Laurie Anderson

Laura Phillips "Laurie" Anderson is an American avant-garde artist, musician and filmmaker whose work spans performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects. Initially trained in violin and sculpting, Anderson pursued a variety of performance art projects in New York during the 1970s, focusing particularly on language, technology, and visual imagery. She achieved unexpected commercial success when her song "O Superman" reached number two on the UK singles chart in 1981.

5 June 1947

Born on the same birth date (5 June 1947): David Hare (playwright) • Freddie Stone • Tom Evans (musician)

Born on the same birth day (5 June): Alberto Malesani • Beatrice de Cardi • Eddie Joost • Liza Weil • Otis Barton • Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick • Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet • Spalding Gray

Born in the same month (June 1947): Barry Melton • Clarissa Dickson Wright • Dolores "LaLa" Brooks • Jimmie Walker • Joey Molland • Jonathan Pryce • Keith Daniel Williams • Linda Chavez • Mark Helprin • Michel Bastarache • Roger Liddle, Baron Liddle • Ron Dennis • Sara Paretsky • Timothy Wright