Patty Jenkins
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Born | Patricia Lea Jenkins July 23, 1971 George Air Force Base, Victorville, California, USA |
Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
Years active | 2001–present |
Spouse(s) | Sam Sheridan (m. 2007) |
Patricia Lea "Patty" Jenkins is an American film director and screenwriter. She is known for directing Monster (2003).[1]
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Life and career
Jenkins, a native of California, grew up around the world and lived in 15 different countries before she was six, and four different states before college. She spent kindergarten through her junior year of high school living in Lawrence, Kansas. She attended the AFI Conservatory. She graduated from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in 1993. The most famous film she has directed to date is Monster, a docudrama about Aileen Wuornos. Patty has two sisters, Elaine Roth and Jessica Jenkins Murphy. Jessica worked with Patty on Monster.
On July 14, 2011, she received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the pilot of The Killing. She received two nominations for the 2012 DGA Awards for Outstanding Directorial Achievement, one for "Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series" for The Killing and "Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television/Mini-Series" for Five. On January 28, 2012, she won the DGA award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement for a Dramatic Series for the pilot of The Killing.
In 2007, Jenkins married Sam Sheridan, author of the books A Fighter's Heart and The Fighter's Mind.[2]
In April 2015, it was revealed that Jenkins would direct Wonder Woman, the fourth movie in the DC Extended Universe for a 2017 release. Jenkins was hired after the original director, Michelle MacLaren, left the project due to creative differences. She was previously attached to direct Thor: The Dark World but left the project due to creative differences.
Filmography
Films
Year | Film | Director | Writer |
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2001 | Just Drive | Yes | Yes |
2003 | Monster | Yes | Yes |
2011 | Five | Yes | No |
2017 | Wonder Woman | Yes | No |
Television series
Year | TV Series | Director | Note |
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2004 | Arrested Development | Yes | Season 2 Episode 2: "The One Where They Build a House" |
2006 | Entourage | Yes | Season 3 Episode 5: "Crash and Burn" and Episode 8: "The Release" |
2011 | The Killing | Yes | Pilot episode and Episode 26: "What I Know" |
2013 | Betrayal | Yes | Pilot episode |
References
External links
- Patty Jenkins at the Internet Movie Database
- 2004 Patty Jenkins interview with Jon Niccum
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- Living people
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