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Woody Allen American Actor Born 1935 in The Bronx
Woody Allen · film director and comedian · American
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Biography
Born on 30 November 1935 in The Bronx, Woody Allen is an American actor. He is 90 years old. Among the titles he is known for are The Concert for New York City (2001) and Casting By (2012).
His first listed screen credit dates to 1965, with What's New Pussycat?. The list below counts 84 films and 4 TV series from 1965 to 2023. He is credited as Joe in Everyone Says I Love You (1996), Jimmy Bond in Casino Royale (1967) and Mr. Alien in King Lear (1987). His latest credit on record is Coup de chance (2023). Woody Allen also worked as director on 56 titles, including Coup de chance, writer on 58 titles, including Coup de chance, and creator on Zelig.
Woody Allen is also credited on one album, Woody Allen (1964). He is listed as playing clarinet. He has released music through Capitol Records. His notable work includes Take the Money and Run, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* and Sleeper.
Woody Allen has won 49 awards and received 25 nominations on record. His first award on record is Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation in 1974 for Sleeper. Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay in 2012 for Midnight in Paris is the latest win listed.
Filmography
88 credits| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Coup de chance | Writer, Director | Film |
| 2020 | Rifkin's Festival | Director, Writer | Film |
| 2019 | A Rainy Day in New York | Writer, Director | Film |
| 2017 | Behind the Scenes | Film | |
| 2017 | Wonder Wheel | Writer, Director | Film |
| 2016 | Café Society | Writer, Director | Film |
| 2016– | Crisis in Six Scenes | Writer, Director | TV series |
| 2015 | Irrational Man | Director, Writer | Film |
| 2014 | Barcelona, the Rose of Fire | Film | |
| 2014 | Magic in the Moonlight | Director, Writer | Film |
| 2013 | Blue Jasmine | Writer, Director | Film |
| 2013 | Fading Gigolo | Film | |
| 2013 | The Unbelievers | Film | |
| 2012 | Casting By | Film | |
| 2012 | Paris Manhattan | Film |
Show all 88 credits
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | To Rome with Love | Writer, Director | Film |
| 2011 | Midnight in Paris | Writer, Director | Film |
| 2011 | Sidewalls | Film | |
| 2011– | Woody Allen: A Documentary | TV series | |
| 2010 | You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger | Writer, Director | Film |
| 2009 | Whatever Works | Writer, Director | Film |
| 2008 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | Writer, Director | Film |
| 2007 | Cassandra's Dream | Director, Writer | Film |
| 2006 | Scoop | Writer, Director | Film |
| 2005 | Albert II of Monaco, the Unknown Prince | Film | |
| 2005 | Filmmakers in Action | Film | |
| 2005 | Filmmakers vs. Tycoons | Film | |
| 2005 | Match Point | Director, Writer | Film |
| 2004 | Melinda and Melinda | Director, Writer | Film |
| 2003 | Anything Else | Writer, Director | Film |
| 2003 | Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin | Film | |
| 2002 | Hollywood Ending | Writer, Director | Film |
| 2001 | Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures | Film | |
| 2001 | The Concert for New York City | Director | Film |
| 2001 | The Curse of the Jade Scorpion | Writer, Director | Film |
| 2000 | Company Man | Film | |
| 2000 | Picking Up the Pieces | Film | |
| 2000 | Small Time Crooks | Director, Writer | Film |
| 2000 | Sven Nykvist: Light Keeps Me Company | Film | |
| 1999 | Sweet and Lowdown | Writer, Director | Film |
| 1998 | Celebrity | Director, Writer | Film |
| 1998 | The Impostors | Film | |
| 1997 | Cannes... les 400 coups | Film | |
| 1997 | Deconstructing Harry | Director, Writer | Film |
| 1997 | Wild Man Blues | Film | |
| 1996 | Everyone Says I Love You | Joe, Writer, Director | Film |
| 1995 | Mighty Aphrodite | Writer, Director | Film |
| 1995 | Sonny Boys | Film | |
| 1994 | Bullets Over Broadway | Writer, Director | Film |
| 1994 | Don't Drink the Water | Director, Writer | Film |
| 1993 | Manhattan Murder Mystery | Writer, Director | Film |
| 1992 | Husbands and Wives | Writer, Director | Film |
| 1991 | Scenes from a Mall | Film | |
| 1991 | Shadows and Fog | Writer, Director | Film |
