
Acting
Meg White
Born 1974-12-10 · Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, USA
Megan Martha White is an American drummer known for her work with Jack White in the Detroit rock duo the White Stripes. The band are considered central figures of the garage rock revival movement of the 2000s, selling over 5 million albums and winning six Grammy Awards. Meg's drumming has been described as primal and minimalist, and has been praised by musicians such as Dave Grohl, Tré Cool and Tom Morello. Born on December 10, 1974, in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, White met Jack Gillis while working at a restaurant in Royal Oak. They married in 1996, with Jack taking her last name, and formed the White Stripes together, whose name and aesthetics were influenced by her love of peppermints. The duo went on to gain notoriety in Michigan's underground garage rock scene. After releasing their debut album in 1999, the couple divorced but continued with the band, achieving mainstream success in 2001 with their breakthrough single Fell in Love with a Girl off of their third album, White Blood Cells, which garnered three MTV Music Awards. Their fourth album, Elephant, won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album, with Seven Nation Army winning for Best Rock Song. In 2003, she and Jack appeared in Jim Jarmusch's film Coffee and Cigarettes, and the following year, Meg appeared in the music video for the Detroit Cobras' Cha Cha Twist. In September 2007, Meg was diagnosed with acute anxiety disorder, which curtailed the rest of the tour for what would be their final album, Icky Thump. On February 2, 2011, the White Stripes disbanded amicably. Meg resides in Detroit and has retired from public life.
Acting credits
6.9An anthology of eleven vignettes featuring star-studded casts of extremely unique individuals who all share the common activities of conversing while drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes.
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004
6.5Filmmaker Drew Thomas brings California's popular Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival to the screen with a different kind of musical documentary that not only showcases performances by some of the hottest acts to take the stage, but offers interviews with such musical icons as Beck, Joshua Homme, Mos Def, and Perry Farrell as well. From English icon Morrissey's performance at the inaugural Coachella Festival back in 1999 to Canadian indie rockers the Arcade Fire's electric 2005 set, the musical acts featured here run the gamut from hip-hop to alternative and virtually everything in between. Other artists featured include the Pixies, the Flaming Lips, Kool Keith, Radiohead, Saul Williams, and Squarepusher.
Coachella
2006
6.8A documentary about the inspiration of director Michel Gondry. An extraordinary world where onirism, memories and childhood have the utmost importance.
I've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel Gondry
2004
4.8On Saturday, November 8, 2025, rock royalty once again gathered to celebrate the induction of another class of performers, influencers and excellent musicians into the Hallowed Hall of Rock. The 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees were Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, Outkast, Soundgarden and The White Stripes in the Performer category.
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2025
NRIt Came from Detroit is the ultimate inside look at the Motor City’s internationally renowned “garage rock” scene. Nearly a decade in the making, this feature documentary chronicles the action both before and after the White Stripes rose to fame and brought an international spotlight on the scene. Beginning with the hugely influential 1980s trio The Gories (and stretching back to a legacy that includes The Stooges and The MC5), the bands of the Detroit garage rock music scene are known for two things: having an impeccable knowledge of the history of rock 'n' roll and putting on a raucous live show. It Came From Detroit documents the evolution of the Detroit scene from underground obscurity to international phenomenon. We watch how, as bands such as the White Stripes, the Von Bondies and the Electric Six started to develop a following overseas, journalists and fans around the world started hyping Detroit as “The Next Seattle” -- before the whole thing nearly imploded on itself.
It Came from Detroit
2009
NR"The Hardest Button to Button" is the third White Stripes video directed by Michel Gondry, after "Fell in Love with a Girl" and "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" (two years later, he would direct the music video for "The Denial Twist").
The Hardest Button to Button
2003
NRFrom The Basement features intimate live performances from some of the finest musical artists. No hosts, no studio audience, instead the artist and their performance take center stage
From The Basement
2009
8.6A look at the work of director Michel Gondry, through his music videos, short films, and commercials.
The Work of Director Michel Gondry
2003
In 2001 the Dutch TV station VPRO sent a crew to Detroit to document the goings-on, with a focus on (of course) the White Stripes. The program was directed by René Hazekamp and the interviews were conducted by Helmut Boeijen. The Dirtbombs’ Mick Collins is the closest thing the show has to an MC, we follow him around on Detroit’s People Mover as he explains the nuances of the Detroit scene.
Detroit Rawk!!!
2001
6.0First DVD release from this refreshingly basic UK music programme puts the music in the foreground with an impressive role call of acts. With sparse production and no filler (no host, no audience, just artist centre stage), From The Basement's eclectic line-up reads like a contemporary alternative who's who; The White Stripes, Sonic Youth, Radiohead, Thom Yorke, Albert Hammond Jr., The Shins, Beck, Damien Rice, José González, Super Furry Animals, Eels, and more.
