Jennifer Lynch
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Jennifer Chambers Lynch (born April 7, 1968) is an American filmmaker and author. The daughter of filmmaker David Lynch, she made her directorial debut with the film Boxing Helena in 1993. Following a troubled production, the film was a critical and commercial failure, with Lynch receiving a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director. The negative reception to her feature debut and controversy surrounding its release led to Lynch taking a 15-year hiatus from filmmaking.
Lynch returned to directing with 2008's Surveillance. The film received mixed reviews, although it won the top prize at the Sitges Film Festival. A year later, Lynch began work on her next film, Hisss, which she disowned after the production was completed without her involvement. Her fourth film, Chained, released in 2012, was met with a positive critical reception. Since 2012, Lynch has focused on directing episodes of television series, including Psych, Teen Wolf, The Walking Dead, American Horror Story, Once Upon a Time, Hawaii Five-0, Elementary, The Strain, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., 9-1-1, and Ratched. Outside of her career as a director, Lynch wrote the book The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer in 1990. Told from the perspective of the character of the same name from her father's television series Twin Peaks, the novel was a commercial success, reaching number four on The New York Times paperback fiction best seller list that year.
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| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
| 1993 | Boxing Helena | Director, writer | Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director |
| 2008 | Surveillance | Director, writer | |
| 2010 | Hisss | Director, writer | |
| 2012 | Chained | Director, writer | Also made cameo appearance |
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2012–2013 | Psych | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | The Trouble with Billy | Episode: "Pilot" |
| Warehouse 13 | Episode: "Instinct" | |
| 2014–2016 | Teen Wolf | 4 episodes |
| 2014–2015 | Finding Carter | 5 episodes |
| 2015 | The Walking Dead | 2 episodes |
| 2015–2017 | Quantico | 5 episodes |
| 2015 | South of Hell | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Second Chance | Episode: "May Old Acquaintance Be Forgot" |
| Recovery Road | Episode: "Sick as Our Secrets" | |
| Damien | Episode: "The Devil You Know" | |
| Wayward Pines | Episode: "Pass Judgement" | |
| The Last Ship | Episode: "Sea Change" | |
| Once Upon a Time | Episode: "I'll Be Your Mirror" | |
| 2016–2024 | American Horror Story | 12 episodes |
| 2016–2018 | Hawaii Five-O | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Salem | 2 episodes |
| Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders | Episode: "Abominable" | |
| Salvation | Episode: "Keeping the Faith" | |
| Zoo | Episode: "Cradles and Graves" | |
| The Strain | Episode: "The Traitor" | |
| 2017–2018 | Elementary | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Kevin (Probably) Saves the World | Episode: "Caught White-Handed" |
| Jessica Jones | Episode: "AKA Three Lives and Counting" | |
| Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Episode: "All Roads Lead..." | |
| Code Black | Episode: "Change of Heart" | |
| Daredevil | Episode: "Revelations" | |
| 2018–2025 | 9-1-1 | 7 episodes |
| 2020 | 9-1-1: Lone Star | Episode: "Texas Proud" |
| Ratched | Episode: "The Bucket List" | |
| Big Sky | 2 episodes | |
| 2021–2023 | Gossip Girl | 4 episodes |
| 2022 | Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story | 4 episodes |
| The Watcher | 2 episodes | |
| 2024 | Feud: Capote vs. The Swans | Episode: "Beautiful Babe" |
| American Sports Story | Episode: "What's Left Behind" | |
| 2025 | Matlock | 2 episodes |
| The Rookie | Episode: "Til Death" | |
| Watson | 2 episodes | |
| Doctor Odyssey | Episode: "Casino Week" | |
| Murdaugh: Death in the Family | Episode: "Controlled Burn" |
References
- The Hollywood Interview – Interview with Jennifer Chambers Lynchhttps://thehollywoodinterview.blogspot.com/2009/06/jennifer-lynch-hollywood-interview.html
- the Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/feb/27/jennifer-lynch-boxing-helena-surveillance
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2008/film/news/lynch-s-surveillance-tops-sitges-1117993866/
- St Louis Magazinehttp://www.stlmag.com/St-Louis-Magazine/October-2012/A-Q-A-with-A-Fall-From-Grace-Director-Jennifer-Lynch/
- Nöjesguidenhttp://nojesguiden.se/artiklar/david-lynch-%E2%80%9Dden-haer-vaerlden-aer-full-av-hat-och-angest%E2%80%9D
- The Independent on Sunday
- Entertainment Weeklyhttps://web.archive.org/web/20070601024706/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,318779,00.html
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/1993/film/news/lynch-takes-stand-on-boxing-104366/
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1992/07/26/movies/l-boxing-helena-a-tired-old-message-311792.html
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1992/07/26/movies/l-boxing-helena-is-this-a-joke-310992.html
- The Hollywood Reporterhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/qampa-jennifer-lynch-112194/
- twitchfilm.comhttps://web.archive.org/web/20160303232441/http://twitchfilm.com/2008/10/complete-list-of-sitges-winners-announced.html
- Village Voicehttps://web.archive.org/web/20150103164627/http://www.villagevoice.com/2009-05-13/film/summer-guide-surveillance-jennifer-lynch-s-first-in-16-years/
- Bloody Disgustinghttps://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/12528
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2010/film/news/lynch-latches-on-to-loeb-s-visibility-1118026338/
- The Post and Courierhttps://web.archive.org/web/20151004221150/http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20141220/PC1201/141229956
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/28/books/are-the-owls-what-they-seem.html
- "Production Notes". No. 24. Billboard. June 12, 1993. p. 42.
- Downtown Independenthttps://web.archive.org/web/20100306061429/http://www.downtownindependent.com/events/the-2010-international
- Dread Centralhttps://web.archive.org/web/20121014095257/https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/37672/jennifer-lynch-and-corey-brandenstein-throw-us-dogs-the-compound
- Hot Docshttps://web.archive.org/web/20130530174629/http://www.hotdocs.ca/film/title/despite_the_gods
- "Hiss"http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/hisss-director-jennifer-lynch-disowns-film/702189/
- Chess without Tears, Sex without Limbs.
- The official Razzie movie guide enjoying the best of Hollywood's worsthttps://search.worldcat.org/oclc/815660203
- cinema.usc.eduhttps://web.archive.org/web/20180210024025/http://cinema.usc.edu/events/event.cfm?id=10787
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1992/07/05/movies/film-the-ins-and-outs-of-boxing-helena.html
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/03/movies/review-film-boxing-helena-a-kinky-macabre-tale-of-erotic-fascination.html
- the Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/mar/08/surveillance-film-review
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/27/movies/27ande.html
- Vulturehttps://www.vulture.com/article/gossip-girl-recap-season-1-episode-3-lies-wide-shut.html