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Videos (see all 3 NEW)
"Biography" (1987): :  -- Watch this Final 24 video to experience the life of Janis Joplin, the undisputed queen of rock and roll. We explore how her drug addiction and a cut of nearly pure heroin brought her from that throne to her grave.
Touch the Sound: A Sound Journey with Evelyn Glennie (2004) -- WatchMojo.com profiles some of Woodstock’s most unforgettable performances, from Havens to Hendrix.
Touch the Sound: A Sound Journey with Evelyn Glennie (2004) -- WatchMojo.com learns more about the original Woodstock festival, by discussing its planning, execution and, of course, its music.

Overview

Date of Death:
4 October 1970, Hollywood, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Janis Lyn Joplin was born at St. Mary's Hospital in the oil-refining town... more
Trivia:
She was voted the 47th Greatest Artist in Rock 'n' Roll by Rolling Stone. more
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Filmography

Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Watchmen (2009)   (performer: "Me and Bobby McGee") 2009 $181M 7.8 (108,381)
AKAs:
  • Watchmen: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
- 2. "Banda sonora" (2007)   (3 episodes, 2007-2008) 2008 - 6.9 (19)
3 TV episodes:
- 3. "Esti showder" (1999)   (1 episode, 2007) 2007 - 7.9 (217)
1 TV episode:
- 4. "ShakespeaRe-Told" (2005)   (1 episode, 2005) 2005 - 8.0 (297)
1 TV episode:
  • Macbeth (2005) (writer: "Mercedes Benz")
- 5. Romance & Cigarettes (2005) (performer: "Piece of My Heart") 2005 - 6.3 (4,819)
- 6. Festival Express (2003) (performer: "Cry Baby", "Ain't No More Cane", "Tell Mama", "Me & Bobby McGee") 2003 - 7.3 (1,199)
- 7. Janis et John (2003)   (writer: "Kozmic Blues") (performer: "Down On Me" (Live), "Kozmic Blues") (arranger: "Down On Me" (Live)) 2003 - 6.1 (424)
AKAs:
  • Janis and John (International: English title)
  • Janis y John (Spain)
- 8. The Dreamers (2003)   (writer: "I Need a Man to Love" (1968)) 2003 - 7.1 (22,240)
AKAs:
  • Innocents (France)
  • The dreamers - I sognatori (Italy)
- 9. Ultimate X: The Movie (2002)   (performer: "Cry Baby") 2002 - 6.4 (210)
AKAs:
  • ESPN's Ultimate X: The Movie (USA: complete title)
  • Ultimate X (USA: short title)
- 10. Mohamed (2001) (performer: "Cry Baby") 2001 - -
- 11. Eva & Adam - fyra födelsedagar och ett fiasko (2001)   (writer: "Mercedes Benz") 2001 - 5.2 (366)
AKAs:
  • Eva & Adam: Four Birthdays and a Fiasco (International: English title)
- 12. Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) (2000) (TV) (performer: "Ball And Chain") 2000 - 6.0 (44)
- 13. Three Kings (1999) (writer: "Mercedes Benz") 1999 $108M 7.3 (64,420)
- 14. The Life and Times of the Red Dog Saloon (1996)   (writer: "Oh Sweet Mary") 1996 - 6.9 (6)
AKAs:
  • Rockin' at the Red Dog: The Dawn of Psychedelic Rock (USA: DVD title)
- 15. Home for the Holidays (1995) (performer: "Piece of My Heart") 1995 - 6.3 (4,926)
- 16. The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 6 (1995) (TV)   (performer: "Piece of My Heart (Take Another)", "Tell Mama") 1995 - 7.5 (87)
AKAs:
  • My Generation
- 17. The War (1994) (performer: "Summertime") 1994 - 6.4 (4,685)
- 18. Woodstock Diary (1994) (TV) (performer: "Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)", "Ball and Chain") 1994 - 7.3 (75)
- 19. L'eau froide (1994)   (performer: "Me & Bobby McGee") 1994 - 7.2 (323)
AKAs:
  • Cold Water
  • La page blanche (France: TV title (cut version))
- 20. Le péril jeune (1994)   (music: "Move over") (lyrics: "Move over") (performer: "Move over") 1994 - 7.4 (894)
AKAs:
  • Good Old Daze (International: English title: promotional title)
  • Les années lycée: péril jeune - 1975 (France: series title)
- 21. Household Saints (1993) (performer: "Maybe") 1993 - 6.7 (568)
- 22. The Indian Runner (1991)   (performer: "SUMMERTIME") 1991 - 7.0 (3,434)
AKAs:
  • Indian Runner (Japan: English title)
- 23. Woodstock: The Lost Performances (1990) (V) (performer: "Work Me Lord") 1990 - 8.3 (40)
- 24. Flashing on the Sixties: A Tribal Document (1990) (V) (writer: "Down on Me") 1990 - 6.6 (14)
- 25. The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie (1989) (writer: "Down On Me") 1989 - 3.1 (1,520)
- 26. Look Who's Talking (1989)   (performer: "Cry Baby") 1989 $297M 5.5 (25,379)
AKAs:
  • Daddy's Home
