Meredith Monk
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 20, 1942
- Birthplace
- Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Meredith Jane Monk (born November 20, 1942) is an American composer, performer, director, vocalist, filmmaker, and choreographer. From the 1960s onwards, Monk has created multi-disciplinary works which combine music, theatre, and dance, recording extensively for ECM Records.[1] In 1991, Monk composed Atlas, an opera, commissioned and produced by the Houston Opera and the American Music Theater Festival. Her music has been used in films by the Coen Brothers (The Big Lebowski, 1998) and Jean-Luc Godard (Nouvelle Vague, 1990 and Notre musique, 2004). Trip hop musician DJ Shadow sampled Monk's "Dolmen Music" on the song "Midnight in a Perfect World". In 2015, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts by Barack Obama.
Filmography
Monk in Pieces 2025
as Self
Evolver 2023
Music
Rotation 2021
Director, Choreographer
Offering Shrine 2021
Director
Songs of Ascension 2019
Actor, Director, Music
Hand Mandala 2018
Director
Feminists: What Were They Thinking? 2018
as Self
Hand Reflection 2016
Director
Meredith Monk: Solo Concert 1980 2013
as Herself, Music, Editor
Trees' Migration 2009
Music
- Meredith Monk: Inner Voice
Meredith Monk: Inner Voice 2009
as Self
A Horse Is Not a Metaphor 2009
Original Music Composer
Notre Musique 2004
Music
Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance 2001
as Self
Uhri - elokuva metsästä 1998
Original Music Composer
- Meredith
Meredith 1995
as Self
Faces 1994
Director
- Meredith Monk
Meredith Monk 1994
Actor
The Sensual Nature of Sound: 4 Composers Laurie Anderson, Tania Leon, Meredith Monk, Pauline Oliveros 1993
as Herself
Book of Days 1989
as Madwoman, Director, Screenplay, Music
Pearls 1988
Music
Turtle Dreams 1987
Director
Uncle Meat 1987
as Red Face Girl
Four American Composers: Meredith Monk 1983
as Herself
Turtle Dreams 1983
Actor, Original Music Composer, Creator, Choreographer, Scenario Writer
Paris 1982
as Paris Couple, Director, Music
- Ellis Island
Ellis Island 1981
Director, Music, Vocals
Making Dances: Seven Post-Modern Choreographers 1980
Actor
- Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds
Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds 1979
as Self
Ellis Island 1979
Director, Choreographer
16 Millimeter Earrings 1979
as Herself, Original Music Composer, Choreographer, Creator
Quarry 1978
as Child, Writer, Original Music Composer, Choreographer, Director
Quarry 1975
Director
A portrait of Meredith Monk 1974
Actor
- Institutional Quality
Institutional Quality 1969
Actor
- Ball Bearing
Ball Bearing 1968
Director, Cinematography
Children 1967
Director
16 Millimeter Earrings 1966
Director
Water Light/Water Needle (Lake Mah Wah, NJ) 1966
Actor
Credits from TMDB.