As Actor
Festival Express
2003
7.1
Janis Joplin
Acting
Birth Date
January 19, 1943
Place of Birth
Port Arthur, Texas, USA
Date of Death
October 4, 1970
Biography
Janis Lyn Joplin was an American singer considered the premier female blues vocalist of the Sixties; her raw, powerful and uninhibited singing style, combined with her turbulent and emotional lifestyle, made her one of the biggest female stars in her lifetime. She died of a drug overdose in 1970, aged 27, after releasing three albums. A fourth album, Pearl, was released a little more than three months after her death, reaching number 1 on the charts.