| 1990 | Alice | Director, Writer | Film |
| 1989 | Crimes and Misdemeanors | Director, Writer | Film |
| 1989 | New York Stories | Director, Writer | Film |
| 1989 | Oedipus Wrecks | Director | Film |
| 1988 | Another Woman | Director, Writer | Film |
| 1987 | King Lear | Mr. Alien | Film |
| 1987 | Radio Days | Writer, Director | Film |
| 1987 | September | Writer, Director | Film |
| 1986 | Hannah and Her Sisters | Writer, Director | Film |
| 1986 | Meetin' WA | Film | |
| 1985 | The Purple Rose of Cairo | Director, Writer | Film |
| 1984 | Broadway Danny Rose | Director, Writer | Film |
| 1983 | Zelig | Director, Creator, Writer | Film |
| 1982 | A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy | Director, Writer | Film |
| 1980 | Stardust Memories | Writer, Director | Film |
| 1979 | Manhattan | Writer, Director | Film |
| 1978 | Interiors | Director, Writer | Film |
| 1977 | Annie Hall | Writer, Director | Film |
| 1976 | The Front | Film | |
| 1975 | Love and Death | Director, Writer | Film |
| 1973 | Sleeper | Director, Writer | Film |
| 1972 | Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* | Director, Writer | Film |
| 1972 | Play It Again, Sam | Writer | Film |
| 1971 | Bananas | Director, Writer | Film |
| 1971 | Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story | Director, Writer | Film |
| 1970 | Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You | Writer | Film |
| 1969 | Don't Drink the Water | Writer | Film |
| 1969 | Take the Money and Run | Director, Writer | Film |
| 1967 | Casino Royale | Jimmy Bond | Film |
| 1966 | What's Up, Tiger Lily? | Director, Writer | Film |
| 1965 | What's New Pussycat? | Writer | Film |
| The Woody Allen Show | Film | ||
| The Woody Allen Special | TV series | ||
| Woody Allen Looks at 1967 | TV series |
Awards and nominations
49 won, 25 nominated| Year | Award | For | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Midnight in Paris | Won |
| 2012 | Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay | Midnight in Paris | Won |
| 2009 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | Won |
| 2007 | honorary doctorate of Pompeu Fabra University | Won | |
| 2006 | David di Donatello for Best European Film | Match Point | Won |
| 2006 | Goya Award for Best European Film | Match Point | Won |
| 2006 | Sant Jordi Prize | Match Point | Won |
| 2004 | Donostia Award | Won | |
| 2002 | Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts | Won | |
| 1997 | BAFTA Fellowship | Won | |
| 1997 | Butaca Awards | Everyone Says I Love You | Won |
| 1996 | Butaca Awards | Mighty Aphrodite | Won |
| 1995 | Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement | Won | |
| 1993 | BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay | Husbands and Wives | Won |
| 1990 | David di Donatello for best foreign screenplay | Crimes and Misdemeanors | Won |
Show all 74 entries
| Year | Award | For | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres | Won | |
| 1987 | Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Hannah and Her Sisters | Won |
| 1987 | BAFTA Award for Best Direction | Hannah and Her Sisters | Won |
| 1987 | BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay | Hannah and Her Sisters | Won |
| 1987 | Bodil Awards | Hannah and Her Sisters | Won |
| 1987 | David di Donatello for best foreign screenplay | Hannah and Her Sisters | Won |
| 1987 | Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Hannah and Her Sisters | Won |
| 1986 | BAFTA Award for Best Film | The Purple Rose of Cairo | Won |
| 1986 | BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay | The Purple Rose of Cairo | Won |
| 1986 | Bodil Awards | The Purple Rose of Cairo | Won |
| 1986 | César Award | The Purple Rose of Cairo | Won |
| 1986 | Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay | The Purple Rose of Cairo | Won |
| 1986 | The President's Memorial Award | The Purple Rose of Cairo | Won |
| 1985 | BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay | Broadway Danny Rose | Won |
| 1985 | David di Donatello for best foreign screenplay | Broadway Danny Rose | Won |
| 1985 | FIPRESCI Prize of the Festival de Cannes | The Purple Rose of Cairo | Won |
| 1984 | Bodil Awards | Zelig | Won |
| 1984 | David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor | Zelig | Won |
