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Courtney Love

Singer / Actor

Born: 9 July 1964
Birthplace: San Francisco, California
Best known as: The widow of Kurt Cobain

Name at birth: Courtney Michelle Harrison

Courtney Love grew up in California, New Zealand and Oregon, ending up in the Pacific Northwest as a punk rocker. In 1989 she co-founded the rock band Hole. In 1992 she married Kurt Cobain of the band Nirvana. After Cobain's death, Hole's second album met with critical and popular success, making Courtney Love a rock star in her own right. She has also appeared in films, and is the subject of intense interest among conspiracy theorists who don't believe Cobain killed himself.

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