Courtney Love, born Courtney Michelle Harrison in San Francisco, California, United States, on July 9, 1964, is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and actress. Raised primarily in Portland, Oregon, she played in early bands including Sugar Babydoll, Pagan Babies, and Faith No More, and appeared in the feature films Sid and Nancy in 1986 and Straight to Hell in 1987. In 1989, she formed the alternative rock band Hole in Los Angeles, California, alongside guitarist Eric Erlandson, releasing their debut single, “Retard Girl”, in 1990 and their debut studio album, Pretty on the Inside, in 1991. Following her 1992 marriage to Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, Hole released their second studio album, Live Through This, in April 1994, which achieved multi-platinum certification and critical acclaim. She returned to acting with a starring role in the 1996 film The People vs. Larry Flynt, earning a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, followed by a role in Man on the Moon in 1999. Hole released their third studio album, Celebrity Skin, in 1998, yielding the title track single “Celebrity Skin”, which reached Number 1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, and receiving three Grammy Award nominations. Following Hole's 2002 breakup, she released her debut solo studio album, America's Sweetheart, in 2004, and later reformed Hole with a new lineup to release their fourth studio album, Nobody's Daughter, in 2010.
