Lydia Lunch is an American singer, poet, writer, actress and self-empowerment speaker, whose career was spawned by the New York no wave scene. Her work typically features provocative and confrontational noise music delivery, and has maintained an anti-commercial ethic, operating independently of major labels and distributors.
Known For
70 Years of Youth Revolt
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2020
My Lover The Killer
2020
Spit and Ashes
2019
Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over
Self
2019
L7: Pretend We're Dead
Self
2017
The Ripple Effect
Self · (6 episodes)
2016
The Circular Ruins
Night (voice)
2014
Kill Us All
2014
Wild Thing
Self
2012
Bye Bye Blondie
La chanteuse
2012
The Hardcore Collection
(archive footage)
2012
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard
Self
2011
Blank City
Self
2011
Fake Orgasm
2010
Flood Stains
Saltmaster
2010
Godkiller: Walk Among Us
Bub (voice)
2010
Mutantes: Punk Porn Feminism
Self - Interviewee
2009
No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York
Self
2009
NYC Foetus
Herself
2009
For the End of Time
2009
Death of the Reel
Narrator
2008
Lydia Lunch: Video Hysterie: 1978 - 2006
Herself
2008
Llik Your Idols
Herself
2007
Her Noise - The Making Of
2006
Kill Your Idols: More.
Herself
2006
American Fame Pt. 2: Forgetting Jonathan Brandis
Narrator
2005
The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things
Social Worker #2
2004
Kill Your Idols
Herself
2004
D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist
Herself - Interviewee
2002
Kiss My Grits: The Herstory of Women in Punk and Hard Rock
Self
2001
Lunch on Kern
Herself
1997
Richard Kern - Portrait: Live From New York
1997
Visiting Desire
Sitter
1996
Baby Trouble Hole
Performer
1996
Lydia Lunch: Malicious Intent
1994
Die Haut - Sweat
Self
1994
No Age New York
Herself
1993
Thanatopsis
Herself
1991
Kiss Napoleon Goodbye
Hedda
1990
The Gun Is Loaded
Herself
1989
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets
Self
1989
Put More Blood Into the Music
Herself
1988
Mondo New York
Prologue
1988
Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread
1987
Submit to Me Now
1987
Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends
Self
1987
Fingered
1986
Barbecue Death Squad From Hell
Herself
1986
Death Valley '69
1986
Submit to Me
1986
School of Shame
1984
The Right Side of My Brain
1984
The Wild World of Lydia Lunch
Herself
1983
Like Dawn to Dust
1983
Vortex
Angel Powers
1982
DANCE OF THE DEAD CHILDREN
1982
Subway Riders
1981
Raw Nerves: A Lacanian Thriller
1980
The Offenders
1980
Black Box
1979
No New York Festival - Berlin
Self
1979
Beauty Becomes the Beast
1979
Alien Portrait
Self
1979
Rome '78
Empress
1978
Punking Out
Herself
1978
She Had Her Gun All Ready
1978
Guerillere Talks
Herself
1978