Alanis Morissette
An international music star from the mid-'90s-and famous in her native Canada even before that-Alanis Morissette was born in Ottawa in 1974. She was only six years old when she began learning piano and seven when she began learning dance and by 1986, the precocious young performer was appearing on the kids series "You Can't Do That on Television" (CTV, 1979-1990). However, it was her interest in music that remained her strongest focus and after recording a demo with musicians Lindsay Thomas Morgan and Rich Dodson, Morissette signed a recording contract with MCA Records, releasing her eponymous debut in 1991 in Canada only. The New Jack Swing influenced pop record proved a great showcase for Morissette's substantial vocal range, and she followed it up with the ballad-driven The Time is Now the following year, again in Canada only. Hungry for greater creative expression and a wider audience, Morissette soon relocated to Toronto where she worked with producer Glen Ballard on a new record featuring a dramatic shift towards alternative rock. The resulting Jagged Little Pill, released to international audiences in 1995, would prove a smash hit. Morissette's literate, confessional lyrical style would propel her onwards in the years to come on albums like 1998's Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, 2002's Under Rug Swept, and 2005's So-Called Chaos. In the meantime, Morissette would also enjoy an occasional acting role, appearing as God in Kevin Smith's "Dogma" (1999) and as obstetrician Dr. Audra Kitson on "Weeds" (Showtime, 2005-2011). She would release the album Havoc and Bright Lights in 2012 and took on another memorable acting role a few years later, appearing in the period drama "The Price of Desire" (2015).
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Alanis Morissette
Filmography
Movies
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27% |
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The Price of Desire | Marisa Damia (Character) | - | 2015 |
25% |
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Being Canadian | Self | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Milky Way | Unknown (Character) | - | 2014 |
14% |
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As Cool as I Am | Self | - | 2013 |
36% |
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Radio Free Albemuth | Silvia (Character) | $5.6K | 2010 |
No Score Yet |
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Pittsburgh | Self | - | 2006 |
63% |
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The Great Warming | Narrator | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
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The Work of Director Stéphane Sednaoui | Unknown (Character) | - | 2005 |
48% |
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De-Lovely | Musical Performer - "Let's Do It, Let's Fall In Love" (Character) | $13.3M | 2004 |
52% |
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Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | That Woman (God) (Character) | $30.1M | 2001 |
68% |
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Dogma | God (Character) | $30.7M | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Free Tibet | Self | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Paris Concert for Amnesty International | Unknown (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alanis Morissette: Jagged Little Pill, Live | Unknown (Character) | - | 1997 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 84% | The Great North |
Alanis Morissette (Guest Star), Alanis Morissette. (Guest Voice) |
2021-2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Austin City Limits | Music Performer | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Finding Your Roots | Guest | 2024 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Music Performer | 2015 2019-2020 2023 |
No Score Yet | 55% | The Kelly Clarkson Show |
Music Performer, Guest |
2020 2022-2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Carpool Karaoke: The Series | Self | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Behind the Music | Self | 2022 |
No Score Yet | 18% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Music Performer | 2015 2020 2022 |
17% | 50% | Alter Ego | Judge | 2021 |
No Score Yet | 75% | Music Box | Self | 2021 |
No Score Yet | 42% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Music Performer | 2008 2012 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2015 2019-2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Music Performer | 2012 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fraggle Rock: Rock On! | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | 100% | The Nineties | Self | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Music Performer | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dancing With the Stars | Music Performer | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 59% | The Voice | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
67% | 64% | Up All Night | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
70% | 80% | Weeds | Dr. Audra Kitson (Guest Star) | 2009-2010 |
24% | No Score Yet | Sit Down, Shut Up | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Graham Norton Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Head Case | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 |
74% | 82% | Nip/Tuck | Poppy (Guest Star) | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lovespring International | Lucinda (Guest Star) | 2006 |
85% | No Score Yet | American Dreams | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
92% | 90% | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Herself (Guest Star) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Daily Show | Guest | 2002 |
70% | 80% | Sex and the City | Dawn (Guest Star) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Behind the Music | Self | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | MTV Unplugged | Self | 1999 |
No Score Yet | 57% | Saturday Night Live | Music Performer | 1995 1998 |