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Natalie Anne Merchant was born on October 26, 1963 in Jamestown, New York, USA. The third of four children, Natalie displayed a love for music at an early age, though she never thought of it as a career choice. Natalie originally wanted to become a teacher, but that changed when she met Robert Buck in 1981 and became the lead singer for 10,000 Maniacs... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2010 Glamour, Models, Mum and Me (TV movie) (writer: "San Andreas Fault" / performer: "San Andreas Fault")
 
2010 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Episode #18.36 (2010) (writer: "Nursery Rhyme of Innocence and Experience" / performer: "Nursery Rhyme of Innocence and Experience")
 
2010 House M.D. (TV series)
Lockdown (2010) (performer: "Birds and Ships" - uncredited)
 
2009 Being Erica (TV series)
Battle Royale (2009) (writer: "These Are Days")
 
2009 Banda sonora (TV series)
Episode #5.20 (2009) (writer: "These Are Days")
 
2008 Breaking Bad (TV series)
A No-Rough-Stuff-Type Deal (2008) (writer: "Candy Everybody Wants")
 
2006 Cándida (writer: "Motherland" / performer: "Motherland")
 
2004 Purgatory House (writer: "My Skin" / performer: "My Skin")
 
2003 Cheaper by the Dozen (writer: "These Are Days")
 
2002/I When in Rome (video) (writer: "These Are Days")
 
2002 Alias (TV series)
Almost Thirty Years (2002) (writer: "My Skin" - uncredited / performer: "My Skin" - uncredited)
 
2002 Crossing Jordan (TV series)
Secrets & Lies: Part 1 (2002) (performer: "My Skin" - uncredited)
The Gift of Life (2002) (performer: "I May Know The Word" - uncredited)
 
2002 Stones (writer: "The Letter", "Noah's Dove" / performer: "The Letter")
 
2000 Xena: Warrior Princess (TV series)
Antony and Cleopatra (2000) (writer: "Carnival" / performer: "Carnival")
 
1999 Natalie Merchant: Live in Concert (video documentary) (writer: "Life is Sweet", "Ophelia", "Wonder", "San Andreas Fault", "Beloved Wife", "Carnival", "Break Your Heart", "These Are Days" / performer: "Life is Sweet", "Ophelia", "Wonder", "San Andreas Fault", "Beloved Wife", "Senor Don Gato", "Space Oddity", "Carnival", "Break Your Heart", "These Are Days", "The Gulf of Araby", "Waterbound")
 
1999 Bringing Out the Dead (writer: "These Are Days")
 
1998 Ophelia (video documentary) (writer: "Ophelia", "Frozen Charlotte", "My Skin", "Thick as Thieves", "Kind and Generous", "Carnival", "Jealousy", "Break Your Heart", "Wonder" / performer: "Ophelia", "Frozen Charlotte", "My Skin", "Thick as Thieves", "Kind and Generous", "Carnival")
 
1996 One Fine Day (performer: "One Fine Day")
 
1995 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
David Schwimmer/Natalie Merchant (1995) (performer: "Wonder" - uncredited, "Carnival" - uncredited)
 
1990 Time Capsule (video documentary) (writer: "National Education Week", "Tension", "Pit Viper", "Scorpio Rising", "Maddox Table", "My Mother the War", "Hey Jack Kerouac", "Don't Talk", "Like the Weather", "What's the Matter Here", "Trouble Me", "Hateful Hate", "Eat for Two", "Dust Bowl", "You Happy Puppet")
 
Show ShowDirector (3 titles)
2012 Dear Governor Cuomo (documentary) (collaborating director)
 
1999 Natalie Merchant: Live in Concert (video documentary)
 
1990 Time Capsule (video documentary)
 
Show ShowActress (2 titles)
2011 A Child's Garden of Poetry (TV movie) (voice)
 
2007 Naya Din (short)
 
Show ShowComposer (1 title)
2005 Earthlings (documentary)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1998 Ophelia (video documentary)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2006 Avain (short) (special thanks for inspiration)
 
1998 StarCraft (Video Game) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (26 titles)
2012 Dear Governor Cuomo (documentary)
 
1992-2010 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Musical Guest
Episode #18.36 (2010) … Herself - Musical Guest
Episode #10.102 (2002) … Herself
Episode #9.200 (2001) … Herself
Episode dated 14 October 1999 (1999) … Herself - Musical Guest
Episode dated 11 February 1999 (1999) … Herself
 
2003 Go Further (documentary)
Herself
 
1996-2002 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 1 May 2002 (2002) … Herself
Episode dated 7 November 2001 (2001) … Herself
Episode dated 28 October 1999 (1999) … Herself
Episode dated 4 May 1999 (1999) … Herself
Episode dated 22 September 1998 (1998) … Herself
 
2002 Austin City Limits (TV series documentary)
Herself
Natalie Merchant/Eric Taylor (2002) … Herself
 
2001 Up Close and Personal with Natalie Merchant (TV movie)
Herself
 
1993-2001 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 22 November 2001 (2001) … Herself
Episode dated 21 November 2001 (2001) … Herself
Episode dated 29 October 1999 (1999) … Herself
Episode dated 18 May 1998 (1998) … Herself
Episode dated 13 May 1996 (1996) … Herself
 
2001 Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words and Music (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1999 ABC 2000: The Millennium (TV documentary)
 
1999 Natalie Merchant: Live in Concert (video documentary)
Herself (Vocals, Piano)
 
1999 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Herself
Natalie Merchant (1999) … Herself
 
1999 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 27 February 1999 (1999) … Herself
 
1999 Man in the Sand (video documentary)
Herself
 
1998 Ophelia (video documentary)
Ophelia/Herself
 
1998 Later with Jools Holland (TV series)
Herself
Episode #12.3 (1998) … Herself
 
1998 VH1 Storytellers (TV series documentary)
Herself
Natalie Merchant (1998) … Herself
 
1995-1998 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Herself - Musical Guest
Matthew Broderick/Natalie Merchant (1998) … Herself - Musical Guest
David Schwimmer/Natalie Merchant (1995) … Herself - Musical Guest
 
1997 Sessions at West 54th (TV series documentary)
Herself (Vocals, Piano)
 
1997 Hard Rock Live (TV series)
 
1995 The Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1993 MTV Video Music Awards 1993 (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1990-1993 Unplugged (TV series documentary)
Herself
10,000 Maniacs (1993) … Herself (as 10,000 Maniacs)
10,000 Maniacs/Michael Penn (1990) … Herself (as 10,000 Maniacs)
 
1993 Rock and Roll Inaugural Ball (TV movie)
Herself (as 10,000 Maniacs)
 
1992 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Herself - Guest
Episode #5.71 (1992) … Herself - Guest
 
1990 Time Capsule (video documentary)
Herself (Vocals, Piano, Organ)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Performed "These are Days" for Planet Hollywood promotional video. It showed the opening of various Planet Hollywood locations and aired regularly at Planet Hollywood.Promotional Video for Planet Hollywood (1999) See more »

Publicity Listings:

5 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Official Sites:

Official Site | See more »

Alternate Names:

10,000 Maniacs

Height:

5' 1" (1.55 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

It's very odd to think of the places my music can go once it leaves my hands. See more »

Trivia:

Natalie Merchant was the first musical guest to be asked back by David Leterman to perform for a second night in a row. See more »

Trademark:

Barefoot dancing,,,the queen of college pop/rock See more »

Nickname:

Whirling Dervish See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio