Biography
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.
Acted in 28
2020s
- 2020
My Lover The Killer
Movie
2010s
- 2019
Spit and Ashes
Movie
- 2012
Bye Bye Blondie
La chanteuse
The Hardcore Collection
(archive footage)
- 2010
Fake Orgasm
Movie
2000s
- 2009
For the End of Time
Movie
- 2004
- 2000
The Hardcore Collection
Movie
1990s
- 1997
Richard Kern - Portrait: Live From New York
Movie
- 1996
Visiting Desire
Sitter
Baby Trouble Hole
Performer
- 1990
Kiss Napoleon Goodbye
Hedda
1980s
- 1988
Mondo New York
Prologue
- 1987
Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread
Movie
Submit to Me Now
Movie
- 1986
Fingered
Movie
- 1985
Submit to Me
Movie
- 1982
Vortex
Angel Powers
Dance of the Dead Children
Movie
The Agony Is The Ecstacy
Movie
- 1981
- 1980
Raw Nerves: A Lacanian Thriller
Movie
The Offenders
Lydia
1970s
- 1979
Black Box
Torturer
Beauty Becomes the Beast
Movie
- 1978
Rome '78
Empress
She Had Her Gun All Ready
Movie
Sound 12
2020s
- 2020
My Lover The Killer
Music
2010s
- 2015
Disturbtion
Music
- 2010
The Return of Post Apocalyptic Cowgirls
Music
2000s
- 2009
Unfaithful
Music
- 2008
Post-Apocalyptic Cowgirls
Music
Lydia Lunch: Video Hysterie: 1978 - 2006
Music
- 2003
Us
Music
1980s
- 1986
Fingered
Music
- 1984
The Right Side of My Brain
Music
- 1983
Goodbye 42nd Street
Music
- 1982
Vortex
Music
The Agony Is The Ecstacy
Music
Wrote 5
2010s
- 2012
Road Rant: A Week on the Road with Lydia Lunch
Writer
1990s
- 1990
Kiss Napoleon Goodbye
Writer
1980s
- 1989
The Gun Is Loaded
Writer
- 1986
Fingered
Writer
- 1984
The Right Side of My Brain
Writer
Directed 1
1980s
- 1982
The Agony Is The Ecstacy
Director
Camera 1
2010s
- 2012
Bye Bye Blondie
Still Photographer
Appearances22
2020s
- 2020
70 Years of Youth Revolt
Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
2010s
- 2019
Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over
Self
- 2017
L7: Pretend We're Dead
Self
- 2016
The Ripple Effect
Self · 6 episodes
- 2012
Road Rant: A Week on the Road with Lydia Lunch
Self
- 2011
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard
Self
Blank City
Self
2000s
- 2009
Mutantes: Punk Porn Feminism
Self - Interviewee
NYC Foetus
Herself
- 2008
Lydia Lunch: Video Hysterie: 1978 - 2006
Herself
- 2007
Llik Your Idols
Herself
- 2004
Kill Your Idols
Self
1990s
- 1994
Die Haut - Sweat
Self
1980s
- 1989
The Gun Is Loaded
Herself
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets
Self
- 1988
Put More Blood Into the Music
Herself
- 1987
Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends
Self
- 1986
Barbecue Death Squad From Hell
Herself
- 1984
The Right Side of My Brain
Narrator
- 1983
The Wild World of Lydia Lunch
Herself
1970s
- 1978
Punking Out
Self
Guerillère Talks
Herself