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Ellen Kuras

1959 - Today

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Ellen Kuras (born July 10, 1959) is an American cinematographer, known for documentary and narrative film, as well as music videos and commercials, both from studio and independent media. In 2008, she released her directorial debut, The Betrayal (Nerakhoon), which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ellen Kuras is the 1,473rd most popular film director (up from 1,915th in 2024), the 10,748th most popular biography from United States (up from 15,949th in 2019) and the 399th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ellen Kuras ranks 1,473 out of 2,041. Before her are Joseph Kosinski, Doris Dörrie, Pablo Berger, Dan Gilroy, Attila Dargay, and Kleber Mendonça Filho. After her are Montxo Armendáriz, Ken Burns, Melvin Frank, Tarsem Singh, Semih Kaplanoğlu, and Jorge Fons.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Ellen Kuras ranks 456. Before her are Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Pedro Pierluisi, Zoé Valdés, Dan Gilroy, Ken Kirzinger, and Daniel Xuereb. After her are Cherie Currie, Urs Zimmermann, Kathy Hilton, Steve Strange, Dejan Ajdačić, and Mikhail Gurevich.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ellen Kuras ranks 10,750 out of 20,380. Before her are Joseph Pilato (1949), Bob Clark (1939), John M. Lounge (1946), Carroll Quigley (1910), George Saunders (1958), and John Delaney (1963). After her are Parker Stevenson (1952), Boyd Holbrook (1981), Cherie Currie (1959), Florence Turner (1885), Richard Speight Jr. (1969), and Bob Bradley (1958).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Ellen Kuras ranks 399. Before her are Tim Miller (1964), Sally Menke (1953), Lee Garmes (1898), Alan Taylor (1959), Joseph Kosinski (1974), and Dan Gilroy (1959). After her are Ken Burns (1953), Melvin Frank (1913), Allen Daviau (1942), Peter Segal (1962), Dick Richards (1936), and Callie Khouri (1957).

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