

Kim Gordon
- guitarist
- singer
- actor
- songwriter
- visual artist
- singer-songwriter
- fashion designer
- writer
- film director
- watercolorist
- art critic
- exhibition curator
- record producer
- Born 1953-04-28 (age 73)
- Nationality United States
- Years active 1981–present
Biography
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Known for
Filmography
See full filmography- 2025The Chronology of WaterMovie
age 72 - 2007I'm Not ThereMovie
age 54 - 2005Last DaysMovie
age 52 - Gilmore GirlsSeries
| Role | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Chronology of Water | Movie | 72 | |
| 2007 | I'm Not There | Movie | 54 | |
| 2005 | Last Days | Movie | 52 | |
Gilmore Girls | Series |
Career timeline
Award won Role or nomination
1953 age 0
Born2005 age 52
CreditLast Days2007 age 54
CreditI'm Not There2025 age 72
CreditThe Chronology of Water
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Family and influences
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Photos
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The image a lot of people have of me as detached, impassive, or remote is a persona that comes from years of being teased for every feeling I ever expressed.
Kim Gordon, CC BY-SA 4.0
Your life is hard to change. But at the same time, I've also always felt that I'm the same person now as I was at five, so I've been sort of reaching out to that too, in a way.
Kim Gordon, CC BY-SA 4.0
I don’t, really. I mean, the one thing is more women playing music. That allows you to have different personalities, so it kind of cuts through the clichés about how women are perceived. But I don’t really think things in the mainstream have changed so much. In the underground, it seems like there’s a lot more women involved in the scene, which mostly comes out of male record collectors, so it was surprising in the late ’80s to start seeing more girls and women involved with experimental music as that scene grew. That’s pretty cool.”
Kim Gordon, CC BY-SA 4.0
I don't wanna think that I'm influential or an icon or blah blah blah blah...Ultimately, I feel most confident when I'm just working. Thinking about ideas. That's how I'm most comfortable. Or performing in a group situation.
Kim Gordon, CC BY-SA 4.0
Well, it sort of bothers me that if a man is doing it, then it's fine. Like, if a woman had Bob Dylan's voice, how far would she have gotten? Or Leonard Cohen? And men can get away with saying more things that are—I don't know, it's kind of like, everyone could sit around and pat each other on the back. And that's not very interesting.
Kim Gordon, CC BY-SA 4.0
I never think of myself as famous anyway, like, if anything, it’s barely famous.
Kim Gordon, CC BY-SA 4.0
TV appearances
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Facts
Personal details
- Nationalities
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Years active
- 1981–
- Instruments
- bass guitar, guitar, voice, bass instrument
- Voice type
- contralto
- Record labels
- Matador Records
- Genres
- alternative rock, indie rock
- Education
- Beaux-Arts de Paris, King George V School, Otis College of Art and Design, Santa Monica College, UCLA Lab School, University High School, York University

