Alanis Morissette Biography (1974-)

Given name is pronounced Uh-lan-is; full name, Alanis Nadine Morissette; bornJune 1, 1974, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; daughter of Alan (a high school principal) and Georgia (a teacher; maiden name, Feuerstein) Morissette. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Scott Welch, Mosaic Media Group, 9200 Sunset Blvd., 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90069.; Publicist: Mitch Schneider Organization, 14724 Ventura Blvd., Suite 410, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403.; Contact: c/o Maverick Recording Company, 9348 Civic Center Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210-3606.

Nationality: Canadian
Gender: Female
Occupation: Singer, songwriter, actress, producer, director, production designer
Birth Details: June 1, 1974; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
(Uncredited) You Can't Do That on Television (also known as YouCan't Do That on TV), CTV and Nickelodeon, 1986
Host, Music Works, CBC, beginning 1994
Specials
Herself, Borderline High, YTV, 1992
The Mastercard Masters of Music Concert for the Prince's Trust, HBO, 1996
MTV Presents: Alanis Morissette, MTV, 1998
The Nobel Peace Concert, Fox Family Channel, 1998
Herself, The Rankin File: Music, Money, and the Web, VH1, 1999
Alanis T.V., 1999
Amnesty International Concert for Human Rights, 1999
Saturday Night Live 25: The Music, 1995-1999, NBC, 1999
Woodstock 99, Fox, 1999
Woodstock '99 Revisited, MTV, 1999
Experience Music Project Grand Opening, VH1, 2000
Class Dismissed with Alanis Morissette, 2001
Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words and Music, TNT andThe WB, 2001
French & Saunders Spring Special, 2001
Testimony: 20 Years of Rock on MTV, MTV, 2001
American Bandstand's 50th Anniversary, 2002
Summer Music Mania 2002, Fox, 2002
Commentator, 100 Greatest Videos, VH1, 2003
100 Greatest Women of Rock `n' Roll, VH1, c. 2003
95.8 Capital FM's Party in the Park for the Prince's Trust 2002, 2004
(In archive footage) 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops, E! EntertainmentTelevision, 2004
Awards Presentations
The 1995 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 1995
The Brit Awards '96, ABC, 1996
The 1996 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 1996
The 1996 World Music Awards, ABC, 1996
The 38th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1996
The 41st Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1999
The 31st Annual Juno Awards, 2002
The 32nd Annual Juno Awards, 2003
2003 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2003
Host, The 33rd Annual Juno Awards, 2004
Episodic
(As Alanis Nadine) Star Search, syndicated, 1989
ABC in Concert, ABC, 1991
Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1995, 1998
The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1995, 1999, 2002, 2004
Later with Jools Holland, BBC, 1995, 2004
Die Harald Schmidt Show, 1996
Storytellers, VH1, 1996
Holmes, 1996, 1998
Top of the Pops, 1996, 2002, 2003
El septimo de caballeria, 1998
Hey Hey, It's Saturday, 1998
Sen kvaell med Luuk, 1998
"Alanis Morissette," Behind the Music (also known as VH1's Behind the Music), VH1, 1999
"Alanis Morissette," MTV Unplugged, MTV, 1999
Otro rollo con: Adal Ramones, 1999
"100 Greatest Women in Rock and Roll," 100 Greatest, VH1, c. 1999
Dawn, "Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl ...," Sex and the City, HBO, 2000
Breakfast, BBC, 2000
Herself, "The Terrorist Attack," Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO, 2002
CD: UK, 2002
Last Call with Carson Daly, NBC, 2002
Lo mas plus, 2002
Musica si, 2002
V Graham Norton, Channel 4 (England), 2002
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, multiple appearances, beginning 2002
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2002, 2003
The View, ABC, 2002, 2004
"50 Greatest Women of the Video Era," 100 Greatest, VH1, 2003
(Uncredited) "Mesa para dois," Celebridade, 2003
"100 Greatest Songs of the Past 25 Years," 100 Greatest, VH1, 2003
Pepsi Smash, The WB, 2003, 2004
Herself, "Popparit Bushin kimpussa," 4Pop, 2004
Herself, "Vinokas elokuvamusikaali," 4Pop, 2004
Herself, "Wetten, dass ...? aus Berlin," Wetten, das ...?, 2004
Singer in the Lair, "What Dreams May Come," American Dreams, NBC,2004
Herself and various characters, MADtv, Fox, 2004
Herself, Real Time with Bill Maher, HBO, 2004
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (also known as Ellen and The Ellen DeGeneres Show), syndicated, 2004
The Howard Stern Show, E! Entertainment Television, 2004
Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC, 2004
Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2004
Musica uno, 2004
On-Air with Ryan Seacrest, syndicated, 2004
Pulse, Fox, 2004
Principal, "Crying over You: Parts 1 & 2," Degrassi: The Next Generation (also known as Degrassi: TNG, Degrassi: La prochaine generation, and Degrassi: La proxima generacion), CTV and The N, 2005
Appeared in Musicians, Bravo; in "Alanis Morissette in the NavajoNation," Music in High Places, MTV; as herself, On the Record withBob Costas, HBO; in VH1 Guerilla Concerts, VH1; and in Reverb and Soundstage.
Film Appearances
(Uncredited) Anything for Love (also known as Just One of the Girls), 1993
Herself, Free Tibet (documentary), 1998
God, Dogma, Lions Gate Films, 1999
(Uncredited) Music company receptionist, Coyote Ugly, Buena Vista,2000
That woman (God), Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Dimension Films,2001
Herself, Alanis Morissette: We're with the Band, IFILM, 2004
Performer, De-lovely, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 2004
Just Friends, New Line Cinema, 2005
Performer of songs featured in films and television programs.

