Meredith Monk
Acting·Nov 20, 1942·Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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NA/10 avgNo member ratings yetMeredith Jane Monk (born November 20, 1942) is an American composer, performer, director, vocalist, filmmaker, and choreographer. From the 1960s onwards, Monk has created multi-disciplinary works which combine music, theatre, and dance, recording extensively for ECM Records.[1] In 1991, Monk composed Atlas, an opera, commissioned and produced by the Houston Opera and the American Music Theater Festival. Her music has been used in films by the Coen Brothers (The Big Lebowski, 1998) and Jean-Luc Godard (Nouvelle Vague, 1990 and Notre musique, 2004). Trip hop musician DJ Shadow sampled Monk's "Dolmen Music" on the song "Midnight in a Perfect World". In 2015, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts by Barack Obama.
| Film | Credit |
|---|---|
 Songs of Ascension2019 · Actor, Director | Actor, Director |
| MMeredith Monk1994 · Actor | Actor |
 Book of Days1989 · Madwoman, Director, Screenplay | Madwoman, Director, Screenplay |
 Uncle Meat1987 · Red Face Girl | Red Face Girl |
 Turtle Dreams1983 · Actor | Actor |
 Paris1982 · Paris Couple, Director | Paris Couple, Director |
 Making Dances: Seven Post-Modern Choreographers1980 · Actor | Actor |
 Quarry1978 · Child, Writer, Director | Child, Writer, Director |
 A portrait of Meredith Monk1974 · Actor | Actor |
| IInstitutional Quality1969 · Actor | Actor |
 Water Light/Water Needle (Lake Mah Wah, NJ)1966 · Actor | Actor |