Jessica Yu

Director. Born 14 February 1966 in New York City, New York, USA.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 8 titles

Oscar1 won

Born

14 February 1966, New York City, New York, USA

Active

1994–present

Frequently works with

Lesli Linka Glatter, Steve Robin, Bethany Rooney, Christopher Misiano, Debora Cahn, Joanna Kerns, John Terlesky, Jon Huertas

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

75Fi1m

69Critics

We rate Jessica’s work 6 points above the press, across 6 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 794

Under 602

Of 8 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 0 films, 8 series
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won
Active: 1994–present

Genres

Drama7
Crime3
Mystery2
Comedy1

Best and worst on Fi1m

88BestER1994

58WorstLong Bright River2025

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

71990s

92000s

202010s

102020s

Directors most worked with

Lesli Linka Glatter4 titles

Steve Robin4 titles

Bethany Rooney3 titles

Christopher Misiano3 titles

Joanna Kerns3 titles

John Terlesky3 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 won

Won1997Best Documentary (Short Subject) · Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.