Trivia

Was rejected from The Mickey Mouse Club at age 12 after reading a Sylvia Plath poem for her audition.

Godmother of daughter Frances Bean Cobain is Drew Barrymore.

11 January 2005 - An LA court ruled she could regain custody of her daughter, Frances Bean Cobain. She lost custody to her mother-in-law in October 2003 as a result of drug charges.

The songs "Doll Parts", "Best Sunday Dress (1998 version)", "Dying", "Northern Star", "Malibu", "Playing Your Song", "Honey", "Pacific Coast Highway" are about Kurt Cobain, her late husband.

She wore an antique silk dress that had once belonged to actress Frances Farmer to her wedding with Kurt Cobain.

The Nirvana song "Heart-Shaped Box" is about her.

Took ballet as a child through her teens and has had extensive surgery done on her feet (due to injuries).

Contrary to rumor, there is no evidence that Kurt Cobain was in the process of divorcing Love at the time of his death. The two had been living apart immediately before his death due to Cobain touring with his band Nirvana, and later, after Love staged an intervention to convince Cobain to check into a drug rehab program. When Cobain escaped from the rehab facility, Love had investigators track Cobain down, but by the time the singer was located, he was already dead.

Her legal name since February 24, 1992, has been Courtney Michelle Cobain, though she uses the name Courtney Love professionally.

According to her mother Linda Carroll, her stage name originated because Linda called her "Courtney, love" as a child.

After a lengthy audition process, beat out actresses Liv Tyler and Meryl Streep, among others, for the role of Lady Macbeth in a filmed version of "Macbeth" to be directed by Luc Besson. After several production delays, the film was never made.

Was in the early weeks of pregnancy during the filming of Trapped (2002) but miscarried.

In 1998, Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins helped produced the album, "Celebrity Skin".

October 2003: Lost custody of her daughter after her arrest in Los Angeles on cocaine and illegal-prescription drug charges. Court officials placed 11 year old Frances Bean Cobain into the custody of her paternal grandmother, Wendy.

Love suffered a miscarriage. She refused to name the father. (May 15, 2001)

Was voted "Best Female Performer" in the 1994 Metal Edge Readers' Choice Awards, upsetting Lita Ford, who had previously won the title seven years in a row.

20 October 2004 - Pled guilty in a NYC court to disorderly conduct for striking a concert-goer, Gregory Burgett, in the head with a microphone during a concert. She was ordered to pay $2,236 in medical expenses, to attend a drug-treatment program, remain drug-free and commit no crimes for a year.

Auditioned for the role of Nancy in Sid and Nancy (1986) but was given the small role as Gretchen instead.

Though the band denies it, she insists she inspired the song "Crush With Eyeliner" that appeared on the 1990s R.E.M. album "Monster".

Has admitted to having extensive plastic surgery on her face and body.

Gargled whiskey while recording "Pretty On The Inside" to give a raw edge to her vocals.

Linked romantically to Edward Norton. [1996-1998]

Dedicated Hole's "My Body, The Hand Grenade" CD to her late husband Kurt Cobain and former Hole bassist "Kristen Pfaff", who died of a heroin overdose.

Is a skilled ballerina and her dance abilities can be seen in The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) and in a music video for Hole.

The songs "Hold On To Me", "Plump", "I Think I Would Die", and "Heaven Tonight" are about Frances Bean Cobain, her daughter.

Good friends with Winona Ryder.

Arrested at Heathrow airport in London for disorderly conduct on an aircraft flying from L.A. She was given a caution. She had flown to London for a performance at The Old Vic Theatre. (February 4, 2003)

Her mostly female band Hole ranked #68 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll

Love's biological grandmother is children's author Paula Fox.

Along with Kim Gordon and Marilyn Manson, Yves St. Laurent appointed her as a spokesmodel for their 2013 fashion collection designed by Heidi Slimane.

Credits NJOY electronic cigarettes with helping her to give up smoking. Love had smoked three packs a day for almost thirty years and had tried repeatedly to quit. After switching to the electronic cigarette, she rapidly reduced her smoking to only half a pack a day, and hopes to eventually give up the habit altogether. Appropriately, NJOY hired Love as their spokesperson.

Desperately wanted the role of Satine in Moulin Rouge! (2001), which eventually went to Nicole Kidman.

Lost legal guardianship of her daughter, Frances Bean Cobain. Kurt Cobain's mother, Wendy O'Connor, and sister, Kimberly Dawn Cobain, were appointed legal guardians.

Nightlife columnist Belissa Cohen sued Love for "assault, battery, negligence, and intentional infliction of emotional distress" resulting from an incident involving Cohen's attempt to photograph Love at an LA fashion show. (May 28, 1998)

Released her solo album "America's Sweetheart" in February 2004.

Beat out Angelina Jolie for the lead role in Lovelace (2008), though the film spent so long in development, Love eventually was replaced by Lindsay Lohan.

Was a member of the band Sugar Babylon

Mentioned in the song "You Only Get What You Give" by the New Radicals.

A distant relative of Douglas Fairbanks (her biological grandmother was his cousin, through Douglas's mother's side).

Her band Hole was part of the "Riot Girl"-movement in the '90s.

10 February 2005 - An LA court gave her three years probation after she pled no contest to attacking a woman at her ex-boyfriend/manager's house. Although accepting the plea, she maintained she did nothing wrong.

Alex Cox gave her bit parts in two of his films, Sid and Nancy (1986) and Straight to Hell (1987), starting her movie career.

Turned down the role of "Madison Lee" in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), because she didn't want to perform any stunts.

Courtney's biological maternal grandmother, Paula Fox, was born in New York, to Paul Hervey Fox, who had British Isles ancestry, and Elsie de Sola, who was a Cuban immigrant, of Spanish descent. A DNA test taken by Courtney indicated that her biological maternal grandfather was Ashkenazi Jewish.

Release of her book, "Dirty Blonde: The Diaries of Courtney Love". (2006)

In reality, Love was on tour with Hole at the time of her husband Kurt Cobain's suicide. However, she remains the subject of a conspiracy theory that he was murdered and many suspect Love was the perpetrator.

(May 24, 2002) It was announced that Love's band, 'Hole', has broken up.

Great-granddaughter of screenwriters Elsie Fox and Paul Hervey Fox.

Ranked #67 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists.

Release of the book, "Courtney Love: The Real Story" by Poppy Z. Brite. (1997)