Karyn Kusama

Director

Born: March 21, 1968 (58 years old)

Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Biography

Karyn Kiyoko Kusama (born March 21, 1968) is an American filmmaker. She made her directorial and writing feature film debut with the sports drama Girlfight (2000) for which she received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. Kusama went on to direct the science fiction action film Æon Flux (2005), based on Peter Chung's animated series of the same name and the cult horror comedy film Jennifer's Body (2009). After working extensively as a television director, Kusama directed the horror film The Invitation (2015), a segment in the all-female horror anthology film XX (2017), and the Nicole Kidman-starring crime thriller film Destroyer (2018). Among her accolades, Kusama has received awards from the Cannes Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival.

Filmography (25)

• Chicago Fire (2012, ★ 8.4)
• Body Parts (2022, ★ 6.5)
• Lynch/Oz (2023, ★ 6.9)
• 78/52 (2017, ★ 7.2)
• Half the Picture (2018, ★ 6.6)
• Girlfight (2000, ★ 6.5)
• Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist (2019, ★ 7.4)
• Billions (2016, ★ 7.7)
• The Man in the High Castle (2015, ★ 7.5)
• Halt and Catch Fire (2014, ★ 7.9)
• The Outsider (2020, ★ 7.4)
• Yellowjackets (2021, ★ 7.5)
• In Treatment (2008, ★ 7.6)
• The Invitation (2016, ★ 6.4)
• Speechless (2015, ★ 6.4)
• Masters of Sex (2013, ★ 7.1)
• The Consultant (2023, ★ 6.8)
• Casual (2015, ★ 6.6)
• The Terror (2018, ★ 7.3)
• Chain Reactions (2025, ★ 6)
• Æon Flux (2005, ★ 5.6)
• Jennifer's Body (2009, ★ 6)
• Destroyer (2018, ★ 5.9)
• Dead Ringers (2023, ★ 6.1)
• XX (2017, ★ 5.1)