Janis Joplin
Born January 19, 1943 (Age: 83)
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Port Arthur, Texas, USA
Biography
Janis Lyn Joplin was an American singer considered the premier female blues vocalist of the Sixties; her raw, powerful and uninhibited singing style, combined with her turbulent and emotional lifestyle, made her one of the biggest female stars in her lifetime. She died of a drug overdose in 1970, aged 27, after releasing three albums. A fourth album, Pearl, was released a little more than three months after her death, reaching number 1 on the charts.
Janis Lyn Joplin was an American singer considered the premier female blues vocalist of the Sixties; her raw, powerful and uninhibited singing style, combined with her turbulent and emotional lifestyle, made her one of the biggest female stars in her lifetime. She died of a drug overdose in 1970, aged 27, after releasing three albums. A fourth album, Pearl, was released a little more than three months after her death, reaching number 1 on the charts.
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Filmography
Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances
2002
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as
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Age: 59
No Image
Janis Joplin: Southern Discomfort
2000
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as Self
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Age: 56
Woodstock Directors cut
1994
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as Self
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Age: 51
Women in Rock
1986
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 42
Woodstock
1970
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as Self
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Age: 27
Got No Shoes, Got No Blues: the Texas International Pop Festival
1969
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as
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Age: 26
Petulia
1968
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as Herself (uncredited)
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Age: 25
Wake at Generation
1968
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as Self
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Age: 25