Jennifer Lynch
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Jennifer Chambers Lynch (born April 7, 1968) is an America
n film director
and screenwriter
, best known for writing the book The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer
and for being Hollywood's youngest female writer and director with her 1993 feature film Boxing Helena
.
, the daughter of artist and filmmaker David Lynch
and painter Peggy Reavey. She began practicing Transcendental Meditation
when she was six years old.
. After that she worked as a production assistant
on her father's Blue Velvet (1986
). She authored The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer to accompany the television show created by her father and Mark Frost
, Twin Peaks
; she also wrote an episode of Friday the 13th: The Series
.
Her commissioned screenplay for Boxing Helena
, which she would later go on to direct, attracted many actresses, including Madonna
. Sherilyn Fenn
, who was one of the stars of her father's Twin Peaks and Wild at Heart
, ultimately was cast for the part of Helena. Kim Basinger
was also attached and was famously sued after walking away. The controversy surrounding that case, as well as feminist outcry over Helenas sadistic subject matter and accusations of nepotism
, accompanied the movie's critical drubbing upon its release in 1993. Also in 1993, she directed the music video "Living in the Rose" by the British rock band New Model Army
.
Lynch retreated from the public eye but came back into the spotlight with the film Surveillance
. She was announced as director of the film Nagin
(the film is also known as Hisss).
In October 2008, Surveillance took the top prize at the Festival de Cine de Sitges
. A month later, Lynch became the first woman to receive the New York City Horror Film Festival
's Best Director award.
On March 21, 2010, Lynch was a judge at the International Surrealist Film Festival. She works as producer for the upcoming Corey Brandenstein natural horror film The Compound.
She is set to film Visibility for the Motion Picture Corporation of America
in 2011.
United States
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n film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, best known for writing the book The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer
The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer
The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer is a 1990 spin-off novel from the television series Twin Peaks by Jennifer Lynch. Lynch, then aged 22, is the daughter of series co-creator David Lynch...
and for being Hollywood's youngest female writer and director with her 1993 feature film Boxing Helena
Boxing Helena
Boxing Helena is a 1993 romantic drama film and the debut feature film by Jennifer Chambers Lynch, daughter of David Lynch. The film stars Julian Sands and Sherilyn Fenn as the eponymous Helena.-Plot:...
.
Early life
Lynch was born in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, the daughter of artist and filmmaker David Lynch
David Lynch
David Keith Lynch is an American filmmaker, television director, visual artist, musician and occasional actor. Known for his surrealist films, he has developed his own unique cinematic style, which has been dubbed "Lynchian", and which is characterized by its dream imagery and meticulous sound...
and painter Peggy Reavey. She began practicing Transcendental Meditation
Transcendental Meditation
Transcendental Meditation refers to the Transcendental Meditation technique, a specific form of mantra meditation, and to the Transcendental Meditation movement, a spiritual movement...
when she was six years old.
Movie career
Lynch was educated in Los Angeles and Michigan (at the prestigious Interlochen Arts Academy) and, as a teen, played a roll of the little girl in her father's movie EraserheadEraserhead
Eraserhead is a 1977 American surrealist film and the first feature film of David Lynch, who wrote, produced and directed. Lynch began working on the film at the AFI Conservatory, which gave him a $10,000 grant to make the film after he had begun working there following his 1971 move to Los Angeles...
. After that she worked as a production assistant
Production assistant
A production assistant, also known as a PA, is a job title used in filmmaking and television for a person responsible for various aspects of a production...
on her father's Blue Velvet (1986
1986 in film
-Events:*April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle.*April 26 - Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries television journalist Maria Shriver.*May - Actress Heather Locklear marries Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee....
). She authored The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer to accompany the television show created by her father and Mark Frost
Mark Frost
Mark Frost is an American novelist, television/film writer, director, who is best known as a writer for the TV show Hill Street Blues and co-creator of the show Twin Peaks.-Personal life:...
, Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks is an American television serial drama created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. The series follows the investigation headed by FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper , of the murder of a popular teenager and homecoming queen, Laura Palmer...
; she also wrote an episode of Friday the 13th: The Series
Friday the 13th: The Series
Friday the 13th: The Series is an American-Canadian horror television series that ran for three seasons, from October 3, 1987 to May 26, 1990 in first-run syndication....
.
Her commissioned screenplay for Boxing Helena
Boxing Helena
Boxing Helena is a 1993 romantic drama film and the debut feature film by Jennifer Chambers Lynch, daughter of David Lynch. The film stars Julian Sands and Sherilyn Fenn as the eponymous Helena.-Plot:...
, which she would later go on to direct, attracted many actresses, including Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
. Sherilyn Fenn
Sherilyn Fenn
Sherilyn Fenn is an American actress and filmmaker. She came to international attention for her performance as Audrey Horne on the 1990 cult TV series Twin Peaks...
, who was one of the stars of her father's Twin Peaks and Wild at Heart
Wild at Heart (film)
Wild at Heart is a 1990 American film written and directed by David Lynch, and based on Barry Gifford's 1989 novel Wild at Heart: The Story of Sailor and Lula. Both the book and the film revolve around Sailor Ripley and Lula Pace Fortune , a young couple from Cape Fear, North Carolina who go on...
, ultimately was cast for the part of Helena. Kim Basinger
Kim Basinger
Kimila Ann "Kim" Basinger is an American actress and former fashion model.She is known for her portrayals of Domino Petachi, the Bond girl in Never Say Never Again , and Vicki Vale, the female lead in Batman . Basinger received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture...
was also attached and was famously sued after walking away. The controversy surrounding that case, as well as feminist outcry over Helenas sadistic subject matter and accusations of nepotism
Nepotism
Nepotism is favoritism granted to relatives regardless of merit. The word nepotism is from the Latin word nepos, nepotis , from which modern Romanian nepot and Italian nipote, "nephew" or "grandchild" are also descended....
