Acting

Martha Wainwright

Born 1976-05-08 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Martha Wainwright (born May 8, 1976) is a Canadian-American folk-rock singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of American folk singer and actor Loudon Wainwright III and Canadian folk singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle. She was raised in a musical family along with her older brother, Rufus Wainwright, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Acting credits

The Aviator poster
7.2

A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.

The Aviator

2004

À grands coups d’amour pour Gerry : 25 ans plus tard poster
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No synopsis available yet.

À grands coups d’amour pour Gerry : 25 ans plus tard

2015

Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man poster
6.4

Poet, singer / songwriter and ladies man Leonard Cohen is interviewed in his home about his life and times. The interview is interspersed with archive photos and exuberant praise and live perfomances from an eclectic mix of musicians, including: Jarvis Cocker, Rufus & Martha Wainwright, Teddy Thompson, ANOHNI, The Handsome Family and U2's Bono and The Edge.

Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man

2006

Plamondon: des mots qui résonnent poster
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No synopsis available yet.

Plamondon: des mots qui résonnent

2024

The Girl with the Red Beret poster
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A girl takes a wild ride on the metro in Montreal. Travelling from station to station, she encounters an array of colourful characters in a bizarre musical journey that’s peppered with hilarious and unexpected incidents. This joyful, heartwarming animated film portrays Montreal in all its vitality, creativity and diversity, with plenty of humour and good cheer, to the tune of Kate and Anna McGarrigle’s timeless hit “Complainte pour Ste-Catherine.”

The Girl with the Red Beret

2023

Canadian Hits at the BBC poster
5.0

It’s time to Canuck n’ Roll as we celebrate Canada Day with a trip through the best of the BBC’s music archives, exploring some of that great nation’s finest music stars.

Canadian Hits at the BBC

2021

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No synopsis available yet.

Rallumer les étoiles à Béthanie

2021

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6.5

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Burning Ice

2010

Rufus Wainwright: Live at the FiIlmore poster
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"L'Absence" – 4:00 "14th Street" – 4:33 "Harvester of Hearts" – 2:41 "Natasha" – 3:24 "The Art Teacher" – 3:34 "Hallelujah" – 4:22 "Matinee Idol" – 2:58 "Vibrate" – 3:17 "Gay Messiah" – 4:17 "Want" – 5:27 "Greek Song" – 3:52 "Foolish Love" – 5:35 "I Don't Know What It Is" – 5:40 "Dinner at Eight" – 5:00 "Beautiful Child" – 6:28 "Oh What a World" – 4:13 "Liberty Cabbage" – 4:56 "California" – 3:28 "As in Happy" – 3:40

Rufus Wainwright: Live at the FiIlmore

2004

A Not So Silent Night poster
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Recorded in 2008, direct from the Knitting Factory stage in downtown Manhattan. This The McGarrigle Christmas Hour features Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Rufus & Martha Wainwright, Emmylou Harris, Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson among others.

A Not So Silent Night

2008

One Man Guy poster
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One hour documentary about American singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright. Loudon's being followed on a tour, traveling from the American West-coast to the East-coast. He performs, talks about his career and meets old friends, and some of his kids. In New York, Loudon plays the piano with son Rufus Wainwright. In Montreal we meet with his ex wife Kate McGarrigle, and daughter Martha.

One Man Guy

1993

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This live performance featuring Kate and Anna McGarrigle with their family and friends, captures the unique spirit of American song from Cole Porter to the Appalachians.

The McGarrigle Hour

1999

Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle poster
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A Documentary feature film directed by Lian Lunson celebrating the late Kate McGarrigle.

Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle

2013

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