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Melissa Etheridge
Actor, Composer, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn May 29, 1961 (64 years)
Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and guitarist. Her eponymous debut album was released in 1988 and became an underground success. It peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard 200 and its lead single, "Bring Me Some Water", garnered Etheridge her first Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female in 1989. Her second album, Brave and Crazy, appeared that same year and earned Etheridge two more Grammy nominations. In 1992, Etheridge released her third album, Never Enough, and its lead single, "Ain't It Heavy", won Etheridge her first Grammy Award.
In 1993, she released what would become her mainstream breakthrough album, Yes I Am. Its tracks "I'm the Only One", "If I Wanted To", and "Come to My Window" all reached the Top 40 in the United States, while the latter earned Etheridge her second Grammy Award. Yes I Am spent 138 weeks on the Billboard 200, peaking at No. 15, and earning a RIAA certification of 6× Platinum, her largest selling album to date. Her fifth album, Your Little Secret, was released in 1995 and peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard 200, her highest-charting album to date. Its tracks "Nowhere to Go" and "I Want to Come Over" both reached the Top 40 in the United States.
Etheridge achieved further success with her albums Breakdown (1999), Skin (2001), and Lucky (2004). In October 2004, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, and underwent surgery and chemotherapy. At the 2005 Grammy Awards, she made a return to the stage, performing a tribute to Janis Joplin with Joss Stone. Stone began the performance with "Cry Baby" and Etheridge, bald from chemotherapy, joined her to perform the song "Piece of My Heart". Their performance was widely acclaimed, and India.Arie later wrote "I Am Not My Hair" about Etheridge. Later that year, Etheridge released her first compilation album, Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled. A great commercial success, it peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard 200, and went Gold almost immediately. Etheridge has released 16 studio albums to date, the most recent being One Way Out (2021).
Etheridge is known for music with a mixture of "confessional lyrics, pop-based folk-rock, and raspy, smoky vocals". She has been a gay and lesbian rights activist since her public coming out in January 1993. Among her various accolades, Etheridge has received two Grammy Awards (from 15 nominations), and an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "I Need to Wake Up" from the film An Inconvenient Truth (2006). She received the Berklee College of Music Honorary Doctor of Music Degree in 2006. The following year, she was honored with the ASCAP Founders Award. In September 2011, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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In 1993, she released what would become her mainstream breakthrough album, Yes I Am. Its tracks "I'm the Only One", "If I Wanted To", and "Come to My Window" all reached the Top 40 in the United States, while the latter earned Etheridge her second Grammy Award. Yes I Am spent 138 weeks on the Billboard 200, peaking at No. 15, and earning a RIAA certification of 6× Platinum, her largest selling album to date. Her fifth album, Your Little Secret, was released in 1995 and peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard 200, her highest-charting album to date. Its tracks "Nowhere to Go" and "I Want to Come Over" both reached the Top 40 in the United States.
Etheridge achieved further success with her albums Breakdown (1999), Skin (2001), and Lucky (2004). In October 2004, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, and underwent surgery and chemotherapy. At the 2005 Grammy Awards, she made a return to the stage, performing a tribute to Janis Joplin with Joss Stone. Stone began the performance with "Cry Baby" and Etheridge, bald from chemotherapy, joined her to perform the song "Piece of My Heart". Their performance was widely acclaimed, and India.Arie later wrote "I Am Not My Hair" about Etheridge. Later that year, Etheridge released her first compilation album, Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled. A great commercial success, it peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard 200, and went Gold almost immediately. Etheridge has released 16 studio albums to date, the most recent being One Way Out (2021).
