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Karyn Kusama

Karyn Kusama

Birthday: 1968-03-21 | Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Karyn Kiyoko Kusama (born March 21, 1968) is an American filmmaker. She made her directorial and writing feature film debut with the sports drama Girlfight (2000) for which she received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. Kusama went on to direct the science fiction action film Æon Flux (2005), based on Peter Chung's animated series of the same name and the cult horror comedy film Jennifer's Body (2009). After working extensively as a television director, Kusama directed the horror film The Invitation (2015), a segment in the all-female horror anthology film XX (2017), and the Nicole Kidman-starring crime thriller film Destroyer (2018). Among her accolades, Kusama has received awards from the Cannes Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
Chain Reactions

as    Self

2025
Boorman and the Devil

as    Self

2023
Lynch/Oz

as    Host (Chapter 4: 'Multitudes') (voice)

2023
Sex on Screen

as    Self

2022
Body Parts

as    Self