Patty Jenkins

**Patricia Lea** "**Patty**" **Jenkins** (born July 24, 1971) is an American movie director and screenwriter. She directed _Monster_ (2003), _Wonder Woman_ (2017) ,and _Wonder Woman 1984_ (2019).

In 2011, Jenkins received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the pilot of _The Killing_.

## Early life

Jenkins was born July 24, 1971 at an air force base in Victorville, California. Her father was William T. Jenkins, an Air Force captain and fighter pilot who earned a Silver Star in the Vietnam War. Her mother was Emily Roth, who worked in San Francisco as an environmental scientist. She has an older sister, Elaine Roth. She lived in Lawrence, Kansas from when she was in kindergarten through her junior year of high school.

## Personal life

In 2007, Jenkins married Sam Sheridan. Sheridan is a former firefighter, and he is the author of the book _A Fighter's Heart_. Jenkins and Sheridan have a son. They live in Santa Monica, California.

### Film

|Year|Title|Director|Writer|Producer|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1996|_A Modern Affair_||||Second Assistant Camera||
|2001|_Velocity Rules_||||Short film||
|2003|_Monster_||||||
|2017|_Wonder Woman_||||||
|2020|_Wonder Woman 1984_||||Post-production||
|2023|_Star Wars: Rogue Squadron_||||||

### Television

|Year|Title|Director|Executive Producer|Actress|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2004|_Arrested Development_||||Episode: "The One Where They Build a House"||
|2006|_Entourage_||||Episodes: "Crash and Burn" and "The Release"||
|2008|_The Sarah Silverman Program_||||Role: Jill Talley; Episode: "Fetus Don't Fail Me Now"||
|2011|_Five_||||Television film; segment: "Pearl"||
|2011–2012|_The Killing_||||Episodes: "Pilot" and  "What I Know"||
|2013|_Betrayal_||||Episode: "Pilot"||
|2015|_Exposed_||||Unaired pilot||
|2019|_I Am the Night_||||Episodes: "Pilot" and "Phenomenon of Interference"||

## Awards and nominations

|Year|Award|Category|Nominee|Result|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2001|Telluride Indiefest|Short Film Winner|_Velocity Rules_||
|2004|American Film Institute|Franklin J. Schaffner Award Recipient|Herself||
|2004|Berlin International Film Festival|Golden Bear Award|_Monster_||
|2004|Edgar Allan Poe Awards|Best Motion Picture Screenplay|_Monster_||
|2004|Film Independent Spirit Awards|Best First Feature|_Monster_||
|2004|Film Independent Spirit Awards|Best First Screenplay|_Monster_||
|2004|Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards|Best Screenplay|_Monster_||
|2005|Robert Awards|Best American Film|_Monster_||
|2011|Primetime Emmy Awards|Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series|_The Killing_ (episode "Pilot")||
|2011|LA Femme International Film Festival|Visionary Award|Herself||
|2012|Directors Guild of America Awards|Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series|_The Killing_ (episode "Pilot")||
|2012|Directors Guild of America Awards|Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television/Mini-Series|_Five_||
|2017|Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle Awards|Impact Award|_Wonder Woman_||
|2017|Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Awards|Steve Friedman Award|_Wonder Woman_||
|2017|Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards|Best Film|_Wonder Woman_||
|2018|Saturn Awards|Best Director|_Wonder Woman_||
|2018|EDA Female Focus Awards|Best Woman Director|_Wonder Woman_||
|2018|EDA Female Focus Awards|Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Film Industry|_Wonder Woman_||
|2018|Cannes Film Festival|Kering Women in Motion Award Recipient|Herself||
|2018|Empire Awards|Best Director|_Wonder Woman_||
|2018|Dorian Awards|Wilde Artist of the Year|Herself||
|2018|Hugo Awards|Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form|_Wonder Woman_||
|2018|National Board of Review Awards|Spotlight Award|_Wonder Woman_||
|2018|North Texas Film Critics Association|Best Director|_Wonder Woman_||

## Other websites

- 2004 Patty Jenkins interview with Jon Niccum

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Patty Jenkins
- **image**: Patty Jenkins at the 2018 Comic-Con International.jpg
- **caption**: Jenkins at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con
- **birth name**: Patricia Lea Jenkins
- **birth place**: George Air Force Base
Victorville, California, U.S.
- **alma mater**: Cooper Union
- **years active**: 1995–present
- **children**: 1