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A very talented painter, Kathryn spent two years at the San Francisco Art Institute. At 20, she won a scholarship to the Whitney Museum's Independent Study Program. She was given a studio in a former Offtrack Betting building, literally in an old bank vault, where she made art and waited to be criticized by people like Richard Serra... See full bio »

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Kathryn Ann Bigelow
in San Carlos, California, USA
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2012 Zero Dark Thirty
 
2011 The Miraculous Year (TV movie)
 
2008 The Hurt Locker
 
2007 Mission Zero (short)
 
2004 Karen Sisco (TV series)
– He Was a Friend of Mine (2004)
 
2002 K-19: The Widowmaker
 
2000 The Weight of Water
 
1998-1999 Homicide: Life on the Street (TV series)
– Lines of Fire (1999)
– Fallen Heroes: Part 2 (1998)
– Fallen Heroes: Part 1 (1998)
 
1995 Strange Days
 
1993 Wild Palms (TV mini-series)
– Rising Sons (1993)
 
1991 Point Break
 
1989 Blue Steel
 
1989 New Order: Substance (video short) (video "Touched By The Hand Of God")
 
1987 Near Dark
 
1982 The Loveless
 
1978 The Set-Up (short)
 
Show ShowProducer (4 titles)
2012 Zero Dark Thirty (producer)
 
2011 The Miraculous Year (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2008 The Hurt Locker (producer)
 
2002 K-19: The Widowmaker (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (5 titles)
1996 Undertow (TV movie) (written by)
 
1989 Blue Steel (written by)
 
1987 Near Dark (written by)
 
1985 The Equalizer (TV series)
– Lady Cop (1985) (story)
 
1982 The Loveless
 
Show ShowActress (3 titles)
1993 Wild Palms (TV mini-series)
Mazie Woiwode
– Everything Must Go (1993) … Mazie Woiwode (uncredited)
 
1988 Reach (TV short)
 
1983 Born in Flames
Newspaper Editor
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1980 Union City (script supervisor)
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2008 Beyond Melodrama: Kathryn Bigelow on Douglas Sirk (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2005 The Motel (thanks)
 
1985 Perfect (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (27 titles)
2013 Dann Firestorm: I Am Film (TV mini-series)
Herself
– Episode #1.2 (2013) … Herself
 
2013 The 85th Oscars (TV special)
Herself - Nominee
 
2013 Vanity Fair's Hollywood (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2013 Conan (TV series)
Herself
– The Hunchback of Notre Dame Law School (2013) … Herself
 
2013 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #21.87 (2013) … Herself
 
2013 The Colbert Report (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Kathryn Bigelow (2013) … Herself - Guest
 
2013 The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Nominee
 
2013 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode #20.67 (2013) … Herself - Guest
 
2012 CBS This Morning (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode #1.240 (2012) … Herself - Guest
 
2009-2012 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Herself - Guest / Herself
– Episode dated 6 December 2012 (2012) … Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 16 September 2009 (2009) … Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 26 June 2009 (2009) … Herself
 
2012 Today (TV series)
Guest - Herself
– Episode dated 6 December 2012 (2012) … Guest - Herself
 
2011 The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Director
 
2011 2011 Writers Guild Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
2010 The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Picture & Best Director
 
2010 60 Minutes (TV series documentary)
Herself (segment "Kathryn Bigelow")
– Stealing America's Secrets/Battle Over History/Kathryn Bigelow (2010) … Herself (segment "Kathryn Bigelow")
 
2010 Live from Studio Five (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.109 (2010) … Herself
 
1996-2010 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 30 January 2010 (2010) … Herself
– Episode dated 5 April 1996 (1996) … Herself
 
2010 Días de cine (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 28 January 2010 (2010) … Herself
 
2010 Golden Globes Red Carpet Live (TV movie)
Herself
 
2010 The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Nominee: Best Motion Picture - Drama & Best Director
 
2009 Moving Pictures Live! (TV series)
Herself
– The Hurt Locker (2009) … Herself
 
2008 Beyond Melodrama: Kathryn Bigelow on Douglas Sirk (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2007 DP/30: Conversations About Movies (TV series)
Herself
 
2002 Living in Darkness (video documentary)
Herself
 
1995 A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1995 Cinefile: Reel Women (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1995 American Cinema (TV series documentary)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2010 The Hour (TV series)
 
2010 60 Minutes (TV series documentary)
 
2010 Breakfast (TV series)
 
2010 Live from Studio Five (TV series)
 

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The Hurt Locker -- The Hurt Locker Clip - "Drop the Phone" The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 21: Episode 86 -- Kathryn Bigelow on researching the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound for Zero Dark Thirty. Zero Dark Thirty -- Watch the final theatrical trailer for Kathryn Bigelow's chronicle of the decade-long hunt for Osama bin Laden.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

TV commercial: Directed "Toboggan" commercial for Hummer. See more »

Publicity Listings:

8 Interviews  | 9 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Height:

5' 11½" (1.82 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on Zero Dark Thirty] I feel we got it right. I'm proud of the movie, and I stand behind it completely. I think that it's a deeply moral movie that questions the use of force. It questions what was done in the name of finding Bin Laden. See more »

Trivia:

Was the fourth woman to be nominated for the Directing Academy Award. The other three were: Lina Wertmüller, Jane Campion and Sofia Coppola. Bigelow ended up becoming the first woman to win the award. See more »

Trademark:

Often uses first person perspectives (Wire trip scenes in Strange Days and the chase scenes in Point Break). See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius