Patty Jenkins

Patty Jenkins Biography

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. 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, 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. They have a son together.

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Notes
1996	A Modern Affair	Second Assistant Camera
2001	Just Drive	Short film
2001	Velocity Rules	Short film
2003	Monster
2011	Five	Segment: "Pearl"
2016	Frank & Lola	Special Thanks
2017	Wonder Woman

Television series

Year	TV Series	Director	Producer	Actor	Note
Year	TV Series	Director	Producer	Actor	Note	2004	Arrested Development	Episode: "The One Where They Build a House"
2006	Entourage				Episodes: "Crash and Burn" and "The Release"
2008	The Sarah Silverman Program				Role: Jill Talley Episode: "Fetus Don't Fail Me Now"
2011-2012	The Killing				Episodes: "Pilot" and "What I Know"
2013	Betrayal				Episode: "Pilot"
2015	Exposed				Pilot

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