“I really don't know what to do when my life is not chaotic.”

American musician, actress, writer, director and comedian

Carrie Rachel Brownstein is an American musician, actress, writer, director, and comedian. She first became known as a member of the band Excuse 17, and later as a founder of the rock trio Sleater-Kinney. Her work spans music, television, and writing, and she is known for a career that moves between performance and commentary. The available facts point to a figure whose public presence is tied above all to alternative rock, with a broader creative role across several forms of media.