Patty Jenkins

Patty Jenkins
Jenkins promoting Wonder Woman at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con International
Born	Patricia Lea Jenkins (1971-07-23) July 23, 1971 George Air Force Base Victorville, California, U.S.
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	1995–present
Notable work	Monster
Spouse(s)	Sam Sheridan (m. 2007)
Children	1

Patricia Lea "Patty" Jenkins (born July 23, 1971) is an American film director and screenwriter. She is known for directing Monster (2003) and Wonder Woman (2017).

Early life and education

Jenkins was born in Victorville, California, to William T. Jenkins, an Air Force captain and fighter pilot who won a silver star in Vietnam, and Emily Roth, who worked in San Francisco as an environmental scientist.^[1] She has two sisters, Elaine Roth and Jessica Jenkins Murphy.

Jenkins grew up around the world and lived in 15 different countries before she was six, and four different states before college. She spent kindergarten through her junior year of high school living in Lawrence, Kansas. She attended the AFI Conservatory. She graduated from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in 1993.

Career

The most famous film she has directed to date is Monster, a drama about Aileen Wuornos.

On July 14, 2011, Jenkins received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the pilot of The Killing. She received two nominations for the 2012 DGA Awards for Outstanding Directorial Achievement, one for "Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series" for The Killing and "Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television/Mini-Series" for Five. On January 28, 2012, she won the DGA award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement for a Dramatic Series for the pilot of The Killing.

In April 2015, it was revealed that Jenkins would direct Wonder Woman,^[2] the fourth movie in the DC Extended Universe for a 2017 release. Jenkins was hired after the original director, Michelle MacLaren, left the project due to creative differences. She was previously attached to direct Thor: The Dark World but left the project due to creative differences.

Personal life

In 2007, Jenkins married Sam Sheridan, author of the books A Fighter's Heart and The Fighter's Mind.^[1] They have a son together.^[3]

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Director	Writer	Other	Notes
1996	A Modern Affair	No	No	Yes	Second Assistant Camera
2003	Monster	Yes	Yes	No
2011	Five	Yes	No	No	Segment: "Pearl"
2016	Frank & Lola	No	No	Yes	Special Thanks
2017	Wonder Woman	Yes	No	No

Television series

Year	TV Series	Director	Producer	Actor	Note
Year	TV Series	Director	Producer	Actor	Note	2004	Arrested Development	Yes	No	No	Episode: "The One Where They Build a House"
2006	Entourage	Yes	No	No	Episodes: "Crash and Burn" and "The Release"
2008	The Sarah Silverman Program	No	No	Yes	Role: Jill Talley Episode: "Fetus Don't Fail Me Now"
2011–2012	The Killing	Yes	No	No	Episodes: "Pilot" and "What I Know"
2013	Betrayal	Yes	Executive	No	Episode: "Pilot"

References

1 2 "Patty Jenkins, Sam Sheridan". New York Times.
↑ "Patty Jenkins signs on to direct Wonder Woman movie, report". CBC. April 16, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
↑ Rosen, Lisa. "Natural-Born Director".

External links

Patty Jenkins at the Internet Movie Database
2004 Patty Jenkins interview with Jon Niccum

Films directed by Patty Jenkins

Monster (2003) Five (2011) Wonder Woman (2017)

Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series

1971–2000	Daniel Petrie for "Hands of Love" (1971) Robert Butler for "Dust Bowl Cousins" (1972) Charles S. Dubin for "Knockover" (1973) David Friedkin for "Cross Your Heart, Hope to Die" (1974) James Cellan Jones for Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (Miniseries) (1975) Glenn Jordan for "Rites of Friendship" (1976) John Erman for "Second Hour" (1977) Gene Reynolds for "Prisoner" (1978) Roger Young for "Cop" (1979) Roger Young for "Lou" (1980) Robert Butler for "Hill Street Station" (1981) David Anspaugh for "Personal Foul" (1982) Jeff Bleckner for "Life in the Minors" (1983) Thomas Carter for "The Rise and Fall of Paul the Wall (1984) Will Mackenzie for "My Fair David" (1985) Will Mackenzie for "Atomic Shakespeare" (1986) Marshall Herskovitz for "Pilot" (Thirtysomething) (1987) Marshall Herskovitz for "Therapy" (1988) Eric Laneuville for "I'm in the Nude" (1989) Michael Zinberg for "Vietnam" (1990) Eric Laneuville for "All God's Children" (1991) Rob Thompson for "Cicely" (1992) Gregory Hoblit for "Pilot" (NYPD Blue) (1993) Charles Haid for "Into That Good Night" (1994) Christopher Chulack for "Hell and High Water" (1995) Christopher Chulack for "Fear of Flying" (1996) Barbara Kopple for "The Documentary" (1997) Paris Barclay for "Hearts and Souls" (1998) David Chase for "The Sopranos" (1999) Thomas Schlamme for "Noël" (2000)

2001–present	Alan Ball for "Pilot" (Six Feet Under) (2001) John Patterson for "Whitecaps" (2002) Chris Misiano for "Twenty Five" (2003) Walter Hill for "Deadwood" (2004) Michael Apted for "The Stolen Eagle" (2005) Jon Cassar for "Day 5: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m." (2006) Alan Taylor for "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (2007) Daniel Attias for "Transitions" (2008) Lesli Linka Glatter for "Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency" (2009) Martin Scorsese for "Boardwalk Empire" (2010) Patty Jenkins for "Pilot" (The Killing) (2011) Rian Johnson for "Fifty-One" (2012) Vince Gilligan for "Felina" (2013) Lesli Linka Glatter for "From A to B and Back Again" (2014) David Nutter for "Mother's Mercy" (2015)

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