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Cathy Yan

Film Director / Screenwriter | * 01/25/1983 (41) | China (People's Republic of China)
Cathy Y. Yan is a Chinese-born American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Her films include the comedy-drama film Dead Pigs (2018) and Birds of Prey (2020), the eighth installment of the DC Extended Universe. ()

Cathy Yan is a filmmaker based in New York City, born in China and raised between Hong Kong and Washington, DC. She is known for Dead Pigs (2018) and DC Extended Universe Film Birds of Prey (2020).

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Science Fiction

Known for these Movies & Shows

A pig farmer, a busboy, a salon owner, an expat architect and a jaded rich girl cross paths as thousands of dead pigs float down the Yangtze River toward Shanghai. ...

Dead Pigs

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2018 | 3.5/5 | 2h 2min
Comedy, Drama
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Harley Quinn joins forces with a singer, an assassin and a police detective to help a young girl who had a hit placed on her after she stole a rare diamond from a crime lord. ...

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

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2020 | 3.5/5 | 1h 49min
Action, Crime
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After the death of his beloved aunt, Daniel, a gay, struggling actor, visits Esther, his devout Christian, Korean mother. Despite their differences, they try to heal together. But old habits die hard. ...

According to My Mother

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2016 | 18min
Drama, Comedy
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Follow the lives of the Roy family as they contemplate their future once their aging father begins to step back from the media and entertainment conglomerate they control. ...

Succession

TV-MA

2018 | 4.1/5
Drama, Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for Cathy Yan

Sundance World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Ensemble Acting
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Movies with Cathy Yan as Crew(15)

Directing/Director2023 Sour Hearts
Writing/Screenplay2023 Sour Hearts
Directing/Director2023 The Freshening
Production/Producer2023 The Freshening
Writing/Writer2023 The Freshening
Directing/Director2020 Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Directing/Director2018 Dead Pigs
Writing/Writer2018 Dead Pigs
Production/Producer2017 Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
Directing/Director2016 Down River
Writing/Writer2016 Down River
Directing/Director2016 According to My Mother
Writing/Screenplay2016 According to My Mother
Directing/Director2013 Last Night
Writing/Writer2013 Last Night

TV Shows/Series with Cathy Yan as Crew(1)

Directing/Director2018 Succession

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Full Name: Cathy Yan
Born: Tuesday, 01/25 1983 (January) in China (People's Republic of China) (current age: 41 years + 92 days)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Educated at: Princeton University, New York University Tisch School of the Arts
Other names for Cathy Yan (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"阎羽茜"
"염우천"
Cathy Yan frequently works together with these people:
Jesse Armstrong (4x, Crew)
Lucy Prebble (3x, Crew)
K.K. Barrett (3x, Crew)
Gabrielle Mahon (3x, Crew)
Daniel K. Isaac (3x, Actor)
Susan Soon He Stanton (3x, Crew)
Tony Roche (3x, Crew)
Jon Brown (3x, Crew)
Will Tracy (3x, Crew)
David Rysdahl (2x, Actor)
Clarissa Zhang (2x, Crew)
Devin Landin (2x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1431036, Added: 09/05/2019, Last updated: 04/22/2024