Kathryn Bigelow
A stylish film director whose background as a painter and Whitney Museum fellow seems at odds with the action-fueled fare she's best known for, Kathryn Bigelow was born Nov. 27, 1951, in San Carlos, Calif.

After studying film theory and criticism at Columbia University, Bigelow launched her career as a feature director with The Loveless in 1982 -- a movie that also marked Willem Dafoe's big-screen debut. She went on to direct Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze in Point Break (1991) and Ralph Fiennes in Strange Days (1995), and was briefly wed to director James Cameron.

In 2009, after a seven-year absence from filmmaking, Bigelow garnered widespread critical acclaim for The Hurt Locker, a taut thriller set in war-torn Iraq. The Golden Globe, Oscar and BAFTA nods that followed had her competing against ex-husband Cameron -- who was also nominated for his blockbuster Avatar -- with Bigelow ultimately nabbing the Oscar (the first woman director to ever win) and the BAFTA award.

Featured Movies
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  • Born in FlamesBorn in Flames

    Imagine an America in which 10 years after a socialist revolution, the ladies decide to take charge. That's exactly what happens in this sci-fi allegory. When the leader of a lesbian separatist group dies in jail, her death spurs an uprising that turns the country upside down. Part fantasy, part... Read More

All Kathryn Bigelow Movies
The Hurt Locker (2008)  Top 100
R
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
PG-13
The Weight of Water (2001)
R
Homicide: Life on the Street: Season 7 (1998)
NR
Homicide: Life on the Street: Season 6 (1997)
NR
Strange Days (1995)
R
Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese (1995)
NR
Wild Palms (1993)
NR
Point Break (1991)
R
Blue Steel (1990)
R
Near Dark (1987)
(Bonus materials available separately)
R
Born in Flames (1983)
NR
The Loveless (1982)
R

 
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