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Janis Joplin
Born 1943-01-19Port Arthur, Texas, USA
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Janis, Amores de CarnavalSelf (archive footage)Året var 1969Self (archive footage)27: Gone Too SoonSelf (archive footage)Joan Didion: The Center Will Not HoldSelf (archive footage)The Summer of LoveRoleJanis: Little Girl BlueHerself (archive footage)Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'Self - Musician (archive footage)Love, JanisherselfWhen You're StrangeSelf (archive footage)Janis Joplin with Big Brother: Ball and ChainselfJanis Joplin : Piece Of My Heart - Live WoodstockHerselfJanis Joplin - The way she was JanisRoleJanis Joplin – The Kozmic Blues Video AnthologyHerselfEd Sullivan's Rock 'N' Roll Classics: Rockin' the SixtiesRoleThe Best Of BeatSelf (archive footage)Festival ExpressSelfMonterey Pop - The Outtake PerformancesBig Brother and the Holding CompanyBig Brother and The Holding Co.: Nine Hundred NightsHerselfJanis Joplin: Southern DiscomfortSelfThe Beach Boys and The SatanSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)Woodstock DiarySelfJanis Joplin Slept HereRoleJimi Plays MontereySelf (archive footage)Women in RockSelf (archive footage)