Eszter Balint

Eszter Balint was born in Budapest, Hungary. She grew up as a member of the avant-garde theatre company Squat Theatre in New York. She has appeared in starring and featured roles in films by Jim Jarmusch, Woody Allen, Steve Buscemi, alongside David Bowie, and in Louis C.K.'s FX TV show *Louie*, among others. Balint has also been featured in a number of documentaries as herself. In addition to her acting career, she is a musician, performer, violinist, and songwriter with three critically acclaimed solo albums: *Flicker*, *Mud*, and *Airless Midnight*. She has appeared as a violinist and/or vocalist on numerous projects by others, including albums by Michael Gira's Angels of Light and Swans, John Lurie's *Marvin Pontiac's Greatest Hits*, various projects by Marc Ribot, and has contributed tracks to two tribute albums by John Zorn. Balint has collaborated with Stew on a show of songs about her life growing up in New York, drawing from his work on *Passing Strange*, *Notes of a Native Song*, *The Total Bent*, and *The Negro Problem*.