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Pop vocal artist and composer Alanis Morissette gained fame when she signed with Madonna's Maverick Records... (Learn more)

Top Projects: Head Case, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Weeds (View All)

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Alanis Morissette’s Milestones
Began playing the piano at age six
Released "Fate Stay with Me" as a single via a label she founded with Morgan
1984 Wrote her first song, "Fate Stay with Me," which she sent to a local folk singer, Lindsay Morgan
1986 Cast as a regular on the CTV/Nickelodeon show, "You Can't Do That on Television"
1987 Landed a spot on "Star Search," but lost after one round (used the stage name of Alanis Nadine)
1988 Signed a publishing deal with MCA Publishing
1991 Released debut album, Alanis (Canada only); Morissette co-wrote every track on the album with its producer, Leslie Howe
1992 Released second album, Now Is the Time; Morissette wrote the songs with the album's producer, Leslie Howe (Canada only)
1993 Appeared in the film "Just One of the Girls" starring Corey Haim
1995 First internationally released album, Jagged Little Pill
1995 Singed a deal with Maverick Records
1998 Recorded the song "Uninvited" for the soundtrack for the film "City of Angels"
1998 Released her fourth album, Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, which she wrote and produced with Glen Ballard
1999 Appearing as God in the Kevin Smith film "Dogma"; also contributed the song "Still" to its soundtrack
1999 Played a lesbian on an episode of HBO's "Sex and the City"
2001 First album solely written and produced by Morissette, Under Rug Swept
2002 Appeared as herself in an episode of HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
2003 Appeared in the Off-Broadway play "The Exonerated" as Sunny Jacobs, a death row inmate freed after proof surfaced that she was innocent
2004 Appeared briefly in the Cole Porter biographical film "De-Lovely"; also performed the song "Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)"
2005 Released an acoustic version of Jagged Little Pill Acoustic; released exclusively through Starbucks' Hear Music retail
2006 Contributed the song "Wunderkind" to the soundtrack of the film "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"; nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song
2006 Guest-starred in three episodes of FX's "Nip/Tuck," playing a lesbian named Poppy
2007 Released a tongue-in-cheek cover of The Black Eyed Peas's song "My Humps"; also released an accompanying YouTube-hosted video
2008 Released seventh studio album, Flavors of Entanglement
2009 Appeared in several episodes of "Weeds" (Showtime), playing Dr. Audra Kitson, a "no-nonsense obstetrician"

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Quick Facts

Also known as

Birth Name : Alanis Nadine Morissette

Born

June, 01 1974 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Education

  • Immaculata High School, Ottawa, ON:
  • Glebe Collegiate Institute, Ottawa, ON:

Professions

musician, singer, songwriter, actress, record producer

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