
Meg White
Acting • Born 1974-12-10
Biography
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 in 2001 with their breakthrough single Fell in Love with a Girl off of their third album, White Blood Cells, which garnered three MTV Music Awards. Their fourth album, Elephant, won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album, with Seven Nation Army winning for Best Rock Song. In 2003, she and Jack appeared in Jim Jarmusch's film Coffee and Cigarettes, and the following year, Meg appeared in the music video for the Detroit Cobras' Cha Cha Twist. In September 2007, Meg was diagnosed with acute anxiety disorder, which curtailed the rest of the tour for what would be their final album, Icky Thump. On February 2, 2011, the White Stripes disbanded amicably. Meg resides in Detroit and has retired from public life.
Filmography
31 credits
The White Stripes: Get Behind Me Satan XX
Movie • 2025
Self

The White Stripes: Elephant XX
Movie • 2023
Self

The White Stripes: Elephant-Era Video Artifacts
Movie • 2023
Self

The White Stripes: The Detroit Institute of Arts
Movie • 2021
Self

The White Stripes: White Blood Cells XX
Movie • 2021
Self

The White Stripes: Live at Fallout Records
Movie • 2020
Self

The White Stripes: Live at Jay's Upstairs Missoula
Movie • 2020
Self

The White Stripes: Live at Paycheck's
Movie • 2019
Self

The White Stripes: Live at the Magic Stick
Movie • 2019
Self

The White Stripes: Under Amazonian Lights
Movie • 2015
Self

The White Stripes: Live Under the Lights of the Rising Sun
Movie • 2015
Self

The White Stripes/Whirlwind Heat: White Heat
Movie • 2013
Self

The White Stripes: Under New Zealand Lights
Movie • 2012
Self

The White Stripes: Under Moorhead Lights All Fargo Night
Movie • 2011
Self

The White Stripes: Under Nova Scotian Lights
Movie • 2010
Self

The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights
Movie • 2009
Self

It Came from Detroit
Movie • 2009
Self

From the Basement
Movie • 2009
Self - The White Stripes

Coachella
Movie • 2006
Self (with The White Stripes)

I've Been Twelve Forever
Movie • 2004
Self

The White Stripes: Under Blackpool Lights
Movie • 2004
Self

The White Stripes: Nobody Knows How to Talk to Children
Movie • 2004
Self

Coffee and Cigarettes
Movie • 2004
Meg (segment "Jack Shows Meg His Tesla Coil")

The Work of Director Michel Gondry
Movie • 2003
Self

The Hardest Button to Button
Movie • 2003
Self

Detroit Rawk!!!
Movie • 2001
Self

2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie • 2025
Self (archive footage)

Jack White & Loretta Lynn Remembering Van Lear Rose
Movie • 2015

Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Musical Guest

The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Meg White (voice)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Musical Guest