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    Patty Jenkins

    July 24, 1971 • 53 y.o.

    Full Name Patricia Lea Jenkins
    Place of Birth George Air Force Base, Victorville, California, USA
    Citizenship United States
    Career 2001 — ...
    Genres Drama, Crime, Thriller
    Height 1.70 m 5′ 7″
    Zodiac sign leo
    Family
    brother/sister:
    Elaine Roth

    Facts

    Jenkins was born in Victorville, California, to William T. Jenkins, a U.S. Air Force officer and fighter pilot who earned a Silver Star in the Vietnam War, and Emily Roth, who later worked in San Francisco as an environmental scientist. Her older sister is Elaine Roth, her younger sister is Jessica Jenkins Murphy.

    She spent her early childhood moving frequently due to her father's military service. Having lived briefly in Thailand and Germany, the family eventually settled in Lawrence, Kansas. When she was seven years old, her father died during a NATO mock dogfight at the age of 31. During a road trip from Kansas to San Francisco, her mother dropped Jenkins and her sister off at a movie theater, where they watched the original Superman starring Christopher Reeve. Jenkins found the film inspiring, and the experience sparked an interest in pursuing filmmaking as a career.

    She completed kindergarten through her junior year of high school while living in Lawrence. Her mother then moved the family to Washington, D.C., where Patty completed her senior year of high school. She received her undergraduate degree in Painting from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in 1993, and a master's degree in directing from the American Film Institute's AFI Conservatory in 2000. While a student at AFI, Jenkins, an avid fan of the films of Pedro Almodóvar, made the 2001 short film Velocity Rules, that she describes as a cross between a superhero film and Almodóvar's tone about an accident-prone housewife.

    Beginning in junior high school, Jenkins took interest in photography, painting and screen-printing. At age 20, while interning at a commercial production company, she heeded a suggestion that she could receive film training if she worked on set for free. After doing so for some months, Jenkins advanced to second assistant camera and focus puller, then spent eight years as a cameraperson. While shooting a Michael Jackson music video, her director of photography recommended that she attend the American Film Institute to learn directing. She later made a superhero short film that played at AFI Fest. There she met Brad Wyman, who later introduced her to producer Donald Kushner, leading to her directing her first feature film, Monster (2003).

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    Title Ratings: 6.8
    My Ratings:
    • Drama 23%
    • Crime 12%
    • Thriller 12%
    • Comedy 12%
    • Fantasy 8%
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                                  Director — 15

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                                  Patty Jenkins

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                                    Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, 2 hr 41 min
                                    United States • Patty Jenkins

                                      2020
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                                      2020

                                      Fantasy, Action, Adventure, 2 hr 31 min
                                      United States • Patty Jenkins

                                        2019
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                                        2019

                                        Crime, Drama, Mystery, 1 hour
                                        United States • Carl Franklin...

                                          2017
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                                          2017

                                          Short, 3 min
                                          United States • Patty Jenkins

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                                            2017

                                            Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, 2 hr 21 min
                                            United States, China, Hong Kong • Patty Jenkins

                                              2015
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                                              2015

                                              Crime, Drama, Mystery
                                              United States • Patty Jenkins

                                                2013
                                                8
                                                2013 — 2014

                                                Drama, 1 hour
                                                United States • Stephen Cragg...

                                                  2011
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                                                  2011 — (segment "Pearl")

                                                  Comedy, Drama, 1 hr 27 min
                                                  United States • Jennifer Aniston...

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                                                    2011 — 2014

                                                    Crime, Drama, Mystery, 43 min
                                                    United States, Canada • Ed Bianchi...

                                                      2004
                                                      11
                                                      2004 — 2011

                                                      Comedy, Drama, 28 min
                                                      United States • Julian Farino...

                                                        2003
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                                                        2003

                                                        Biography, Crime, Drama, 1 hr 49 min
                                                        United States, Germany • Patty Jenkins

                                                          13
                                                          2003 — 2019

                                                          Comedy, 22 min
                                                          United States • Troy Miller...

                                                            2001
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                                                            2001

                                                            Short, 18 min
                                                            United States • Patty Jenkins

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                                                              2001

                                                              Short, Drama
                                                              United States • Patty Jenkins

                                                                Writer — 5

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                                                                Action
                                                                Patty Jenkins

                                                                  2020
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                                                                  2020 — (story by)

                                                                  Fantasy, Action, Adventure, 2 hr 31 min
                                                                  United States • Patty Jenkins

                                                                    2003
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                                                                    2003

                                                                    Biography, Crime, Drama, 1 hr 49 min
                                                                    United States, Germany • Patty Jenkins

                                                                      2001
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                                                                      2001

                                                                      Short, 18 min
                                                                      United States • Patty Jenkins

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                                                                        2001

                                                                        Short, Drama
                                                                        United States • Patty Jenkins

                                                                          Producer — 10

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                                                                          Action
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                                                                            executive producer

                                                                            Short, Drama
                                                                            United States • Anderson Tram

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                                                                              executive producer

                                                                              Adventure, Comedy, Drama
                                                                              United States • William Means

                                                                                2024
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                                                                                2024 — executive producer

                                                                                Short, 12 min
                                                                                United States • Blake Rice

                                                                                  2023
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                                                                                  2023 — produced by

                                                                                  Comedy, Mystery, 1 hr 40 min
                                                                                  United States • Chris Pine

                                                                                    2022
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                                                                                    2022

                                                                                    Biography, Drama, 3 hours
                                                                                    United States • Kari Skogland

                                                                                      2020
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                                                                                      2020 — (p.g.a.)

                                                                                      Fantasy, Action, Adventure, 2 hr 31 min
                                                                                      United States • Patty Jenkins

                                                                                        2019
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                                                                                        2019 — executive producer

                                                                                        Crime, Drama, Mystery, 1 hour
                                                                                        United States • Carl Franklin...

                                                                                          2015
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                                                                                          2015 — executive producer

                                                                                          Crime, Drama, Mystery
                                                                                          United States • Patty Jenkins

                                                                                            2013
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                                                                                            2013 — 2014 — executive producer

                                                                                            Drama, 1 hour
                                                                                            United States • Stephen Cragg...

                                                                                              Actress — 2

                                                                                              2020
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                                                                                              2020

                                                                                              Documentary, 1 hour
                                                                                              France • Stéphane Bergouhnioux

                                                                                                2007
                                                                                                2
                                                                                                2007 — 2010 — Jill Talley

                                                                                                Comedy, 22 min
                                                                                                United States • Rob Schrab...

                                                                                                  Other — 42

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