Courtney Love

Singer / Actor

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.

Other women rockers include Melissa Etheridge, Stevie Nicks, Björk and Sheryl Crow.

Other prominent rock wives include Yoko Ono, Paula Yates and Pamela Anderson.