Kathleen Hanna

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Kathleen Hanna

Acting 57 November 12, 1968

Portland, Oregon

Kathleen Hanna is an American musician, artist, feminist activist, and punk zine writer. In the early-to mid-1990s she was the lead singer of feminist punk band Bikini Kill, befor…

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.1 2015 TV Show
Maggie's Plan

Maggie's Plan

5.7 2016 Movie
The Punk Singer

The Punk Singer

7.1 2013 Movie
Nothing Compares

Nothing Compares

7.8 2022 Movie
Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson

Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson

7.4 2021 TV Show
King of Drag

King of Drag

9.0 2025 TV Show
Bad Reputation

Bad Reputation

6.6 2018 Movie
Punk

Punk

7.9 2019 TV Show
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

6.9 1999 Movie
The Go-Go's

The Go-Go's

7.1 2021 Movie
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

6.6 2021 Movie
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

4.0 2021 Movie

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Kathleen Hanna is an American musician, artist, feminist activist, and punk zine writer. In the early-to mid-1990s she was the lead singer of feminist punk band Bikini Kill, before fronting Le Tigre in the late 1990s and early 2000s. In 1998, Hanna released a lo-fi solo album under the name Julie Ruin and since 2010, has been working on a project called The Julie Ruin.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    The Best Summer

    Movie Self

  2. 2025
    King of Drag

    TV show Guest Judge

  3. 2024
    LOUDER: The Soundtrack of Change

    Movie Self

  4. 2024
    Punk Girls - Die weibliche Geschichte des britischen Punk

    Movie Self

  5. 2022
    Nothing Compares

    Movie Self

  6. 2022
    Women Who Rock

    TV show Self

  7. 2021
    2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

    Movie Self

  8. 2021
    Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson

    TV show Self

  9. 2021
    You Don't Own Me

    Movie Self

  10. 2021
    The Go-Go's

    Movie Self - Bikini Kill

  11. 2021
    Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

    Movie Self

  12. 2019
    Punk

    TV show Self

  13. 2018
    Bad Reputation

    Movie Self

  14. 2018
    Tour Without End

    Movie

  15. 2017
    Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

    Movie Self

  16. 2017
    Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk

    Movie Self

More credits
  1. 2016
    Maggie's Plan

    Movie Québécois Female Singer

  2. 2015
    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    TV show Self -Musical Guest

  3. 2015
    Myrna the Monster

    Movie Myrna (voice)

  4. 2014
    Positive Force: More Than a Witness - 30 Years of Punk Politics in Action

    Movie self

  5. 2014
    Revolution, Riot Grrrl Style

    Movie Herself

  6. 2013
    The Punk Singer

    Movie Self

  7. 2012
    She Said Boom: The Story of Fifth Column

    Movie herself

  8. 2012
    Wonder Women!: The Untold Story of American Superheroines

    Movie Self

  9. 2011
    Kill All Redneck Pricks: A Documentary Film about a Band Called KARP

    Movie Self

  10. 2011
    From the Back of the Room

    Movie Herself

  11. 2010
    Who Took the Bomp? Le Tigre on Tour

    Movie Herself

  12. 2008
    The Gits

    Movie Self

  13. 2005
    Don't Need You - The Herstory of Riot Grrrl

    Movie Herself

  14. 2004
    Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost

    Movie

  15. 2001
    Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music

    Movie Self

  16. 1999
    Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

    Movie Self

  17. 1998
    Julie Ruin - Aerobicide

    Movie Director

  18. 1996
    Radical Act

    Movie

  19. 1995
    In Search of Margo-go

    Movie

  20. 1995
    The Judy Spots

    Movie Judy

  21. 1994
    No Alternative Girls

    Movie Herself

  22. 1993
    It Changed My Life: Bikini Kill in the UK

    Movie Herself

  23. —
    Daisy Chain Fields documentary

    Movie Self