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Tamara Jenkins

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Tamara Jenkins
Jenkins in 2013
Jenkins in 2013
Born (1962-05-02) May 2, 1962 (age 62)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • actress
Years active1991–present
Spouse
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(m. 2002)​
Children1

Tamara Jenkins (born May 2, 1962) is an American filmmaker and occasional actress. She is best known for her feature films Slums of Beverly Hills (1998), Private Life (2018), and The Savages (2007). She received an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay nomination for the latter.

Early life

Jenkins was born in Philadelphia, the daughter of Lillian and Manuel Jenkins.[1] Her father is Jewish, and her mother is Italian American.[2][3] After her parents divorced, her father, a former nightclub owner, took custody of her and her three brothers, moving the family to California to work as a car salesman.[4][5] She lived in Beverly Hills with her father and brothers, and attended Beverly Hills High for a year and a half.

In the 1980s, Jenkins moved to New York City where she performed in various productions, including the first national tours of Chicago, Les Miserables, and Cats, as well as the 1993 Broadway Revival of My Fair Lady.[6] She enrolled in the graduate filmmaking program at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in the 1990s.[7] Winner of a Guggenheim Fellowship for filmmaking, Jenkins also attended the Sundance Institute Screenwriting and Filmmakers Lab.[8]

Career

Jenkins began her career with a short film, 1991's Fugitive Love, which screened at the Sundance Film Festival. Afterwards, she completed a congressional mandate associated with PBS to bring diverse programming to public television that was funded by the Independent Television Service.[8] Another black-and-white short, 1993's Family Remains, followed, which received a Special Jury Prize for Excellence in Short Filmmaking at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival.[9]

Her debut feature film, 1998's semi-autobiographical Slums of Beverly Hills, which she wrote and directed, played at both Sundance and the Cannes Film Festival.[10] Based on her own experience growing up in Beverly Hills in the 1970s, the film is a dark comedy about a nomadic family in Los Angeles. Using photographs Jenkins had kept from her time at Beverly Hills High School, art director Scott Plauch and production designer Dena Roth were able to create an accurate period depiction of Beverly Hills, while also staying true to the autobiographical element which is key to the film's success.[11]

Starring Alan Arkin, Natasha Lyonne and Marisa Tomei, Slums of Beverly Hills was nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards (Best First Feature and Best First Screenplay). Jenkins took a nearly decade-long hiatus to complete her next feature film.[7] In the nine-year gap between her two films, she worked on an eventually abandoned screenplay about photographer Diane Arbus.[4] Before returning to her next feature film, Jenkins branched out to explore theater, essay publications, and nonprofit film and TV work. In 2003, she directed The New Group's theater production of A Likely Story, written and performed by David Cale.[12]

Shortly after her marriage, Jenkins went to Yaddo, the artists' colony in Saratoga Springs, New York, to work on the screenplay that would eventually become 2007's The Savages.[10] For this tragicomedy about a dysfunctional family dealing with the aftershocks of its patriarch's elderly dementia, Jenkins took inspiration from her experiences with her grandmother and father, both of whom were in nursing homes with dementia.[13] Jenkins' father, who was much older than Jenkins’ mother, first needed care when she was in her 30s.[14] Additionally, Jenkins built upon her theater work at The New Group, departing from her previously straight dramas to something far more absurd. The film layers a bright, doll-like color palette upon a bleak and often morbid story, relying on the savage wit of her screenplay to tie the film together.[15]

The project was initially with Focus Features, which she says had given her a "blind deal" to write any script she wanted, but she sought to get a deal elsewhere after what she characterized as a disagreement over casting.[4] Fox Searchlight picked up the film with a modest budget ($8 million) and compressed shooting schedule of 30 days.[4] Starring Laura Linney (who received her third Academy Award nomination for her role) and Philip Seymour Hoffman, the film became a critical success after screening at numerous film festivals, including Sundance and the Toronto International Film Festival. Jenkins was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

After the success of The Savages, it took Jenkins eleven years to make her third feature film, Private Life. When discussing the more than a decade-long hiatus, Jenkins noted that successful female directors do not often produce films at the same pace as their male counterparts, stating “It’s systemic. It’s gotta be systemic. There is something in the water.”[16]

Private Life, which starred Paul Giamatti, Kathryn Hahn, Molly Shannon, and Kayli Carter, was also written by Jenkins. The film began production in April 2017,[17] and was given a limited release in theaters on October 5, 2018, by Netflix, which also streamed the film.[18][19] Private Life follows a couple dealing with infertility, and is based on Jenkins’ own struggles to have a child.[20] Rolling Stone magazine described the movie as "not only about infertility... a tender but unflinching portrait of a couple in the throes of a midlife crisis."[18] Jenkins was nominated at the 2019 Independent Spirit Awards for Best Director and Best Screenplay for the film.[21] Private Life holds a 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, making it Jenkins' highest-rated film on the site.[22]

Personal life

In addition to her work in film, Jenkins' writing has been published in Zoetrope: All-Story and Tin House Magazine. Most recently her essay, "Holy Innocents" appeared in the book Lisa Yuskavage: Small Paintings 1993-2004. She has also directed theater at The New Group, worked with teens creating a sex-education film for the nonprofit organization Scenarios, and directed a series of public service announcements for Amnesty International.[9]

