Joan Baez

Q: Has Joan Baez won any major awards?

Yes, Joan Baez has received multiple awards, including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the 2018 Grammy Award for Best Folk Album.

Q: What was Joan Baez's first film?

Joan Baez's first film appearance was in the documentary 'Festival' released in 1967, which showcased the Newport Folk Festival.

Q: What is Joan Baez known for besides music?

Besides music, Joan Baez is known for her activism, particularly her involvement in civil rights, anti-war movements, and social justice issues.

Q: What is Joan Baez's estimated net worth?

Joan Baez's estimated net worth is reported to be around $11 million, reflecting her successful music career and activism.

Q: How many children does Joan Baez have?

Joan Baez has one child, a son named Gabriel Harris, from her marriage to David Harris.

Q: What are some highlights of Joan Baez's career?

Highlights of Joan Baez's career include her influential performances during the 1960s folk revival and her role in various social movements through music.

Q: What is a notable milestone in Joan Baez's filmography?

A notable milestone in Joan Baez's filmography is her recent documentary 'Joan Baez: I Am a Noise' released in 2023, which explores her life and career.

Known for

Joan Baez: I Am a Noise (2023)

2023 / Documentary, Music / 113mins

Since her debut at the age of 18, musician, civil rights campaigner and activist Joan Baez has been on stage for over 60 years....

Voir (2021)

IMDb 6.8 / 10

2021 / Documentary

Film lovers examine the cinematic moments that thrilled, perplexed, challenged and forever changed them in this collection of visual essays.

Name

Joan Baez

Height

5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)

Born

9 January 1941, Staten Island, New York, USA

Spouses

David Harris (1968–1973)

