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 · Avec Kim as Kim
- 2026 · Marc by Sofia as Self
- 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 Self
- 2019 · SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions as Self
- 2019 · Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation as
- 2018 · Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot as Corky
- 2016 · Party Legends as
- 2015 · Girls in Bands at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 · The Nightmare as Teacher
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Musical Guest
- 2013 · Une Danse Des Bouffons as Maria Martins
- 2011 · Portlandia as Kim Gordon
- 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
- 2005 · Last Days as Record Executive
- 2004 · Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost as
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Musical Guest
- 2000 · Gilmore Girls as Cool Mom Troubadour
- 1996 · Tibetan Freedom Concert as Self
- 1995 · The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special as Self
- 1995 · Sonic Youth: Screaming Fields of Sonic Love as
- 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
- 1992 · 1991: The Year Punk Broke as Self
- 1992 · Later... with Jools Holland as
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self - Musical Guest
- 1991 · Goo as Self
- 1988 · Put More Blood Into the Music as Herself
- 1986 · Sonic Youth: Mississippi Nights, St. Louis as
- 1985 · Sonic Youth: Gila Monster Jamboree as
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self (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
- 2017 · Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution as Self
- 2016 · Ed Ruscha: Buildings and Words as Self
- 2013 · The Punk Singer as Self
- 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
- 2010 · Rappin' With The Rickster as Self
- 2009 · From The Basement as Self - Sonic Youth
- 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 Self
- 2006 · Her Noise - The Making Of as
- 2006 · Cut Shorts as
- 2006 · Noise as Self
- 2005 · Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes as
- 2004 · (This Is Known as) The Blues Scale as Self
- 2003 · Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage as Performer
- 2003 · Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003) 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 · Free Tibet as Self - Sonic Youth
- 1998 · Sonic Youth: Festival Internacional de Benicàssim as
- 1996 · Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996 as
- 1995 · Sonic Youth: Blood on the Beach as Self
- 1994 · No Alternative Girls as Herself
- 1993 · Changing Fashions as
- 1993 · Sonic Youth: Live at Campo Pequeno Lisboa as
- 1993 · Grunge Pedal as
- 1991 · Skeeno H.C. Rules as
- 1991 · Notebook as
- 1989 · Weatherman '69 as Bernadine Dohrn
- 1988 · Sonic Youth: 930 Club as
- 1988 · Lou Believers as Herself
- Future · Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985 as
- 1986 · Sublapse Video Mag 1 as
- Future · Sonic Youth: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1996 as
- 1985 · Submit to Me as