Joan Baez

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1941-01-09 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Staten Island, New York, USA

Joan Baez

Biography

Joan Chandos Baez (born January 9, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and activist. Her contemporary folk music often includes songs of protest and social justice.] Baez has performed publicly for over 60 years, releasing more than 30 albums. Baez is generally regarded as a folk singer, but her music has diversified since the counterculture era of the 1960s and encompasses genres such as folk rock, pop, country, and gospel music. She began her recording career in 1960 and achieved immediate success. Her first three albums, Joan Baez, Joan Baez, Vol. 2 and Joan Baez in Concert, all achieved gold record status. Although a songw...

Acting

1967

1970

Woodstock

as Self

2007

1990

Berkeley in the Sixties

as Self (archive footage)

1985

Live Aid

as Self

2022

Ennio

as Self

1978

Renaldo and Clara

as The Woman in White

1970

1971

1964

The March

as Self

2021

Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends

as Self (archive footage)

1967

Festival

as Self

1987

2014

The Stars Behind the Iron Curtain

as Self (archive footage)

2009

2020

2004

Live Aid

as Self

2007

65 Revisited

as Self (archive footage)

2015

2015

... Sings Dylan II

as Self (archive footage)

2025

Newport and the Great Folk Dream

as Self (archive footage)

Production

1972

Silent Running

as Theme Song Performance

1988

1971

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