Children

1, Gabriel Harris

Parents

Joan Baez Sr., Armenian Baez

Estimated Net Worth

$11 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2025	Movie Newport and the Great Folk Dream Powerful music leaps from the air and can change the actual world. At the Newport Folk Festivals in the early...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
2025	Movie Janis Ian: Breaking Silence In 1965, Janis Ian, a 14-year-old singer-songwriter from New Jersey, wrote “Society’s Child” about an interracial relationship. Recorded and released...	Self	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2025	TV Everybody's Live with John Mulaney John Mulaney conducts the first-ever celebrity sit-down talk show. Live every week.	Self - Musician and Activist	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2024	Movie Stepping Into the Unknown: Films from the Bob Dylan Center The Bob Dylan Center presents a far-ranging one-hour program of short films and videos from the Bob Dylan Archive featuring...	Unknown character	Not rated
2024	Movie Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley He had one chance to show the world he was still the King of Rock 'n' Roll. Discover the story...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2024	Movie Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame: Inaugural Induction Ceremony The Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame: Inaugural Induction Ceremony invites viewers to come along for a journey into the...	Self - interviewee / performer	Not rated
2023	Movie Joan Baez: I Am a Noise Since her debut at the age of 18, musician, civil rights campaigner and activist Joan Baez has been on stage...	Self	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2022	Movie 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony The 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony take place on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at Microsoft...	Self (voice)	TMDB 8.2 / 10
2022	Movie Ennio A portrait of Ennio Morricone, the most popular and prolific film composer of the 20th century, the one most loved...	Self	TMDB 8.3 / 10
2021	Movie A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings Song for Cesar is a documentary film with a unique view of the life and legacy of Cesar Chavez and...	Self	Not rated
2021	Movie Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends Bob Dylan "Odds and Ends" is composed of archival interviews, promotional videos and documentary shorts. It tells the story of...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2020	Movie Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 1.0 / 10
2019	Movie Rollin' Rain and Hard Thunder: A Compilation Film This documentary is a rare, carefully edited compilation that delves into the world of Bob Dylan’s iconic Rolling Thunder Revue...	Self	Not rated
2019	Movie Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese Part documentary, part concert film, part fever dream, this film captures the troubled spirit of America in 1975 and the...	The Balladeer	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2019	Movie Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation 50 years after the legendary fest, Barak Goodman’s electric retelling of Woodstock, from the point of view of those who...	Self	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2019	Movie Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970 In 1970, three years following his death from Huntington’s disease, an all-star cast of musicians gathered at Los Angeles, CA’s...	Self	Not rated
2019	Movie Joan Baez: The Fare Thee Well Tour 2018/2019 Joan Baez, the folk legend who was once Dylan’s lover, has called her final tour Fare Thee Well – perhaps...	Self	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2018	Movie Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017 Highlights from the 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 induction ceremonies. Bruce Springsteen joining inductees the E Street Band for the...	Self	Not rated
2018	Movie King in the Wilderness A chronicle of the final chapters of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, revealing a conflicted leader who faced an...	Self	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2016	Movie Joan Baez: 75th Birthday Celebration	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2015	Movie Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live Filmed in front of 76,000 fans at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney, Australia, "The 1989 World Tour Live" captures Taylor...	Self - Special Guest	TMDB 8.5 / 10
2015	Movie ... Sings Dylan II A feast of cover versions of Bob Dylan songs from the BBC archives, with classic tracks old and new and...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2015	TV The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late...	Self - Guest	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2014	Movie The Stars Behind the Iron Curtain Documentary about western popular music concerts as bearer tendencies of democracy and freedom in the Czechoslovak area in period 1965...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
2014	Movie Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited Sixteen performances, which total 73 minutes, of previously unreleased performances from the 1969 Woodstock Festival. This is the follow-up to...	Self	Not rated
2013	Movie Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis' A concert inspired by the Coen Brothers' film, 'Inside Llewyn Davis,' which is set in the 1960s Greenwich Village folk...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2013	Movie Martin Luther King and the March on Washington Documentary commemorating the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's March on Washington, a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement...	Self	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2011	Movie Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune From civil rights to the anti-war movement to the struggles of workers, folksinger Phil Ochs wrote topical songs that engaged...	Self	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2009	Movie Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound Following folk musician Joan Baez on her extensive 2008-2009 tour, this film commemorates her career, which has spanned five decades....	Self	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2009	Movie Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel A revealing look at the outspoken, flamboyant founder of the Playboy empire. With humor and insight, the film captures Hefner's...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2009	Movie Leonard Cohen: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 Forty summers ago on a windswept island just off England's southern coastline, a young Canadian folksinger-songwriter-poet-novelist named Leonard Cohen delivered...	Self	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2009	Movie Bulles de Vian "Vian Bubbles" - On June 23, 2009, fifty years to the day after the death of Boris Vian, a supernatural...	Self	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2009	Movie Woodstock: Untold Stories 2 hours of musical performances from Woodstock which weren't included in the original Woodstock film. Joan Baez: "{I Live} One...	Self	Not rated
2008	TV Q&A Hosted by Hamish Macdonald, Q&A puts punters, pollies and pundits together in the studio to thrash out the hot issues...	Self - Panelist	TMDB 3.2 / 10
2007	Movie The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival An unvarnished chronicle of Bob Dylan's metamorphosis from folk to rock musician via appearances at the Newport Folk Festival between...	Self	TMDB 8.1 / 10
2007	Movie 65 Revisited A collection of rare outtakes and performances from Pennebaker's 1965 documentary Don't Look Back.	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 9.4 / 10
2007	Movie Pete Seeger: The Power of Song Interviews, archival footage and home movies are used to illustrate a social history of folk artist and activist Pete Seeger.	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2007	Movie Slacker Uprising Michael Moore visits colleges in swing states during the 2004 election with a goal to encourage 18–29 year olds to...	Self	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2006	TV Folk Britannia Three 1-hour films exploring British folk music from the rebirth of English romance to the latter day revival.	Self (archival footage)	Not rated
2005	Movie No Direction Home: Bob Dylan A chronicle of Bob Dylan's strange evolution between 1961 and 1966 from folk singer to protest singer to "voice of...	Self	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2004	Movie Live Aid 4 × DVD, The broadcast of the biggest benefit concert in history, organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to...	Self	TMDB 9.2 / 10
2004	Movie Rolling Thunder Revue - 1975-1976 Video Anthology Essential excellent quality pro-shot compilation with five live recordings. 1) Hard Rain US TV Broadcast version, Fort Collins, May 23,...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
2002	Movie Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour The history of the irreverent "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" and the content battles it fought with its television network.	Self	TMDB 4.5 / 10
1999	TV Where Are They Now? Where Are They Now? was a television series on VH1 that featured past celebrities and updated on their current professional...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1997	TV Leute heute	Self	TMDB 5.2 / 10
1996	Movie Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival In August 1970, 600,000 fans flocked to the Isle of Wight to witness the third and final festival to be...	Self	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1994	Movie Woodstock - Directors Cut	Self	Not rated
1994	Movie The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg Visionary, radical, spiritual seeker, renowned poet, founding member of a major literary movement, champion of human rights, Buddhist, political activist...	Self	TMDB 5.7 / 10
1993	Movie Kris Kristofferson: His Life and Work Interviews with celebrities such as Joan Baez, Jackson Browne, Dennis Hopper and Willie Nelson examine the remarkable career of actor-performer...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1993	TV Late Show with David Letterman David Letterman uses mature humor to appeal to his audience in this weeknight series, which gets its music from a...	Self - Musical Guest	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1990	Movie Berkeley in the Sixties A documentary about militant student political activity at the University of California, Berkeley in the 1960s.	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1989	Movie We Shall Overcome A documentary on the iconic song "We Shall Overcome" and its important legacy in the American Civil Rights movement, echoing...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1987	TV Bains de Minuit "Bains de minuit" (Midnight Baths) was a late-night talk show hosted by Thierry Ardisson on La Cinq in the late...	Self	TMDB 8.7 / 10
1987	TV Le monde est à vous	Self	Not rated
1987	TV Sacrée soirée	Self	TMDB 5.7 / 10
1987	Movie The Return of Bruno A mockumentary about blues artist Bruno Radolini and how he has strongly impacted music, as attested to by such rock...	Joan Baez	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1986	Movie In Remembrance of Martin Personal comments from family, friends, and advisors fill this remarkable documentary honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Coretta Scott King...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1985	Movie Live Aid Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy...	Self	TMDB 7.9 / 10
1984	Movie Merton: A Film Biography In his lifetime, Thomas Merton was hailed as a prophet and censured for his outspoken social criticism. For nearly 27...	Self	TMDB 8.7 / 10
1984	Movie Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' A warmhearted memorial to the folk singer whose songs galvanized organizers and guitar-pickers across the United States. Part biography, part...	Self	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1982	TV Champs-Elysées	Self	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1982	TV Fame An American television series originally produced between 1982 and 1987. The show is based on the 1980 motion picture of...	Joan Baez	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1980	TV Heut' abend	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1979	TV Okay	Self	Not rated
1978	Movie Renaldo and Clara Filmed in the autumn of 1975 prior to and during Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue tour – featuring appearances and...	The Woman in White	TMDB 7.9 / 10