Etheridge is known for music with a mixture of "confessional lyrics, pop-based folk-rock, and raspy, smoky vocals". She has been a gay and lesbian rights activist since her public coming out in January 1993. Among her various accolades, Etheridge has received two Grammy Awards (from 15 nominations), and an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "I Need to Wake Up" from the film An Inconvenient Truth (2006). She received the Berklee College of Music Honorary Doctor of Music Degree in 2006. The following year, she was honored with the ASCAP Founders Award. In September 2011, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Filmography
| 2024 | Norman's Rare Guitars Documentary · as Self |
| 2024 | Luther: Never Too Much · as Self |
| 2024 | Louder: The Soundtrack of Change · as Self |
| 2024 | Won't Be Silent · as Self |
| 2024 | Melissa Etheridge: I'm Not Broken (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | Runaway Radio · as Self |
| 2023 | Amanpour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | The 76th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2022 | |
| 2021 | Nick Cannon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | Hacks (2021) (TV Series) · as Melissa Etheridge |
| 2020 | Ahead of the Curve · as Self |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2018 | The '90s Greatest (TV Series) · as Self - Singer-Songwriter |
| 2017 | Mary Janes: The Women of Weed · as Self |
| 2017 | The Legend of 420 · as Herself |
| 2017 | Soundtracks: Songs That Defined History (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Hollywood First Look Features (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Bryan Adams - Wembley Live 1996 · as Self |
| 2016 | Out Here in Kansas · as Self |
| 2016 | Action Bronson & Friends Watch Ancient Aliens (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Rock & Roll Road Trip With Sammy Hagar (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Daily Blast Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Then and Now with Andy Cohen (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Janis: Little Girl Blue · as Self |
| 2015 | Hollywood Today Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2014 | The Meredith Vieira Show (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2014 | |
| 2013 | The Big Interview (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | The Queen Latifah Show (2013) (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2013 | Ok! TV (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Hollywood Game Night (TV Series) · as Self - Celebrity Player |
| 2012 | Larry King Now (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | Infinity Hall Live (TV Series) · as Herself |
| 2012 | CBS Saturday Morning (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | The Love We Make · as Self |
| 2011 | Big Morning Buzz Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | After Lately (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Piers Morgan Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Long Island Medium (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2010 | Marijuana: A Chronic History · as Herself |
| 2010 | The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | 1 a Minute · as Self |
| 2010 | America: The Story of Us (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Who Do You Think You Are? (US) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | Cupcake Wars (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | 2009 American Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | The Project (2009) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Convention · as Self |
| 2008 | Huckabee (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2008 | The Bonnie Hunt Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | Stand Up to Cancer · as Self |
| 2008 | The Wendy Williams Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | Chelsea Lately (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | Live Earth · as Self |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | The 79th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2007 | The 12th Annual Critics' Choice Awards · as Self |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | Celebrity Weddings: In Style · as Self |
| 2005 | The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts · as Self - Performer |
| 2005 | Entertainment Tonight Canada (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Sesame Street: All-Star Alphabet · as Self |
| 2005 | Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Dancing with the Stars (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 2005 | The 47th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2004 | Sex 'n' Pop (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Totally Gay! · as Self |
| 2003 | 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment · as Self - #98 Melissa Etheridge Delivers Baby Shocker |
| 2002 | I Love The 80s (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | American Idol (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 2002 | Essence Awards · as Self |
| 2002 | The 44th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 2002 | CMT Crossroads (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Last Call with Carson Daly (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | VH1: All Access (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Sweety Salty (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Eminem: Behind the Mask · as Self |
| 2001 | Last Party 2000 · as Self |
| 2001 | The Concert for New York City · as Self |
| 2001 | The 43rd Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 2001 | The 28th Annual American Music Awards · as Self |
| 2000 | Big Sound (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | My Generation · as Self |
| 2000 | |
| 1999 | 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll · as Self - Commentator |
| 1999 | Jackie's Back! · as Melissa Etheridge |
| 1999 | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1998 | Hollywood Squares (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1998 | The X-Files Movie Special · as Self |
| 1998 | The Real Ellen Story · as Self |
| 1998 | The Greatest (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | The Panel (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Behind the Music (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1997 | Hard Rock Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | VH1 Storytellers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | E! Live from the Red Carpet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony · as Self - Inductee Janis Joplin |
| 1995 | Woodstock '94 · as Self |
| 1994 | Elvis: The Tribute · as Self - Performer |
| 1994 | 1994 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Dennis Miller Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Ellen (TV Series) · as Melissa Etheridge |
| 1993 | Camp Christmas · as Self - Hostess |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | For Our Children: The Concert · as Self |
| 1993 | Taratata 100% Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1992 | Later... with Jools Holland (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | |
| 1992 | The 34th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 1991 | The Real World (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | Intimate Portrait (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | The 32nd Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 1989 | MTV Unplugged (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | The Arsenio Hall Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | NPA (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1983 | Sally (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1982 | Late Night With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Wetten, dass..? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1974 | 3nach9 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | American Music Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1969 | Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |