Steven Soderbergh

Directing · Born 1963-01-14 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Biography

Steven Andrew Soderbergh (born January 14, 1963) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, and editor. A pioneer of modern independent cinema, Soderbergh later drew acclaim for formally inventive films made within the studio system. Soderbergh's directorial breakthrough, the indie drama Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), lifted him into the public spotlight as a notable presence in the film industry. At 26, Soderbergh became the youngest solo director to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and the film garnered worldwide commercial success, as well as numerous accolades. His next five films, which included King of the Hill (1993), were commercially unsuccessful. He pivoted into more mainstream fare with the crime comedy Out of Sight (1998), the…

Filmography

• Made in the USA as Self
• Schizopolis as Fletcher Munson
• Side by Side as Self
• Your Life as a Spy as (voice)
• Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic' as Self
• 'Ocean's Eleven': The Look of the Con as Self
• Radioman as Self
• Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love as Self
• Full Frontal as Self (uncredited)
• Ocean's Eleven as Vault-Bombing Thief (uncredited)