Carrie Brownstein

Carrie Rachel Grace Brownstein (born September 27, 1974) is an American musician, writer, and actress. She first came to prominence as a member of the band Excuse 17, before forming the critically acclaimed trio Sleater-Kinney after the previous band broke up. During a long period of hiatus for Sleater-Kinney she formed the group Wild Flag.During the same period of inactivity for Sleater-Kinney Brownstein wrote and appeared in a series of comedy sketches with Fred Armisen which was then developed into Emmy and Peabody Award-winning TV series Portlandia.

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Carrie Brownstein
Birth dateSeptember 27, 1974
Birth nameCarrie Rachel Grace Brownstein
Birth place
Seattle , Washington (state)
Education
The Evergreen State College
Hometown
Redmond Washington
Known for
Sleater-Kinney
Wild Flag

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