Linda Perry (born April 15, 1965) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. She was the lead singer and primary songwriter of 4 Non Blondes, and has since founded two record labels and composed and produced hit songs for several other artists. They include "Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera, "What You Waiting For?" by Gwen Stefani and "Get the Party Started" by Pink. Perry has also contributed to albums by Adele, Alicia Keys, and Courtney Love, as well as signing and distributing James Blunt in the United States. Perry was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2015. Description above from the Wikipedia article Linda Perry, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 15, 1965 (61)
- Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
- Composer and producer, also actor
- 11 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Linda Perry's films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 10
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 4
Grounded 10 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 4
Steady 5 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 7 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4
Resolved 10 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Allyas Linda Perry in This Is Pop (2021)
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet10
- Ambiguous2
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 Linda Perry's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Linda Perry'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
13 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 15 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Plankton: The Movie(2025)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows
Out of My Mind(2024)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
City of Dreams(2023)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
To Leslie(2022)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Luckiest Girl Alive(2022)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Kid 90(2021)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Punky Brewster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Citizen Penn(2020)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Dumplin'(2018)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Served Like a Girl(2017)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)Pink as the Day She Was Born (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Career shape
A full career of 10 titles from 1997 to 2025.
Biggest box office
City of Dreams (2023)
Highest rated
Out of My Mind (2024)
Most popular right now
This Is Pop (2021)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
6 major nominations and no wins, 2004–2022.
- Grammy Award, nominated · Song of the Year
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Song Written for Visual Media
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Song - Motion Picture
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Grammy Award, nominated · Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
- Grammy Award, nominated · Album of the Year
- Grammy Award, nominated · Song of the Year
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Linda Perry's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 9; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Loved with Detractors1
- Divisive2
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the sound and music 66/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.
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.
Is Linda Perry's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Linda Perry work with?
People who share at least 2 of Linda Perry's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Don Hardy shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Don HardyShared titles: Linda Perry: Let It Die Here (2024), Citizen Penn (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Don Hardy
Actors
- Dolly PartonShared titles: Linda Perry: Let It Die Here (2024), Dolly Parton: Here I Am (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Dolly Parton
Cinematographers
- Richard BakewellShared titles: Linda Perry: Let It Die Here (2024), Citizen Penn (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Bakewell
Producers
- Ellen FairShared titles: Linda Perry: Let It Die Here (2024), Citizen Penn (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Ellen Fair
- Kim TramelShared titles: Linda Perry: Let It Die Here (2024), Citizen Penn (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Kim Tramel
- Shawn DaileyShared titles: Linda Perry: Let It Die Here (2024), Citizen Penn (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Shawn Dailey
Mixed roles
- Sara GilbertShared titles: Linda Perry: Let It Die Here (2024), The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Sara Gilbert
