Directed credits
18
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Kathryn Bigelow
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.8
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 15Directed series: 3All crew credits: 26
TMDB ID: 14392
IMDb ID: nm0000941
Known for: Directing
Born: November 27, 1951
Age: 74
Place of birth: San Carlos, California, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2025
Years active: 73
Average TMDB rating: 6.6
Wikidata: Q34816
Also known as
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Frequent jobs
Director (18)Executive Producer (3)Thanks (2)Script Supervisor (1)Story (1)Writer (1)
Biography
Kathryn Ann Bigelow (born November 27, 1951) is an American film director. Her best-known films are the cult horror film Near Dark (1987), the surfer/bank robbery action picture Point Break (1991), the historical/mystery film The Weight of Water (2000) and the war drama The Hurt Locker (2008). The Hurt Locker won the 2010 Academy Award for Best Picture, won the BAFTA Award for Best Film, and was nominated for the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Drama. With The Hurt Locker, Bigelow became the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director, the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing, the BAFTA Award for Best Direction, and the Critics' Choice Award for Best Director. In April 2010, Bigelow was named to the Time 100 list of most influential people of the year.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Kathryn Bigelow.
A House of Dynamite
Director
2025 Movie
Detroit
Director
2017 Movie
The Protectors
Director
2017 Movie
Last Days
Director
2014 Movie
Zero Dark Thirty
Director
2012 Movie
The Hurt Locker
Director
2008 Movie
Mission Zero
Director
2007 Movie
K-19: The Widowmaker
Director
2002 Movie
The Weight of Water
Director
2001 Movie
Strange Days
Director
1995 Movie
Point Break
Director
1991 Movie
Blue Steel
Director
1990 Movie
Near Dark
Director
1987 Movie
The Loveless
Director
1984 Movie
The Set-Up
Director
1978 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Kathryn Bigelow.
Karen Sisco
Director • 1 eps
2003 Series
Wild Palms
Director • 5 eps
1993 Series
Homicide: Life on the Street
Director • 3 eps
1993 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Kathryn Bigelow.
Detroit
Director
2017 Movie
The Hurt Locker
Director
2008 Movie
Cartel Land
Executive Producer
2015 Movie
Point Break
Director
1991 Movie
Strange Days
Director
1995 Movie
Zero Dark Thirty
Director
2012 Movie
Near Dark
Director
1987 Movie
K-19: The Widowmaker
Director
2002 Movie
A House of Dynamite
Director
2025 Movie
Triple Frontier
Executive Producer
2019 Movie
Born in Flames
as Newspaper editor
1983 Movie
Blue Steel
Director
1990 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Kathryn Bigelow.
Homicide: Life on the Street
Director • 3 eps
1993 Series
The Oscars
as Self • 1 eps
1953 Series
The Colbert Report
1 eps
2005 Series
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1993 Series
The Daily Show
as Self • 1 eps
1996 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Kathryn Bigelow.
Point Break
Director
1991 Movie
A House of Dynamite
Director
2025 Movie
The Hurt Locker
Director
2008 Movie
Zero Dark Thirty
Director
2012 Movie
Triple Frontier
Executive Producer
2019 Movie
Strange Days
Director
1995 Movie
K-19: The Widowmaker
Director
2002 Movie
Near Dark
Director
1987 Movie
Detroit
Director
2017 Movie
Blue Steel
Director
1990 Movie
The Weight of Water
Director
2001 Movie
Born in Flames
as Newspaper editor
1983 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Kathryn Bigelow.
The Daily Show
as Self • 1 eps
1996 Series
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1993 Series
The Colbert Report
1 eps
2005 Series
Homicide: Life on the Street
Director • 3 eps
1993 Series
The Equalizer
Story • 1 eps
1985 Series
The Oscars
as Self • 1 eps
1953 Series
Wild Palms
Director • 5 eps
1993 Series
Karen Sisco
Director • 1 eps
2003 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Kathryn Bigelow.
Esther's Choice
Thanks
2020 Movie
Triple Frontier
Executive Producer
2019 Movie
Mogadishu, Minnesota
Executive Producer
2016 Movie
Cartel Land
Executive Producer
2015 Movie
Eye of God
Thanks
1997 Movie
Undertow
Writer
1996 Movie
Union City
Script Supervisor
1980 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Kathryn Bigelow.
The Equalizer
Story • 1 eps
1985 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Kathryn Bigelow.
Beyond Melodrama: Kathryn Bigelow on Douglas Sirk
as Interviewee
2009 Movie
Living in Darkness
as Herself
2002 Movie
Cinefile: Reel Women
as Self
1995 Movie
Martini Ranch: Reach
as Posse Leader
1988 Movie
Born in Flames
as Newspaper editor
1983 Movie
Regrouping
as Self
1976 Movie
Prisoner's Dilemma
as Worker
1974 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Kathryn Bigelow.
The Colbert Report
1 eps
2005 Series
The Daily Show
as Self • 1 eps
1996 Series
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1993 Series
Wild Palms
as Mazie Woiwode (uncredited) • 5 eps
1993 Series
The Oscars
as Self • 1 eps
1953 Series