Directed credits
18
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Karyn Kusama
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.4
Moderate attention
TMDB internal trend index. Higher usually means more searches and page activity now.
Directed movies: 7Directed series: 11All crew credits: 21
TMDB ID: 54025
IMDb ID: nm0476201
Known for: Directing
Born: March 21, 1968
Age: 57
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2000 - 2025
Years active: 26
Average TMDB rating: 6.9
Wikidata: Q467484
Also known as
캐린 쿠사마
Frequent jobs
Director (18)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.
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Karyn Kusama.
6.1
Dead Ringers
Director • 1 eps
2023 Series
6.8
The Consultant
Director • 1 eps
2023 Series
7.4
The Outsider
Director • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.7
Billions
Director • 2 eps
2016 Series
6.6
Casual
Director • 2 eps
2015 Series
7.5
The Man in the High Castle
Director • 2 eps
2015 Series
7.9
Halt and Catch Fire
Director • 4 eps
2014 Series
7.1
Masters of Sex
Director • 1 eps
2013 Series
8.4
Chicago Fire
Director • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.6
In Treatment
Director • 4 eps
2008 Series
7.6
The L Word
Director • 1 eps
2004 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Karyn Kusama.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Karyn Kusama.
8.4
Chicago Fire
Director • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.9
Halt and Catch Fire
Director • 4 eps
2014 Series
7.7
Billions
Director • 2 eps
2016 Series
7.6
In Treatment
Director • 4 eps
2008 Series
7.6
The L Word
Director • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.5
The Man in the High Castle
Director • 2 eps
2015 Series
7.5
Yellowjackets
Executive Producer • 29 eps
2021 Series
7.4
The Outsider
Director • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.1
Masters of Sex
Director • 1 eps
2013 Series
6.8
The Consultant
Director • 1 eps
2023 Series
6.6
Casual
Director • 2 eps
2015 Series
6.1
Dead Ringers
Director • 1 eps
2023 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Karyn Kusama.
6.0
Jennifer's Body
Director
2009 Movie
5.6
Æon Flux
Director
2005 Movie
6.4
The Invitation
Director
2016 Movie
6.4
Speechless
Director
2015 Movie
5.6
Chain Reactions
as Self
2025 Movie
6.5
Body Parts
as Self
2022 Movie
5.9
Destroyer
Director
2018 Movie
5.0
XX
Writer
2017 Movie
6.9
Lynch/Oz
as Host (Chapter 4: 'Multitudes') (voice)
2023 Movie
7.2
78/52
as Self
2017 Movie
6.5
Girlfight
Director
2000 Movie
7.0
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Karyn Kusama.
8.4
Chicago Fire
Director • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.7
Billions
Director • 2 eps
2016 Series
7.5
The Man in the High Castle
Director • 2 eps
2015 Series
7.5
Yellowjackets
Executive Producer • 29 eps
2021 Series
7.6
In Treatment
Director • 4 eps
2008 Series
7.9
Halt and Catch Fire
Director • 4 eps
2014 Series
7.6
The L Word
Director • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.1
Masters of Sex
Director • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.4
The Outsider
Director • 1 eps
2020 Series
6.8
The Consultant
Director • 1 eps
2023 Series
6.6
Casual
Director • 2 eps
2015 Series
6.1
Dead Ringers
Director • 1 eps
2023 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Karyn Kusama.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Karyn Kusama.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Karyn Kusama.
