Patty Jenkins

Patty Jenkins

  • Born: 1971-7-24
  • Birthplace: Victor George Air Force Base, California, U.S.
  • Height: 5' 7" (1.7 m)
  • Profession: director
  • Nationality: America
  • Graduate School: Cooper Union College (undergraduate), American Academy of Motion Picture Arts (master)
  • Representative Works: Monster, The Killing, Betrayal, Wonder Woman
  • Patty Jenkins (Patty Jenkins) , full name Patricia Lea Jenkins (Patricia Lea Jenkins) , was born on July 24, 1971 at Victor George Air Force Base in California, USA, American director, graduated from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art (undergraduate) , American Film Institute (master) .
    In 2003, directed his first film " Monster ", the film nominated for 54th Berlin International Film Festival Competition, access Golden Bear Award race qualifications [1]  . In 2006, directed the comedy series " My Family Has Big Stars Season One ". In 2011, directed the comedy TV movie " Five "; in the same year, he was shortlisted for the pilot episode of the TV series " The Killing "The Best Director Award for a Drama Series [2]  . In 2013, the directed romantic drama " Betrayal " was broadcast [2]  . In 2017, directed the sci-fi action film " Wonder Woman " and won the 89th National Critics Association Award Focus Award [3]  . In 2018, she successively won the Director's Influence Award at the 29th Palm Springs International Film Festival [4]  and the Outstanding Female Movie Actor at the 71st Cannes International Film Festival "Moving Her Shadow" [5]  . In 2020, the directed science fiction action film " WW84 " will be released [6]  .

    Early Experience

    Patty Jenkins was born at Victor George Air Force Base in California, USA. For most of her childhood, she moved from one air base to another with her parents. She grew up in California, Thailand, Kansas and Germany.
    Since childhood, I have been interested in storytelling and visual arts. When she was in junior high school, she got her first job in the film industry: as a production assistant in a documentary directed by a friend of her mother. Later, Patty Jenkins studied painting at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York. At the same time, she also participated in an experimental filmmaking course. After graduation, she studied filmmaking in New York for 9 years and participated in production. Thousands of commercials and music videos. After moving to Los Angeles, she joined the American Film Institute to take a director course. After graduation, she made some short films herself   .

    Performing Experience

    In 2001, he directed his first short film "Just Drive"; in the same year, his short film "Velocity Rules" won the Best Short Film Award at the Telluride Independent Film Festival.
    In 2003, he directed and wrote his first film " Monster ", which was adapted from a real case in the United States in the early 1990s: the serial murder of road prostitute Irene Warnosley   , with Charlize Theron as the starring role   ; the film nominated for the 54th Berlin International film Festival competition, access Golden Bear Award race qualifications   ; after, Patty Jenkins has directed the biopic about the pilot Chuck Yeager, and Ryan Gosling starred in the movie "I am Superman," but Both films died halfway through   .
    In 2004, directed the second episode of the second season of the sitcom series " Arrested Development ". In 2006, directed two episodes of the comedy series " My Family Also Has Big Stars Season One "   . In 2008, guest starred in the comedy TV series " The Sarah Silverman Program ".
    In 2011, directed the pilot episode of the crime TV drama " The Killing ", which was a remake of the Danish drama of the same name, telling a series of The Killing cases in Seattle   ; Patty Jenkins won the 64th American Directors Guild Award for Best Drama for the drama TV drama director award   and shortlistedAward for Best Director in a Drama Series   ; In October, the comedy TV movie " Five " directed by him was broadcast. The film is composed of Five short films about the troubles caused by breast cancer to women   ; Patty Jenkins was nominated 64th for this film. The Best Director of a Television Film or Miniseries at the American Directors Guild Awards   .
    In 2013, the romantic drama " Betrayal " directed by him was aired, which was adapted from the Dutch drama of the same name, focusing on sensitive topics of infidelity during marriage   . In 2015, he directed and produced the ABC TV drama "Dawn", but it failed to be broadcast. In 2016, he became a member of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and was eligible to vote for the Academy Awards   .
    In 2017, his superhero-themed sci-fi action film " Wonder Woman " was released, which won a global box office of 821.74 million U.S. dollars   ; the film won the Hugo Award for Best Drama Performance Feature Film   ; Patty Jenkins relied on this The film won the Focus Award   at the 89th National Critics Association Awards ; at the end of the year, it was shortlisted for "Man of the Year" by Time Magazine   .
    On January 3, 2018, she won the Director's Influence Award at the 29th Palm Springs International Film Festival   ; in May, she won the Outstanding Female Movie Actor at the 71st Cannes International Film Festival "Moving Her Shadow"   .
    In January 2019, he served as the director and producer of TNT's crime drama "I Am the Night", which starred India Eisley and Chris Pine  . On June 5, 2020, the superhero-themed sci-fi action film " WW84 " was released as a director, screenwriter and producer   .

    Personal Life

    family member
    Patty Jenkins' father William Jenkins is an Air Force officer and his mother is an environmental scientist   . In addition, William Jenkins is also the second cousin of British actor Richard Burton  .
    Emotional experience
    In 2007, Patty Jenkins married Sam Sheridan. Sam Sheridan was a firefighter. He published his autobiography "A Fighter's Heart" in 2006. The two have a son Asa   .

    Character Evaluation

    Patty Jenkins went slanting forward, proving to the world that there is no film and television subject matter she can't grasp, sonorous and tenderness, in her work seamlessly combined. From the female TV movie "Five" to the American drama "Betrayal", which focuses on the topic of infidelity in marriage, one after another works that "force women into desperation", highlighting Patty Jenkins's feminist attitude-grasping the most embarrassing of women's destiny Moment, show the full meaning of compassion for the heavens and others . 
    In "Wonder Woman", Patty Jenkins proves to the audience through the lens that women can also be the protagonists, carrying the task of saving the world on their shoulders. She used gentle and easy-going means to show people a female image who coexisted with strength and wisdom, and dared to resist restraints . 
    Extended Reading
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      Little domestic influence, but a very good-looking film

      Before talking about this film, we must mention the film's director Mark Wahlberg. This old man is a tough guy in Hollywood in recent years (not counting his age). Although they are not big productions, they are quite influential.
      Who can believe that a tough guy is directing a drama that...

    • Green 2022-02-09 08:01:17

      F word will go smoothly if you hear too much

      Recently, I’ve been watching Entourage’s celebrity partners when I’m not free. As expected, there are few taboos on the cable TV station. On average, every person has at least two fucks and its related forms in each line, and they express profound and profound connotations. I watched the...

    • Lottie 2022-02-09 08:01:17

      An idol drama of a handsome guy and a beautiful girl, nothing nourished. .

    • Elouise 2022-03-20 09:01:38

      I don't know Hollywood that well, so I don't think it's that interesting

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