Kathleen Hanna

Kathleen Hanna is someone I genuinely admire because she didn't just make music, she helped define a movement. As the voice of Bikini Kill, she was central to riot grrrl, and I love that she carried that feminist punk energy across totally different sounds, from the raw aggression of Bikini Kill to the danceable electropunk of Le Tigre and later the Julie Ruin. To me, that range signals an artist who cared more about the message than about staying in one lane. The fact that she also worked as a zine writer tells me she understood that culture is built from the ground up, not handed down. She's a builder, not just a performer.

Kathleen Hanna (born November 12, 1968) is an American singer, musician and pioneer of the feminist punk riot grrrl movement, and punk zine writer. She is the lead singer of feminist punk band Bikini Kill and fronts the electropunk band Le Tigre. She has also recorded as the Julie Ruin.

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Name (English)

Kathleen Hanna

Name (Japanese)

キャスリーン・ハンナ

Reading

きゃすりーん・はんな

Born

November 12, 1968 (age 57)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Monkey

Origin

Portland, Oregon, United States

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

singer / guitarist / film actor / artist

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Lincoln High School

University

Evergreen State College

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.kathleenhanna.com/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%8A

Tags

• Oregon
• singer
• guitarist
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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