Karyn Kusama

Biography

Karyn Kiyoko Kusama (born March 21, 1968) is an American filmmaker. She made her directorial and writing feature film debut with the sports drama Girlfight (2000) for which she received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. Kusama went on to direct the science fiction action film Æon Flux (2005), based on Peter Chung's animated series of the same name and the cult horror comedy film Jennifer's Body (2009). After working extensively as a television director, Kusama directed the horror film The Invitation (2015), a segment in the all-female horror anthology film XX (2017), and the Nicole Kidman-starring crime thriller film Destroyer (2018). Among her accolades, Kusama has received awards from the Cannes Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival.

Known For

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Acting

2022

Body Parts

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Self

2023

Sex on Screen

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Self

2023

Lynch/Oz

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Host (Chapter 4: 'Multitudes') (voice)

2017

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Self

2024

Chain Reactions

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Self

2018

Half the Picture

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Self

Yellowjackets

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Self - Executive Producer / Director, 209

Production

Bad Behavior

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2023

Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist

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Yellowjackets

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Crew

Directing

2005

Æon Flux

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2000

Girlfight

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2009

Jennifer's Body

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2016

The Invitation

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2017

XX

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2015

Speechless

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Breed

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2018

Destroyer

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Bad Behavior

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The L Word

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Billions

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Chicago Fire

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The Man in the High Castle

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Halt and Catch Fire

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The Outsider

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Yellowjackets

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Masters of Sex

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In Treatment

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The Consultant

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Dead Ringers

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