water Needle (Lake Mah Wah, NJ)
as · 1966 · 6.0