Janis Ian

Acting

Janis Ian

Born
(age 75)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
16 titles

Biography

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.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 13

YearTitleRole
2025 Janis Ian: Breaking Silence Film Self
2013 Getting On TV Mrs. Belfontaine (1 ep)
2007 Countdown - The Wonder Years 2 Film Self (archive footage)
2007 The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Flashback to 1974 Film Self (archive footage)
1979 Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip Film Self (archive footage)
1975 Saturday Night Live TV Self - Musical Guest (1 ep)
1974 Dinah! TV Self (1 ep)
1973 Rock Concert TV Self (1 ep)
1969 Four Rode Out Film The Singer
1967 Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution Film Self
1967 Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution TV Self (1 ep)
1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV Self (3 ep)
1961 The Mike Douglas Show TV Self (3 ep)

Crew credits 4

YearTitleJob
1989 Tokyo: The Last War Film Theme Song Performance
1981 Freedom Film Songs
1977 The Album on the Shore TV Theme Song Performance (15 ep)
1969 Four Rode Out Film Original Music Composer
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