Patty Jenkins

Patricia Lea "Patty" Jenkins^[1] (born July 24, 1971)^[2] is an American movie director and screenwriter. She directed Monster (2003), Wonder Woman (2017) ,and Wonder Woman 1984 (2019).

Patty Jenkins
Jenkins at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	Patricia Lea Jenkins (1971-07-24) July 24, 1971 (age 54) George Air Force Base Victorville, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Cooper Union
Occupations	Movie director screenwriter
Years active	1995–present
Spouse	Sam Sheridan ​ (m. 2007)​
Children	1

In 2011, Jenkins received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the pilot of The Killing.^[3]

Early life

Jenkins was born July 24, 1971 at an air force base in Victorville, California.^[4][5] Her father was William T. Jenkins, an Air Force captain and fighter pilot who earned a Silver Star in the Vietnam War. Her mother was Emily Roth, who worked in San Francisco as an environmental scientist.^[6] She has an older sister, Elaine Roth.^[4] She lived in Lawrence, Kansas from when she was in kindergarten through her junior year of high school.^[7]

Personal life

In 2007, Jenkins married Sam Sheridan. Sheridan is a former firefighter, and he is the author of the book A Fighter's Heart.^[6] Jenkins and Sheridan have a son.^[8] They live in Santa Monica, California.^[1]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes
1996	A Modern Affair	No	No	No	Second Assistant Camera
2001	Velocity Rules	Yes	Yes	No	Short film
2003	Monster	Yes	Yes	No
2017	Wonder Woman	Yes	No	No
2020	Wonder Woman 1984	Yes	Yes	Yes	Post-production
2023	Star Wars: Rogue Squadron	Yes	Yes	No

Television

Year	Title	Director	Executive Producer	Actress	Notes
2004	Arrested Development	Yes	No	No	Episode: "The One Where They Build a House"
2006	Entourage	Yes	No	No	Episodes: "Crash and Burn" and "The Release"
2008	The Sarah Silverman Program	No	No	Yes	Role: Jill Talley; Episode: "Fetus Don't Fail Me Now"[9]
2011	Five	Yes	No	No	Television film; segment: "Pearl"
2011–2012	The Killing	Yes	No	No	Episodes: "Pilot" and "What I Know"
2013	Betrayal	Yes	Yes	No	Episode: "Pilot"
2015	Exposed	Yes	Yes	No	Unaired pilot[10]
2019	I Am the Night	Yes	Yes	No	Episodes: "Pilot" and "Phenomenon of Interference"

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result
2001	Telluride Indiefest	Short Film Winner	Velocity Rules	Won
2004	American Film Institute	Franklin J. Schaffner Award Recipient	Herself	Won
2004	Berlin International Film Festival	Golden Bear Award	Monster	Nominated
2004	Edgar Allan Poe Awards	Best Motion Picture Screenplay	Monster	Nominated
2004	Film Independent Spirit Awards	Best First Feature (Shared with producers Mark Damon, Donald Kushner, Clark Peterson, Charlize Theron, and Brad Wyman.)	Monster	Won
2004	Film Independent Spirit Awards	Best First Screenplay	Monster	Nominated
2004	Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards	Best Screenplay	Monster	Nominated
2005	Robert Awards	Best American Film	Monster	Nominated
2011	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series	The Killing (episode "Pilot")	Nominated
2011	LA Femme International Film Festival	Visionary Award	Herself	Won
2012	Directors Guild of America Awards	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series	The Killing (episode "Pilot")	Won
2012	Directors Guild of America Awards	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television/Mini-Series (Shared with: Jennifer Aniston (Segment "Mia"), Alicia Keys (Segment "Lili"), Demi Moore (Segment "Charlotte"), and Penelope Spheeris (Segment "Cheyanne").)	Five	Nominated
2017	Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle Awards	Impact Award	Wonder Woman	Won
2017	Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Awards	Steve Friedman Award	Wonder Woman	Won
2017	Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards	Best Film	Wonder Woman	Nominated
2018	Saturn Awards	Best Director	Wonder Woman	Nominated
2018	EDA Female Focus Awards	Best Woman Director	Wonder Woman	Nominated
2018	EDA Female Focus Awards	Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Film Industry	Wonder Woman	Nominated
2018	Cannes Film Festival	Kering Women in Motion Award Recipient	Herself	Won
2018	Empire Awards	Best Director	Wonder Woman	Nominated
2018	Dorian Awards	Wilde Artist of the Year	Herself	Nominated
2018	Hugo Awards	Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form (Shared with Allan Heinberg (screenplay/story), Zack Snyder (story), and Jason Fuchs (story).)	Wonder Woman	Won
2018	National Board of Review Awards	Spotlight Award (Shared with Gal Gadot)	Wonder Woman	Won
2018	North Texas Film Critics Association	Best Director	Wonder Woman	Nominated