Kim Gordon
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 28 April 1953 · Rochester, New York, USA
Kim Althea Gordon (born April 28, 1953) is an American musician, vocalist, artist, record producer, video director and actress. She is lead singer, bass and guitarist in the alternative rock band Sonic Youth, and in Free Kitten with Julia Cafritz (of Pussy Galore). Gordon has collaborated with a number of musicians, including Ikue Mori, DJ Olive, William Winant, Lydia Lunch, Courtney Love, Alan Licht and Chris Corsano. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Known for
Sound 11
- 2026Avec Kim · original music composer
- 2010Lights Out · music
- 2009Massage the History · music
- 2004The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things · original music composer
- 2003Me Myself and the Universe · music
- 2002Demonlover · original music composer
- 2001Things Behind the Sun · original music composer
- 1991Goo · music
- 1987Made in U.S.A. · original music composer
- 1984Rock My Religion · music
- 1963Kiss · music
Acting 82
- 2026Avec Kim as Kim
- 2026Sonic Youth: Full Set From The Basement as Self
- 2026Tibetan Freedom Concert as Self
- 2026Marc by Sofia as Self
- 2026The Best Summer as Self
- 2025Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985
- 2025Sonic Youth: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1996
- 2025The Chronology of Water as Photographer
- 2025Sonic Youth: Live in 1991
- 2025Pavements as Self (uncredited)
- 2025Bad Painter as Interviewer
- 2025FireAid Benefit Concert as Self
- 2024Picture Window as Kim Gordon
- 2024A Proposal for A Dance as Self
- 2024Los Angeles June 6 as Self
- 202412341 Branford St. Sun Valley as Self
- 2024Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story
- 2021Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr. as herself
- 2020Sonic Youth: From The Basement as self
- 2019Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond
- 2019SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions as Self
- 2019Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation
- 2018Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot as Corky
- 2017Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution as Self
- 2016Ed Ruscha: Buildings and Words as Self
- 2015Girls in Bands at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
- 2015The Nightmare as Teacher
- 2013The Punk Singer as Self
- 2013Une Danse Des Bouffons as Maria Martins
- 2013I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney
- 2011Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 2011
- 2011Sonic Youth: Maquinaria Festival
- 2010Sonic Youth & The Black Keys: Live at Austin City Limits 2011
- 2010Rappin' With The Rickster as Self
- 2009From The Basement as Self - Sonic Youth
- 2009From the Basement as Self - Sonic Youth
- 2008New York Rock at the BBC as Self - Sonic Youth
- 2007365 Day Project as Self
- 2007Welcome to My Castle! as Self
- 2007I'm Not There as Carla Hendricks
- 2007Boarding Gate as Kay
- 2007Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle East as Herself
- 2006Her Noise - The Making Of
- 2006Cut Shorts
- 2006Noise as Self
- 2005Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes
- 2005Last Days as Record Executive
- 2004(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale as Self
- 2004Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost
- 2003Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage as Performer
- 2003Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003)
- 2002Sonic Youth: Rockpalast 2002
- 2001Kiss My Grits: The Herstory of Women in Punk and Hard Rock as Self
- 2000Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 2000
- 2000Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth as Self
- 1998Free Tibet as Self - Sonic Youth
- 1998Sonic Youth: Festival Internacional de Benicàssim
- 1998Sonic Youth: Rockpalast 1998
- 1996Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996
- 1995The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special as Self
- 1995Sonic Youth: Screaming Fields of Sonic Love
- 1995Sonic Youth: Blood on the Beach as Self
- 1995X-Girl as interviewer
- 1994Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1994Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos as Self
- 1994No Alternative Girls as Herself
- 1993Changing Fashions
- 1993Sonic Youth: Live at Campo Pequeno Lisboa
- 1993Grunge Pedal
- 19921991: The Year Punk Broke as Self
- 1991Skeeno H.C. Rules
- 1991Goo as Self
- 1991Notebook
- 1989Weatherman '69 as Bernadine Dohrn
- 1988Sonic Youth: 930 Club
- 1988Put More Blood Into the Music as Herself
- 1988Lou Believers as Herself
- 1986Sonic Youth: Mississippi Nights, St. Louis
- 1986Sublapse Video Mag 1
- 1986Death Valley '69
- 1985Sonic Youth: Gila Monster Jamboree
- 1985Submit to Me
Directing 7
- 2024Picture Window · director
- 2024Los Angeles June 6 · director
- 202412341 Branford St. Sun Valley · director
- 2004Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost (The Videos: 1990-2002) · director
- 2003The Work of Director Spike Jonze · director
- 1997Teenie Weenie Boppie · director
- 1985Making the Nature Scene · director
Production 1
- 1995X-Girl · executive producer
Writing 2
- 1991Goo · writer
- 1984Rock My Religion · idea