Film Executive Producer
Alanis Morissette: We're with the Band, IFILM, 2004
Stage Appearances
The Vagina Monologues, Westside Theatre Downstairs, New York City,2000
Appeared as Sunny Jacobs in a production of The Exonerated.
Radio Appearances
Episodic
The Howard Stern Radio Show, 2004
RECORDINGS
Albums
(As Alanis) Alanis, MCA Canada, 1987
(As Alanis) Now Is the Time, MCA Canada, 1992
Jagged Little Pill (includes "You Oughta Know"), Maverick Records,1995
Space Cakes (acoustic tracks), 1996
Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, Maverick Records, 1998
Alanis Unplugged (also known as MTV Unplugged), Warner Bros., 1999
Star Profile, 1999
Feast on Scraps, 2002
Under Rug Swept, Maverick Records, 2002
Down the Alley, 2004
So-Called Chaos, 2004
Singles
"Fate Stay with Me," Lamor Records, 1987
"Hand in My Pocket," 1995
"You Oughta Know," 1995
"Head over Feet," 1996
"Ironic," 1996
"You Learn," 1996
"Thank U," 1998
"So Pure," 1999
"That I Would Be Good," 1999
"Unsent," 1999
"Hands Clean" (first version), 2002
"Hands Clean" (second version), 2002
"Precious Illusions," 2002
"Eight Easy Steps," 2004
"Everything," 2004
"Ironic (Down the Alley)," 2004
Other singles include "All I Really Want" and "Uninvited." Songs featuredin films and television programs.
Albums; With Others
1996 Grammy Nominees, 1996
1997 Grammy Nominees, 1997
Tibetan Freedom Concert, 1997
Dave Matthews Band, Before These Crowded Streets, 1998
City of Angels (soundtrack), Warner Bros., 1998
No Boundaries, 1999
SNL 25: Saturday Night Live the Musical, 1999
Woodstock '99, 1999
Strung Out on Jagged Little Pill, 2000
MTV: 20 Years of Pop, 2001
A Tribute to Alanis Morissette, 2001
Voices of Hope: Sabera Foundation, 2002
Powered by Fender: The Players, 2003
De-lovely: Music from the Motion Picture (soundtrack), 2004
Videos
Alanis Morissette: Head over Feet, 1997
Alanis Morissette: Jagged Little Pill--Live, 1997
Alanis Morissette: You Learn Live, 1997
Alanis Morissette: Feast on Scraps, 2002
Video Work
Director, Alanis Morissette: Head over Feet, 1997
Director, producer, and production designer, Alanis Morissette: JaggedLittle Pill--Live, 1997
Director, Alanis Morissette: You Learn Live, 1997
Director and producer, Alanis Morissette: Feast on Scraps, 2002
Singles
"Hand in My Pocket," 1995
"You Oughta Know," 1995
"Head over Feet," 1996
"Ironic," 1996
"You Learn," 1996
"Joining You," 1998
"Thank U," 1998
"So Pure," 1999
"That I Would Be Good," 1999
"Unsent," 1999
"Hands Clean" (first version), 2002
"Hands Clean" (second version), 2002
"Precious Illusions," 2002
"Eight Easy Steps," 2004
"Everything," 2004
"Ironic (Down the Alley)," 2004
Other singles include "All I Really Want" and "Uninvited." Songs featuredin films and television programs.
Music Videos
"Hand in My Pocket," 1995
"You Oughta Know," 1995
"Head over Feet," 1996
