- Tamara Jenkins was born on May 2, 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.
- SpouseJim Taylor(2002 - present) (1 child)
- After a few years as a performance artist, she made short films while attending the NYU Graduate Film Program, which she completed in 1993. She was then able to develop her autobiographical script to Slums of Beverly Hills (1998) while at the Sundance Institute.
- Directed one Oscar nominated performance: Laura Linney in The Savages (2007).
- One of 105 people invited to join AMPAS in 2008.
- She is often confused with the Tamara Jenkins who competed in the Kayak competition at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and posed in Esquire magazine.
- [Asked about why she cast dramatic actors in her comedy "Slums of Beverly Hills"] "The characters in this film are not walking around saying, 'Hey, we're in a comedy so we have to act like we're in a comedy.' Too many movies, actors seem to be doing that."
- I write with the intention of directing.
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