Acting credits
7
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Karyn Kusama
Directing
Career Snapshot
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1.1
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Movies: 16Series: 13Crew credits: 22
TMDB ID: 54025
IMDb ID: nm0476201
Known for: Directing
Born: March 21, 1968
Age: 58
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2000 - 2026
Years active: 27
Average TMDB rating: 6.9
Wikidata: Q467484
Also known as
캐린 쿠사마
Other jobs
Director (20)Executive Producer (1)Writer (1)
Biography
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Karyn Kusama.
as Self
Chain Reactions
2025 • Movie
as Self
Boorman and the Devil
2025 • Movie
as Host (Chapter 4: 'Multitudes') (voice)
Lynch/Oz
2023 • Movie
as Self
Sex on Screen
2023 • Movie
as Self
Body Parts
2022 • Movie
Executive Producer
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
2019 • Movie
Director
Destroyer
2018 • Movie
as Self
Half the Picture
2018 • Movie
as Self
78/52
2017 • Movie
Writer
XX
2017 • Movie
Director
The Invitation
2016 • Movie
Director
Speechless
2015 • Movie
Director
Jennifer's Body
2009 • Movie
Director
Æon Flux
2005 • Movie
Director
Girlfight
2000 • Movie
Director
Bad Behavior
Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Karyn Kusama.
Director • 2 eps
The Terror: Devil in Silver
2026 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Dead Ringers
2023 • Series
Director • 1 eps
The Consultant
2023 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Yellowjackets
2021 • Series
Director • 1 eps
The Outsider
2020 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Billions
2016 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Casual
2015 • Series
Director • 2 eps
The Man in the High Castle
2015 • Series
Director • 4 eps
Halt and Catch Fire
2014 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Masters of Sex
2013 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Chicago Fire
2012 • Series
Director • 4 eps
In Treatment
2008 • Series
Director • 1 eps
The L Word
2004 • Series