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Laurie Anderson

Laurie Anderson

Actor, director, composer, writer, cinematographer and producer · Born June 5, 1947 (79) · Glen Ellyn, Illinois, USA

Laura Phillips Anderson is an American avant-garde artist, composer, musician and film director whose work spans performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 5, 1947 (79)
From
Glen Ellyn, Illinois, USA
Works as
Actor, director, composer, writer, cinematographer and producer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 20% in 30 days

What are Laurie Anderson's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
35%
Self
26%
Ideas
25%
Survival
9%
Morality
3%
Bonds
2%
Power
1%
Community9 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy4 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 13 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 14 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 14 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 14 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 10 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
14
Warm
9
Hopeful
9
Melancholic
3
Tense
1
Other
6

How their films linger

Hopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous7
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Laurie Anderson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Laurie Anderson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

42 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 34 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Laurie Anderson Saint Joan of Arc Basilica, Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Own Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Composer

  • Spending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds - The City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Spending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds - The Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Sisters with Transistors(2020)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Spending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds - Rocks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Spending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds - The Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Spending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds - The River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Walking While Falling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Composer

  • To the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • aloft (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • La Camera Insabbiata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Yoko Ono Lennon's Courage Awards 2016: Laurie Anderson, Mohammad el Gharani, Eileen Boxer, RoseLee Goldberg, LoftOpera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Heart of a Dog(2015)

    Director · Animation · Camera Operator · Cinematographer · Composer · Draughtsman · Producer · Writer · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Emptying the Skies(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Love Flesh(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Miral(2010)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Homeland: The Story of the Lark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Narrator

  • McLuhan's Wake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Narrator

  • The Rugrats Movie(1998)

    as Newborn Baby (singing voice)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Space Ghost Coast to Coast(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Monster in a Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Composer

  • Sphinxes Without Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Laurie Anderson: The Collected Videos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Art Direction · Producer · as The Clones

  • The Human Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Presenter

  • Carmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Plymptoons: The Complete Early Works of Bill Plympton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

  • Talk Normal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Producer · Writer · as Herself

  • Swimming to Cambodia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Composer

  • Something Wild(1986)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • What You Mean We? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · Writer · as Herself

  • The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Composer · Actor

  • The World beyond the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Composer

  • Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · Music Producer · Visual Effects · Writer · as Self - Keyboards, Vocals / Fenway Bergamot / The Voice of Reason

  • Alive from Off Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Writer · as Host · as Laurie Anderson & Clones

  • Or D'Ur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Composer

  • Set and Reset (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Composer

  • Closed Circuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Sängerin

  • No York City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Composer

  • Supermann (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Composer

  • Songs for Lines/Songs for Waves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director · Composer · Writer · Actor

Career shape

A full career of 40 titles from 1977 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Something Wild (1986)

$8.4M worldwide

Highest rated

Sisters with Transistors (2020)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Something Wild (1986)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting16 of 40: 11 only acting, 5 with another roleDirecting15 of 40: 9 only directing, 6 with another roleWriting6 of 40: 0 only writing, 6 with another roleProducing3 of 40: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleMusic14 of 40: 11 only music, 3 with another roleOther crew4 of 40: 1 only other crew, 3 with another role

40 titles, 8 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · 1 acting · 1 crew1980s14 · 3 acting · 13 crew1990s7 · 5 acting · 3 crew2000s2 · acting2010s7 · 3 acting · 5 crew2020s9 · 2 acting · 7 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Laurie Anderson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

16thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · composer

Love Flesh (2011)

62nd percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Sisters with Transistors (2020)

Midcredits 91st · 79% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Laurie Anderson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Laurie Anderson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Blackwood shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers