Alanis Morissette

Alanis Morissette, a Canadian musician and actress, was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on June 1st, 1974. At 52, she has been active since 1986, starting around age 12 with the single "Fate Stay With Me." She learned piano at age 6 and guitar at age 21. Before worldwide fame, she recorded two dance-pop albums in Canada: "Alanis" (1991) and "Now Is the Time" (1992).

In 1994, she found a key collaborator in producer Glen Ballard, who had worked with Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, and Barbra Streisand. Her breakthrough came in 1995 with "Jagged Little Pill," released by Madonna's Maverick Records. The album sold about 30 million copies and became the best-selling female album in history and the third best-selling album of all time. After emotional struggles and a trip to India, she returned with the song "Uninvited" for the "City of Angels" soundtrack in 1998, and released "Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie" the same year.

She directed videos for "Joining You," "Unsent," and "So Pure," and in 1999 she played God in the movie "Dogma" and recorded "MTV Unplugged." In 2000, she appeared in "The Vagina Monologues" on Broadway. She lives in Brentwood, California. She stands at 5'4" with an average body type, and she has brown hair and eyes.