Sian Heder is a famous American writer as well as filmmaker.
Her most widely known works are Orange Is the New Black (2013), Mother (2006), and Dog Eat Dog (2012).
Sian Heder: Age, Childhood, Education, Family
Sian Heder was born on 23 June 1977, so currently, she is 46 years old. She was born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
Hence, she holds American nationality and belongs to Hungarian- Welsh ethnicity as her parents are from different countries.
Further, Sian Heder falls under the sun’s sign of Cancer.
Talking about her parents, she is the daughter of artists Mags Harries and Lajos Heder.
They both are immigrants, Mag harries is from Wales and holds Cardiff, Welsh nationality and Lajos Heder is from Budapest, Hungary, and holds Hungarian nationality.
Sian Heder also has a sibling named Thyra Heder. Thyra is an author of Children’s books. Sian had a very supportive and loving childhood.
In which school did Sian Heder attend?
Concerning her educational background, she attended her school from Carnegie Mellon School of Drama and also graduated from the same university, Carnegie Mellon University.
Sian Heder completed her studies for a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA). After that, she moved to Hollywood to be a screenwriter and an actress.
Sian Heder: Professional life/ Career
Sian Heder is currently working as a screenwriter and filmmaker. She relocated to Hollywood to pursue her dream while working in a Nanny agency.
Sian Heder got inspired by her experience in the agency which led her to produce her first short film ‘Mother’.
Heder’s first short film received many awards.
In 2005, the script for Mother was selected out of 8 to be awarded a fellowship for the prestigious American Film Institute’s DWW(Directing Workshop for Women).
Ever since then, her work has been further chosen to show up in competition at the Palm Springs International Festival of Shorts and the British Film Institute’s London Film Festival.
Heder has written many films and won many awards as well. Men of a Certain Age is one of her popular works.
Sian Heder has written and directed a short comedy, Dog Eat Dog in 2011, featuring Zachary Quinto.
Its main motive was to raise awareness for pet adoption.
Moreover, she wrote seasons 1 to 3 of the Netflix original series ‘Orange Is the New Black’ but took a break from it to direct another one of her famous films ‘Tallulah’.
Tallulah was directed in 2015, casting Elliot Page and Allison Janney, and is also one of her well-known creations.
Tallulah was supported by Route One Entertainment, Maiden Voyages Pictures, and Ocean Blue Entertainment.
Netflix received worldwide rights to stream Tallulah in January 2016 and was released on July 29, 2016.
As of 2021, Sian Heder directed the film CODA which was released on January 28, 2021, and has premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
Awards, Nominations
Sian Heder has created and directed many films and has won many awards for them as well.
Her first short film, Mother, has won many awards and nominations as well.
In 2010, Sian Heder won a Peabody Award for, the television series, Men of a Certain Age. Below is the list of awards and nominations :
Award Ceremony
Year
Type
Title
Cannes Film Festival
2006
Nominee Cinefondation Award
Mother (2006)
Tied with A vírus (2005)
Florida Film Festival
2006
Winner Grand Jury Award
Best Narrative Short Mother (2006)
Seattle International Film Festival
2006
Winner Short Film Competition Award – Special Mention
Best Narrative Short Mother (2006)
Oxford Film Festival, Mississippi, USA
2007
Winner Jury Award
Best Short Mother (2006)
Online Film & Television Association
2014
Nominee OFTA Television Award
Best Writing in a Comedy Series Orange Is the New Black (2013)
Writers Guild of America, USA
Nominee WGA Award (TV)
Comedy Series Orange Is the New Black (2013)
New Series Orange Is the New Black (2013)
Episodic Comedy Orange Is the New Black (2013) Episode: “Lesbian Request Denied”
2015
Nominee WGA Award (TV)
Comedy Series Orange Is the New Black (2013)
Sundance Film Festival
2016
Nominee Grand Jury Prize
Dramatic Tallulah (2016)
2021
Winner Grand Jury Prize
Dramatic CODA (2021)
Winner Audience Award
Dramatic CODA (2021)
Winner Directing Award
Dramatic CODA (2021)
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Winner Directors to Watch
CODA (2021)
Film Independent Spirit Awards
Nominee Independent Spirit Award
Best New Scripted Series Little America (2020)
Sian Heder: Net worth/ Salary
Sian Heder is a Talented writer and director. She earns a net worth estimation of $1 million -$5 million as of 2023.
Her main source of income is her profession as a writer and filmmaker. The information on her salary and assets is not available as of yet.
Sian Heder: Rumors, Controversies
Even though Sian is a popular writer and filmmaker, she has not once been involved in unnecessary rumors or controversies.
Sian Heder seems like a person who wouldn’t care much about these kinda rumors and false information.
How tall is Sian Heder?
Social Media: Instagram, Tiktok,Twitter
Sian Heder is active on most of her social media platforms. She is available on Instagram under the username ‘@sianheder.director‘ and has gathered 1.4k followers.
On Twitter, she is active by the name ‘@sianheder‘ with more than 5.8k followers.
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