Mimi Leder | |
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 Leder at the 75th Annual Peabody Awards | |
| Born | Miriam Leder January 26, 1952 New York City, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | AFI Conservatory |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, film producer, script supervisor |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Spouse | Gary Werntz |
| Children | Hannah Leder |
Miriam Leder (/ˈliːdər/;[1][2] born January 26, 1952) is an American film and television director and producer;[3] she is noted for her action films and use of special effects.[4] She has directed the films The Peacemaker (1997), Deep Impact (1998), Pay It Forward (2000), and On the Basis of Sex (2018). She was the first female graduate of the AFI Conservatory, in 1973. She has been nominated for ten Emmy Awards, winning two.[5]
- ^ "Say How: L". National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ Murphy, Mekado (January 11, 2019). "'On the Basis of Sex' | Anatomy of a Scene". The New York Times. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ "Mimi Leder". TVGuide.com. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ^ Hurd, Mary G. Women Directors and Their Films. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2007.
- ^ "Nominations Search | Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved December 27, 2022.