Directed credits
20
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Karyn Kusama
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.5
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 8Directed series: 12All crew credits: 23
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
Frequent jobs
Director (20)Executive Producer (2)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
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Karyn Kusama.
Destroyer
Director
2018 Movie
The Invitation
Director
2016 Movie
Speechless
Director
2015 Movie
Jennifer's Body
Director
2009 Movie
Æon Flux
Director
2005 Movie
Girlfight
Director
2000 Movie
Bad Behavior
Director
Movie
Stan
Director
Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Karyn Kusama.
The Terror: Devil in Silver
Director • 2 eps
2026 Series
Dead Ringers
Director • 1 eps
2023 Series
The Consultant
Director • 1 eps
2023 Series
The Outsider
Director • 1 eps
2020 Series
Billions
Director • 2 eps
2016 Series
Casual
Director • 2 eps
2015 Series
The Man in the High Castle
Director • 2 eps
2015 Series
Halt and Catch Fire
Director • 4 eps
2014 Series
Masters of Sex
Director • 1 eps
2013 Series
Chicago Fire
Director • 1 eps
2012 Series
In Treatment
Director • 4 eps
2008 Series
The L Word
Director • 1 eps
2004 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Karyn Kusama.
78/52
as Self
2017 Movie
Girlfight
Director
2000 Movie
The Invitation
Director
2016 Movie
Jennifer's Body
Director
2009 Movie
Destroyer
Director
2018 Movie
Æon Flux
Director
2005 Movie
XX
Writer
2017 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Karyn Kusama.
Chicago Fire
Director • 1 eps
2012 Series
Halt and Catch Fire
Director • 4 eps
2014 Series
Billions
Director • 2 eps
2016 Series
The L Word
Director • 1 eps
2004 Series
In Treatment
Director • 4 eps
2008 Series
The Man in the High Castle
Director • 2 eps
2015 Series
Yellowjackets
Executive Producer • 30 eps
2021 Series
The Outsider
Director • 1 eps
2020 Series
Masters of Sex
Director • 1 eps
2013 Series
The Consultant
Director • 1 eps
2023 Series
Casual
Director • 2 eps
2015 Series
Dead Ringers
Director • 1 eps
2023 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Karyn Kusama.
Jennifer's Body
Director
2009 Movie
Æon Flux
Director
2005 Movie
The Invitation
Director
2016 Movie
Destroyer
Director
2018 Movie
XX
Writer
2017 Movie
Girlfight
Director
2000 Movie
Boorman and the Devil
as Self
2026 Movie
Chain Reactions
as Self
2025 Movie
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
Executive Producer
2019 Movie
78/52
as Self
2017 Movie
Lynch/Oz
as Host (Chapter 4: 'Multitudes') (voice)
2023 Movie
Body Parts
as Self
2022 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Karyn Kusama.
Chicago Fire
Director • 1 eps
2012 Series
Billions
Director • 2 eps
2016 Series
In Treatment
Director • 4 eps
2008 Series
Yellowjackets
Executive Producer • 30 eps
2021 Series
Masters of Sex
Director • 1 eps
2013 Series
The Man in the High Castle
Director • 2 eps
2015 Series
The L Word
Director • 1 eps
2004 Series
Halt and Catch Fire
Director • 4 eps
2014 Series
The Terror: Devil in Silver
Director • 2 eps
2026 Series
The Outsider
Director • 1 eps
2020 Series
The Consultant
Director • 1 eps
2023 Series
Casual
Director • 2 eps
2015 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Karyn Kusama.
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
Executive Producer
2019 Movie
XX
Writer
2017 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Karyn Kusama.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Karyn Kusama.
Boorman and the Devil
as Self
2026 Movie
Chain Reactions
as Self
2025 Movie
Lynch/Oz
as Host (Chapter 4: 'Multitudes') (voice)
2023 Movie
Sex on Screen
as Self
2023 Movie
Body Parts
as Self
2022 Movie
Half the Picture
as Self
2018 Movie
78/52
as Self
2017 Movie