Janis Joplin

Personal Info

Birthday

January 19, 1943

Day of Death

1970-10-04

(27 years old)

Place of Birth

Port Arthur, Texas, USA

Also Known As

Janis Lyn Joplin

Janis 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.

Known For

Filmography

2019
Året var 1969
as Self (archive footage)
2018
27: Gone Too Soon
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
as Self
2015
Janis: Little Girl Blue
as Herself (archive footage)
2013
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
2010
Love, Janis
as herself
2009
Janis Joplin with Big Brother: Ball and Chain
as self
Janis Joplin : Piece Of My Heart - Live Woodstock
as Herself
2007
Janis Joplin – The Kozmic Blues Video Anthology
as Herself
2003
The Best Of Beat
as Self (archive footage)
Festival Express
as Self
2001
Big Brother and The Holding Co.: Nine Hundred Nights
as Herself
2000
Janis Joplin: Southern Discomfort
as Self
1997
The Beach Boys and The Satan
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1994
Woodstock Diary
as Self
1987
Jimi Plays Monterey
as Self (archive footage)
1986
Women in Rock
as Self (archive footage)
1983
When the Music's Over
as Self (archive footage)
1974
Janis
as Herself
1970
Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: The Rolling Stones in Concert
as Self (archive footage)
Woodstock
as Self
1968
Monterey Pop
as Self
Petulia
as Herself (uncredited)
Wake at Generation
as Self