Patty Jenkins

Patty Jenkins origin. Patricia Lea Jenkins ( born July 24, 1971, the George Air Force Base in Victorville, California) is an American film director.

Patty Jenkins came as a 14 -year-old to the film, as they do an internship during the filming made ​​the documentary The River City Reunion at Allen Ginsberg, who is from the Beat Generation.

After school, she first began painting a study and then moved to the Cooper Union in New York at a film school. After that she worked as a camera assistant in commercials and music videos. In 2001 she finished studying directing at the American Film Institute. In the same year she made her first short films. In 2003, her feature film debut Monster, the 2004 was in competition at the Berlinale. The main actress Charlize Theron was honored at this year's Berlinale Silver Bear and received in the same year the Oscar for this role. After the success with Monster Patty Jenkins worked primarily as a director for television.