About

Known credits:
10
Birthday:
1951-04-07
Place of birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Janis Ian

Overview

Janis Ian (born Janis Eddy Fink) is an American singer-songwriter who was most commercially successful in the 1960s and 1970s; her most widely recognized song, "At Seventeen", was released as a single from her 1975 album Between the Lines which reached number 1 on the Billboard chart.

Born in 1951 in New York City, Ian entered the American folk music scene while still a teenager in the mid-1960s. Most active musically in that decade and the 1970s, she has continued recording into the 21st century. She has won two Grammy Awards, the first in 1975 for "At Seventeen" and the second in 2013 for Best Spoken Word Album, for her autobiography, Society's Child, with a total of ten nominations in eight different categories.

Ian is also a columnist and science fiction author.

Known for

Acting
2007 The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Flashback to 1974 Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2007 Countdown - The Wonder Years 2 Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1979 Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1969 Four Rode Out Actor The Singer 58
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1967 Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution Actor Self N/A
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1967 Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution Actor Self N/A
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Janis Ian: Breaking Silence Actor N/A
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Sound
1981 Freedom Sound Songs 59
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1969 Four Rode Out Sound Music 58
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1969 Four Rode Out Sound Original Music Composer 58
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