Annie Clark IS St. Vincent On stage, St. Vincent is an aggressive, sensual rock star. Behind the scenes, Annie Clark is just a girl trying to make people happy.

Annie Clark (a.k.a. St. Vincent), left, director Bill Benz and Carrie Brownstein of “The Nowhere Inn,” photographed in the L.A. Times Studio at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

St. Vincent was born Annie Erin Clark on September 28, 1982 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She later moved to Dallas, Texas where she attended Lake Highlands High School. It was in Texas the future artist ...

It was a sunny August afternoon in New York’s Washington Square Park, and Annie Clark — who records under the name St. Vincent — apparently didn’t look happy.

St. Vincent’s self titled fourth solo won her a Grammy for Best Alternative Album, her first Grammy Award. She was the first solo female performer in 20 years to win a Grammy in that category.

St. Vincent has embodied many personas on stage in her nearly two-decade career. Promoting earlier albums, Annie Clark — the woman behind the moniker — was the aloof genius, all business on stage.