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Kimberly Peirce

1967 - Today

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Kimberly Ane Peirce (born September 8, 1967) is an American filmmaker, best known for her debut feature film, Boys Don't Cry (1999), which won Hilary Swank her first Academy Award for Best Actress. Peirce's second feature, Stop-Loss, was released by Paramount Pictures in 2008. Her third film Carrie was released on October 18, 2013. In addition to directing and writing, she is a governor of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and a National Board member of the Directors Guild of America. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Kimberly Peirce is the 1,903rd most popular film director (down from 1,830th in 2024), the 15,528th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,684th in 2019) and the 562nd most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Kimberly Peirce ranks 1,903 out of 2,041Before her are Jan Hřebejk, David Dobkin, Alice Winocour, Mark Duplass, Emily Atef, and Philippe Falardeau. After her are Ryoo Seung-wan, Kevin Lima, Ilmar Raag, Chris Cunningham, Dagur Kári, and Danny Antonucci.

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Among people born in 1967, Kimberly Peirce ranks 761Before her are Eddie McClintock, Hana Andronikova, Miles Millar, Jacky Durand, Gary Sundgren, and Włodzimierz Zawadzki. After her are Iulian Chiriță, Pascal Elbé, Ross Robinson, Michael Gier, Carl-Uwe Steeb, and Irene Bedard.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Kimberly Peirce ranks 562Before her are Douglas McGrath (1958), Mark Pellington (1962), Jeff Baena (1977), Jeff Nichols (1978), David Dobkin (1969), and Mark Duplass (1976). After her are Kevin Lima (1962), Neil LaBute (1963), Dan Attias (1951), Newton Thomas Sigel (1955), Ava DuVernay (1972), and Ric Roman Waugh (1968).