Kathryn Bigelow

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Nov 27, 1951 (73 years old)

Kathryn Bigelow

Known For

Beyond Melodrama: Kathryn Bigelow on Douglas Sirk
0h 13m
Movie 2009

Beyond Melodrama: Kathryn Bigelow on Douglas Sirk

Kathryn Bigelow talks about the work of film director Douglas Sirk.

Living in Darkness
0h 48m
Movie 2002

Living in Darkness

A documentary featuring the cast and crew of "Near Dark" reminiscing about the film's production.

Cinefile: Reel Women
1h 0m
Movie 1995

Cinefile: Reel Women

Interviews with women directors working in Hollywood and Europe in the early 1990s, exploring the opportunities and obstacles that face them. A program made to accompany a Channel 4 season of films directed and produced by women.

Wild Palms
0h 57m
TV Show 1993

Wild Palms

A man uncovers a dangerous web of schemes and deceit when he accepts the presidency of a TV company.

Biography

Kathryn Ann Bigelow (born November 27, 1951) is an American film director. Her best-known films are the cult horror film Near Dark (1987), the surfer/bank robbery action picture Point Break (1991), the historical/mystery film The Weight of Water (2000) and the war drama The Hurt Locker (2008). The Hurt Locker won the 2010 Academy Award for Best Picture, won the BAFTA Award for Best Film, and was nominated for the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Drama. With The Hurt Locker, Bigelow became the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director, the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing, the BAFTA Award for Best Direction, and the Critics' Choice Award for Best Director. In April 2010, Bigelow was named to the Time 100 list of most influential people of the year.

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