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Patti Smith

Acting
79 years oldChicago, Illinois, USA

Biography

Patricia Lee Smith is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and poet who became an influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album Horses. Called the "punk poet laureate," Smith fused rock and poetry in her work.

Personal Details

Born
December 30, 1946
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known For
Acting

Also Known As

Patricia Lee Smith

Movies (45)

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
7.7

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

as Self (archive footage)

2025

Little, Big, and Far

Little, Big, and Far

Executive Producer (Production)

2024

Turn in the Wound
5.0

Turn in the Wound

2024

One-Hit Wonders at the BBC: Volume Two
6.5

One-Hit Wonders at the BBC: Volume Two

as Self (archive footage)

2024

Joan Baez: I Am a Noise
6.5

Joan Baez: I Am a Noise

Executive Producer (Production)

2023

Ron Delsener Presents

Ron Delsener Presents

as Self

2023

Chornobyl

Chornobyl

as Self

2023

Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
7.7

Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer

as Self

2022

Patti Smith: Electric Poet
7.8

Patti Smith: Electric Poet

as Self (archive footage)

2022

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
7.0

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

as Self

2021

Now
8.8

Now

as Self

2021

Wim Wenders, Desperado
7.7

Wim Wenders, Desperado

as Self

2020

Eric Burdon: Rock 'n' Roll Animal

Eric Burdon: Rock 'n' Roll Animal

as Self

2019

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
7.0

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

as The Punk Poet

2019

WBCN and the American Revolution
5.0

WBCN and the American Revolution

as Self

2019

Film catastrophe
5.7

Film catastrophe

as Self

2018

Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band
5.2

Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band

as Herself

2018

Kurt Everywhere

Kurt Everywhere

2018

Spheres

Spheres

as Narrator (Voice)

2018

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library
6.4

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

as Self

2017

Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
6.5

Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives

as Self

2017

Song to Song
5.5

Song to Song

as Patti Smith

2017

I Am La Scala

I Am La Scala

as Self

2016

The Book of Conrad

The Book of Conrad

2016

Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures
6.9

Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures

as Self (voice) (uncredited)

2016

U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris
8.4

U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris

2016

U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 06/12/2015
7.0

U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 06/12/2015

2015

Girls in Bands at the BBC
7.0

Girls in Bands at the BBC

as Self (archive footage)

2015

Counting
7.7

Counting

Executive Producer (Production)

2015

The 8th Floor

The 8th Floor

as Self

2014

Bruce Springsteen A MusiCares Tribute
7.2

Bruce Springsteen A MusiCares Tribute

as Self

2014

Three Stones for Jean Genet
5.6

Three Stones for Jean Genet

2014

Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
8.0

Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

as Self

2013

West of Memphis
7.4

West of Memphis

as Self – WM3 Supporter

2012

Patti Smith  - Live at Montreux 2005
7.8

Patti Smith - Live at Montreux 2005

as Herself

2012

Museum Hours
6.8

Museum Hours

Executive Producer (Production)

2012

Sleepless Nights Stories
5.3

Sleepless Nights Stories

as Self

2011

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
6.5

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

as Self

2010

The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town
6.8

The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town

as Self

2010

Film Socialisme
6.0

Film Socialisme

as La chanteuse

2010

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
7.9

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts

as Self

2009

Long for the City (Patti Smith in New York)

Long for the City (Patti Smith in New York)

as herself

2009

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
8.0

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

as Self

2009

All Tomorrow's Parties
6.5

All Tomorrow's Parties

as Self

2009

The Passage Clock: For Walter Benjamin

The Passage Clock: For Walter Benjamin

as Narrator

2008

TV Shows (5)