Biography
Alanis Morissette turned her angst into an art form and delivered one of the most groundbreaking albums of all time with her 1995 opus, Jagged Little Pill. The iconic album bridged the gap between post-Nirvana grunge and pre-Britney Spears pop with the singer-songwriter's unapologetic and haunting tracks such as the confessional "You Oughta Know" and "Hand in My Pocket." The Grammy Award-winning album also branded Morissette as the poster girl …
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Career 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" | |
Awards
1995 | Grammy Award for Album Of The Year |
1995 | Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance |
1995 | Grammy Award for Best Rock Album |
1995 | Grammy Award for Best Rock Song |
1997 | Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video |
1998 | Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song - Motion Picture in City of Angels |
1998 | Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance |
1998 | Grammy Award for Best Rock Song |
2005 | Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song - Motion Picture in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |