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Jessica Yu | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Yu in 2010 | |
| Born | 1965 or 1966 (age 58–59) |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Occupation(s) | Director, writer, producer |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Spouse | Mark Salzman |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | www |
Jessica Yu (born 1965 or 1966) (Chinese: 虞琳敏; pinyin: Yú Línmǐn) is an American film director, writer, producer, and editor. She has directed documentary films, dramatic films, and television shows.
Yu won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject in 1996 for Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien (1996).[1] Yu's film Last Call at the Oasis (2012) is based upon Alex Prud'homme's Ripple Effect. Her more recent films have been: Misconception (2014), ForEveryone.Net (2016), a documentary film about the inventor of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, and a Netflix comedy Maria Bamford: Old Baby (2017). In 2019, Yu was nominated for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Direction for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special" for the Fosse/Verdon episode "Glory".[2]
- ^ Lowenstein, Lael (Fall 2012). "Finding Her Way". DGA Quarterly. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ "Director Jessica Yu". We the Economy. Summer 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2024.