Janis Ian
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Biography
Janis Ian brought her musical talents to a variety of films over the course of her Hollywood career. Janis Ian kicked off her entertainment career with features in films like the Sue Lyon western "Four Rode Out" (1969), "Friday the 13th... the Orphan" (1979) with Peggy Feury and the Farrah Fawcett comedy "Sunburn" (1979). Her music also appeared in the drama "Foxes" (1980) with Jodie Foster. Though known first for her music, Janis Ian also acted in "Saturday Night Live" (NBC, 1975-). Unsurprisingly, Janis Ian's talents were entrusted to provide musical contributions for films like "Virus" (1980) and the drama "Falling From Grace" (1992) with John Mellencamp. Her music also appeared in "Virus" (1980) and "Falling From Grace" (1992) with John Mellencamp. Janis Ian's music was most recently featured in "Blood Ties" (2014). In the nineties through the early 2000s, Janis Ian lent her talents to projects like "Troubadours of Folk Music" (PBS, 1993-94), "America's Music: The Roots of Country" (TBS, 1995-96) and "Sound Affects" (VH1, 1999-2000). Her credits also expanded to "Teaching Mrs. Tingle" with Helen Mirren (1999), "Mean Girls" (2004) starring Lindsay Lohan and "Freshman Orientation" with Marla Sokoloff (2007). Janis Ian won a Best Spoken Word Album Grammy Award in 2012.