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Courtney Love
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Courtney Love

Born 1964 · San Francisco, California, USA · Active 1953–2026

Courtney Love, born in 1964 in San Francisco, is known for her dynamic presence in both music and film. In Straight to Hell (1987), she delivers a memorable performance that captures the anarchic spirit of the punk era. Her journey from the gritty punk scene of Portland to the silver screen reflects her fearless artistic exploration. Love's role in this film underscores her ability to blend her musical roots with her acting, contributing to the cult film conversation with a raw authenticity that resonates with fans of exploitation cinema.

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Straight to Hell

Straight to Hell

★ 4.8
as Velma

A gang of bank robbers with a suitcase full of money go to the desert to hide out. After burying the loot, they find their way to a surreal town full of cowboys who drink an awful lot of coffee. The townspeople are hostile to the outsiders at first, but seem to accept them once they've killed a couple of people. After a while, a mysterious man named Dade arrives, who seems to have unpleasant business to settle with the robbers. A free-for-all shoot-em-up ensues.

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Filmography

89 credits
2020s 9 credits
2026
Movie ★ 7.0
2026
Movie
2023
James Blunt: One Brit Wonder as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 7.0
2023
I Hate Myself and I Want to Die as Self (archive footage)
Movie
2022
Meet Me in the Bathroom as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 5.4
2021
Movie
2021
Movie ★ 10.0
2021
Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self - Guest Team Captain
TV ★ 7.8
2020
Movie
2010s 16 credits
2019
J.T. LeRoy as Sasha
Movie ★ 5.5
2018
Movie ★ 10.0
2017
Menendez: Blood Brothers as Kitty Menendez
Movie ★ 5.1
2017
Movie ★ 7.5
2017
Movie ★ 10.0
2017
Movie ★ 7.0
2016
Movie ★ 7.4
2016
Movie ★ 6.6
2015
Movie ★ 7.6
2015
Empire as Elle Dallas
TV ★ 7.1
2014
The Young Blood Chronicles as The Head Bitch In Charge
Movie ★ 8.3
2012
Movie ★ 5.0
2012
Movie ★ 7.3
2011
Movie ★ 6.3
2011
Revenge as White Gold
TV ★ 7.6
2000s 21 credits
2009
TV ★ 5.2
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
TV ★ 7.5
2008
Sons of Anarchy as Ms. Harrison
TV ★ 8.4
2007
Movie
2007
TV ★ 7.2
2007
TV ★ 7.4
2006
TV ★ 10.0
2004
Movie ★ 7.0
2003
Movie ★ 6.9
2003
TV ★ 7.2
2002
Trapped as Cheryl
Movie ★ 6.2
2002
TV ★ 6.0
2001
Julie Johnson as Claire
Movie ★ 5.5
2001
Movie ★ 6.8
2001
TV ★ 6.1
2000
Beat as Joan Vollmer Burroughs
Movie ★ 5.1
1990s 30 credits
1999
Man on the Moon as Lynne Margulies
Movie ★ 7.2
1999
Movie ★ 5.8
1999
Movie ★ 8.3
1998
Movie ★ 6.0
1998
The Righteous Babes as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 3.3
1998
Movie ★ 6.5
1997
The View as Self
TV ★ 4.4
1997
TV ★ 7.3
1997
TV
1997
Elle Style Awards as Self - Winner
TV
1996
Basquiat as Big Pink
Movie ★ 6.6
1996
Movie ★ 7.0
1996
Feeling Minnesota as Rhonda the Waitress
Movie ★ 5.4
1995
Movie ★ 9.0
1995
Hole: MTV Unplugged as Lead Vocals, Guitar
Movie ★ 10.0
1995
Hole: Violet as Herself
Movie ★ 10.0
1994
Movie ★ 7.5
1994
Movie
1994
Movie
1993
Late Show with David Letterman as Self - Guest/Musical Guest
TV ★ 6.4
1992
Movie ★ 6.8
1992
Movie
1980s 5 credits
1988
Tapeheads as Norman's Spanker (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.4
1987
Movie ★ 5.5
1986
Sid and Nancy as Gretchen
Movie ★ 6.7
1984
Movie ★ 6.5
1984
TV ★ 7.8
1950s 1 credit
1953
The Oscars as Self
TV ★ 7.0
s 2 credits
Movie
Crew Credits
2020s 1 credit
2020
Movie ★ 5.7
1990s 4 credits
1995
Movie ★ 9.0
1992
Movie