Patti Smith

Born 1946-12-30 (age 79) Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Biography

Patricia Lee Smith is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and poet who became an influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album Horses. Called the "punk poet laureate," Smith fused rock and poetry in her work.

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Patti Smith

Patti Smith

Patti Smith

Known For

Film catastrophe

Film catastrophe

2018

as Self

The Rugrats Movie

The Rugrats Movie

1998

as Newborn Baby (singing voice)

Nova '78

Nova '78

2025

as Self (archive footage)

Film Socialisme

Film Socialisme

2010

as La chanteuse

Now

Now

2021

as Self

Song to Song

Song to Song

2017

as Patti Smith

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025

as Self (archive footage)

Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer

Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer

2022

as Self

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

2019

as The Punk Poet

The Big Empty

The Big Empty

2003

as Traveler

No. 18: Mahagonny

1980

as Self

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

2017

as Self

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021

as Self

West of Memphis

West of Memphis

2012

as Self – WM3 Supporter

Women in Rock

Women in Rock

1986

as Self (archive footage)

Wim Wenders, Desperado

Wim Wenders, Desperado

2020

as Self

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

2007

as Self

Girls in Bands at the BBC

Girls in Bands at the BBC

2015

as Self (archive footage)

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

2010

as Self

Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures

Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures

2016

as Self (voice) (uncredited)