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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), The Savages (2007), and Private Life (2018).
Tamara Jenkins is an American filmmaker who has directed and written movies such as The Savages, Private Life and Slums of Beverly Hills. She was born in Philadelphia in 1962 and has one child with her husband Jim Taylor.
- January 1, 1
- Director, Writer, Actress
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Tamara Jenkins
Oct 5, 2018 · Tamara Jenkins, the writer/director of Netflix's "Private Life", a comedy-drama about a couple's fertility struggles, talks about her personal experience, her process and her vision. She reveals how she balanced comedy and drama, and why she chose to end the film with ambiguity.
Tamara Jenkins is a director and writer of films such as The Savages, Private Life and Slums of Beverly Hills. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, in 1962 and married Jim Taylor in 2002.
- May 2, 1962
Oct 3, 2018 · Writer and director Tamara Jenkins was in her early 40s and struggling with infertility when she and her husband began what she calls a "by any means necessary" campaign to have a child.
- Terry Gross
Oct 18, 2018 · An interview with Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Tamara Jenkins on her latest film, Private Life, filmmaking and taking your space as a woman creator.
Oct 26, 2022 · The Indie Woman of the Year talks about her Oscar-nominated debut "Slums of Beverly Hills" and her latest Netflix drama "Private Life". She also shares her insights on working with Philip Seymour Hoffman, editing and her favorite movies.
