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Janis Ian Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1951-04-07

Birthplace:
New York City, New York, USA

Credits:
13 Total Roles

Janis Ian

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Biography

Janis Ian (born Janis Eddy Fink) is an American singer-songwriter who was most commercially successful in the 1960s and 1970s; her most widely recognized song, "At Seventeen", was released as a single from her 1975 album Between the Lines which reached number 1 on the Billboard chart.

Born in 1951 in New York City, Ian entered the American folk music scene while still a teenager in the mid-1960s. Most active musically in that decade and the 1970s, she has continued recording into the 21st century. She has won two Grammy Awards, the first in 1975 for "At Seventeen" and the second in 2013 for Best Spoken Word Album, for her autobiography, Society's Child, with a total of ten nominations in eight different categories.

Ian is also a columnist and science fiction author.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 Janis Ian: Breaking Silence MOVIE Self
2013 Getting On TV Mrs. Belfontaine
2007 Countdown - The Wonder Years 2 MOVIE Self (archive footage)
2007 The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Flashback to 1974 MOVIE Self (archive footage)
1979 Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip MOVIE Self (archive footage)
1975 Saturday Night Live TV Self - Musical Guest
1974 Dinah! TV Self
1973 Rock Concert TV Self
1969 Four Rode Out MOVIE The Singer
1967 Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution MOVIE Self

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