- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 10, 1974
- Place of Birth
- Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, USA
Meg White
Megan Martha White is an American drummer known for her work with Jack White in the Detroit rock duo the White Stripes. The band are considered central figures of the garage rock revival movement of the 2000s, selling over 5 million albums and winning six Grammy Awards. Meg's drumming has been described as primal and minimalist, and has been praised by musicians such as Dave Grohl, Tré Cool and Tom Morello. Born on December 10, 1974, in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, White met Jack Gillis while working at a restaurant in Royal Oak. They married in 1996, with Jack taking her last name, and formed the White Stripes together, whose name and aesthetics were influenced by her love of peppermints. The duo went on to gain notoriety in Michigan's underground garage rock scene. After releasing their debut album in 1999, the couple divorced but continued with the band, achieving mainstream success…
Filmography
movie2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2025 · Self (archive footage)
The White Stripes: Get Behind Me Satan XX
movieThe White Stripes: Get Behind Me Satan XX
2025 · Self
The White Stripes: Elephant XX
movieThe White Stripes: Elephant XX
2023 · Self
The White Stripes: Elephant-Era Video Artifacts
movieThe White Stripes: Elephant-Era Video Artifacts
2023 · Self
movieThe White Stripes: The Detroit Institute of Arts
2021 · Self
movieThe White Stripes: White Blood Cells XX
2021 · Self
movieThe White Stripes: Live at Fallout Records
2020 · Self
movieThe White Stripes: Live at Jay's Upstairs Missoula
2020 · Self
movieThe White Stripes: Live at Paycheck's
2019 · Self
movieThe White Stripes: Live at the Magic Stick
2019 · Self
movieJack White & Loretta Lynn Remembering Van Lear Rose
2015
movieThe White Stripes: Under Amazonian Lights
2015 · Self
movieThe White Stripes: Live Under the Lights of the Rising Sun
2015 · Self
The White Stripes/Whirlwind Heat: White Heat
movieThe White Stripes/Whirlwind Heat: White Heat
2013 · Self
movieThe White Stripes: Under New Zealand Lights
2012 · Self
movieThe White Stripes: Under Moorhead Lights All Fargo Night
2011 · Self
movieThe White Stripes: Under Nova Scotian Lights
2010 · Self
movieThe White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights
2009 · Self
movieIt Came from Detroit
2009 · Self
movieFrom the Basement
2009 · Self - The White Stripes
movieCoachella
2006 · Self - The White Stripes
movieI've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel Gondry
2004 · Self
movieThe White Stripes: Under Blackpool Lights
2004 · Self
movieThe White Stripes: Nobody Knows How to Talk to Children
2004 · Self
movieCoffee and Cigarettes
2004 · Meg (segment "Jack Shows Meg His Tesla Coil")
movieThe Work of Director Michel Gondry
2003 · Self
movieThe Hardest Button to Button
2003 · Self, Writer
Detroit Rawk!!!
movieDetroit Rawk!!!
2001 · Self
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Musical Guest
tvThe Simpsons
1989 · Meg White (voice)