Anna Wintour
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 3, 1949 (age 77)
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
Biography
Anna Wintour, OBE (born November 3, 1949) is the British-born editor-in-chief of American Vogue, a position she has held since 1988. With her trademark pageboy bob haircut and sunglasses, Wintour has become an institution throughout the fashion world, widely praised for her eye for fashion trends and her support for younger designers. Her reportedly aloof and demanding personality has earned her the nickname "Nuclear Wintour". She is the eldest daughter of Charles Wintour, editor of the London Evening Standard. Anna became interested in fashion as a teenager. Her father consulted her on how to make the newspaper relevant to the youth of the era. Her career in fashion journalism began at two British magazines. Later she moved to the United States, with stints at New York and House & Garden. She returned home for a year to turn around British Vogue, and later assumed control of the franchise's magazine in New York, reviving what many saw as a stagnating publication. Her use of the magazine to shape the fashion industry has been the subject of debate within it. Animal rights activists have attacked her for promoting fur, while other critics have charged her with using the magazine to promote elitist views of femininity and beauty. A former personal assistant, Lauren Weisberger, wrote the 2003 bestselling roman à clef The Devil Wears Prada, later made into a successful film starring Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly, a fashion editor widely believed to be based on Wintour. In 2009 she was the focus of another film, R.J. Cutler's documentary The September Issue.
Known For
Filmography
Do We Know Each Other?
Movie · as Herself
Oscar de la Renta : A Life Well Lived
Movie
Be Brave
Movie · as Self
Arthur Elgort: Models & Muses
Movie · as Self
In Whose Name?
Movie · as Self
Her Dior
Movie · as Self
Cover Story - 20 anni di Vanity Fair
Movie · as Self
High & Low – John Galliano
Movie · as Self
Federer: Twelve Final Days
Movie · as Self - Editor-in-Chief, Vogue
Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams
Movie · as Self
In Vogue: The 90s
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Disney Legends Award Ceremony
TV · as Self · 1 ep
American Symphony
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Super Models
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Halftime
Movie · as Self
The Kardashians
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful
Movie · as Self
Unfiltered: Paris Jackson & Gabriel Glenn
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Wonder Boy
Movie · as Self
Very Ralph
Movie · as Self
Ocean's Eight
Movie · as Anna Wintour
The Gospel According to André
Movie · as Self
Jean Paul Gaultier: Freak & Chic
Movie · as Self
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
Movie · as Self
Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards
Movie · as Self
Zoolander 2
Movie · as Anna Wintour
The First Monday in May
Movie · as Self
Absolutely Fashion: Inside British Vogue
TV · as Herself · 2 eps
Dior and I
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Annabel's: A String of Naked Lightbulbs
Movie · as Self
The Last Impresario
Movie · as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Fashion Fund
TV · as Self - Judge · 1 ep
Mademoiselle C
Movie · as Self
In Vogue: The Editor's Eye
Movie · as Herself
Bill Cunningham New York
Movie · as Self
The Met Ball
Movie · as Herself
The Day Before
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The September Issue
Movie · as Self
Valentino: The Last Emperor
Movie · as Self
Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton
Movie · as Self
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
Movie · as Self
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Seamless
Movie · as Self
Catwalk
Movie · as Self
Hi Octane
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Look
TV · as Self · 1 ep
American Masters
TV · as Self · 1 ep
60 Minutes
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep