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name: "Karyn Kusama"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/karyn-kusama"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "21 March 1968"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 78
updated: "2026-09-17T03:51:43.804885+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Karyn Kusama

Director. Born 21 March 1968 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 21 March 1968, Brooklyn, New York, USA
- **Active:** 2013–present
- **Also known as:** 캐린 쿠사마
- **Works often with:** Daisy von Scherler Mayer, Jonathan Lisco, Kevin D. Ross, Phil Abraham

## Biography

Karyn Kusama is an American film and television director. She made her feature debut with the sports drama *Girlfight* (2000), which she also wrote.

Her subsequent feature films include *Æon Flux* (2005), *Jennifer's Body* (2009), *The Invitation* (2015) and *Destroyer* (2018). She has directed episodes of television series including *Masters of Sex* (2013), *Halt and Catch Fire* (2014), *Billions*, *The Man in the High Castle*, *Yellowjackets* (2021) and others. Kusama received awards at the Sundance Film Festival for *Girlfight* and has earned Emmy nominations for her television work.

*Sources: imdb.com, variety.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Yellowjackets* (2021), Fi1m 76, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/yellowjackets.md)
- *Halt and Catch Fire* (2014), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/halt-and-catch-fire.md)
- *Masters of Sex* (2013), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/masters-of-sex.md)

## Also known for

- *Jennifer's Body* (2009), Director
- *The Invitation* (2016), Director
- *Æon Flux* (2005), Director
- *Chicago Fire* (2012), Director
- *The Outsider* (2020), Director
- *The Man in the High Castle* (2015), Director
- *Billions* (2016), Director
- *The L Word* (2004), Director

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