Actor

Kathryn Bigelow

Directing

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Movies: 27Series: 7Crew credits: 24

TMDB ID: 14392

IMDb ID: nm0000941

Known for: Directing

Born: November 27, 1951

Age: 74

Place of birth: San Carlos, California, USA

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1953 - 2025

Years active: 73

Average TMDB rating: 6.64

Wikidata: Q34816

Also known as

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Director (13)Executive Producer (3)Producer (2)Thanks (2)Screenplay (1)Script Supervisor (1)Story (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

Kathryn Ann Bigelow (born November 27, 1951) is an American film director. Her best-known films are the cult horror film Near Dark (1987), the surfer/bank robbery action picture Point Break (1991), the historical/mystery film The Weight of Water (2000) and the war drama The Hurt Locker (2008). The Hurt Locker won the 2010 Academy Award for Best Picture, won the BAFTA Award for Best Film, and was nominated for the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Drama. With The Hurt Locker, Bigelow became the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director, the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing, the BAFTA Award for Best Direction, and the Critics' Choice Award for Best Director. In April 2010, Bigelow was named to the Time 100 list of most influential people of the year.