Karyn Kusama
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Born March 21, 1968 (58 years old)·Brooklyn, New York, USA·Female
Biography
Karyn Kiyoko Kusama (born March 21, 1968) is an American filmmaker. She made her directorial and writing feature film debut with the sports drama Girlfight (2000) for which she received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. Kusama went on to direct the science fiction action film Æon Flux (2005), based on Peter Chung's animated series of the same name and the cult horror comedy film Jennifer's Body (2009).
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After working extensively as a television director, Kusama directed the horror film The Invitation (2015), a segment in the all-female horror anthology film XX (2017), and the Nicole Kidman-starring crime thriller film Destroyer (2018). Among her accolades, Kusama has received awards from the Cannes Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival.
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the most rated titles across all credits
Filmography
38 credits across 34 titlesDirecting
22 creditsActing
1 creditWriting
2 creditsProduction
3 creditsAs self
6 creditsTalk shows, festival coverage and documentary appearances, kept out of the acting list.
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4 creditsProjects with no date and no confirmation, some of which will never be made.
