Kathleen Hanna
Riot grrrl, Guitarist
1968 –
Who is Kathleen Hanna?
Kathleen Hanna is an American musician, feminist activist, and punk zine writer. In the early- to mid-1990s she was the lead singer of Bikini Kill, before fronting Le Tigre in the late 1990s and early 2000s. In 1998, Hanna released a solo album under the name Julie Ruin and since 2010 has been working on a project called the Julie Ruin.
A documentary film about Hanna was made by Sini Anderson in 2010–2013. The film, The Punk Singer, premiered at SXSW in March 2013. Hanna used the film to announce her years-long battle with Lyme disease.
She is married to Adam Horovitz of the Beastie Boys.
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- Born
- Nov 12, 1968
Portland - Also known as
- Kathleen M. Hanna
- Julie Ruin
- Le Tigre
- Spouses
- Adam Horovitz
(2006 - )
- Adam Horovitz
- Religion
- Atheism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- The Evergreen State College
- Lived in
- Portland
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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