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Ellen Kuras

1959 - Today

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Ellen Kuras (born July 10, 1959) is an American cinematographer whose work includes narrative and documentary films, music videos and commercials in both the studio and independent worlds. One of few female members of the American Society of Cinematographers, she is a pioneer best known for her work in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). She has collaborated with directors such as Michel Gondry, Spike Lee, Sam Mendes, Jim Jarmusch, Rebecca Miller, Martin Scorsese and more. She is the three-time winner of the Award for Excellence in Dramatic Cinematography at the Sundance Film Festival, for her films Personal Velocity: Three Portraits, Angela and Swoon, which was her first dramatic feature after getting her start in political documentaries. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ellen Kuras is the 1,473rd most popular film director (up from 1,915th in 2024), the 10,748th most popular biography from United States (up from 15,949th in 2019) and the 399th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ellen Kuras ranks 1,473 out of 2,041. Before her are Joseph Kosinski, Doris Dörrie, Pablo Berger, Dan Gilroy, Attila Dargay, and Kleber Mendonça Filho. After her are Montxo Armendáriz, Ken Burns, Melvin Frank, Tarsem Singh, Semih Kaplanoğlu, and Jorge Fons.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Ellen Kuras ranks 456. Before her are Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Pedro Pierluisi, Zoé Valdés, Dan Gilroy, Ken Kirzinger, and Daniel Xuereb. After her are Cherie Currie, Urs Zimmermann, Kathy Hilton, Steve Strange, Dejan Ajdačić, and Mikhail Gurevich.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ellen Kuras ranks 10,750 out of 20,380. Before her are Joseph Pilato (1949), Bob Clark (1939), John M. Lounge (1946), Carroll Quigley (1910), George Saunders (1958), and John Delaney (1963). After her are Parker Stevenson (1952), Boyd Holbrook (1981), Cherie Currie (1959), Florence Turner (1885), Richard Speight Jr. (1969), and Bob Bradley (1958).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Ellen Kuras ranks 399. Before her are Tim Miller (1964), Sally Menke (1953), Lee Garmes (1898), Alan Taylor (1959), Joseph Kosinski (1974), and Dan Gilroy (1959). After her are Ken Burns (1953), Melvin Frank (1913), Allen Daviau (1942), Peter Segal (1962), Dick Richards (1936), and Callie Khouri (1957).

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