Woody Allen

Woody Allen

Born:

December 1, 1935

Born as:

Allen Stewart Konigsberg

 
Most of the time I don't have much fun.
The rest of the time I don't have any fun at all

Konigsberg started writing comedy material for television stars while still an adolescent. In 1961 he began performing his own material in Greenwich village cafés. Woody broke into films in 1965 as both screenwriter and performer in What's new pussycat?.

In the seventies Allen wrote, directed and acted in a string of highly successful comedies. 1977's Annie Hall was a breakthrough movie and from that point on, Woody's films became more serious, starting with Interiors (1978), a heavy, Bergman-influenced drama.

Allen has a history of casting his significant others for his films; Louise Lasser in the sixties, Diane Keaton in the seventies and Mia Farrow in the eighties.

Farrow and Allen became international gossip fodder in 1992 when he was forced to admit a romantic liaison with her adopted daughter Soon-Yi Previn. This unprecedented publicity gave unexpected notoriety to Allen's concurrently released Husbands and Wives (1992) because of the dialogue between Allen and Farrow.

Allen continued to write and direct movies into the 21st century. He found success with Match Point (2005) and Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) for which Penélope Cruz won an Oscar.

This year Woody will release You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger with Anthony Hopkins.

  • Selected movies
  • All movies

Selected Movies:

  • Annie Hall (1977)
  • Manhattan (1979)
  • Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
  • Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
  • Love and Death (1975)
  • Zelig (1983)
  • Play It Again, Sam (1972)
  • Sleeper (1973)

All Movies:

  • You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
  • Whatever Works (2009)
  • Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
  • Cassandra's Dream (2007)
  • Scoop (2006)
  • Match Point (2005)
  • Melinda and Melinda (2004)
  • Anything Else (2003)
  • Hollywood Ending (2002)
  • Sounds from a Town I Love (2001) (TV)
  • The Concert for New York City (2001) (TV)
  • The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
  • Small Time Crooks (2000)
  • Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
  • Celebrity (1998)
  • Deconstructing Harry (1997)
  • Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
  • Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
  • Don't Drink the Water (1994) (TV)
  • Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
  • Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
  • Husbands and Wives (1992)
  • Shadows and Fog (1991)
  • Alice (1990)
  • Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
  • New York Stories (1989) (segment "Oedipus Wrecks")
  • Another Woman (1988)
  • September (1987)
  • Radio Days (1987)
  • Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
  • The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
  • Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
  • Zelig (1983)
  • A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982)
  • Stardust Memories (1980)
  • Manhattan (1979)
  • Interiors (1978)
  • Annie Hall (1977)
  • Love and Death (1975)
  • Sleeper (1973)
  • Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
  • Bananas (1971)
  • Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story (1971) (TV)
  • Take the Money and Run (1969)
  • What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966)

Academy awards:

2006 Nominated Best Writing for: Match Point (2005)
1998 Nominated Best Writing for: Deconstructing Harry (1997)
1996 Nominated Best Writing for: Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
1995 Nominated Best Director for: Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
1995 Nominated Best Writing for: Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
1993 Nominated Best Writing for: Husbands and Wives (1992)
1991 Nominated Best Writing for: Alice (1990)
1990 Nominated Best Director for: Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
1990 Nominated Best Writing for: Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
1988 Nominated Best Writing for: Radio Days (1987)
1987 Won Oscar Best Writing for: Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
1987 Nominated Best Director for: Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
1986 Nominated Best Writing for: The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
1985 Nominated Best Director for: Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
1985 Nominated Best Writing for: Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
1980 Nominated Best Writing for: Manhattan (1979)
1979 Nominated Best Director for: Interiors (1978)
1979 Nominated Best Writing for: Interiors (1978)
1978 Won Oscar Best Director for: Annie Hall (1977)
1978 Won Oscar Best Writing for: Annie Hall (1977)
1978 Nominated Best Actor for: Annie Hall (1977)