Karyn Kusama

Known for DirectingBorn 1968-03-21 (age 58)Brooklyn, New York, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Boorman and the Devil

Chicago Fire

Halt and Catch Fire

Billions

In Treatment

The L Word

The Man in the High Castle

Yellowjackets

Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist

The Outsider

78/52

Masters of Sex

Lynch/Oz

The Consultant

The Terror: Devil in Silver

Half the Picture

Casual

Body Parts

The Invitation

Speechless

Girlfight

Dead Ringers

Chain Reactions

Destroyer

Jennifer's Body

Æon Flux

XX

Sex on Screen

Sleeping Beauties

Breed

Bad Behavior

Stan

Jennifer's Body 2

Life Is Strange