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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