Director

Rory Kennedy

Directing

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Directed credits

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Strong directing catalog.

TMDB popularity

1.1

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Directed movies: 17Directed series: 1All crew credits: 30

TMDB ID: 1037308

IMDb ID: nm0448311

Known for: Directing

Born: December 12, 1968

Age: 57

Place of birth: Washington, D.C., USA

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1988 - 2026

Years active: 39

Average TMDB rating: 6.72

Wikidata: Q273833

Also known as

Рори Кеннеди • Ро́ри Эли́забет Кэ́трин Ке́ннеди-Бэ́йли • Rory Elizabeth Katherine Kennedy-Bailey • Rory Elizabeth Katherine Kennedy

Frequent jobs

Director (18)Producer (11)Executive Producer (1)

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Biography

Rory Elizabeth Katherine Kennedy (born December 12, 1968) is an American documentary filmmaker. Kennedy has made documentary films that center on social issues such as addiction, nuclear radiation, the treatment of prisoners-of-war, and the politics of the Mexican border fence. Her films have been featured on many television networks. She is the youngest child of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Skakel.

Movies

Directed Movies

Movies directed by Rory Kennedy.

The Trial of Alec Baldwin

Director

2026 Movie

Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing

Director

2026 Movie

Queen of Chess

Director

2026 Movie

The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari

Director

2022 Movie

Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to Tomorrow

Director

2018 Movie

Without a Net: The Digital Divide in America

Director

2017 Movie

Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton

Director

2017 Movie

Last Days in Vietnam

Director

2014 Movie

Ethel

Director

2012 Movie

Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House

Director

2008 Movie

Ghosts of Abu Ghraib

Director

2007 Movie

A Boy's Life

Director

2003 Movie

Pandemic: Facing AIDS

Director

2003 Movie

The Changing Face of Beauty

Director

2000 Movie

Epidemic Africa

Director

1999 Movie

American Hollow

Director

1999 Movie

Women of Substance

Director

1994 Movie

Series

Directed Series

Series directed by Rory Kennedy.

10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America

Director • 1 eps

2006 Series

Movies

Top Rated Movies

Highest rated movies linked with Rory Kennedy.

Last Days in Vietnam

Director

2014 Movie

The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari

Director

2022 Movie

Downfall: The Case Against Boeing

Producer

2022 Movie

Bobby Fischer Against the World

Producer

2011 Movie

Series

Top Rated Series

Highest rated series linked with Rory Kennedy.

The Daily Show

as Self • 1 eps

1996 Series

The View

as Self • 1 eps

1997 Series

Movies

Other Crew Work in Movies

Additional movie credits for Rory Kennedy.

Adrift

Producer

2023 Movie

Downfall: The Case Against Boeing

Producer

2022 Movie

Fambul Tok

Producer

2011 Movie

Bobby Fischer Against the World

Producer

2011 Movie

The Fence (La Barda)

Producer

2010 Movie

Xiara's Song

Producer

2005 Movie

Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable

Producer

2004 Movie

Girlhood

Producer

2003 Movie

Con Man

Executive Producer

2003 Movie

The Execution of Wanda Jean

Producer

2002 Movie

Series

Other Crew Work in Series

Additional series credits for Rory Kennedy.

The Synanon Fix: Did the Cure Become a Cult?

Producer • 4 eps

2024 Series

American Experience

Producer • 1 eps

1988 Series

Movies

Acting Appearances in Movies

Movie cast credits for Rory Kennedy.

Ethel

as Narrator (voice)

2012 Movie

The Fence (La Barda)

as Narrator

2010 Movie

Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable

as Self

2004 Movie

Series

Acting Appearances in Series

Series cast credits for Rory Kennedy.

The View

as Self • 1 eps

1997 Series

The Daily Show

as Self • 1 eps

1996 Series

Rory Kennedy

Career Snapshot

Biography