Courtney Love Biography (1964-)

Original name, Love Michelle Harrison (later changed to Courtney Michelle Harrison); born July 9, 1964, in San Francisco, CA; raised in Eugene, OR, and New Zealand; daughter of Hank Harrison (a publisher) and Linda Carroll (a therapist); stepdaughter of Frank Rodriguez (a teacher) and later David Manley; declared an emancipated minor, 1980; married James Moreland (a musician), 1989(divorced, 1990); married Kurt Cobain (a singer and musician), February 24, 1992 (committed suicide, April 1994); children: (second marriage) Frances BeanCobain. Addresses: Agent: Markham & Froggatt Ltd., 4 Windmill St., London W1T 2HZ, England; David Vigliano Agency, 584 Broadway, Suite 809, New York, NY 10012.; Manager: Untitled Entertainment, 8436 West Third St., Suite 650, Los Angeles, CA 90048.; Publicist: PMK/HBH 700 San Vincente Blvd., Suite G910, West Hollywood, CA 90069; PMK/HBH New York, 650 Fifth Ave., 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10019.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Singer, songwriter, musician, actress, producer
Birth Details: July 9, 1964; San Francisco, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Gretchen, Sid and Nancy (also known as Sid and Nancy: Love Kills), Goldwyn, 1986
Velma, Straight to Hell, Island, 1987
Norman's spanker, Tapeheads, Avenue, 1988
Herself, 1991: The Year Punk Broke (documentary), Tara Releasing,1992
Herself, No Alternative Girls (documentary), PolyGram Video, 1994
Member of the rock band Hole, Not Bad for a Girl (documentary), Horizon Unlimited, 1995
Big Pink, Basquiat (also known as Build a Fort, Set It on Fire), Miramax, 1996
Rhonda the waitress, Feeling Minnesota, Fine Line, 1996
Althea Leasure Flynt, The People vs. Larry Flynt (also known as Larry Flynt: The Naked Truth), Columbia, 1996
(Uncredited) Herself, Off the Menu: The Last days of Chasen's (documentary), Northern Arts Entertainment, 1997
Herself, Children of the Revolution, 1998
Herself, Kurt and Courtney, Roxie Releasing, 1998
Lucy, 200 Cigarettes, Paramount, 1999
Lynn Margulies, Man on the Moon (also known as Der Mondmann), Universal, 1999
Herself, Celebrities Caught on Camera: Volume 1, 1999
Bounce: Behind the Velvet Rope (documentary), Artistic License, 2000
Herself, Man on the Moon: Behind the Moonlight (documentary; alsoknown as Spotlight on Location: Man on the Moon), Universal Studios Home Video, 2000
Joan Vollmer, Beat, 2000
Claire, Julie Johnson, Universal Focus, 2001
Herself, Last Party 2000 (documentary; also known as The Party's Over), Film Movement, 2001
Herself, Back to Hell (documentary), 2002
Cheryl Hickey, Trapped (also known as 24 Student Angst), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2002
Herself, The Mayor of Sunset Strip (documentary), First Look Pictures Releasing, 2003
Lady Macbeth, Miss June, 2004
Film Work
(With Kyle C. Kyle) Producer, Not Bad for a Girl (documentary), Horizon Unlimited, 1995
Executive music coordinator, Tank Girl, United Artists, 1995
Vocalist/music player, The Crow: City of Angels (also known as The Crow II), 1996
Television Appearances
Specials
24 Hours in Rock and Roll, syndicated, 1994
Barbara Walters Presents "The 10 Most Fascinating People of 1995,"ABC, 1995
Presenter, The 69th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1997
Herself, The 1997 VH1 Fashion Awards, 1997
Hollywood Glamour Girls, E! Entertainment Television, 1998
Where It's At: The Rolling Stone State of the Union, ABC, 1998
(With Hole) The MTV Video Music Awards, 1998

Narrator, Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl (documentary), TCM, 1999
The 1999 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1999
The 5th Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 1999
Presenter, The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2000
Presenter, The VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards, VH1, 2001
Herself, Crossover (documentary), Independent Film Channel, 2001
Conversations from the Edge with Carrie Fisher, Oxygen, 2002
Presenter, The 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 2003
Episodic
(Uncredited) Punk rock girl in club, Quincy, M.E., 1983
(With Hole) Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1994, 1999
MTV Unplugged, MTV, 1995
The Howard Stern Show, E! Entertainment Television, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004
Herself, "R.E.M.," Behind the Music, 1998
Herself, Rage, 1999
Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1999, 2004
Herself, The Howard Stern Radio Show, syndicated, 2000
Herself, "A Little Ditty about Jack and Brieann," The Osbournes, MTV, 2003
Herself, "Courtney Love," E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2003
Guest, One Air with Ryan Seacrest, 2004
Herself, The Late Show With David Letterman, CBS, 2004
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2004
Herself, The View, ABC, 2004
Also appeared as voice of Euippe, Disney's Hercules (animated).
RECORDINGS
Albums; with Hole
Pretty on the Inside, Caroline, 1991
Live Through This, David Geffen Company, 1994
MTV Unplugged, 1995
Celebrity Skin, David Geffen Company, 1997
Solo Albums
America's Sweetheart, Virgin, 2004
EPs; with Hole
Rat Bastard, Sympathy for the Record Industry, 1990
Retard Girl, Sympathy for the Record Industry/City Slang, 1990
Dicknail, Sub Pop, 1991
Teenage Whore, City Slang, 1991
Beautiful Son, City Slang, 1993
Gutless, 1993
Ask for It, Caroline, 1995
Softer, Softest, Geffen Australia, 1996
Singles; with Hole
"Dicknail," Revolution Come and Gone, Sub Pop, 1992
"Teenage Whore," S.F.W. (film soundtrack), A&M, 1994
"Beautiful Son," City Slang, 1993, Independent Top 20, Vol. 17, Independent 20, 1993, and DGC Rarities, Vol. I, DGC, 1994
"Over the Edge," Slanged, City Slang, 1992 also appears on Eight Songs for Greg Sage and the Wipers, Tim/Kerr, 1993, and Fourteen Songs for Greg Sage and the Wipers, Tim/Kerr, 1993
"Plump," Swag, Geffen Records/DGC, 1994
"Rock Star (Alternate version)," Jabberjaw No. 5: Good to the Last Drop and Jabberjaw No. 2, Mammoth, 1994
"Credit in the Straight World (Live)," The Incredible Son of Swag,David Geffen Company, 1995
"Drown Soda," Tank Girl Soundtrack, Elektra, 1995
"Gold Dust Woman," The Crow: City of Angels Soundtrack, HollywoodRecords, 1996
WRITINGS
Music Composer
Songs Featured in Films
"Celebrity Skin," American Pie, Universal, 1999
"Heaven Tonight," Never Been Kissed, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
"Be a Man," Any Given Sunday, 1999

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Rossi, Melissa, Courtney Love: Queen of Noise, Pocket Books, 1996
Brite, Poppy Z., Courtney Love: The Real Story, Simon & Schuster, 1997
St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, St. James Press, 2000

Periodicals

Billboard, July 19, 2003, p. 1
Entertainment Weekly, August 12, 1994, p. 18; January 30, 1998, p.63; May 28, 1999, p. 106; March 29, 2002, p. 34
Interview, March, 1994, p. 88; October, 1998, p. 134; April, 2004,p. 126
Los Angeles Times, "Calendar," December 15, 1996, pp. 8-9, 40-1
Newsweek, April 11, 1994, p. 72; October 21, 1996, pp. 92-3
New York, February 20, 1995, p. 64
People Weekly, November 25, 2002, p. 24
Rolling Stone, December 15, 1994, p. 56
Spin, February, 1995
Us, October, 1996, pp. 73-4
Vanity Fair, June, 1995

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