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Steven Soderbergh was born on January 14, 1963, in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, the second of six children and, while still at a very young age, his family moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where his father, Peter Soderbergh, was a professor and the dean of the College of Education at Louisiana State University... See full bio »

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Steven A. Soderbergh
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Hide HideProducer (32 titles)
2011 We Need to Talk About Kevin (executive producer)
 
2011 His Way (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
2010 Rebecca H. (Return to the Dogs) (executive producer)
 
2009 Solitary Man (producer)
 
2009/I Playground (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2008 Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2007 I'm Not There. (executive producer)
 
2007 Michael Clayton (executive producer)
 
2007 Wind Chill (executive producer)
 
2006 Pu-239 (executive producer)
 
2006 A Scanner Darkly (executive producer)
 
2005 Rumor Has It... (executive producer)
 
2005 Syriana (executive producer)
 
2005 The Big Empty (short) (executive producer)
 
2005 Good Night, and Good Luck. (executive producer)
 
2005 Unscripted (TV series) (executive producer - 10 episodes)
– Episode #1.10 (2005) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.9 (2005) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.8 (2005) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.7 (2005) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.6 (2005) (executive producer)
See all 10 episodes »
 
2005 The Jacket (producer)
 
2005 Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2 1/2 (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2004 Keane (executive producer)
 
2004 Criminal (producer)
 
2004 Able Edwards (executive producer)
 
2003 K Street (TV series) (executive producer - 10 episodes)
– Week 10 (2003) (executive producer)
– Week 9 (2003) (executive producer)
– Week 8 (2003) (executive producer)
– Week 7 (2003) (executive producer)
– Week 6 (2003) (executive producer)
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2002 Naqoyqatsi (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2002 Far from Heaven (executive producer)
 
2002 Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (executive producer)
 
2002 Welcome to Collinwood (producer)
 
2002/I Insomnia (executive producer)
 
2001 Tribute (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2001 Who Is Bernard Tapie? (documentary) (executive producer)
 
1998 Pleasantville (producer)
 
1996 The Daytrippers (producer)
 
1993 Suture (executive producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (34 titles)
2013 Side Effects (pre-production)
 
2013 Behind the Candelabra (pre-production)
 
2012 Magic Mike (post-production)
 
2011 Haywire
 
2011 Contagion
 
2011 The Last Time I Saw Michael Gregg
 
2010 And Everything Is Going Fine (documentary)
 
2009 The Informant!
 
2009 The Girlfriend Experience
 
2008 Che: Part Two
 
2008 Che: Part One
 
2007 Ocean's Thirteen
 
2006 The Good German
 
2005/I Bubble
 
2004 Ocean's Twelve
 
2004 Eros (segment "Equilibrium")
 
2003 K Street (TV series)
– Week 10 (2003)
– Week 9 (2003)
– Week 8 (2003)
– Week 7 (2003)
– Week 6 (2003)
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2002 Solaris
 
2002 Full Frontal
 
2001 Ocean's Eleven
 
2000 Traffic
 
2000 Erin Brockovich
 
1999 The Limey
 
1998 Out of Sight
 
1996 Schizopolis (uncredited)
 
1996 Gray's Anatomy
 
1993-1995 Fallen Angels (TV series)
– The Professional Man (1995)
– The Quiet Room (1993)
 
1995 Underneath
 
1993 King of the Hill
 
1991 Kafka
 
1989 Sex, Lies, and Videotape
 
1987 Winston (short)
 
1985 Access All Areas (video short)
 
1985 Yes: 9012 Live (video documentary)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (18 titles)
2012 Magic Mike (post-production)
 
2011 Haywire (director of photography / as Peter Andrews)
 
2011 Contagion
 
2009 The Informant! (as Peter Andrews)
 
2009 The Girlfriend Experience (as Peter Andrews)
 
2008 Che: Part Two (as Peter Andrews)
 
2008 Che: Part One (as Peter Andrews)
 
2007 Ocean's Thirteen (as Peter Andrews)
 
2006 The Good German (as Peter Andrews)
 
2005/I Bubble (as Peter Andrews)
 
2004 Ocean's Twelve (as Peter Andrews)
 
2004 Eros (segment "Equilibrium" / as Peter Andrews)
 
2003 K Street (TV series)
– Week 10 (2003) (as Peter Andrews)
– Week 9 (2003) (as Peter Andrews)
– Week 8 (2003) (as Peter Andrews)
– Week 7 (2003) (as Peter Andrews)
– Week 6 (2003) (as Peter Andrews)
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2002 Solaris (as Peter Andrews)
 
2002 Full Frontal (as Peter Andrews)
 
2001 Ocean's Eleven (as Peter Andrews)
 
2000 Traffic (as Peter Andrews)
 
1996 Schizopolis (uncredited)
 
Show ShowEditor (12 titles)
2011 Haywire (as Mary Ann Bernard)
 
2009 The Girlfriend Experience
 
2006 The Good German (as Mary Ann Bernard)
 
2005/I Bubble (as Mary Ann Bernard)
 
