Kim Gordon
April 28, 1953 (73 years old) in Rochester, New York, USA
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2026 · Marc by Sofia as
- 2026 · The Best Summer as Self
- 2025 · The Chronology of Water as Photographer
- 2025 · Pavements as Self (uncredited)
- 2025 · Everybody's Live with John Mulaney as Self - Musical Guest
- 2025 · Bad Painter as Interviewer
- 2025 · FireAid Benefit Concert as Self
- 2024 · Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story as
- 2022 · Women Who Rock as Self
- 2021 · Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr. as herself
- 2018 · Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot as Corky
- 2017 · Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution as Self
- 2016 · Party Legends as
- 2015 · The Nightmare as Teacher
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Musical Guest
- 2013 · The Punk Singer as Self
- 2011 · Portlandia as Kim Gordon
- 2010 · Rappin' With The Rickster as Self
- 2009 · Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self - Musical Guest
- 2007 · 365 Day Project as Self
- 2007 · I'm Not There as Carla Hendricks
- 2007 · Gossip Girl as Kim Gordon
- 2007 · Boarding Gate as Kay
- 2006 · Her Noise - The Making Of as
- 2006 · Cut Shorts as
- 2005 · Last Days as Record Executive
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Musical Guest
- 2000 · Gilmore Girls as Cool Mom Troubadour
- 1998 · Free Tibet as Self - Sonic Youth
- 1995 · The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special as Self
- 1995 · X-Girl as interviewer
- 1994 · Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1994 · Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos as Self
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Musical Guest
- 1993 · Late Show with David Letterman as Self - Musical Guest
- 1993 · Changing Fashions as
- 1992 · 1991: The Year Punk Broke as Self
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self - Musical Guest
- 1991 · Skeeno H.C. Rules as
- 1991 · Goo as Self
- 1989 · Weatherman '69 as Bernadine Dohrn
- 1988 · Put More Blood Into the Music as Herself
- 1986 · Sublapse Video Mag 1 as
- 1986 · Submit to Me as
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1959 · The Grammys as Self
- Future · Sonic Youth Full Set From The Basement as Self
- 2025 · Sonic Youth: Live in 1991 as
- 2023 · 12341 Branford St. Sun Valley as Self
- 2022 · Picture Window as Kim Gordon
- 2020 · Los Angeles June 6 as Self
- 2019 · Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond as
- 2019 · SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions as Self
- 2019 · Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation as
- 2016 · Ed Ruscha: Buildings and Words as Self
- 2015 · Girls in Bands at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
- 2013 · Une Danse Des Bouffons as Maria Martins
- 2013 · I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney as
- 2012 · A Proposal for A Dance as Self
- 2012 · The Hardcore Collection as (archive footage)
- 2011 · Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 2011 as
- 2011 · Sonic Youth: Maquinaria Festival as
- 2010 · Sonic Youth & The Black Keys: Live at Austin City Limits 2011 as
- 2009 · From the Basement as Self - Sonic Youth
- 2008 · New York Rock at the BBC as Self - Sonic Youth
- 2007 · Welcome to My Castle! as Self
- 2007 · Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle East as Herself
- 2006 · Noise as Self
- 2005 · Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes as
- 2004 · (This Is Known as) The Blues Scale as Self
- 2004 · Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost as
- 2003 · Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage as Performer
- 2003 · Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003) as
- 2002 · Sonic Youth: Rockpalast 2002 as
- 2001 · Kiss My Grits: The Herstory of Women in Punk and Hard Rock as Self
- 2000 · Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 2000 as
- 2000 · Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth as Self
- 1998 · Sonic Youth: Festival Internacional de Benicàssim as
- 1998 · Sonic Youth: Rockpalast 1998 as
- 1996 · Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996 as
- 1996 · Tibetan Freedom Concert as Self
- 1995 · Sonic Youth: Screaming Fields of Sonic Love as
- 1995 · Sonic Youth: Blood on the Beach as Self
- 1994 · No Alternative Girls as Herself
- 1993 · Sonic Youth: Live at Campo Pequeno Lisboa as
- 1993 · Grunge Pedal as
- 1991 · Notebook as
- 1988 · Sonic Youth: 930 Club as
- 1988 · Lou Believers as Herself
- 1986 · Sonic Youth: Mississippi Nights, St. Louis as
- 1985 · Sonic Youth: Gila Monster Jamboree as
- Future · Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985 as
- Future · Sonic Youth: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1996 as