Courtney Love is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to prominence as the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band Hole, which she formed in 1989. Love has also appeared in a multitude of documentary films as both an interviewee as well as in archival and live footage including the Sonic Youth documentary subject 1991: The Year Punk Broke, Not Bad for a Girl, which focused on women in alternative music and Hit So Hard, which documented the life of Love’s bandmate, drummer Patty Schemel. In 2020, NME named her one of the most influential singers in alternative culture of the last 30 years.
Birth Name
Courtney Michelle Harrison
Nickname
Courtney Love-Cobain, CLover
Profession
Actress, Singer, Musician
Genre
Alternative Rock, Punk Rock, Grunge, Power Pop
Instruments
Vocals, Guitar
Labels
Sympathy for the Record Industry, Caroline, DGC, Virgin Records
Nationality
American
Personal Life
Birthday / Date of Birth
Courtney Love was born on the 9th of July 1964, in San Francisco, California, United States.
Age
She’s currently 59 years old.
Sun Sign
Cancer
Ethnicity
White
She is of Cuban, Welsh, Irish, German and English descent.
Religion
Christianity
Education
Courtney received her early education from a Montessori school in Eugene. She did her schooling from Nelson College for Girls, New Zealand and later joined the Portland State University in Oregon, U.S. where she studied English and Philosophy. She also enrolled herself for a Theology course from the Trinity College in Dublin where she only studied for two semesters. In 2010, she received the honorary patronage from the University Philosophical Society of the Trinity College. Love took classes in film and acting from San Francisco Art Institute in California.
Family Details
- Father – Hank Harrison (Publisher)
- Mother – Linda Carroll (Author)
- Siblings – Joshua Barraud (Brother) (Film Art Director), Benjamin Barraud (Brother) (Film Art Director), Daniel Menely (Brother), Jaimee Rodriguez (Sister), Nicole Rodriguez (Sister), Tobias (Half-Brother), Daniel (Half-Brother)
- Relatives – Paula Fox (Maternal Grandmother) (Author), Paul Hervey Fox (Maternal Great Grandfather) (Writer), Elsie Fox (Maternal Great Grandmother) (Screenwriter), Douglas Fairbanks (Great Uncle), Phil Lesh (Godfather)
Marital Status
Divorced
Boyfriend / Spouse
Courtney Love has dated –
- James Moreland (1989) – Courtney married The Leaving Trains vocalist James Moreland in 1989. Their relationship lasted only a few months.
- Eric Erlandson (1989-1990) – Love and her Hole co-musician Eric Erlandson got romantically involved for more than a year from 1989 to 1990.
- Kurt Cobain (1991-1994) – Love met musician Kurt Cobain in 1991 and they started dating. The duo tied the knot on February 24, 1992, at the Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii. They had a baby girl Frances Bean Cobain (b. August 18, 1992). Their relationship ended on a tragic note after two years of marriage when Cobain died in their Seattle home in April 1994. Love was in a Los Angeles rehab at the time and did not take the death of her husband too well.
- Edward Norton (1996-1999) – Courtney started dating Edward Norton, her co-star from The People vs. Larry Flynt in 1996. The couple split in 1999.
- Noel Fielding (2007) – In July 2007, English comedian and actor, Noel Fielding and Courtney dated each other.
- Dave Navarro (2010) – In April 2010, musicians Dave Navarro and Courtney Love were romantically linked after they were seen kissing during their performance in Hollywood. But, this wasn’t the first time that they were seen making out.
- Aaron Sorkin (2014) – Courtney was reportedly linked with screenwriter Aaron Sorkin in 2014.
Physical Statistics
Height
- In feet – 5 feet 9½ inches
- In centimeters – 177 cm
- In meters – 1.77 m
Weight
- In Kilograms – 55 kg
- In Pounds – 121 lbs
Body Measurements
- Measurements – 34-24-34
- Bust – 34 inches
- Waist – 24 inches
- Hip – 34 inches
- Bra Size – 33B
Body Build
Slim
Eye Color
Blue
Hair Color
Blonde
Shoe Size
She wears a size 9.5 (US) shoe.
Dress Size
Her dress size is 5 (US).
