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Kathryn Bigelow

1951 - Today

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Kathryn Ann Bigelow (; born November 27, 1951) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Her accolades include two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2010. Bigelow made her directorial film debut with the outlaw biker film The Loveless (1981). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kathryn Bigelow is the 183rd most popular film director (up from 184th in 2019), the 1,493rd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,246th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular American Film Director.

Kathryn Bigelow is most famous for being the first woman to win an Academy Award for Best Director. She directed the 2009 film The Hurt Locker, which won six Academy Awards.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Kathryn Bigelow ranks 183 out of 2,041. Before her are Robert Rodriguez, Andrei Konchalovsky, Jacques Demy, Robert Wise, Victor Sjöström, and Alan J. Pakula. After her are Ed Wood, Sean Baker, Joris Ivens, Arthur Penn, Chantal Akerman, and Jafar Panahi.

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Among people born in 1951, Kathryn Bigelow ranks 56. Before her are David Coverdale, Kenny Dalglish, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Rob Halford, Kevin Keegan, and John Kennedy. After her are Jean-Claude Duvalier, René van de Kerkhof, Johnny Rep, Nikolai Patrushev, Anjelica Huston, and Willy van de Kerkhof.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kathryn Bigelow ranks 1,493 out of 20,380. Before her are Norman Borlaug (1914), Ed Begley Jr. (1949), Shelley Winters (1920), Magic Johnson (1959), John Kennedy (1951), and Britney Spears (1981). After her are James Garner (1928), Sean Combs (1969), Ed Wood (1924), Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington (1920), Sean Baker (1971), and Andrew S. Tanenbaum (1944).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Kathryn Bigelow ranks 52. Before her are Don Siegel (1912), Tom Holland (1943), Spike Lee (1957), Robert Rodriguez (1968), Robert Wise (1914), and Alan J. Pakula (1928). After her are Ed Wood (1924), Sean Baker (1971), Arthur Penn (1922), Joel Schumacher (1939), Vincente Minnelli (1903), and William Friedkin (1935).

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