Jessica Yu

Jessica Yu

Directing
Born 1966-02-14 New York City, New York, USA 49 credits Academy Awards 1

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Won 1 Academy Award

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Jessica Yu (Chinese: 虞琳敏; pinyin: Yú Línmǐn) is an American film director, writer, producer, and editor. She has directed documentary films, dramatic films, and television shows. Yu won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject in 1996 for Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien (1996). Yu's film Last Call at the Oasis (2012) is based on Alex Prud'homme's Ripple Effect. Her more recent films have been Misconception (2014), ForEveryone.Net (2016), a documentary film about the inventor of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, and a Netflix comedy Maria Bamford: Old Baby (2017). In 2019, Yu was nominated for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Direction for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special" for the Fosse/Verdon episode "Glory". Description above from the Wikipedia article Jessica Yu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Directing 47 credits
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · 77% · Director
The Rookie
The Rookie
2018 · 79% · Director
Castle
Castle
2009 · 78% · Director
American Horror Story
American Horror Story
2011 · 75% · Director
The West Wing
The West Wing
1999 · 86% · Director
Billions
Billions
2016 · 78% · Director
ER
ER
1994 · 80% · Director
This Is Us
This Is Us
2016 · 84% · Director
Only Murders in the Building
Only Murders in the Building
2021 · 83% · Director
56 Days
56 Days
2026 · 63% · Director
The Affair
The Affair
2014 · 77% · Director
The Morning Show
The Morning Show
2019 · 75% · Director
13 Reasons Why
13 Reasons Why
2017 · 65% · Director
Citadel
Citadel
2023 · 61% · Director
In Treatment
In Treatment
2008 · ★ 7.7 · Director
Walker
Walker
2021 · ★ 7.1 · Director
American Dreams
American Dreams
2002 · 72% · Director
Ratched
Ratched
2020 · 69% · Director
The Recruit
The Recruit
2022 · 74% · Director
American Crime
American Crime
2015 · ★ 6.7 · Director
Stumptown
Stumptown
2019 · 76% · Director
Long Bright River
Long Bright River
2025 · 64% · Director
Hollywood
Hollywood
2020 · ★ 7.2 · Director
A Very Jonas Christmas Movie
A Very Jonas Christmas Movie
2025 · 63% · Director
The Lyon's Den
The Lyon's Den
2003 · Director
Pure Genius
Pure Genius
2016 · ★ 6.5 · Director
Quiz Lady
Quiz Lady
2023 · 65% · Director
Mister Sterling
Mister Sterling
2003 · Director
Fosse/Verdon
Fosse/Verdon
2019 · 77% · Director
Sorry for Your Loss
Sorry for Your Loss
2018 · Director
Ten Days in the Valley
Ten Days in the Valley
2017 · Director
Bluff City Law
Bluff City Law
2019 · Director, Executive Producer
In the Realms of the Unreal
In the Realms of the Unreal
2004 · Director, Writer
Better Late
Better Late
1996 · Director, Writer, Editor
Protagonist
Protagonist
2007 · Director, Writer, Editor
Ping Pong Playa
Ping Pong Playa
2008 · 61% · Director, Writer
Misconception
Misconception
2014 · Director, Producer
Foreveryone.net
Foreveryone.net
2016 · Director
The Conductor
The Conductor
· Director
Meet Mr Toilet
Meet Mr Toilet
2012 · Director
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas
2012 · Director
Maria Bamford: Old Baby
Maria Bamford: Old Baby
2017 · 68% · Director
Last Call at the Oasis
Last Call at the Oasis
2011 · Director
The Living Museum
The Living Museum
1998 · Director
Sour Death Balls
Sour Death Balls
1993 · Director
Men of Reenaction
Men of Reenaction
1996 · Director
Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien
Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien
1996 · Director, Writer, Producer
Writing 5 credits
In the Realms of the Unreal
In the Realms of the Unreal
2004 · Director, Writer
Better Late
Better Late
1996 · Director, Writer, Editor
Protagonist
Protagonist
2007 · Director, Writer, Editor
Ping Pong Playa
Ping Pong Playa
2008 · 61% · Director, Writer
Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien
Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien
1996 · Director, Writer, Producer
Other credits 3 credits
Better Late
Better Late
1996 · Director, Writer, Editor
Protagonist
Protagonist
2007 · Director, Writer, Editor
Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien
Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien
1996 · Director, Writer, Producer
Producing 3 credits
Bluff City Law
Bluff City Law
2019 · Director, Executive Producer
Misconception
Misconception
2014 · Director, Producer
Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien
Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien
1996 · Director, Writer, Producer
Acting 2 credits
The Oscars
The Oscars
1953 · 66% · Self
Capturing Reality
Capturing Reality
2008 · Self
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