| 1980 | BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay | Manhattan | Won |
| 1980 | Bodil Awards | Manhattan | Won |
| 1980 | César Award | Manhattan | Won |
| 1979 | Sant Jordi Prize | Interiors | Won |
| 1978 | Academy Award for Best Director | Annie Hall | Won |
| 1978 | Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Annie Hall | Won |
| 1978 | BAFTA Award for Best Direction | Annie Hall | Won |
| 1978 | BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay | Annie Hall | Won |
| 1978 | Bodil Awards | Annie Hall | Won |
| 1978 | O. Henry Award | Won | |
| 1975 | Silver Bear | Won | |
| 1974 | Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation | Sleeper | Won |
| Directors Guild of America Award | Won | ||
| Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Won | ||
| National Board of Review Award for Best Film | Won | ||
| Writers Guild of America Award | Won | ||
| 2014 | Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Blue Jasmine | Nominated |
| 2014 | Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical | Bullets Over Broadway | Nominated |
| 2012 | Academy Award for Best Director | Midnight in Paris | Nominated |
| 2012 | Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Midnight in Paris | Nominated |
| 2006 | Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Match Point | Nominated |
| 1998 | Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Deconstructing Harry | Nominated |
| 1998 | European Film Award for Best Non-European Film | Deconstructing Harry | Nominated |
| 1997 | European Film Award for Best Non-European Film | Everyone Says I Love You | Nominated |
| 1996 | Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Mighty Aphrodite | Nominated |
| 1995 | Academy Award for Best Director | Bullets Over Broadway | Nominated |
| 1995 | Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Bullets Over Broadway | Nominated |
| 1993 | Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Husbands and Wives | Nominated |
| 1991 | Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Alice | Nominated |
| 1990 | Academy Award for Best Director | Crimes and Misdemeanors | Nominated |
| 1990 | Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Crimes and Misdemeanors | Nominated |
| 1988 | Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Radio Days | Nominated |
| 1987 | Academy Award for Best Director | Hannah and Her Sisters | Nominated |
| 1987 | Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Hannah and Her Sisters | Nominated |
| 1985 | Academy Award for Best Director | Broadway Danny Rose | Nominated |
| 1985 | Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Broadway Danny Rose | Nominated |
| 1980 | Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Manhattan | Nominated |
| 1979 | Academy Award for Best Director | Interiors | Nominated |
| 1979 | Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Interiors | Nominated |
| 1978 | Academy Award for Best Actor | Annie Hall | Nominated |
| 1978 | Locus Award for Best Short Fiction | The Kugelmass Episode | Nominated |
Discography
1 release| Year | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Woody Allen | Album |
Personal life
He has been married to Soon-Yi Previn since 1997. Earlier marriages on record are to Harlene Susan Rosen (1956 to 1959) and Louise Lasser (1966 to 1970). He is the father of Ronan Farrow. Education on record includes Midwood High School, New York University and New York University Tisch School of the Arts.
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Frequently asked questions
How old is Woody Allen?
Woody Allen is 90 years old, born on 30 November 1935 in The Bronx.
What is Woody Allen known for?
Woody Allen is known for The Concert for New York City (2001) and Casting By (2012).
What is Woody Allen’s nationality?
Woody Allen is American, born in The Bronx.
How tall is Woody Allen?
Woody Allen is 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) tall.
Who is Woody Allen married to?
Woody Allen is married to Soon-Yi Previn; they married in 1997.
Has Woody Allen won any awards?
Yes. 49 awards are on record, including Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay (2012) for Midnight in Paris.
Sources
- Wikidata (Q25089), accessed October 2026
- Follower counts: dated individually above
- Photo: Georges Biard · CC BY-SA 3.0
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