1977	TV Please Turn the Page	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1976	Movie The Memory of Justice This exceptional, disturbing, and thought-provoking two-part documentary compares the atrocities committed by the Nazis as revealed during the Nuremberg trials...	Self	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1976	Movie Bob Dylan: Hard Rain From the fall of 1975 to the summer of 1976, Bob Dylan took a happy gaggle of musicians out on...	Self	TMDB 9.5 / 10
1976	TV The Muppet Show Go behind the curtains as Kermit the Frog and his muppet friends struggle to put on a weekly variety show.	Self - Special Guest Star	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1976	Movie Bob Dylan: Rolling Thunder Revue, Clearwater 1976 Live performance originally intended to be a TV special	Self	Not rated
1975	TV Numéro un A French variety show.	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1974	TV Rockpalast	Unknown character	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1974	Movie Sing Sing Thanksgiving B.B. King, Joan Baez and other great artists gather for a show at Sing Sing Prison. The film was made...	Self	TMDB 9.5 / 10
1973	Movie The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1973	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1972	TV The Midnight Special The Midnight Special is an American late-night musical variety series that aired on NBC during the 1970s and early 1980s,...	Self	TMDB 8.1 / 10
1972	Movie Scruggs: A Festival of Music Musical documentary records Earl Scruggs, Bill Monroe, Scruggs' son Randy, Doc Watson and his son Merle playing and singing together...	Self	Not rated
1972	TV Le Grand Échiquier Le Grand Échiquier is a French variety television program created and presented by Jacques Chancel. It aired at 8:30 pm...	Self - Main Guest	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1972	TV Le Grand Échiquier Le Grand Échiquier is a French variety television program created and presented by Jacques Chancel. It aired at 8:30 pm...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1972	Movie Sing Sing Thanksgiving In 1972 two music icons—the legendary blues guitarist, singer and composer B.B. King, and folk singer Joan Baez—teamed up for...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1972	Movie The Making of Silent Running An on-set documentary about the making of the classic science fiction film 'Silent Running'.	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1971	Movie Celebration at Big Sur Star-studded show recorded at the Big Sur Folk Festival, Big Sur, California, September 13th and 14th, 1969. Joan Baez, Crosby,...	Self	TMDB 3.7 / 10
1971	Movie Dynamite Chicken A collection of subversive comedy sketches and routines relating to the peace movement.	Self	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1971	Movie Wondering About Things Laymen as well as celebrities in the sciences and creative arts give their views and values regarding their creative efforts...	Self	Not rated
1971	Movie Joan Baez - Blessed Are Blessed Are... is an album by Joan Baez, released in 1971. This double album includes a bonus disc with two...	Self	Not rated
1970	Movie Carry It On A documentary on the powerful, emotional, and political currents of the late 60's as seen through the eyes of folksinger...	Self	Not rated
1970	Movie Woodstock An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup,...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1970	Movie King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis A presentation of key events in the life of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. Beginning with the 1955...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1969	TV Playboy After Dark Playboy After Dark is an American television show hosted by Hugh Hefner. It aired in syndication through Screen Gems from...	Unknown character	TMDB 4.0 / 10
1968	TV The Dick Cavett Show The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.	Self - Guest	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1967	TV Titel, Thesen, Temperamente	Self	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1967	Movie Festival Black and white footage of performances, interviews, and conversations at the Newport Folk Festival, from 1963 to 1966. The headliners...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1967	Movie Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back In this wildly entertaining vision of one of the twentieth century’s greatest artists, Bob Dylan is surrounded by teen fans,...	Self	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1965	Movie The Big T.N.T. Show Live performances by some of the top rock-and-roll acts of the mid 60s. Includes Ray Charles, The Byrds, Joan Baez,...	Self	TMDB 8.5 / 10
1965	TV Joan Baez In Concert Folk singer Joan Baez performs live at the BBC Television Theatre, London, in 1965	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1964	Movie The March The March, also known as The March to Washington, is a 1964 documentary film by James Blue about the 1963...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1963	TV Tonight in Person A series of weekly programmes presenting music in the folk idiom from many parts of the world.	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1962	TV The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1961	TV The Mike Douglas Show The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in...	Self	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1959	TV Discorama	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
TBA	Movie Joan Baez released from jail in Oakland KPIX Eyewitness News report from October 26th 1967 in Oakland by Ben Williams, featuring views of Joan Baez and also...	Unknown character	Not rated

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1988	Movie To Kill a Priest A young priest speaks out against the Communist regime in Poland and is killed for it.	Songs Sound	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1972	Movie Silent Running After the entire flora goes extinct, ecologist Lowell maintains a greenhouse aboard a space station for the future with his...	Theme Song Performance Sound	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1971	Movie Sacco & Vanzetti Boston, 1920. Italian immigrants Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are charged and unfairly tried for murder on the basis of...	Songs Sound	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1968	Movie Everything or Nothing A meditation on transience composed through juxtaposition of sun-bathed exteriors of Split and dark interiors, landscapes of the city and...	Music Sound	Not rated