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Karyn Kusama

Director, Producer, Writer, Actor

March 21, 1968 (58 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Destroyer
    Destroyer2018
  • Casual
    Casual4 seasons

Known For

  • Jennifer's Body
    Jennifer's Body2009
  • Aeon Flux
    Aeon Flux2005
  • The Invitation
    The Invitation2015
  • Destroyer
    Destroyer2018
  • Girlfight
    Girlfight2000
  • Yellowjackets
    Yellowjackets4 seasons
  • The Man in the High Castle
    The Man in the High Castle4 seasons
  • The Outsider (2020)
    The Outsider (2020)10 episodes
  • The Terror
    The Terror2 seasons
  • Billions
    Billions7 seasons
  • The Consultant (2023)
    The Consultant (2023)1 season
  • Casual
    Casual4 seasons
  • XX
    XX2017
  • Dead Ringers (2023)
    Dead Ringers (2023)1 season
  • Halt and Catch Fire
    Halt and Catch Fire4 seasons
  • The L Word
    The L Word6 seasons
  • Masters of Sex
    Masters of Sex4 seasons
  • The Mysterious Benedict Society
    The Mysterious Benedict Society2 seasons
  • Chicago Fire
    Chicago Fire14 seasons

Featured Videos

  • Karyn Kusama
    Karyn KusamaChain ReactionsSep 23, 2025
  • Karyn Kusama On Her Appreciation Of The Genre And Why This Movie Called To Her
    Karyn Kusama On Her Appreciation Of The Genre And Why This Movie Called To HerDestroyerDec 21, 2018
  • Bill Corso On Creating A Makeup Look In Relation To The Vision Of The Director
    Bill Corso On Creating A Makeup Look In Relation To The Vision Of The DirectorDestroyerDec 21, 2018
  • Nicole Kidman On Wanting To Work With Director Karyn Kusama
    Nicole Kidman On Wanting To Work With Director Karyn KusamaDestroyerDec 19, 2018

Filmography

2026
The Terror: Devil in Silver
2023
Dead Ringers (2023)
2023
The Consultant (2023)
2021
Yellowjackets
2021
The Mysterious Benedict Society
2020
The Outsider (2020)
2018
DestroyerOn Plex
2018
The Terror
2017
XX
2016
Billions
2015
CasualOn Plex
2015
The Invitation
2015
The Man in the High Castle
2014
Halt and Catch Fire
2013
Masters of Sex
2012
Chicago Fire
2009
Jennifer's Body
2008
In Treatment
2005
Aeon Flux
2004
The L Word
2000
Girlfight
Life Is Strange

2021
Yellowjackets · as Executive Producer
2019
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on the Exorcist · as Executive Producer
2018
The Terror · as Executive Producer
Life Is Strange · as Executive Producer

2017
XX
2000
Girlfight

2025
Boorman and the Devil · as Self
2024
Chain Reactions · as Self
2023
Sex on Screen · as Self
2022
Blumhouse's Compendium of Horror · as Self
2022
Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror · as Self
2022
Body Parts · as SelfOn Plex
2021
What Happens in Hollywood · as Self - Director, Writer
2018
Eli Roth's History of Horror · as Self
2018
Half the Picture · as SelfOn Plex
2017
78/52 · as SelfOn Plex
2016
The VICE Guide to Film · as Self - Horror Film Director
2005
Made In Hollywood · as Self
2002
Last Call with Carson Daly · as Self - Guest
2001
The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards · as Self - Accepting For Michelle Rodriguez
1997
Storyville · as Self - Director
1979
SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations · as Self

2022
Lynch/Oz · as Host (chapter 4: 'multitudes') (voice)