, accompanied the movie's critical drubbing upon its release in 1993. Also in 1993, she directed the music video "Living in the Rose" by the British rock band New Model Army
New Model Army (band)
New Model Army are an English rock band, who were formed in Bradford, West Yorkshire in 1980. They have been variously classified by Allmusic as post-punk and alternative rock.-Overview:...
.
Lynch retreated from the public eye but came back into the spotlight with the film Surveillance
Surveillance (2008 film)
Surveillance is an independent thriller set in the Nebraska plains directed by Jennifer Lynch and starring Julia Ormond, Bill Pullman, Michael Ironside, and French Stewart. The film premiered out of competition and at a midnight slot at 2008 Cannes Film Festival...
. She was announced as director of the film Nagin
Nagin (2009 film)
Hisss is a 2010 film, directed by Jennifer Chambers Lynch. Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat plays the lead role as Nagin.-Plot:...
(the film is also known as Hisss).
In October 2008, Surveillance took the top prize at the Festival de Cine de Sitges
Festival de Cine de Sitges
The Sitges Film Festival is a Spanish film festival that is one of the most recognizable ones held in Europe, considered the world's foremost international festival specializing in fantasy and horror movies...
. A month later, Lynch became the first woman to receive the New York City Horror Film Festival
New York City Horror Film Festival
The New York City Horror Film Festival was established by Michael J. Hein in 2001. It takes place each year in New York City for a week in October or November and specializes in the horror film genre....
's Best Director award.
On March 21, 2010, Lynch was a judge at the International Surrealist Film Festival. She works as producer for the upcoming Corey Brandenstein natural horror film The Compound.
She is set to film Visibility for the Motion Picture Corporation of America
Motion Picture Corporation of America
Motion Picture Corporation of America is an American film production company founded by Brad Krevoy in 1986 to focus on producing, acquiring, and distributing commercial motion picture and television productions.-History:...
in 2011.
Filmography (as director)
| Year | Title | Writer | Producer | Main cast | Other notes |
| 1993 1993 in film The year 1993 in film involved many significant films, including the blockbuster hits Jurassic Park, The Fugitive and The Firm. -Events:... |
Boxing Helena Boxing Helena Boxing Helena is a 1993 romantic drama film and the debut feature film by Jennifer Chambers Lynch, daughter of David Lynch. The film stars Julian Sands and Sherilyn Fenn as the eponymous Helena.-Plot:... |
Jennifer Lynch, Philippe Caland | Philippe Caland | Sherilyn Fenn Sherilyn Fenn Sherilyn Fenn is an American actress and filmmaker. She came to international attention for her performance as Audrey Horne on the 1990 cult TV series Twin Peaks... , Julian Sands Julian Sands Julian M. Sands is an English actor, known for his roles in the Best Picture nominee The Killing Fields, the cult film Warlock, A Room with a View, Arachnophobia, Vatel, the television series 24 and as Jor-El in the television series Smallville.-Career:Sands began his film career appearing in... , Bill Paxton Bill Paxton William "Bill" Paxton is an American actor and film director. He gained popularity after starring roles in the films Apollo 13, Twister, Aliens, True Lies, and Titanic... |
also writer |
| 2008 2008 in film This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008... |
Surveillance Surveillance (2008 film) Surveillance is an independent thriller set in the Nebraska plains directed by Jennifer Lynch and starring Julia Ormond, Bill Pullman, Michael Ironside, and French Stewart. The film premiered out of competition and at a midnight slot at 2008 Cannes Film Festival... |
Jennifer Lynch, Kent Harper Kent Harper Kent Harper is an actor, producer and writer who currently presides over his production company, Film Star Pictures, which he established in 1997.-Career:... |
David Lynch David Lynch David Keith Lynch is an American filmmaker, television director, visual artist, musician and occasional actor. Known for his surrealist films, he has developed his own unique cinematic style, which has been dubbed "Lynchian", and which is characterized by its dream imagery and meticulous sound... , Kent Harper Kent Harper Kent Harper is an actor, producer and writer who currently presides over his production company, Film Star Pictures, which he established in 1997.-Career:... , Marco Mehlitz, David Michaels |
Bill Pullman Bill Pullman William James "Bill" Pullman is an American film, television, and stage actor. Pullman made his film debut in the supporting role of Earl Mott in the 1986 film Ruthless People. He has since gone on to star in other films, including Spaceballs, Independence Day, Lost Highway, Casper and Scary Movie 4... , Julia Ormond Julia Ormond Julia Karin Ormond is an English actress who has appeared in film and television and on stage.-Early life and education:... , French Stewart French Stewart Milton French Stewart , better known by his stage name French Stewart, is an American actor, best known for his role as Harry Solomon on the 1990s sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun.-Early life:... |
also writer (with Kent Harper Kent Harper Kent Harper is an actor, producer and writer who currently presides over his production company, Film Star Pictures, which he established in 1997.-Career:... ) |
| 2010 2010 in film The year 2010 saw many new films released worldwide. 2010 saw a dramatic increase and prominence in the use of 3D-technology in filmmaking and film releases after the success of Avatar in the format, with releases such as Alice in Wonderland, Clash of the Titans, Jackass 3D, all animated films and... |
Hisss | Jennifer Lynch | Vikram Singh, Govind Menon | Mallika Sherawat Mallika Sherawat Mallika Sherawat is a former Indian model, now working as an actress in mainly Bollywood films. Known for her bold onscreen attitude, Sherawat has been frequently featured in the media as a sex symbol... , Irrfan Khan |