Kim Gordon

Biography

Kim Althea Gordon (born April 28, 1953) is an American musician, vocalist, artist, record producer, video director and actress. She is lead singer, bass and guitarist in the alternative rock band Sonic Youth, and in Free Kitten with Julia Cafritz (of Pussy Galore). Gordon has collaborated with a number of musicians, including Ikue Mori, DJ Olive, William Winant, Lydia Lunch, Courtney Love, Alan Licht and Chris Corsano. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Saturday Night Live

Gilmore Girls

Late Show with David Letterman

Gossip Girl

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

All Movies (79)

• Marc by Sofia2026
• The Best Summer2026 · as Self
• The Chronology of Water2025 · as Photographer
• Sonic Youth: Live in 19912025
• Pavements2025 · as Self (uncredited)
• Bad Painter2025 · as Interviewer
• FireAid Benefit Concert2025 · as Self
• Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story2024
• 12341 Branford St. Sun Valley2023 · as Self
• Picture Window2022 · as Kim Gordon
• Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.2021 · as herself
• Los Angeles June 62020 · as Self
• Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond2019
• SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions2019 · as Self
• Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation2019
• Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot2018 · as Corky
• Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution2017 · as Self
• Ed Ruscha: Buildings and Words2016 · as Self
• Girls in Bands at the BBC2015 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Nightmare2015 · as Teacher
• The Punk Singer2013 · as Self
• Une Danse Des Bouffons2013 · as Maria Martins
• I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney2013
• A Proposal for A Dance2012 · as Self
• The Hardcore Collection2012 · as (archive footage)
• Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 20112011
• Sonic Youth: Maquinaria Festival2011
• Sonic Youth & The Black Keys: Live at Austin City Limits 20112010
• Rappin' With The Rickster2010 · as Self
• From the Basement2009 · as Self - Sonic Youth
• New York Rock at the BBC2008 · as Self - Sonic Youth
• 365 Day Project2007 · as Self
• Welcome to My Castle!2007 · as Self
• I'm Not There2007 · as Carla Hendricks
• Boarding Gate2007 · as Kay
• Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle East2007 · as Herself
• Her Noise - The Making Of2006
• Cut Shorts2006
• Noise2006 · as Self
• Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes2005
• Last Days2005 · as Record Executive
• (This Is Known as) The Blues Scale2004 · as Self
• Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost2004
• Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage2003 · as Performer
• Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003)2003
• Sonic Youth: Rockpalast 20022002
• Kiss My Grits: The Herstory of Women in Punk and Hard Rock2001 · as Self
• Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 20002000
• Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth2000 · as Self
• Free Tibet1998 · as Self - Sonic Youth
• Sonic Youth: Festival Internacional de Benicàssim1998
• Sonic Youth: Rockpalast 19981998
• Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 19961996
• Tibetan Freedom Concert1996 · as Self
• The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special1995 · as Self
• Sonic Youth: Screaming Fields of Sonic Love1995
• Sonic Youth: Blood on the Beach1995 · as Self
• X-Girl1995 · as interviewer
• Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!1994 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos1994 · as Self
• No Alternative Girls1994 · as Herself
• Changing Fashions1993
• Sonic Youth: Live at Campo Pequeno Lisboa1993
• Grunge Pedal1993
• 1991: The Year Punk Broke1992 · as Self
• Skeeno H.C. Rules1991
• Goo1991 · as Self
• Notebook1991
• Weatherman '691989 · as Bernadine Dohrn
• Sonic Youth: 930 Club1988
• Put More Blood Into the Music1988 · as Herself
• Lou Believers1988 · as Herself
• Sonic Youth: Mississippi Nights, St. Louis1986
• Sublapse Video Mag 11986
• Submit to Me1986
• Sonic Youth: Gila Monster Jamboree1985
• Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985—
• Sonic Youth: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1996—
• Sonic Youth Full Set From The Basement— · as Self

All TV Shows (14)

• Everybody's Live with John Mulaney2025 · as Self - Musical Guest
• Women Who Rock2022 · as Self
• Party Legends2016
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Musical Guest
• Portlandia2011 · as Kim Gordon
• Late Night with Jimmy Fallon2009 · as Self - Musical Guest
• Gossip Girl2007 · as Kim Gordon
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Musical Guest
• Gilmore Girls2000 · as Cool Mom Troubadour
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Musical Guest
• Late Show with David Letterman1993 · as Self - Musical Guest
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992 · as Self - Musical Guest
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
• The Grammys1959 · as Self