Cynthia "Cindy" Morris Sherman (born January 19, 1954) is an American photographer and film director, best known for her conceptual portraits. In 1995, she was the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship. Through a number of different series of works, Sherman has sought to raise challenging and important questions about the role and representation of women in society, the media and the nature of the creation of art. Her photographs include some of the most expensive photographs ever sold. Sherman lives and works in New York.
Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1999.
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A renowed photographer, she is known for photographing herself in various costumes. She has published many art books, including "Untitled Film Stills."
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Graduated from State University College, Buffalo, New York (1976)
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Prima Donna
2015
The Prima Donna
The Feature
2008
Office Killer
1997
Woman Photographer (uncredited)
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Office Killer
1997
Doll Clothes
1975
Short
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Office Killer
1997
story
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Cindy: The Doll Is Mine
2005
Short special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Guest of Cindy Sherman
2008
Documentary
Herself
The 20th Annual Academy of the Arts Lifetime Achievement Awards Gala
$1.3 Million
