FILM DIRECTOR

Karyn Kusama

1968 - Today

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Karyn Kiyoko Kusama (born March 21, 1968) is an American filmmaker. She made her feature directorial debut with the sports drama film Girlfight (2000), for which she won Best Director and the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. Kusama went on to direct the science fiction action film Æon Flux (2005), based on the animated series of the same name created by Peter Chung, and the horror comedy film Jennifer's Body (2009). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Karyn Kusama has received more than 1,120,048 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Karyn Kusama is the 1,876th most popular film director (down from 1,731st in 2019), the 15,467th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,456th in 2019) and the 562nd most popular American Film Director.

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  • 1.1M

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  • 44.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Karyn Kusama ranks 1,876 out of 2,041. Before her are David Dobkin, Olena Demyanenko, John August, Dome Karukoski, Zak Penn, and Domee Shi. After her are Abrar Alvi, Peter Deming, Fede Álvarez, Emily Atef, Evan Goldberg, and Carla Simón.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Karyn Kusama ranks 702. Before her are Tammy Duckworth, Mathew St. Patrick, Shahbaz Bhatti, Zak Penn, Qiao Hong, and Samantha Ferris. After her are Mitsuaki Kojima, Romany Malco, Anders Holmertz, Uwe Tellkamp, Rashid Sidek, and Sully Erna.

Others Born in 1968

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Karyn Kusama ranks 15,467 out of 20,380. Before her are Molly Gordon (1995), Chelsea Noble (1964), Logan Sargeant (2000), WC (1970), Amy Fisher (1974), and Lawton Chiles (1930). After her are David Pate (1962), Brendon Urie (1987), Brett Dalton (1983), Ariana Marie (1993), Halle Bailey (2000), and Robert L. Behnken (1970).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Karyn Kusama ranks 562. Before her are Dan Attias (1951), Bruce Cohen (1961), Joshua Oppenheimer (1974), David Dobkin (1969), John August (1970), and Zak Penn (1968). After her are Michael Almereyda (1959), Mike Mitchell (1970), David Robert Mitchell (1974), Scott Silver (1964), Sian Heder (1977), and Dustin Lance Black (1975).

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