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Meredith Monk

Meredith Monk

ActorSoundDirectorComposerCrew Nov 20 (age 83) Queens, New York City, New York, USA 1966–2025 (59 year career)
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Biography

Meredith 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 G…

Known For

Feminists: What Were They Thinking?
Film

Feminists: What Were They Thinking?

Self
Notre Musique
Film

Notre Musique

Music
Book of Days
Film

Book of Days

Madwoman
Uncle Meat
Film

Uncle Meat

Red Face Girl
A Horse Is Not a Metaphor
Film

A Horse Is Not a Metaphor

Original Music Composer
16 Millimeter Earrings
Film

16 Millimeter Earrings

Herself
Monk in Pieces
Film

Monk in Pieces

Self
Water Light/Water Needle (Lake Mah Wah, NJ)
Film

Water Light/Water Needle (Lake Mah Wah, NJ)

6.0 1966

Filmography