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Mimi Leder

Film Director / Film Producer / Television Producer | * 01/26/1952 (72) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
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Miriam Leder (born January 26, 1952) is an American film and television director and producer; she is noted for her action films and use of special effects. She has directed the films The Peacemaker (1997), Deep Impact (1998), Pay It Forward (2000), and On the Basis of Sex (2018). She was the first female graduate of the AFI Conservatory, in 1973. She has been nominated for ten Emmy Awards, winning two. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | TV Movies | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

Young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of sex discrimination. ...

On the Basis of Sex

PG-13

2018 | 3.7/5 | 2h
Drama, History
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When a train carrying atomic warheads mysteriously crashes in the former Soviet Union, a nuclear specialist discovers the accident is really part of a plot to cover up the theft of the weapons. Assign ...

The Peacemaker

R

1997 | 3.0/5 | 2h 4min
Action, Thriller
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A seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. Now, it's up to the president of the United States to save the world. He appoints a tough-as-nails veteran ...

Deep Impact

PG-13

1998 | 3.1/5 | 2h
Action, Drama, Science Fiction
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A behind-the-scenes look at the lives of the people who help America wake up in the morning, exploring the unique challenges faced by the men and women who carry out this daily televised ritual. ...

The Morning Show

TV-MA

2019- | 3.9/5
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Mimi Leder

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
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Movies with Mimi Leder as Actress(1)

as herself2016 The 4%: Film's Gender Problem

Movies with Mimi Leder as Crew(18)

Directing/Director2023 The Goree Girls
Directing/Director2018 On the Basis of Sex
Directing/Director2009 Thick as Thieves
Directing/Director2000 Pay It Forward
Directing/Director1998 Deep Impact
Directing/Director1997 The Peacemaker
Directing/Director1994 Baby Brokers
Directing/Director1994 The Innocent
Directing/Director1993 Rio Shannon
Directing/Director1993 Marked for Murder
Directing/Director1993 There Was a Little Boy
Directing/Director1993 House of Secrets
Directing/Director1992 Woman With a Past
Directing/Director1991 A Little Piece of Heaven
Directing/Director1988 Nightingales
Directing/Assistant Director1978 Sketches of a Strangler
Directing/Assistant Director1977 Red Light in the White House
Directing/Script Supervisor1977 Red Light in the White House

TV Shows/Series with Mimi Leder as Crew(29)

Directing/Director2019 The Morning Show
Production/Executive Producer2019 The Morning Show
Production/Executive Producer2014 The Leftovers
Production/Co-Executive Producer2014 The Leftovers
Directing/Director2014 The Leftovers
Directing/Director2013 Almost Human
Directing/Director2012 Smash
Directing/Director2012 Luck
Directing/Director2011 Shameless
Directing/Director2010 Human Target
Directing/Director2006 Vanished
Production/Producer2006 Vanished
Directing/Director2005 Jonny Zero
Production/Producer2005 Jonny Zero
Directing/Director2005 Related
Production/Producer2002 John Doe
Directing/Director2002 John Doe
Directing/Director2001 The Beast
Directing/Director1999 The West Wing
Directing/Director1994 ER
Production/Producer1994 ER
Directing/Director1989 Nightingales
Directing/Director1988 Midnight Caller
Directing/Director1988 China Beach
Production/Producer1988 China Beach
Directing/Director1987 The Bronx Zoo
Directing/Director1987 A Year in the Life
Directing/Director1986 L.A. Law
Directing/Director1986 Crime Story

Additional Information

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Full Name: Mimi Leder
Born: Saturday, 01/26 1952 (January) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 72 years + 89 days)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: AFI Conservatory
Spouses (current/former): Gary Werntz
Children: Hannah Werntz
Father: Paul Leder
Other names for Mimi Leder (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Miriam Leder"
Mimi Leder frequently works together with these people:
John Wells (14x, Crew)
Gary Werntz (10x, Actor)
Carol Flint (10x, Crew)
Lydia Woodward (9x, Crew)
John Sacret Young (7x, Crew)
William H. Macy (6x, Actor)
Kevin Hooks (6x, Crew)
Robert Knepper (6x, Actor)
Paul Leder (6x, Crew)
Joe Sachs (6x, Crew)
Neal Baer (6x, Crew)
Theresa Rebeck (6x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:28156, Added: 05/08/2018, Last updated: 04/21/2024