Bibbe Hansen

Bibbe Hansen (born 1952) is a performance artist, musician, and former actress best known as the mother of Grammy award winning musician Beck.

Family

Hansen's parents were bohemian poet Audrey Ostlin Hansen and Fluxus artist Al Hansen, one of the key figures in the Andy Warhol Factory. Hansen is half Norwegian (from her father's side), a quarter Jewish, and a quarter Swedish. Her stepfather was Jimmy Shapiro. In addition to her son Beck, she is also the mother of artist Channing Hansen. Hansen delivered her future daughter-in-law, Marissa Ribisi, and Marissa's twin brother, Giovanni, when they were born.

Acting career

As a teenager in the mid-1960s, Hansen appeared with Edie Sedgwick in Warhol's film Prison. She also appeared in Warhol's Restaurant, 10 Beautiful Girls, 10 More Beautiful Girls, and one of Warhol's Screen Tests . Her most recent acting appearance was in a 1999 short film, The White to Be Angry.

Music

In 1964, Hansen recorded an album on Laurie Records with Jan Kerouac in a band called The Whippets. From 1990 through 1995, Hansen operated the Troy Café in Los Angeles with her husband, Sean Carrillo, and performed with singer, drag queen, and performance artist Vaginal Davis. She and Davis went on to form the satirical band Black Fag, named after, and poking fun at, the famous punk band Black Flag

External links

• Bibbe Hansen at the Internet Movie Database
• Web page documenting Hansen's Warhol days