Karyn Kusama

Karyn Kusama
Born
Karyn Kiyoko Kusama

(1968-03-21) March 21, 1968 (age 56)
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Alma materNew York University
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active1996–present
Spouse
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(m. 2006)​
Children1

Karyn Kiyoko Kusama (born March 21, 1968)[1] is an American filmmaker. She made her feature directorial debut with the sports drama film Girlfight (2000),[2][3] for which she won Best Director and the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature.

Kusama went on to direct the science fiction action film Æon Flux (2005), based on the animated series of the same name created by Peter Chung, and the horror comedy film Jennifer's Body (2009). After working extensively in television,[4] Kusama directed the horror film The Invitation (2015), a segment in the horror anthology film XX (2017), and the crime drama film Destroyer (2018). Kusama currently serves as an executive producer on the Showtime survival horror thriller series Yellowjackets (2021–present), for which she was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards.[5]

  1. ^ "Karyn Kiyoko Kusama - United States Public Records". FamilySearch. 2001.
  2. ^ Gordon, Bette (Fall 2000). "Karyn Kusama". BOMB Magazine. 73: 74–79. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  3. ^ Vary, Adam B. (April 7, 2016). "How Hollywood Turned Its Back On One Of The Most Exciting Filmmakers". BuzzFeed.
  4. ^ Lewis, Hilary (April 8, 2016). "Rapid Round: 'The Invitation' Director Karyn Kusama Explains 7-Year Break From Filmmaking". The Hollywood Reporter.
  5. ^ "Awards Database Search | Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved January 11, 2023.