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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