Patti Smith

Patti Smith

🎂 30th December 1946 (79 yrs) 📍 Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

Patti Smith

🎬 Movies Featuring Patti Smith

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025)

as Self (archive footage)
Go to Izzy!

Go to Izzy! (2024)

as Herself
Turn in the Wound

Turn in the Wound (2024)

One-Hit Wonders at the BBC: Volume Two

One-Hit Wonders at the BBC: Volume Two (2024)

as Self (archive footage)
Ron Delsener Presents

Ron Delsener Presents (2023)

as Self
Chornobyl

Chornobyl (2023)

as Self
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer

Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer (2022)

as Self
Patti Smith: Electric Poet

Patti Smith: Electric Poet (2022)

as Self (archive footage)
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2021)

as Self
Now

Now (2021)

as Self
Wim Wenders, Desperado

Wim Wenders, Desperado (2020)

as Self
Eric Burdon: Rock 'n' Roll Animal

Eric Burdon: Rock 'n' Roll Animal (2019)

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
WBCN and the American Revolution

WBCN and the American Revolution (2019)

as Self
Film catastrophe

Film catastrophe (2018)

as Self
Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band

Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band (2018)

as Herself
Kurt Everywhere

Kurt Everywhere (2018)

Spheres

Spheres (2018)

as Narrator (Voice)
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library (2017)

as Self
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives

Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives (2017)

as Self
Song to Song

Song to Song (2017)

as Patti Smith
I Am La Scala

I Am La Scala (2016)

as Self
The Book of Conrad

The Book of Conrad (2016)

Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures

Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures (2016)

as Self (voice) (uncredited)
U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris

U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris (2016)

U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 06/12/2015

U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 06/12/2015 (2015)

Girls in Bands at the BBC

Girls in Bands at the BBC (2015)

as Self (archive footage)
The 8th Floor

The 8th Floor (2014)

as Self
Bruce Springsteen A MusiCares Tribute

Bruce Springsteen A MusiCares Tribute (2014)

as Self
Three Stones for Jean Genet

Three Stones for Jean Genet (2014)

Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis' (2013)

as Self
West of Memphis

West of Memphis (2012)

as Self – WM3 Supporter
Patti Smith - Live at Montreux 2005

Patti Smith - Live at Montreux 2005 (2012)

as Herself
Sleepless Nights Stories

Sleepless Nights Stories (2011)

as Self
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (2010)

as Self
The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town

The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town (2010)

as Self
Film Socialisme

Film Socialisme (2010)

as La chanteuse
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts (2009)

as Self
Long for the City (Patti Smith in New York)

Long for the City (Patti Smith in New York) (2009)

as herself
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB (2009)

as Self
All Tomorrow's Parties

All Tomorrow's Parties (2009)

as Self
The Passage Clock: For Walter Benjamin

The Passage Clock: For Walter Benjamin (2008)

as Narrator
New York Rock at the BBC

New York Rock at the BBC (2008)

One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur

One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur (2008)

as Self
Patti Smith: Dream of Life

Patti Smith: Dream of Life (2008)

as Self
365 Day Project

365 Day Project (2007)

as Self
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell (2007)

You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson

You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson (2007)

as Self
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens (2007)

as Self
Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe

Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe (2007)

as Self
The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder: Punk & New Wave

The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder: Punk & New Wave (2006)

as Self
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)

R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.) (2003)

The Big Empty

The Big Empty (2003)

as Traveler
Brian Wilson: On Tour

Brian Wilson: On Tour (2003)

as Self
What the Punk - An MVD Sampler

What the Punk - An MVD Sampler (2002)

Jeff Buckley: Everybody Here Wants You

Jeff Buckley: Everybody Here Wants You (2002)

as Self
No Image

Kiss My Grits: The Herstory of Women in Punk and Hard Rock (2001)

as Self
25 Years of Punk

25 Years of Punk (2001)

as Self (archive footage)
Benjamin Smoke

Benjamin Smoke (2000)

as Herself
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration

Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration (2000)

as Self
Patti Smith at Anthology Film Archives Febr. 19, 1998

Patti Smith at Anthology Film Archives Febr. 19, 1998 (1998)

as Self
John Cale: An Exploration of His Life & Music

John Cale: An Exploration of His Life & Music (1998)

as Self (archive footage)
The Rugrats Movie

The Rugrats Movie (1998)

as Newborn Baby (singing voice)
The Best of Sessions at West 54th: Vol. 1

The Best of Sessions at West 54th: Vol. 1 (1997)

as Self
Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit

Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit (1997)

as Self
New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film

New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film (1996)

as Self
No Image

Dancing Barefoot (1995)

as Self
Women in Rock

Women in Rock (1986)

as Self (archive footage)
Burroughs: The Movie

Burroughs: The Movie (1984)

as Self
Rock My Religion

Rock My Religion (1984)

No Image

No. 18: Mahagonny (1980)

as Self
Patti Smith Group: Rockpalast 1979

Patti Smith Group: Rockpalast 1979 (1979)

as Performer
Still Moving/Patti Smith

Still Moving/Patti Smith (1978)

as Herself
Patti Smith Live in Stockholm 1976

Patti Smith Live in Stockholm 1976 (1977)

as Self
The Blank Generation

The Blank Generation (1976)

as Self
Night Lunch

Night Lunch (1975)

as Self
West Side Stories

West Side Stories (1971)

No Image

Robert Having His Nipple Pierced (1971)

as Narrator (uncredited)
Chelsea Hotel

Chelsea Hotel (1970)

as Self