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Siân Heder ( / ˈʃɑːn ˈheɪdər /; born June 23, 1977) is an American filmmaker who is best known for writing and directing the films Tallulah and CODA. CODA earned Heder an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. The film also won the Academy Award for Best Picture and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Troy Kotsur . Early life.
Sian Heder was born on 23 June 1977 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for CODA (2021), Orange Is the New Black (2013) and Little America (2020). She is married to David Newsom.
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- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Mar 21, 2022 · Sian Heder talks about her Apple TV+ film CODA, which follows a deaf family, and how she learned American Sign Language to adapt the script. She also shares her experiences at the awards season and her hopes for deaf representation in Hollywood.
CODA: Directed by Sian Heder. With Emilia Jones, Troy Kotsur, Daniel Durant, John Fiore. As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family.
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Sian Heder is a writer and producer of CODA (2021), Orange Is the New Black (2013) and Little America (2020). She was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and married to David Newsom.
- June 23, 1977
Mar 17, 2023 · The Oscar-winning filmmaker of best picture winner 'CODA' explains how her life has and has not changed since she won gold in 2022: "There's an incredible relief that comes." By Chris Gardner....
Jan 31, 2023 · How CODA Writer-Director Siân Heder Tells Stories of Cultures She Doesn’t Belong To. By Tim Molloy. Updated: January 31, 2023. When CODA writer-director Siân Heder used to write for the Netflix prison drama Orange Is the New Black, everyone would tease her about being a “research nerd.”
