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Kimberly Peirce

1967 - Today

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Kimberly Ane Peirce (born September 8, 1967) is an American filmmaker, best known for her debut feature film, Boys Don't Cry (1999), which won Hilary Swank her first Academy Award for Best Actress. Peirce's second feature, Stop-Loss, was released by Paramount Pictures in 2008. Her third film Carrie was released on October 18, 2013. In addition to directing and writing, she is a governor of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and a National Board member of the Directors Guild of America. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Kimberly Peirce is the 1,919th most popular film director (down from 1,830th in 2024), the 15,582nd most popular biography from United States (down from 14,684th in 2019) and the 563rd most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Kimberly Peirce ranks 1,919 out of 2,041. Before her are Jan Hřebejk, David Dobkin, Alice Winocour, Mark Duplass, Emily Atef, and Philippe Falardeau. After her are Ryoo Seung-wan, Kevin Lima, Ilmar Raag, Chris Cunningham, Dagur Kári, and Danny Antonucci.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Kimberly Peirce ranks 761. Before her are Eddie McClintock, Hana Andronikova, Miles Millar, Jacky Durand, Gary Sundgren, and Włodzimierz Zawadzki. After her are Iulian Chiriță, Pascal Elbé, Ross Robinson, Michael Gier, Carl-Uwe Steeb, and Irene Bedard.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kimberly Peirce ranks 15,589 out of 20,380. Before her are Felicia Day (1979), Leslie Stefanson (1971), Hoot Gibson (1892), Benson Boone (2002), Mark Duplass (1976), and Paul Annacone (1963). After her are Jesse McCartney (1987), Jill Schoelen (1963), Gale Storm (1922), Obie Trice (1977), Mark L. Polansky (1956), and Andrew Card (1947).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Kimberly Peirce ranks 563. Before her are Douglas McGrath (1958), Mark Pellington (1962), Jeff Baena (1977), Jeff Nichols (1978), David Dobkin (1969), and Mark Duplass (1976). After her are Kevin Lima (1962), Neil LaBute (1963), Dan Attias (1951), Newton Thomas Sigel (1955), Ava DuVernay (1972), and Ric Roman Waugh (1968).

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