Karyn Kusama

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Female

Birthday 1968-03-21 (56 years old)

Place of Birth Brooklyn, New York, USA

Also Known As 캐린 쿠사마

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

Director

Bad Behavior

as Director

Breed

as Director

2023
The Consultant

as Director

2023
Dead Ringers

as Director

2021
Yellowjackets

as Director

2020
The Outsider

as Director

2018
Destroyer

as Director

2017
XX

as Director

2016
The Invitation

as Director

2016
Billions

as Director

2015
Speechless

as Director

2014
2013
Masters of Sex

as Director

2012
Chicago Fire

as Director

2009
Jennifer's Body

as Director

2008
In Treatment

as Director

2005
Æon Flux

as Director

2004
The L Word

as Director

2000
Girlfight

as Director

Actor

2024
2023
Lynch/Oz

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

2023
2022
Body Parts

as Self

2021
Yellowjackets

as Self - Executive Producer / Director, 209

2018
2017
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as Self

Producer

Bad Behavior

as Producer

2021
Yellowjackets

as Executive Producer

Writer

2017
XX

as Writer

2000
Girlfight

as Writer