Kathryn Bigelow
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.
Known for
DirectingBirthday
November 27, 1951Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
34Place of birth
San Carlos, California, USAAlso known as
Katrhryn Bigelow, 캐스린 비글로우, 凯瑟琳·毕格罗, 캐스린 비글로, 캐서린 비글로우, 캐서린 비글로, 캐슬린 비글로우, 캐슬린 비글로![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/llfsTIvItT7IEmX5qK1qUX0dbqc.jpg)
Cast credits
Crew credits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rY5BrDRcYAKE0BYmmT66YG6Uy5Q.jpg)
Strange Days
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/tlbERIghrQ4oofqlbF7H0K0EYnx.jpg)
Point Break
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/hVhFNn3IQxxARvnpLIKMx8ZfTtG.jpg)
Near Dark
Screenplay, Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ojUbKgXLeGr67XCuGVfU9KZh2rg.jpg)
K-19: The Widowmaker
Director, Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/m2duGsKjBOl3BB8uFOTnRUzdEhg.jpg)
The Hurt Locker
Producer, Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/mPUrodB3k8NYcvr4WPwtjSe1Mv9.jpg)
Blue Steel
Director, Screenplay![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/zkFW3Vgz6rAds4cvHBke8fryeZ4.jpg)
The Weight of Water
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/hTDUiU73VI36aWazka0QgtJcRjs.jpg)
The Loveless
Director, Writer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/coeTvXKAYZlrcIfsCfYV5Hw1npu.jpg)
Zero Dark Thirty
Director, Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/a0mkqq0ziZmkYdzUwCFaBCF6JZx.jpg)
The Set-Up
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lQC01DU92PjLHdXnosnd0GrvAts.jpg)
Undertow
Writer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/tmCt2hy9QoFHft3UcHwpGX2Sihl.jpg)
Detroit
Director, Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/bNNP8IYV1VZKsS5CRavRpRDWV06.jpg)
Cartel Land
Executive Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/r9VXTb6pE1esMG4ZAxZZIlU59eG.jpg)
Touched by the Hand of God
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/aBw8zYuAljVM1FeK5bZKITPH8ZD.jpg)
Triple Frontier
Executive Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/tLMncdZL4Wczuf0Cdxgxg4hilKd.jpg)
Mogadishu, Minnesota
Executive Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/t7jJv2tE2w06zJ8JAzNVeJKZyBH.jpg)
Esther's Choice
Thanks![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/AcjYOHd2OakNhzs6Q5aA6l2kEfM.jpg)
The Protectors
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/8evzuDCHQhFj21YZWjhdERpnIi7.jpg)
Mission Zero
Director