2004 Eros (segment "Equilibrium" / as Mary Ann Bernard)
 
2003 K Street (TV series)
– Week 10 (2003) (as Mary Ann Bernard)
– Week 9 (2003) (as Mary Ann Bernard)
– Week 8 (2003) (as Mary Ann Bernard)
– Week 7 (2003) (as Mary Ann Bernard)
– Week 6 (2003) (as Mary Ann Bernard)
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2002 Solaris (as Mary Ann Bernard)
 
1993 King of the Hill
 
1991 Kafka
 
1989 Sex, Lies, and Videotape
 
1985 Yes: 9012 Live (video documentary)
 
1980 Games People Play (TV series)
 
Show ShowWriter (9 titles)
2004 Eros (written by / segment "Equilibrium")
 
2004 Criminal (screenplay / as Sam Lowry)
 
2002 Solaris (screenplay)
 
1997 Nightwatch (screenplay)
 
1996 Schizopolis (written by - uncredited)
 
1995 Underneath (screenplay / as Sam Lowry)
 
1993 King of the Hill (screenplay)
 
1989 Sex, Lies, and Videotape (written by)
 
1987 Winston (short)
 
Show ShowActor (5 titles)
2011 Contagion
John Neal (voice) (uncredited)
 
2011 The Last Time I Saw Michael Gregg
 
2001 Ocean's Eleven
Vault-Bombing Thief (uncredited)
 
2001 Waking Life
Interviewed on television
 
1996 Schizopolis
Fletcher Munson/Dr. Jeffrey Korchek (uncredited)
 
2012 The Hunger Games (second unit director) (post-production)
 
Show ShowComposer (1 title)
1996 Schizopolis (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSound Department (1 title)
1989 Sex, Lies, and Videotape (sound editor - uncredited, sound re-recordist - uncredited)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (1 title)
1985 Access All Areas (video short) (photographer)
 
Show ShowThanks (13 titles)
2012 Videotape (additional acknowledgments) (completed)
 
2011 The Wayshower (very special thanks)
 
2011 Julian (short) (very special thanks)
 
2009 Where the Wild Things Are (special thanks)
 
2009 Who Are You (short) (the producers wish to thank)
 
2008 Vertical Living Made Easy (short) (special thanks)
 
2008 Hamlet 2 (thanks)
 
2005 The Lost City (additional thanks)
 
2005 The Brothers Grimm (thanks - as Steve Soderbergh)
 
1999 Stir of Echoes (special thanks)
 
1998 Inside 'Out of Sight' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
1997 Bongwater (special thanks)
 
1994 Love Four (video) (acknowledgment: super duper extra special thanks to)
 
Show ShowSelf (27 titles)
2012 Side by Side (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2011 The Dr. Oz Show (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– The Movie Contagion: Are We at Risk for a Global Pandemic? (2011) … Himself - Guest
 
2000-2011 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 14 September 2011 (2011) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 25 November 2002 (2002) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 20 December 2000 (2000) … Himself - Guest
 
2011 I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 September 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2008 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 December 2008 (2008) … Himself
– Episode dated 19 November 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Erika Rabau: Puck of Berlin (documentary)
Himself
 
2001-2007 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Making of 'Ocean's Thirteen' (2007) … Himself
– The Making of 'Ocean's Twelve' (2004) … Himself
– Inside 'Solaris' (2002) … Himself
– The Making of 'Ocean's Eleven' (2001) … Himself
 
2007 20 heures le journal (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 February 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2006 The 16th Annual Gotham Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
2004 Five Directors on 'The Battle of Algiers' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 'Solaris': Behind the Planet (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Sen kväll med Luuk (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #11.1 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Erin Brockovich (2003) … Himself
 
2002 Naqoyqatsi (documentary)
Man reflected in digital screens (3rd segment)
 
2002 Full Frontal
Himself (uncredited)
 
2002 'Ocean's Eleven': The Look of the Con (video short)
Himself
 
2002 + de cinéma (TV series documentary short)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 March 2002 (2002) … Himself
 
2001-2002 Nyhetsmorgon (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Regissör
– Om filmen 'Ocean's Eleven' (2002) … Himself - Regissör
– Om filmen 'Traffic' (2001) … Himself
 
2002 Day for Night: The Making of 'Insomnia' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Director
 
2000 Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Spotlight on Location: Erin Brockovich (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Lesley Ann Warren: A Cinderella Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Independent's Day (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Inside 'Out of Sight' (video documentary short)
Himself - Director
 
1993 Cinefile: Made in the USA (TV documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2009 Cleanflix (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Bienvenue à Cannes (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 

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Alternate Names:

Peter Andrews | Mary Ann Bernard | Sam Lowry | Steve Soderbergh

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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[on working with actors who are also writers and if it is preferable in any way] No, it's a huge benefit. I mean, Scott [Z. Burns] would be the first to tell you. In a couple of cases in "Contagion" we'd have a scene that he and Matt [Damon] and I would sort of re-tool on the set based on what we were thinking that day... See more »

Trivia:

Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2003 See more »

Trademark:

Frequently uses jump-cuts See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn