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Ellen Kuras

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Ellen Kuras was born on 10 July 1959 in New Jersey, USA. She is a cinematographer and director, known for Lee (2023), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) and The Betrayal (2008).
BornJuly 10, 1959
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BornJuly 10, 1959
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 11 wins & 19 nominations total

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    Known for

    Kate Winslet in Lee (2023)
    Lee
    6.9
    • Director(directed by)
    • 2023
    Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
    8.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 2004
    The Betrayal (2008)
    The Betrayal
    7.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 2008
    Deann Borshay, Angela Davis, Peter Dinklage, Dr. Riyadh, Bonita Dearmond, and Mohamed Bangura in P.O.V. (1988)
    P.O.V.
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Aldeas-A New Story
      • Cinematographer
      • Pre-production
    • Personality Crisis: One Night Only (2022)
      Personality Crisis: One Night Only
      7.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends (2021)
      Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends
      6.6
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Pride (2021)
      Pride
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Pretend It's a City (2021)
      Pretend It's a City
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Making 'The Irishman': A Martin Scorsese Picture (2020)
      Making 'The Irishman': A Martin Scorsese Picture
      7.2
      Video
      • director of photography
      • 2020
    • David Byrne's American Utopia (2020)
      David Byrne's American Utopia
      8.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • Bob Dylan in Rolling Thunder Revue (2019)
      Rolling Thunder Revue
      7.5
      • director of photography
      • 2019
    • Blasphemy (2019)
      Blasphemy
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Bob Dylan, Ellen Kuras, Jennifer Lebeau, and Damian Rodriguez in Trouble No More (2017)
      Trouble No More
      6.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Jane Goodall in Jane (2017)
      Jane
      7.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Wormwood (2017)
      Wormwood
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Monster in the Mind (2016)
      Monster in the Mind
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Kate Winslet and Matthias Schoenaerts in A Little Chaos (2014)
      A Little Chaos
      6.5
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014
    • The 50 Year Argument (2014)
      The 50 Year Argument
      6.6
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014
    • Split
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • The Night Of (2016)
      The Night Of
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2016
    • Chi-Raq (2015)
      Chi-Raq
      5.9
      • camera operator: additional
      • 2015
    • The 50 Year Argument (2014)
      The 50 Year Argument
      6.6
      • additional photography
      • 2014
    • Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction (2012)
      Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
      7.4
      • additional camera operator
      • 2012
    • George Harrison in George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011)
      George Harrison: Living in the Material World
      8.1
      • camera operator
      • 2011
    • The Tree of Life (2011)
      The Tree of Life
      6.8
      • photographer: New York
      • 2011
    • Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, and Ronnie Wood in Shine a Light (2008)
      Shine a Light
      7.1
      • camera operator
      • 2008
    • The Key to Reserva (2007)
      The Key to Reserva
      7.8
      Short
      • additional photographer
      • 2007
    • Lou Reed in Lou Reed: Berlin (2007)
      Lou Reed: Berlin
      7.3
      • camera operator
      • 2007
    • Neil Young in Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006)
      Neil Young: Heart of Gold
      7.7
      • lighting designer
      • 2006
    • A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
      A Decade Under the Influence
      7.6
      • additional camera operator
      • 2003
    • Edward Norton in 25th Hour (2002)
      25th Hour
      7.6
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2002
    • Denzel Washington in He Got Game (1998)
      He Got Game
      6.9
      • camera operator: Chicago
      • director of photography: Chicago
      • 1998
    • American Cinema (1995)
      American Cinema
      7.6
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 1995
    • The Shvitz (1993)
      The Shvitz
      8.3
      • director of photography: additional photography
      • 1993

    Director

    • Bertie Cross in Play is your superpower (2023)
      Play is your superpower
      TV Movie
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2023
    • Kate Winslet in Lee (2023)
      Lee
      6.9
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2023
    • Meryl Streep, Sienna Miller, Gemma Chan, Kit Harington, and Daveed Diggs in Extrapolations (2023)
      Extrapolations
      6.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Chris Pratt in The Terminal List (2022)
      The Terminal List
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Julia Garner in Inventing Anna (2022)
      Inventing Anna
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2022
    • Elliot Page, Robert Sheehan, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Justin H. Min, Ritu Arya, Aidan Gallagher, and Emmy Raver-Lampman in The Umbrella Academy (2019)
      The Umbrella Academy
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019–2020
    • Harry Lloyd, Alden Ehrenreich, and Jessica Brown Findlay in Brave New World (2020)
      Brave New World
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Pierce Brosnan in The Son (2017)
      The Son
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Catch-22 (2019)
      Catch-22
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Dan Stevens in Legion (2017)
      Legion
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Jason Bateman in Ozark (2017)
      Ozark
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Falling Water (2016)
      Falling Water
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Deann Borshay, Angela Davis, Peter Dinklage, Dr. Riyadh, Bonita Dearmond, and Mohamed Bangura in P.O.V. (1988)
      P.O.V.
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2009
    • The Betrayal (2008)
      The Betrayal
      7.0
      • Director
      • 2008

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    • Born
      • July 10, 1959
      • New Jersey, USA
    • Other works
      Director of photography for Adidas TV commercial "Intelligent Shoes" (2005).
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      Unprecedented three-time winner of the Best Dramatic Cinematography award at Sundance for Swoon, Angela, Personal Velocity.

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