Leslye Headland is a reputed American movie director and scriptwriter known for Bachelorette (2012) and Sleeping with Other People (2015). She also made the Disney+ Star Wars series The Acolyte.
Born in 1980 and raised in suburban Maryland, Leslye Headland completed her graduation in 1999 from Staples High School and earned her BFA degree in drama from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University in 2002.
During her college days, Headland attended Playwrights Horizons Theater School and worked as a playwright in some plays, including Bachelorette, Assistance, and Surfer Girl.
After graduation, she worked as an assistant at Miramax for six years and entered the TV industry as a staff writer on the FX series Terriers in 2010.
Then, she debuted her movie-directing career by adopting her own play, Bachelorette in 2012. She also wrote the screenplay for the 2014 remake of the movie About Last Night.
In 2015, Headland produced and directed Sleeping with Other People.
Besides she has also created and directed TV series, debuting via Heathers in 2016. Other TV series include Netflix’s Russian Doll (2019) and Disney+ series The Acolyte (2024).
Highlights
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As a movie director, scriptwriter, and producer, Leslye Headland is estimated to have a net worth between $100K and $1 Million.
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Headland has worked with several movie celebrities including Isla Fisher, Kirsten Dunst, Rebel Wilson, and James Marsden.
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Besides, Headland also co-wrote the screenplay of the hit movie About Last Night in 2014.
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Headland has worked as a scriptwriter on over 10 projects, including TV and movies.
In her plays, movies, and series, Headland develops dark themes, including dysfunction, addiction, complexities of human nature, etc. She is also involved in LGBTQ+.
In fact, Headland is a lesbian and has married actress Rebecca Henderson in 2016.
Leslye Headland’s Achievement
From her debut to date, Headland has been nominated for many awards under multiple categories.
Some awards include Primetime Emmy Awards in categories such as Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for Russian Doll.
#TheAcolyte‘s Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-jae, and showrunner Leslye Headland dig into their #StarWars show having more Jedi than ever and choosing to lean into moral ambiguity. https://t.co/90pfRU1w2L pic.twitter.com/gFhrTIploD
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) July 18, 2023
She was also nominated for the Gotham Awards, Hugo Awards, and Nebula Awards for the same series.
Other nominations include Locarno International Film Festival, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Writers Guild of America, USA, and Tribeca Film Festival.
Among all nominations, Leslye Headland won the Nantucket Film Festival for New Voices in Screenwriting Award.
Additional Information
- Leslye Headland is a strong advocate for actresses in the film industry.
- Besides, Headland portrays complex and stereotypically flawed female characters in the movies and TV series.
- Also, Headland is known for expressing humor and deeper emotion at once in scripts.