"Ironic," 1996
"You Learn," 1996
"Thank U," 1998
"So Pure," 1999
"That I Would Be Good," 1999
"Unsent," 1999
"Hands Clean" (first version), 2002
"Hands Clean" (second version), 2002
"Precious Illusions," 2002
"Everything," 2004
Other music videos include "All I Really Want" and "Uninvited."
Music Video Director
(With Michele Laurita) "Head over Feet," 1996
"Joining You," 1998
"So Pure," 1998
"Unsent," 1998
WRITINGS
Albums
(As Alanis) Alanis, MCA Canada, 1987
(As Alanis) Now Is the Time, MCA Canada, 1992
Jagged Little Pill (includes "You Oughta Know"), Maverick Records,1995
Space Cakes (acoustic tracks), 1996
Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, Maverick Records, 1998
Alanis Unplugged (also known as MTV Unplugged), Warner Bros., 1999
Feast on Scraps, 2002
Under Rug Swept, Maverick Records, 2002
So-Called Chaos, 2004
Singles
"Fate Stay with Me," Lamor Records, 1987
"Hand in My Pocket," 1995
"You Oughta Know," 1995
"Head over Feet," 1996
"Ironic," 1996
"You Learn," 1996
"Joining You," 1998
"Thank U," 1998
"So Pure," 1999
"That I Would Be Good," 1999
"Unsent," 1999
"Hands Clean" (first version), 2002
"Hands Clean" (second version), 2002
"Precious Illusions," 2002
"Eight Easy Steps," 2004
"Everything," 2004
"Ironic (Down the Alley)," 2004
Other singles include "All I Really Want" and "Uninvited." Songs featuredin films and television programs.
Videos
Alanis Morissette: Head over Feet, 1997
Alanis Morissette: Jagged Little Pill--Live, 1997
Alanis Morissette: You Learn Live, 1997
Alanis Morissette: Feast on Scraps, 2002
Nonfiction
(Author of foreword) Neale Donald Walsch, Conversations with God for Teens, Scholastic, 2002
Teleplays
With Others; Awards Presentations
The 32nd Annual Juno Awards, 2003

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Cantin, Paul, Alanis Morissette: A Biography, St. Martin's Press,1998
Contemporary Musicians, Volume 39, Gale, 2004
St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, St. James Press, 2000
Tomashoff, Craig, You Live, You Learn: The Alanis Morissette Story, Berkley Publishing Group, 1998

Periodicals

Billboard, May 13, 1995, p. 7; March 9, 1996, p. 1
Canadian Musician, March, 2002
Chicago Sun-Times, March 1, 1996, p. 14; March 4, 1996, p. 29
Entertainment Weekly, April 3, 1998; November 6, 1998, pp. 26-34;May 28, 2004, p. 121
Hollywood Reporter, May 6, 2002
Interview, November, 1999, p. 102; November, 2002, pp. 89-90; May,2004, pp. 118-21
Maclean's, November 23, 1998; February 25, 2002, p. 50
Newsweek, May 24, 2004, p. 69
People Weekly, December 30, 1996, p. 86; June 14, 2004, p. 92
Playboy, May, 1996, p. 141
Q, February, 2002, pp. 82-85
Rolling Stone, November 2, 1995, p. 40
Time, February 26, 1996, p. 66; May 28, 2001, p. 95
US Weekly, November, 1998, p. 28

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