Biography and filmography

Kathleen Hanna

Kathleen Hanna is an American musician, artist, feminist activist, and punk zine writer. In the early-to mid-1990s she was the lead singer of feminist punk band Bikini Kill, before fronting Le Tigre in the late 1990s and early 2000s. In 1998, Hanna released a lo-fi solo album under the name Julie Ruin and since 2010, has been working on a project called The Julie Ruin.

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Movies (33)

The Best Summer

The Best Summer

2026 · Self

LOUDER: The Soundtrack of Change

LOUDER: The Soundtrack of Change

2024 · Self

Punk Girls - Die weibliche Geschichte des britischen Punk

Punk Girls - Die weibliche Geschichte des britischen Punk

2024 · Self

Sinéad O'Connor: Nothing Compares

Sinéad O'Connor: Nothing Compares

2022 · Self

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021 · Self

You Don't Own Me

You Don't Own Me

2021 · Self

The Go-Go's

The Go-Go's

2021 · Self - Bikini Kill

Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

2021 · Self

Bad Reputation

Bad Reputation

2018 · Self

Tour Without End

Tour Without End

2018

Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

2017 · Self

Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk

Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk

2017 · Self

El Plan de Maggie

El Plan de Maggie

2016 · Québécois Female Singer

Myrna the Monster

Myrna the Monster

2015 · Myrna (voice)

Positive Force: More Than a Witness - 30 Years of Punk Politics in Action

Positive Force: More Than a Witness - 30 Years of Punk Politics in Action

2014 · self

Revolution, Riot Grrrl Style

Revolution, Riot Grrrl Style

2014 · Herself

The Punk Singer

The Punk Singer

2013 · Self

She Said Boom: The Story of Fifth Column

She Said Boom: The Story of Fifth Column

2012 · herself

Wonder Women!: The Untold Story of American Superheroines

Wonder Women!: The Untold Story of American Superheroines

2012 · Self

Kill All Redneck Pricks: A Documentary Film about a Band Called KARP

Kill All Redneck Pricks: A Documentary Film about a Band Called KARP

2011 · Self

From the Back of the Room

From the Back of the Room

2011 · Herself

Who Took the Bomp? Le Tigre on Tour

Who Took the Bomp? Le Tigre on Tour

2010 · Herself

The Gits

The Gits

2008 · Self

Don't Need You - The Herstory of Riot Grrrl

Don't Need You - The Herstory of Riot Grrrl

2005 · Herself

Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost

Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost

2004

Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music

Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music

2001 · Self

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

1999 · Self

Radical Act

Radical Act

1996

In Search of Margo-go

In Search of Margo-go

1995

The Judy Spots

The Judy Spots

1995 · Judy

No Alternative Girls

No Alternative Girls

1994 · Herself

It Changed My Life: Bikini Kill in the UK

It Changed My Life: Bikini Kill in the UK

1993 · Herself

Untitled Daisy Chain Fields Documentary

Untitled Daisy Chain Fields Documentary

· Self

TV shows (5)