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Carrie Brownstein

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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).

Notable films

Where to start

Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

The Punk Singer

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Irma Vep

As Zelda

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

As Suzanne

9 Weeks

As Self

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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Love in the Ruins

From the Sex Pistols' collapse to the quiet ache of post-punk, a chain of films where rebellion and romance burn together, and the fallout is everything.

8 films

The Show Must Go On

From Freddie Mercury's operatic excess to the raw defiance of punk, this chain traces how cinema captures the transformative power of self-expression.

8 films

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