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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 was born on 2 May 1962 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She is a director and writer, known for The Savages (2007), Private Life (2018) and Slums of Beverly Hills (1998). She has been married to Jim Taylor since 2002. They have one child.
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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.
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.
Jan 18, 2018 · The Oscar-nominated writer-director of 'The Savages' returns with a personal comedy-drama about infertility and adoption, starring Paul Giamatti and Kathryn Hahn. She shares her experience of making the film amid development hell, low budgets and gender bias.
Nov 30, 2022 · Matt writes: While covering this year's BendFilm Festival in Bend, Oregon, last month, I had the great joy of speaking at length with Oscar-nominated filmmaker Tamara Jenkins ("Slums of Beverly Hills," "The Savages"), who was honored by the festival as its Indie Woman of the Year. Our interview focuses primarily on her 2018 masterwork, "Private ...
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.