Sexuality
Straight
Professional Statistics
Famous For
Love continued to work as an actress into the early 2000s, appearing in big-budget pictures such as Man on the Moon (1999) and Trapped (2002) before releasing her first solo album, America’s Sweetheart in 2004. Love has also been active as a writer; she co-created and co-wrote three volumes of a manga, Princess Ai, between 2004 and 2006 and wrote a memoir, Dirty Blonde: The Diaries of Courtney Love (2006).
Album Debut
In September 1991, Courtney first album was a hardcore punk album, Pretty on the Inside (as a member of Hole) but her first solo album was America’s Sweetheart that released in February 2004.
Film Debut
In 1986, Love first feature film appearance was in Alex Cox’s biopic, Sid and Nancy in which she played a small role as Gretchen.
Television Debut
In 2005, Courtney first television show was Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson in which she appeared as herself.
Brand Endorsements
Love was seen in the Versace print advertisement in 1998. She was featured in the MTV’s Celebrity Skin Contest television commercial. She has also been seen in commercials on NJOY E-cigarettes, Saint Laurent Paris etc.
Courtney Love Net worth
Courtney Love has an estimated net worth of $100 million dollars as of 2023.
Social Media Profiles
- Facebook – Courtney Love
- Instagram – courtneylove
- Twitter – Courtney Love
- YouTube Channel – Courtney Love
Some Lesser Known Facts About Courtney Love
- Courtney was diagnosed with wild autism when she was 9 years old.
- In 1972, Love’s mother divorced Rodriguez, remarried and moved the family to Nelson, New Zealand.
- When Love was 14, she was nabbed for shoplifting a T-Shirt and had to stay at the Hillcrest Correctional Facility.
- She was into drugs in her teens and when she was 19, she tried her hands on cocaine.
- In 1981, she was granted a small trust fund that had been left by her adoptive grandparents, which she used to travel to Dublin, Ireland, where her biological father was living.
- In 1982, Love attended a Faith No More concert in San Francisco and convinced the members to let her join as a singer.
- In 1983, Courtney also worked as an erotic dancer in Taiwan.
- In 1984, she later formed the Pagan Babies with friend Kat Bjelland, whom she met at the Satyricon club in Portland.
- In 1988, Love aborted her acting career and left New York, returning to the West Coast, citing the celebutante fame she’d attained as the central reason.
- In 1988, Courtney advertised for finding members for forming a new band and recruited lead guitarist Eric Erlandson; bassist Lisa Roberts and drummer Caroline Rue. They formed a band called Hole which ranked at No. 68 on 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll by VH1.
- In 1994, Love was voted as the Best Female Performer during the Metal Edge Readers Choice Awards. This had upset the past winner Lita Ford, who had been winning the title continuously for seven years before that.
- In 1995, she was ranked among the 10 Most Fascinating People by Barbara Walters.
- Courtney is good friends with American actress Winona Ryder.
- In May 2012, Love debuted an art collection at Fred Torres Collaborations in New York titled And She’s Not Even Pretty, which contained over forty drawings and paintings by Love composed in ink, colored pencil, pastels and watercolors.
- In 2014, Courtney joined the cast of the FX series Sons of Anarchy for the show’s seventh and final season in a recurring role; this marked Love’s debut role in a television series.
- In April 22, 2014, Love debuted the song You Know My Name on BBC Radio 6 to promote her tour of the United Kingdom.
- In January 2015, Courtney starred in a New York City stage production titled Kansas City Choir Boy, a pop opera conceived by and co-starring Todd Almond.
- In 2018, she made a supporting appearance in director Justin Kelly’s JT LeRoy.
- In March 2018, Love appeared in the music video for Marilyn Manson’s Tattooed in Reverse, which she followed with an April 5 guest-judge appearance on RuPaul’s Drag Race.
- In December 2018, Courtney filed and was awarded a restraining order against Sam Lutfi, who had acted as her manager for the previous six years, alleging verbal abuse and harassment.
- In January 2019, a Los Angeles County judge extended the three-year duration of the order to a total of five years, citing Lutfi’s apparent tendency to prey upon people.
- In August 18, 2019, Courtney performed a solo set at the Yola Día festival in Los Angeles, which also featured performances by Cat Power and Lykke Li.
- In January 2020, NME named Love as a recipient of the Icon Award, deeming her one of the most influential singers in alternative culture of the last 30 years.
