Patty Jenkins

Patty Jenkins
Jenkins at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Patricia Lea Jenkins

(1971-07-24) July 24, 1971 (age 53)
Victorville, California, U.S.
Education
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • film producer
Years active1995–present
Spouse
Sam Sheridan
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(m. 2007)​
Children1

Patricia Lea Jenkins[1] (born July 24, 1971[2]) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. She has directed the feature films Monster (2003), Wonder Woman (2017), and Wonder Woman 1984 (2020).

For the film Monster, she won the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature[3] and the Franklin J. Schaffner Award of the American Film Institute (AFI).[4] For the pilot episode of the series The Killing (2011), she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination and the Directors Guild of America award for Best Directing in a Drama Series. In 2017, she occupied the seventh place for Time's Person of the Year.

  1. ^ Siegel, Tatiana (May 31, 2017). "The Complex Gender Politics of the 'Wonder Woman' Movie". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 17, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "Wonder Woman 1984 Stars Gal Gadot and Pedro Pascal Celebrate Patty Jenkins' Birthday". Comicbook.com. July 24, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2022. Happy Birthday, Patty Jenkins! The director known best for helming Wonder Woman and Wonder Woman 1984 turned 50 on July 24th
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