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Patty Jenkins
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American film director
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Patty Jenkins is an American film and television director and screenwriter. Born in Victorville, California, in 1971, she is a female human who speaks English. Her professional career began in 2001. She has directed notable works including the films *Wonder Woman* and *Wonder Woman 1984*.
Jenkins received a Directors Guild of America Award for her work. She was educated at the Cooper Union and the AFI Conservatory. She has one child. Her family name is Jenkins.
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Film & TV
Victorville, California, USA
Patricia Lea Jenkins (born July 24, 1971) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. She has directed the feature films Monster (2003), Wonder Woman (2017), and Wonder Woman 1984 (2020). For the film Monster, she won the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature and the Franklin J. Schaffner Award of the American Film Institute (AFI). For the pilot episode of the series The…
Known for
- Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern2026
- Superpowered: The DC Story — Self2023
- 100 Years of Warner Bros. — Self2023
- One Perfect Shot — Self2022
- Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party — Self2020
- Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound — Self (archive footage)2019
- This Changes Everything — Self2019
- Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché — Self2018
- Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness? — Self2017
- Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics — Self2017
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Key facts
- Born
- Patricia Lea Jenkins , ( 1971-07-24 ) July 24, 1971 (age 54) , Victorville, California , U.S.
- Education
- Cooper Union ( BFA ) AFI Conservatory ( MFA )
- Occupations
- Film director screenwriter film producer
- Years active
- 1995–present
- Spouse
- Sam Sheridan ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2007 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Jenkins
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Victorville
- Occupation
- executive producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Wonder Woman 1984
- Image
- Patty Jenkins at the 2018 Comic-Con International.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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- date of birth
- 1971-07-24
- Commons category
- Patty Jenkins
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Patty Jenkins
- start of work period
- 2001-00-00
- name in native language
- Patty Jenkins
- social media followers
- 252156
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Encyclopedic overview
Patricia Lea Jenkins (born July 24, 1971) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. She has directed the feature films Monster (2003), Wonder Woman (2017), and Wonder Woman 1984 (2020).
For the film Monster, she won the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature and the Franklin J. Schaffner Award of the American Film Institute (AFI). For the pilot episode of the series The Killing (2011), she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination and the Directors Guild of America award for Best Directing in a Drama Series. In 2017, she occupied the seventh place for Time's Person of the Year. Her salary negotiations with Warner Bros. to direct the Wonder Woman films became a widely discussed moment in Hollywood’s ongoing conversation about pay equity. Jenkins's ability to secure a salary equal to male directors of similar-budget tentpoles was viewed as a landmark moment for women in the industry.
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