Home
Movies
TV Shows
Photos
Sign In

Home
Movies
TV Shows
Photos
Sign In

Home
People
Todd Haynes

Todd Haynes

Actor, Director, Producer

Born January 2, 1961 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Share with a friend

Todd Haynes (/heɪnz/; born January 2, 1961; Los Angeles) is an American filmmaker. His films span four decades with themes examining the personalities of well-known musicians, dysfunctional and dystopian societies, and blurred gender roles.

Haynes first gained public attention with his controversial short film Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987), which chronicles singer Karen Carpenter's life and death, using Barbie dolls as actors. Superstar became a cult classic. Haynes's feature directorial debut, Poison (1991), a provocative exploration of AIDS-era queer perceptions and subversions, established him as a figure of a new transgressive cinema. Poison won the Sundance Film Festival's Grand Jury Prize and is regarded as a seminal work of New Queer Cinema.

Haynes received further acclaim for his second feature film, Safe (1995), a symbolic portrait of a housewife who develops multiple chemical sensitivity. Safe was later voted the best film of the 1990s by The Village Voice Film Poll. His next feature, Velvet Goldmine (1998), is a tribute to the 1970s glam rock era. The film received the Special Jury Prize for Best Artistic Contribution at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.

Haynes gained acclaim and a measure of mainstream success with Far from Heaven (2002) earning his first Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. He continued to direct critically lauded films such as I'm Not There (2007), Carol (2015), Wonderstruck (2017) and Dark Waters (2019). He directed his first feature-length documentary, The Velvet Underground (2021). Haynes directed and co-wrote the HBO mini-series Mildred Pierce (2011) for which he was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards.

57 wins and 85 nominations

Todd Haynes Photos

Julianne Moore filming upcoming Todd Haynes movie Wonderstruck in Queens - June 1, 2016

Filmography

Actor

51

Type

Year

Two for One Mini-Series2024

At the Video Store Poster

At the Video Store Documentary2019

Hollywood Insider Poster

Hollywood Insider TV Series2018

No Rest for the Weekend Poster

No Rest for the Weekend TV Series2018

Quan arribin els marcians Poster

Quan arribin els marcians TV Series2017

73rd Golden Globe Awards Poster

73rd Golden Globe Awards TV Special2016

The Oscars Poster

The Oscars TV Special2016

Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible Poster

Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible Documentary2016

LA Times: The Envelope TV Series2015

61º Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián - Gala de clausura Poster

61º Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián - Gala de clausura TV Special2013

61º Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián - Gala de inauguración Poster

61º Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián - Gala de inauguración TV Special2013

The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards Poster

The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards TV Special2012

The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards Poster

The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards TV Special2011

The Making of Mildred Pierce Documentary2011

Great Directors Poster

Great Directors Documentary2009

Rencontres de cinéma Poster

Rencontres de cinéma TV Series2009

2008 Film Independent's Spirit Awards TV Special2008

40 x 15 Documentary2008

Up Close with Carrie Keagan Poster

Up Close with Carrie Keagan TV Series2007

Zoom in: Stories Behind the Best Independent Films of 2007 Poster

Zoom in: Stories Behind the Best Independent Films of 2007 Video2007

A Powerful Political Potential: Todd Haynes on Fassbinder and Melodrama Video2006

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema Poster

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema Documentary2006

Infinite Pleasure: Todd Haynes on Max Ophuls' 'Le plaisir' Poster

Infinite Pleasure: Todd Haynes on Max Ophuls' 'Le plaisir' Documentary2006

Maternal Overdrive Video2006

Notes on the Death of Kodachrome Documentary2006

Made in Hollywood Poster

Made in Hollywood TV Series2005

TCM Guest Programmer Poster

TCM Guest Programmer TV Series2005

Le grand journal de Canal+ Poster

Le grand journal de Canal+ TV Series2004

Sonic Spiel Poster

Sonic Spiel Video2004

Sonic Youth Video Dose Documentary2004

A Filmmaker's Experience with Julianne Moore and Todd Haynes Documentary2003

Shootout Poster

Shootout TV Series2003

The 2003 IFP Independent Spirit Awards Documentary2003

Last Call with Carson Daly Poster

Last Call with Carson Daly TV Series2002

The Making of 'Far from Heaven' Poster

The Making of 'Far from Heaven' Documentary2002

Anatomy of a Scene Poster

Anatomy of a Scene TV Series2001

The 14th Annual IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards TV Special1999

SexTV TV Series1998

At Sundance Poster

At Sundance Documentary1995

Independents in New York Short Film1994

Kinomagazin Poster

Kinomagazin TV Series1993

Signé croisette Poster

Signé croisette TV Series1993

Swoon Feature Film1992

Días de cine Poster

Días de cine TV Series1991

He Was Once Poster

He Was Once Short Film1989

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story Poster

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story Short Film1987

Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud Poster

Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud Short Film1985

Cinema 3 Poster

Cinema 3 TV Series1984

Film '72 Poster

Film '72 TV Series1971

Cannes Film Festival Poster

Cannes Film Festival TV Series1952

A Matter of Opinion Poster

A Matter of Opinion TV Series

Director

20

Type

Year

May December Poster

May December Feature Film2023

The Velvet Underground Poster

The Velvet Underground Documentary2021

Dark Waters Poster

Dark Waters Feature Film2019

Wonderstruck Poster

Wonderstruck Feature Film2017

Carol Feature Film2015

Six by Sondheim Poster

Six by Sondheim Documentary2013

Enlightened Poster

Enlightened TV Series2011

Mildred Pierce Poster

Mildred Pierce Mini-Series2011

I'm Not There Poster

I'm Not There Feature Film2007

Corporate Ghost Poster

Corporate Ghost Video2004

Far from Heaven Poster

Far from Heaven Feature Film2002

Velvet Goldmine Poster

Velvet Goldmine Feature Film1998

Safe Feature Film1995

Dottie Gets Spanked Poster

Dottie Gets Spanked TV Movie1993

Poison Feature Film1991

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story Poster

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story Short Film1987

Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud Poster

Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud Short Film1985

The Suicide Poster

The Suicide Short Film1978

Fever Feature Film

Producer

15

Type

Year

Earthlings Poster

Earthlings Feature Film2023

The Velvet Underground Poster

The Velvet Underground Documentary2021

Certain Women Poster

Certain Women Feature Film2016

Night Moves Poster

Night Moves Feature Film2013

Buoy Feature Film2012

Mildred Pierce Poster

Mildred Pierce Mini-Series2011

Meek's Cutoff Poster

Meek's Cutoff Feature Film2010

Wendy and Lucy Poster

Wendy and Lucy Feature Film2008

Old Joy Feature Film2006

Quinceañera Poster

Quinceañera Feature Film2006

He Was Once Poster

He Was Once Short Film1989

La Divina Feature Film1989

Cause and Effect Short Film1988

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story Poster

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story Short Film1987

The Suicide Poster

The Suicide Short Film1978

Writer

12

Type

Year

The Velvet Underground Poster

The Velvet Underground Documentary2021

Mildred Pierce Poster

Mildred Pierce Mini-Series2011

I'm Not There Poster

I'm Not There Feature Film2007

Far from Heaven Poster

Far from Heaven Feature Film2002

Velvet Goldmine Poster

Velvet Goldmine Feature Film1998

Office Killer Poster

Office Killer Feature Film1997

Safe Feature Film1995

Dottie Gets Spanked Poster

Dottie Gets Spanked TV Movie1993

Poison Feature Film1991

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story Poster

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story Short Film1987

Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud Poster

Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud Short Film1985

The Suicide Poster

The Suicide Short Film1978

Thanks

15

Type

Year

Earthquake Bird Poster

Earthquake Bird Feature Film2019

First Cow Poster

First Cow Feature Film2019

Colette Feature Film2018

Still Alice Poster

Still Alice Feature Film2014

Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story Poster

Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story Documentary2009

Pedro Feature Film2008

Memories of My Melancholy Copy Machine Short Film2007

Madame Satã Poster

Madame Satã Feature Film2002

Hedwig and the Angry Inch Poster

Hedwig and the Angry Inch Feature Film2001

The Fluffer Poster

The Fluffer Feature Film2001

Office Killer Poster

Office Killer Feature Film1997

Hide and Seek Poster

Hide and Seek Feature Film1996

Stonewall Poster

Stonewall Feature Film1995

Totally F***ed Up Poster

Totally F***ed Up Feature Film1993

They Are Lost to Vision Altogether Poster

They Are Lost to Vision Altogether Short Film1989

Editor

3

Type

Year

Corporate Ghost Poster

Corporate Ghost Video2004

Poison Feature Film1991

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story Poster

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story Short Film1987

Art Department

1

Ode Feature Film1999

2nd Unit / Asst Director

1

La Divina Feature Film1989

Production Manager

1

He Was Once Poster

He Was Once Short Film1989

Featured Celebrity Photos

Dakota Johnson attends premiere of "Daddio" in New York

Ariana Grande's Photoshoot for 'The Boy Is Mine' in June 2024

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley at Jacquemus La Casa Cruise in Capri on June 10, 2024

Eiza Gonzalez spotted outside The Bowery Hotel in New York on June 9, 2024

Olivia Cooke at the premiere of "House Of The Dragon" Season 2 in London

Dua Lipa Perform Live in Pula, Croatia

Kylie Jenner featured in Khy's new "006" Collection Photoshoot - June 2024

Laetitia Casta at Jacquemus La Casa Cruise in Capri

Eiza Gonzalez spotted in New York

Charli XCX leaving her hotel in New York

Ella Hunt attends the CHANEL Tribeca Festival Artists Dinner at The Odeon in New York

Belle Hassan with Love Island cast at Parklife Festival in Manchester

Sistine & Sophia Stallone Spotted in Manhattan

Sabrina Carpenter Promotional Photoshoot for Single "Please Please Please" - June 2024

Dua Lipa at Jacquemus La Casa Cruise in Capri

Suki Waterhouse spotted in Los Angeles

Jennifer Ens at AMFAD Premiere at the 2024 Tribeca Festival in NY

Charlotte Mckinney spotted at Nobu in Malibu

Meghan Trainor's Performance on NBC's Today Summer Concert Series in New York

Joey King at the premiere of "Despicable Me 4" in New York

Olivia O'Brien spotted at a private party at The Nice Guy in Los Angeles

Michaella Russell attending All My Friends Are Dead Premiere at the Tribeca Festival in NY

Lottie Moss Spotted in London

Lana Del Rey performs at Primavera Sound music festival in Porto, Portugal

Carly Rae Jepsen's Performance at the 2024 Governors Ball in Queens

Molly Smith attends launch event at Habbibi Bar and Restaurant in Manchester

Georgia Fowler Spotted in New York City on June 8, 2024

Julia Goldani Telles attends Chanel Luncheon event at Tribeca Film Festival

Kylie Jenner's Arrival at Exclusive Los Angeles Event

Hailey Bieber Stars in the Fila Spring / Summer 2024 Campaign

Oops!

Sign up for free

Company

About Us
Contact Us
Send feedback

Contribute

Add Movie
Add TV Show

Legal

Terms
Privacy

© 2024 Gawby.com

Send feedback to Gawby.com

Describe your issue or suggestion