Janis Joplin
ActingAlso Known As
Janis Lyn Joplin
Biography
Janis Lyn Joplin was an American singer considered the premier female blues vocalist of the Sixties; her raw, powerful and uninhibited singing style, combined with her turbulent and emotional lifestyle, made her one of the biggest female stars in her lifetime. She died of a drug overdose in 1970, aged 27, after releasing three albums. A fourth album, Pearl, was released a little more than three months after her death, reaching number 1 on the charts.
Movies
(35 total)
Woodstock
as Self
When You're Strange
as Self (archive footage)
Janis: Little Girl Blue
as Herself (archive footage)
Monterey Pop
as Self
27: Gone Too Soon
as Self (archive footage)
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
as Self (archive footage)
Petulia
as Herself (uncredited)
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Jimi Plays Monterey
as Self (archive footage)
Festival Express
as Self
Janis
as Herself
Woodstock Diary
as Self
TV Shows
(7 total)
The UnXplained
as Self (archive footage)
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
Intimate Portrait
as Self (archive footage)
70 Years of Youth Revolt
as Self (archive footage)
The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Singer
San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time
as Self - Music Artist (archive footage)