Carrie Brownstein
Birthday: 1974-09-27
Place of Birth: Seattle, Washington, USA
Biography: Carrie Rachel Brownstein (born September 27, 1974) is an American musician, writer, actress, director, and comedian from Seattle, Washington. She is known for being the guitarist and vocalist of punk rock bands Excuse 17 and Sleater-Kinney, as well as for her television and film endeavors. In 2009 she created the sketch comedy series Portlandia with Fred Armisen, which the two starred in. The series ran for 8 seasons from 2011 to 2018. Brownstein has also acted in various films such as Carol (2015) and Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018).
Movies
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Filmed at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induc...
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Kiss My Grits: The Herstory of Women in Punk and Hard Rock
Part of "The Women in Music" series...
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Really Good Rejects
The muted tones of rubber bridge guitars have delighted listeners the world over- from Wilco to Tayl...
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Some Days Are Better Than Others
Some Days are Better Than Others is a poetic, character-driven film that asks why the good times sli...
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The Punk Singer
A look at the life of activist, musician, and cultural icon Kathleen Hanna, who formed the punk band...
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Getting Stronger Every Day
"There are two movies I saw on TV about boys who were taken from their families and then returned to...
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Carol
In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married ...
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The Glamour & the Squalor
Seattle DJ Marco Collins stars in this unflinching documentary about media fame and addiction, which...
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The Celery Incident
A celery salesman goes to great lengths to get celery back on the table. An edited, early release se...
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Group
Nine women meet every Wednesday afternoon for 21 weeks of group therapy in this entirely original, u...
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Sleater-Kinney Live in DC
Live for NPR Music Front Row. 23rd February 2015, on the first night of a two-night gig at the 9:30 ...
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Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing po...
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The Oath
In a politically-divided United States, a man struggles to make it through the Thanksgiving holiday ...
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Tag
For one month every year, five highly competitive friends hit the ground running in a no-holds-barre...
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Songs for Cassavetes
In this documentary from director Justin Mitchell, the world of the U.S. indie-music scene of the 19...
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Inside Portlandia
In a behind-the-scenes look at "Portlandia" with Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, the show’s star...
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Burn to Shine - Vol. 3: Portland, OR 06.15.2005
This is the third in a film series produced by Fugazi's Brendan Canty and directed by filmmaker Chri...
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Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields
Ten years in the making, Strange Powers is an intimate documentary portrait of songwriter Stephin Me...
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Follow My Voice: With the Music of Hedwig
One record producer, the creators of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" and top indie rock artists come tog...
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The Nowhere Inn
When St. Vincent sets out to make a documentary about her music, the goal is to both reveal and reve...
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Sleater-Kinney Live at The Palace
Sleater-Kinney performs live to a completely sold-out house at the Palace Theatre in St. Paul, Minne...
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Sleater-Kinney: Live from Austin, TX
Making their first-ever ACL performance, Carrie Brownstein, Corin Tucker and Janet Weiss provided a ...
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9 Weeks
9 Weeks hopes to be a movie which presents portraits of performers, artists, and radicals in their l...
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Burn To Shine - Vol. 3: Portland, OR 06.15.05
BURN TO SHINE MANIFESTO 1) Gather local bands on one day to play live in a house or building that is...
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