Acting
Kathy Acker
Born 1947-04-18
Department: Acting
Biography
Kathy Acker was an American experimental novelist, punk poet, playwright, essayist, postmodernist and sex-positive feminist writer. She was influenced by the Black Mountain School poets, the writer William S. Burroughs, the artist and theoretician David Antin, French critical theory, feminist artists Carolee Schneeman and Eleanor Antin, and by philosophy, mysticism, and pornography.
Known For
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Variety
1985
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Traceroute
2016
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The Golden Boat
1991
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IDn4
1991
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Memory Xperiment: Kathy Acker
2020
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Kathy Acker
1984
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Dear Jimmy
1978
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Who's Afraid of Kathy Acker?
2007
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Kathy Acker in School
1997
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Blue Tape (Tape 2)
1974
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (17 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Memory Xperiment: Kathy Acker | Writer | Movie | 2020 |
 | Traceroute | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2016 |
 | Blood and Guts in High School | Writer | Movie | 2009 |
 | Who's Afraid of Kathy Acker? | Self | Movie | 2007 |
| The Falconer | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1998 | |
 | Kathy Acker in School | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1997 |
| Seeing Is Believing | Kathy Acker | Movie | 1992 | |
 | IDn4 | Kathy Acker | Movie | 1991 |
 | The Golden Boat | Professor | Movie | 1991 |
 | Variety | Script | Movie | 1985 |
| Variety | Screenplay | Movie | 1985 |
 | Kathy Acker | Self | Movie | 1984 |
 | Dear Jimmy | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1978 |
 | Blue Tape (Tape 2) | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1974 |
| Blue Tape (Tape 2) | Director | Movie | 1974 |
 | The Blue Tapes | Self | Movie | 1972 |
| The Blue Tapes | Director | Movie | 1972 |