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