FILM DIRECTOR

Jennifer Lynch

1968 - Today

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Jennifer Chambers Lynch (born April 7, 1968) is an American filmmaker and author. The daughter of filmmaker David Lynch, she made her directorial debut with the film Boxing Helena in 1993. Following a troubled production, the film was a critical and commercial failure, with Lynch receiving a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director. The negative reception to her feature debut and controversy surrounding its release led to Lynch taking a 15-year hiatus from filmmaking. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Jennifer Lynch is the 1,449th most popular film director (up from 1,724th in 2024), the 10,504th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,255th in 2019) and the 391st most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jennifer Lynch ranks 1,449 out of 2,041. Before her are Stéphane Sednaoui, Fernando Colomo, Albert Pyun, Lee Unkrich, László Nemes, and Grigori Roshal. After her are Tim Miller, Joseph Kahn, Catherine Corsini, Sally Menke, Peter Zadek, and Niels Arden Oplev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Jennifer Lynch ranks 358. Before her are Kjetil Rekdal, Anthony Michael Hall, John Ortiz, Chae Shi-ra, Lawrence Makoare, and Rick J. Jordan. After her are John Kocinski, Yoo Nam-kyu, Chrystia Freeland, Jafar Hassan, Brad Wilk, and Carré Otis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jennifer Lynch ranks 10,506 out of 20,380. Before her are Lee Unkrich (1967), Peter Horton (1953), Michael D. Griffin (1949), Ellen Ochoa (1958), Kelly Rohrbach (1990), and Eliphalet Remington (1793). After her are Bette Nesmith Graham (1924), Connie Sellecca (1955), Carlos Alazraqui (1962), Gale Harold (1969), Jason Schwartzman (1980), and Ben Ray Luján (1972).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Jennifer Lynch ranks 391. Before her are D. A. Pennebaker (1925), Victor Schertzinger (1888), Brian Helgeland (1961), Judd Apatow (1967), Albert Pyun (1953), and Lee Unkrich (1967). After her are Tim Miller (1964), Sally Menke (1953), Lee Garmes (1898), Alan Taylor (1959), Joseph Kosinski (1974), and Dan Gilroy (1959).

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