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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

58

Gender

Female

Birthday

1974-09-27 (51 years old)

Place of Birth

Seattle, Washington, USA

Also Known As

Sleater-Kinney

Carrie Brownstein

Biography

Carrie Rachel Brownstein (born September 27, 1974) is an American musician, writer, actress, director, and comedian from Seattle, Washington. She is known for being the guitarist and vocalist of punk rock bands Excuse 17 and Sleater-Kinney, as well as for her television and film endeavors. In 2009 she created the sketch comedy series Portlandia with Fred Armisen, which the two starred in. The series ran for 8 seasons from 2011 to 2018. Brownstein has also acted in various films such as Carol (2015) and Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018).

Known For

Acting

The Punk Singer

2013

The Punk Singer

as

Self

Carol

2015

Carol

as

Genevieve Cantrell

The Celery Incident

2014

The Celery Incident

as

Various characters

Group

2002

Group

as

Light Tiger Eye

2009

Light Tiger Eye

as

Woman

The Oath

2018

The Oath

as

Alice

Tag

2018

Tag

as

Therapist (uncredited)

The Nowhere Inn

2021

The Nowhere Inn

as

Self

Fan Mail

2003

Fan Mail

as

Jo

9 Weeks

9 Weeks

as

Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as

Self - Sleater-Kinney

Transparent

Transparent

as

Syd Feldman

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Portlandia

Portlandia

as

Various Characters

Irma Vep

Irma Vep

as

Zelda

Archer

Archer

as

Dr. Sklodowska (voice)

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

as

Emily (voice)

Production

Crew

Directing