Jenkins has been married to fellow screenwriter, Jim Taylor, since 2002—himself an Academy Award winner for Sideways (2004), among other nominations.[23] They have one daughter and live in NYC as of 2019.[24] The couple co-wrote the screenplay for the 2018 film, Juliet, Naked (adapted from Nick Hornby's homonymous novel), along with Evgenia Peretz—sister of the film's director, Jesse Peretz.[25]

Filmography

Feature films

Year Title Director Writer Producer
1998 Slums of Beverly Hills Yes Yes No
2007 The Savages Yes Yes No
2018 Private Life Yes Yes Yes
2018 Juliet, Naked No Yes No

Short films

Year Title Director Writer
1991 Fugitive Love Yes Yes
1993 Family Remains Yes Yes
2004 Choices: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly Yes No

Actress

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Nominated Work Result Ref
1999 Film Independent Spirit Awards Best First Screenplay Slums of Beverly Hills Nominated
Best First Feature Nominated
2008 Academy Awards Best Original Screenplay The Savages Nominated
Film Independent Spirit Awards Best Director Nominated
Best Screenplay Won
2018 Gotham Awards Best Screenplay Private Life Nominated
2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards Best Director Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Tamara Jenkins - Yahoo! Singapore Movies". Sg.movies.yahoo.com. November 30, 1961. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
  2. ^ "Civilization makes a comeback in 'The Savages' | j. the Jewish news weekly of Northern California". Jweekly.com. December 14, 2007. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
  3. ^ "Celebrities | j. the Jewish news weekly of Northern California". Jweekly.com. February 22, 2008. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d Lim, Dennis (November 7, 2007). "Unblinking Look at Death Without Nobility". The New York Times. Retrieved February 5, 2008.
  5. ^ Giles, Jeff. "Dysfunction Junction." Newsweek 132.7 (1998): 61. Academic Search Complete. Web. May 15, 2012.
  6. ^ "Tamara Jenkins Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  7. ^ a b Tobias, Scott (November 29, 2007). "Tamara Jenkins Interview". The A.V. Club. Retrieved February 5, 2008.
  8. ^ a b Klein, Joshua (August 26, 1998). "90210: Tamara Jenkins". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on March 16, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2008.
  9. ^ a b "Tamera Jenkins at Fox Searchlight". Archived from the original on February 21, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2008.
  10. ^ a b Fear, David (February 1, 2008). "Tamara Jenkins Gets Savage". Movie Maker. Archived from the original on May 4, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2008.
  11. ^ Young, Lucie (August 13, 1998). "The 70's in Beverly Hills, A Look That Will Not Die". The New York Times. pp. F3. ProQuest 109900970.
  12. ^ Hernandez, Ernio. "The New Group (naked) Launches With David Cale's A Likely Story, Dec. 1". Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
  13. ^ "Exclusive interview with Tamara Jenkins". Archived from the original on February 10, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2008.
  14. ^ Onstad, Katrina (December 7, 2007). "Family matters: Director Tamara Jenkins discusses her film The Savages". CBC News. Retrieved February 5, 2008.
  15. ^ Schwartz, Missy. "Tamara Jenkins." Entertainment Weekly 966/967 (2007): 114. Academic Search Complete. Web. May 9, 2012.
  16. ^ "A mythic female director finally returns, with some pointed comments". Washington Post. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  17. ^ "'The Savages' Director Tamara Jenkins to Helm Molly Shannon-Starring Netflix Drama 'Private Life'". March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  18. ^ a b Fontoura, Maria (October 11, 2018). "'Private Life' Director Tamara Jenkins Always Looks on the Bright Side". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  19. ^ Rosenbaum, S.I. (October 3, 2018). "137 Minutes With Tamara Jenkins". www.vulture.com. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  20. ^ Thompson, Anne (January 18, 2018). "'Private Life': A Decade After 'The Savages,' Tamara Jenkins Returns With a Personal Netflix Film". IndieWire. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  21. ^ Erbland, Kate (November 16, 2018). "2019 Independent Spirit Awards Nominees: 'Eighth Grade' & 'We the Animals' Lead". IndieWire. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  22. ^ "Tamara Jenkins". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  23. ^ Landes, Jennifer (April 3, 2019). "Jenkins and Taylor: Masters of the Cinema Universe". The East Hampton Star. LCCN sn83030960. OCLC 04954053. Retrieved October 1, 2024. Tamara Jenkins and Jim Taylor, who are married, have a slew of credits to their names individually. The couple also contributed to the adaptation of Nick Hornby's book Juliet, Naked.
  24. ^ McCracken, Kristin (March 14, 2019). "Screenwriting Explained: Tamara Jenkins + Jim Taylor on April 6". Hamptons International Film Festival. Retrieved October 1, 2024. Jenkins lives in New York City with her husband—the screenwriter Jim Taylor—and their daughter, Mia.
  25. ^ Peretz, Evgenia (August 17, 2018). "Juliet, Naked: How Adapting a Famous Novel was Like Solving a Puzzle for Its Screenwriter". NoFilmSchool (Website). Interviewed by Max Winter. Retrieved October 1, 2024. Evgenia Peretz: 'So, Jim Taylor and Tamara Jenkins are a married couple. They did a first draft of it before I ever got involved, probably two or three years ago.'

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