Karyn Kusama
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- March 21, 1968 (age 58)
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
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). 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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Filmography
Breed
Movie · Director
Bad Behavior
Movie · Director
Stan
Movie · Director
Jennifer's Body 2
Movie · Director
Mouthwashing
Movie · Director
Life Is Strange
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Terror: Devil in Silver
TV · Director · 2 eps
The Consultant
TV · Director · 1 ep
Dead Ringers
TV · Director · 1 ep
Yellowjackets
TV · Director · 2 eps
The Mysterious Benedict Society
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Outsider
TV · Director · 1 ep
Destroyer
Movie · Director
XX
Movie · Director
The Invitation
Movie · Director
Billions
TV · Director · 2 eps
Speechless
Movie · Director
The Man in the High Castle
TV · Director · 2 eps
Casual
TV · Director · 2 eps
Halt and Catch Fire
TV · Director · 4 eps
Masters of Sex
TV · Director · 1 ep
Chicago Fire
TV · Director · 1 ep
Jennifer's Body
Movie · Director
In Treatment
TV · Director · 4 eps
Æon Flux
Movie · Director
The L Word
TV · Director · 1 ep
Girlfight
Movie · Director
Sleeping Beauties
Movie · Director