- 27. Off Limits (1988)   (writer: "Down on Me") (performer: "Down on Me") 1988 - 5.9 (972)
AKAs:
  • Saigon (UK)
  • Saigon: Off Limits (Philippines: English title)
- 28. Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style (1983) (V) (performer: "Ball and Chain" (uncredited)) 1983 - 6.2 (22)
- 29. American Pop (1981) (performer: "Summertime") 1981 - 6.7 (1,429)
- 30. "Berlin Alexanderplatz" (1980)   (1 episode, 1980) 1980 - 8.9 (1,324)
AKAs:
  • Berlin Alexanderplatz: Remastered (Germany: restored version)
- 31. Head Over Heels (1979)   (performer: "Get It While You Can") 1979 - 6.9 (407)
AKAs:
  • Chilly Scenes of Winter (USA: new title)
- 32. Coming Home (1978) (performer: "Call On Me") 1978 - 7.3 (3,999)
- 33. Woodstock (1970)   (performer: "Work Me, Lord") 1970 - 7.8 (6,062)
AKAs:
  • Woodstock 25th Anniversary Edition (USA: director's cut)
  • Woodstock, 3 Days of Peace & Music (USA: longer version)
- 34. "Music Scene" (1969)   (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - 7.6 (11)
1 TV episode:
Music Department
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Die Sachverständigen (1973)   (musician) 1973 - 5.2 (9)
AKAs:
  • The Experts (International: English title)
Actress
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Ball and Chain (1967) 1967 - 7.5 (23)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Festival Express (2003) Herself - Janis Joplin & The Full Tilt Boogie Band 2003 - 7.3 (1,199)
- 2. "Intimate Portrait" (1993)   Herself (1 episode, 2000) 2000 - 7.8 (52)
1 TV episode:
- 3. The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 6 (1995) (TV)   Herself 1995 - 7.5 (87)
AKAs:
  • My Generation
- 4. Woodstock Diary (1994) (TV) Herself 1994 - 7.3 (75)
- 5. Woodstock: The Lost Performances (1990) (V) Herself 1990 - 8.3 (40)
- 6. Free (1973) 1973 - -
- 7. "The Dick Cavett Show" (1968)   Herself (3 episodes, 1969-1970) 1970 - 7.9 (114)
3 TV episodes:
- 8. Woodstock (1970)   Herself 1970 - 7.8 (6,062)
AKAs:
  • Woodstock 25th Anniversary Edition (USA: director's cut)
  • Woodstock, 3 Days of Peace & Music (USA: longer version)
- 9. "This Is Tom Jones" (1969)   (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - 8.0 (31)
1 TV episode:
- 10. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962)   Herself (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - 8.3 (463)
AKAs:
  • The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
1 TV episode:
- 11. "Music Scene" (1969)   Herself - Musical Guest (2 episodes, 1969) 1969 - 7.6 (11)
2 TV episodes:
- 12. "Toast of the Town" (1948)   Singer (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - 8.4 (100)
AKAs:
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 13. Keep on 'Rockin (1969)   Herself 1969 - 6.2 (25)
AKAs:
  • Little Richard: Keep on Rockin' (USA: video title)
- 14. Monterey Pop (1968) Performer 1968 - 7.9 (988)
- 15. "The Hollywood Palace" (1964)   Herself - Singer (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - 9.5 (45)
1 TV episode:
- 16. Big Brother and the Holding Company: Come Up the Years (1967) (TV) Herself 1967 - -
- 1. 27 (2009/I) Herself
- 2. "Banda sonora"  
3 TV episodes:
- 3. Chelsea on the Rocks (2008)
- 4. 68 (2008) (TV) Herself
- 5. "The O'Reilly Factor"  
1 TV episode:
- 6. "Video on Trial"  
1 TV episode:
- 7. "Musikprogrammet - programmet om musik"  
1 TV episode:
- 8. "Biography"  
1 TV episode:
- 9. Ed Sullivan's Rock 'n' Roll Classics, Vol. 4: Elvis & Other Rock Greats (2003) (V) Herself
- 10. Pink Floyd The Wall Redux (2002) (uncredited) Herself
- 11. The Best of Music Flashback Television Shows: Featuring Music Scene and Hullabaloo (2001) (V) Herself
- 12. Nine Hundred Nights (2001) (V) Herself
- 13. Hendrix (2000) (TV) (uncredited) Herself
- 14. My Generation (2000) Herself
- 15. "VH1 Legends"  
1 TV episode:
- 16. Comin' Home (1991) (V) Herself
- 17. When the Applause Died (1990) (V) Herself
- 18. Jimi Plays Monterey (1986) Herself
- 19. Rock 'N' Roll Goldmine: The Sixties (1986) Herself
- 20. Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style (1983) (V) Herself
- 21. Janis (1974) Herself

Additional Details

Other Works:
Album: "I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!", 1969 (Columbia) more
Publicity Listings:
5 Biographical Movies | 6 Portrayals | 1 Print Biography | 5 Articles | 5 Pictorials | 2 Magazine Cover Photos more

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