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Nora Ephron

Screenwriter / Film Producer / Film Director / Journalist / Novelist / Playwright / Writer / Humorist | * 05/19/1941 († 71, 06/26/2012) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Nora Ephron ( EF-rən; May 19, 1941 – June 26, 2012) was an American journalist, writer, and filmmaker. She is best known for writing and directing romantic comedy films and received numerous accolades including a British Academy Film Award as well as nominations for three Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award and three Writers Guild of America Awards. Ephron started her career writing the screenplays for Silkwood (1983), Heartburn (1986), and When Harry Met Sally... (1989), the last of which earned the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay, and was ranked by the Writers Guild of America as the 40th greatest screenplay of all-time. She made her directorial film debut with comedy-drama This Is My Life (1992) followed by the romantic comedies Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Michael (1996), ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Documentaries

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When Sam Baldwin's wife dies, he is left to bring up his eight-year-old son Jonah alone, and decides to move to Seattle to make a new start. On Christmas Eve, Jonah rings a radio phone-in with his Chr ...

Sleepless in Seattle

PG

1993 | 3.4/5 | 1h 45min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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Julia Child and Julie Powell – both of whom wrote memoirs – find their lives intertwined. Though separated by time and space, both women are at loose ends... until they discover that with the righ ...

Julie & Julia

PG-13

2009 | 3.3/5 | 2h 3min
Romance / Love, Drama
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During their travel from Chicago to New York, Harry and Sally debate whether or not sex ruins a friendship between a man and a woman. Eleven years later, and they're still no closer to finding the ans ...

When Harry Met Sally...

R

1989 | 3.7/5 | 1h 36min
Comedy, Romance / Love, Drama
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Thinking he can overshadow an unknown actress in the part, an egocentric actor unknowingly gets a witch cast in an upcoming television remake of the classic show "Bewitched". ...

Bewitched

PG-13

2005 | 2.5/5 | 1h 42min
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Nora Ephron

BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay Crystal Award 3x Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
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Movies with Nora Ephron as Actress(9)

as Self (archive footage)2015 Everything Is Copy
as herself2014 Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
as herself2012 Inventing David Geffen
2009 Secret Ingredients: Creating Julie & Julia
as herself2007 Dreams on Spec
as herself2006 Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
as herself2001 How Harry Met Sally…
as Wedding Guest1989 Crimes and Misdemeanors
1973 Year of the Woman

TV Shows/Series with Nora Ephron as Actress(7)

as herself2013 Makers: Women Who Make America
2005 Hopeless Pictures
2005 The Colbert Report
as herself2003 Real Time with Bill Maher
as herself1997 The View
1996 Where's Elvis This Week?
as Self - Guest1968 The Dick Cavett Show

Movies with Nora Ephron as Crew(35)

Writing/Dialogue2009 Acting for the Camera
Directing/Director2009 Julie & Julia
Production/Producer2009 Julie & Julia
Writing/Screenplay2009 Julie & Julia
Directing/Director2005 Bewitched
Production/Producer2005 Bewitched
Writing/Author2005 Bewitched
Production/Producer2000 Hanging Up
Writing/Screenplay2000 Hanging Up
Crew/Thanks2000 Keeping the Faith
Directing/Director2000 Lucky Numbers
Production/Producer2000 Lucky Numbers
Directing/Director1998 You've Got Mail
Production/Producer1998 You've Got Mail
Writing/Screenplay1998 You've Got Mail
Production/Executive Producer1998 Strike!
Directing/Director1996 Michael
Production/Producer1996 Michael
Writing/Screenplay1996 Michael
Directing/Director1994 Mixed Nuts
Writing/Screenplay1994 Mixed Nuts
Directing/Director1993 Sleepless in Seattle
Writing/Screenplay1993 Sleepless in Seattle
Directing/Director1992 This Is My Life
Writing/Writer1992 This Is My Life
Production/Executive Producer1990 My Blue Heaven
Writing/Writer1990 My Blue Heaven
Production/Executive Producer1989 Cookie
Writing/Writer1989 Cookie
Production/Producer1989 When Harry Met Sally...
Writing/Screenplay1989 When Harry Met Sally...
Writing/Screenplay1986 Heartburn
Writing/Novel1986 Heartburn
Writing/Screenplay1983 Silkwood
Writing/Writer1978 Perfect Gentlemen

Full Name: Nora Ephron
Born: Monday, 05/19 1941 (May) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Tuesday, 06/26 2012 (June) in Manhattan (aged: 71)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Wellesley College, Beverly Hills High School
Employer: Newsweek, New York Post, Esquire, New York Magazine
Spouses (current/former): Carl Bernstein, Nicholas Pileggi, Dan Greenburg
Children: Jacob Bernstein
Siblings: Delia Ephron, Hallie Ephron, Amy Ephron
Father: Henry Ephron
Nora Ephron frequently works together with these people:
Delia Ephron (12x, Crew)
Donald J. Lee Jr. (10x, Crew)
Dianne Dreyer (9x, Crew)
Meg Ryan (6x, Actress)
Rob Reiner (6x, Actor)
Caroline Aaron (6x, Actress)
Mike Nichols (6x, Crew)
Lee Dichter (6x, Crew)
Barbara Walters (6x, Actress)
Michael Badalucco (5x, Actor)
Juliet Taylor (5x, Crew)
James W. Skotchdopole (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:14206, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/09/2024