Shirley Clarke
Directing
21
Acting Credits
45
Directed
Biography
A major figure of the American avant garde, Shirley Brimberg Clarke (1919-1997) was born into privilege as the daughter of Polish-Jewish immigrants who made their fortune in manufacturing. Rebelling against a repressive bourgeois upbringing, Clarke turned first to dance, and later film and video, to express her distinctive vision of the world. Moving freely across genres and media throughout her career (and often within a single work), Clarke’s cinema explores the porous boundaries between narr...
Known For
Filmography
Shirley Clarke: The Artist with the Lens
2016
as Self (archival footage)
Alien Blood
1999
as second alien mother / MIB soldier
Birth of a Nation
1997
as Self
Happy Birthday to John
1997
as Self
As Kineastas
1986
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
1986
as Self (archive footage)
The Modnar Machine
1980
The Beats: An Existential Comedy
1980
Sex Stars
1976
as Self
Up Your Legs Forever
1971
as Self - Legs(uncredited)
Rome Is Burning: Portrait of Shirley Clarke
1970
as Shirley Clarke
Lions Love
1969
as Shirley
Underground New York
1968
as Self
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
1968
as Self
Portrait of Jason
1967
as Self - Interviewer (voice)
Bill's Hat
1967
Galaxie
1966
as Self
Home Movies #15 Shirley with Camera
1950
as Herself
Home Movies #10 Wedding and Pregnancy
1943
as Herself
Home Movies #18 Florida
1943
as Herself
Shirley Brimberg Home Movies (When She Was Young)
1927
as Herself