Lydia Lunch

Jun 02, 1959 (66 years old) in Rochester, New York, USA

Lydia Lunch is an American singer, poet, writer, actress and self-empowerment speaker, whose career was spawned by the New York no wave scene. Her work typically features provocative and confrontational noise music delivery, and has maintained an anti-commercial ethic, operating independently of major labels and distributors.

Known For

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The Ripple Effect

Self

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70 Years of Youth Revolt

Self (archive footage)

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The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things

Social Worker #2

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Bye Bye Blondie

La chanteuse

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Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard

Self

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Blank City

Self

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Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over

Self

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L7: Pretend We're Dead

Self

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Kill Your Idols

Herself

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Llik Your Idols

Herself

Credits

70 Years of Youth Revolt 2020

Self (archive footage)

★ 7.3
My Lover The Killer 2020

★ NR
Spit and Ashes 2019

★ 4
Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over 2019

Self

★ 6.8
L7: Pretend We're Dead 2017

Self

★ 7
The Ripple Effect 2016

Self

★ NR
The Circular Ruins 2014

Night (voice)

★ NR
Kill Us All 2014

★ NR
Wild Thing 2012

Self

★ NR
Bye Bye Blondie 2012

La chanteuse

★ 5.6
The Hardcore Collection 2012

(archive footage)

★ 7.7
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard 2011

Self

★ 7.5
Blank City 2011

Self

★ 7.1
Fake Orgasm 2010

★ 6
Flood Stains 2010

Saltmaster

★ NR
Godkiller: Walk Among Us 2010

Bub (voice)

★ 5.4
Mutantes: Punk Porn Feminism 2009

Self - Interviewee

★ 5
No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York 2009

Self

★ 10
NYC Foetus 2009

Herself

★ 6
For the End of Time 2009

★ NR
Death of the Reel 2008

Narrator

★ NR
Lydia Lunch: Video Hysterie: 1978 - 2006 2008

Herself

★ NR
Llik Your Idols 2007

Herself

★ 4.6
Her Noise - The Making Of 2006

★ NR
Kill Your Idols: More. 2006

Herself

★ 7.8
American Fame Pt. 2: Forgetting Jonathan Brandis 2005

Narrator

★ 1
The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things 2004

Social Worker #2

★ 5.9
Kill Your Idols 2004

Herself

★ 7.3
D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist 2002

Herself - Interviewee

★ 4.7
Kiss My Grits: The Herstory of Women in Punk and Hard Rock 2001

Self

★ NR
Lunch on Kern 1997

Herself

★ NR
Richard Kern - Portrait: Live From New York 1997

★ NR
Visiting Desire 1996

Sitter

★ 4.5
Baby Trouble Hole 1996

Performer

★ NR
Lydia Lunch: Malicious Intent 1994

★ NR
Die Haut - Sweat 1994

Self

★ NR
No Age New York 1993

Herself

★ 7
Thanatopsis 1991

Herself

★ NR
Kiss Napoleon Goodbye 1990

Hedda

★ 5
The Gun Is Loaded 1989

Herself

★ 4.2
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets 1989

Self

★ 5
Put More Blood Into the Music 1988

Herself

★ 7
Mondo New York 1988

Prologue

★ 4.6
Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread 1987

★ 6.4
Submit to Me Now 1987

★ 4.6
Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends 1987

Self

★ 6.7
Fingered 1986

★ 5.5
Barbecue Death Squad From Hell 1986

Herself

★ 7
Death Valley '69 1986

★ NR
Submit to Me 1986

★ 5.3
School of Shame 1984

★ NR
The Right Side of My Brain 1984

★ 4.9
The Wild World of Lydia Lunch 1983

Herself

★ 3.3
Like Dawn to Dust 1983

★ 8
Vortex 1982

Angel Powers

★ 5.6
DANCE OF THE DEAD CHILDREN 1982

★ 10
Subway Riders 1981

★ 6.5
Raw Nerves: A Lacanian Thriller 1980

★ NR
The Offenders 1980

★ NR
Black Box 1979

★ 5
No New York Festival - Berlin 1979

Self

★ NR
Beauty Becomes the Beast 1979

★ 7
Alien Portrait 1979

Self

★ NR
Rome '78 1978

Empress

★ 6.4
Punking Out 1978

Herself

★ 6
She Had Her Gun All Ready 1978

★ 7.5
Guerillere Talks 1978

Herself

★ 7.2

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