From the Basement
2009
1. THE WHITE STRIPES - Intro 2. THE WHITE STRIPES - Jimmy The Exploder 3. WHIRLWIND HEAT - Black 4. THE WHITE STRIPES - I'm Finding It Harder To Be A Gentleman 5. WHIRLWIND HEAT - Tan 6. THE WHITE STRIPES - Death Letter 7. WHIRLWIND HEAT - Brown 8. THE WHITE STRIPES - I Fought Piranhas 9. WHIRLWIND HEAT - The Big Three Killed My Baby A behind-the-scenes tour travelog film entitled 'White Heat'. Shot and edited by Brad Holland (Whirlwind Heat) the film follows the Heat and the White Stripes on their European tour during the winter of 2002. Backstage tomfoolery, onstage pranks, the Louvre, brief insight into the malaise that is life on the road... it all culminates in a previously unseen live performance by Whirlwind Heat of 'The Big Three Killed My Baby' with Jack White as featured vocalist. This is definitely a side of the White Stripes you have never seen before along with explosive and unseen footage of Whirlwind Heat in their prime.
The White Stripes/Whirlwind Heat: White Heat
2013
7.4In 2007 the legendary American duo White Stripes toured Canada. Besides playing the usual venues they challenged themselves and played in buses, cafés and for Indian tribal elders. Music video director Emmett Malloy followed the band and managed to capture both the special tour, extraordinary concert versions of the band's minimalist, raw, blues-inspired rock songs and the special relationship between the extroverted Jack White and the introspective Meg White - a formerly married couple who for a long time claimed to be siblings. The film makes striking use of the band's concert colors: red, white and black.
The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights
2009
NRRemembering Van Lear Rose is a 2015 documentary/DVD produced by Third Man Records featuring Loretta Lynn and Jack White reminiscing about the creation of their acclaimed 2004 album, Van Lear Rose.
Jack White & Loretta Lynn Remembering Van Lear Rose
2015
5.0In April 2002 the White Stripes played four sold-out shows in a row at NYC's landmark Bowery Ballroom. This documentary chronicles those performances and offers an all-access pass (warts-and-all) to the backstage chaos surrounding the limelight-shy Jack and Meg White.
The White Stripes: Nobody Knows How to Talk to Children
2004
NR1. Let's Shake Hands 2. Screwdriver 3. Wasting My Time 4. Jolene 5. Death Letter 6. Little Bird 7. Apple Blossom 8. You're Pretty Good Looking (For A Girl) 9. Your Southern Can Is Mine 10. Sugar Never Tasted So Good 11. Truth Doesn't Make A Noise 12. I'm Bored 13. Cannon/John The Revelator Filmed at Ralph's Corner in Moorhead, MN on June 13th, 2000 By The Guy On The Couch
The White Stripes: Under Moorhead Lights All Fargo Night
2011
NRThe Whites Stripes live at The Detroit Institute of Arts, November 2, 2001. Filmed in the Rivera Court.
The White Stripes: The Detroit Institute of Arts
2021
NR1. I'm Bored 2. Broken Bricks 3. The Big Three Killed My Baby 4. Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself 5. Jimmy The Exploder 6. James Infirmary 7. Astro 8. Cannon/John The Revelator/Grinnin' In Your Face 9. Stop Breaking Down 10. The Same Boy You've Always Known 11. Wasting My Time 12. When I Hear My Name 13. Lafayette Blues 14. Sugar Never Tasted So Good 15. Let's Shake Hands Part of the Vault #42, "The White Stripes XX"
The White Stripes: Live at the Magic Stick
2019
7.5Concert footage of The White Stripes recorded in January of 2004, featuring tracks from the band's four studio albums as well as live favorites like the Dolly Parton cover "Jolene"
The White Stripes: Under Blackpool Lights
2004
Behind-the-scenes footage during the "Get Behind Me Satan" era of the White Stripes' career, from studio footage to live footage.
The White Stripes: Get Behind Me Satan XX
2025
NRLive at Fallout Records, June 17th 2000
The White Stripes: Live at Fallout Records
2020
7.01. Intro 2. Let's Shake Hands 3. When I Hear My Name 4. Icky Thump 5. Hotel Yorba 6. Jolene 7. Cannon 8. John The Revelator 9. Death Letter 10. I'm Slowly Turning Into You 11. Apple Blossom 12. One More Cup Of Coffee 13. I Think I Smell A Rat 14. Wasting My Time 15. 300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues 16. I Fought Piranhas 17. Lafayette Blues 18. Fell In Love With A Girl 19. Aluminum 20. Do 21. Astro 22. Screwdriver 23. Black Math 24. In The Cold Cold Night 25. Lord Send Me An Angel 26. Catch Hell Blues 27. A Martyr For My Love For You 28. My Doorbell 29. We're Going To Be Friends 30. I'm Finding It Harder To Be A Gentleman 31. Why Can't You Be Nicer To Me 32. You're Pretty Good Looking (For A Girl) 33. Hello Operator 34. Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn 35. Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground 36. You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You're Told) 37. 7 Nation Army 38. De Ballit Of De Boll Weevil 39. Outro
The White Stripes: Under Nova Scotian Lights
2010
Elephant-Era videos with never-before-seen footage from the era. 1. "It's True That We Love One Another" Toe Rag Studios Recording Footage 2. Live Shibuya AX 10/21/03 3. The White Stripes– Interview 4. The White Stripes– Live Shibuya AX 10/22/03 5. "The Hardest Button To Button" 8mm Film Reel
The White Stripes: Elephant-Era Video Artifacts
2023
NRLive at Jay’s Upstairs Missoula, MT June 15th 2000
The White Stripes: Live at Jay's Upstairs Missoula
2020
Featuring Elephant-era videos with never-before-seen footage.
The White Stripes: Elephant XX
2023