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Meredith Monk

Meredith Monk

Birthday: 1942-11-20 | Place of Birth: 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
Monk in Pieces

as    Self

2009
1995
Meredith

as    Self

1989
Book of Days

as    Madwoman

1987
Uncle Meat

as    Red Face Girl

1982
Paris

as    Paris Couple

1978
Quarry

as    Child