Karyn Kusama
American director of Girlfight, Jennifer's Body, The Invitation and Yellowjackets.
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- Karyn Kusama (born 21 March 1968) is an American filmmaker.
- Her debut, Girlfight (2000), won Best Director and the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance.
- She went on to direct Æon Flux (2005), Jennifer's Body (2009), The Invitation (2015) and Destroyer (2018), and is a director and executive producer of Showtime's Yellowjackets, for which she received two Emmy nominations.
Key facts
- Born
- 21 March 1968, St. Louis, Missouri1
- Films
- Girlfight (2000); Æon Flux (2005); Jennifer's Body (2009); The Invitation (2015); XX (2017, segment); Destroyer (2018)1
- Television
- Yellowjackets (director and executive producer); The Terror, season 31
- Awards
- Best Director and Grand Jury Prize, Sundance (2000); two Primetime Emmy nominations for Yellowjackets1
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