Jean Kilbourne was born on January 4, 1943 in Junction City, Kansas, USA. She is known for her work on Killing Us Softly 3 (1999), Killing Us Softly 4: Advertising's Image of Women (2010) and Miss Representation (2011). She was previously married to Thomas Lux.
She is a former magazine editor. Her "Killing Us Softly" video series on sexism in advertising was inspired by the numerous advertisements she reviewed.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Killing Us Softly 4: Advertising's Image of Women
2010
Documentary short
Killing Us Softly 3
1999
Documentary short writer
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Miss Representation
2011
Documentary advisory board
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Girls! Girls? Girls.
Documentary post-production
Herself - Interviewee
The Illusionists
2015
Documentary
Makers: Women Who Make America
2013
TV Mini-Series documentary
Herself, media critic
Miss Representation
2011
Documentary
Herself - Filmmaker - Killing Us Softly, Author and Senior Scholar Wellesley Centers for Women (as Jean Kilbourne EdD)
Killing Us Softly 4: Advertising's Image of Women
2010
Documentary short
Herself
Generation M: Misogyny in Media & Culture
2008
Video documentary
Herself
In Pursuit of Happiness
2005
Documentary
Interviewee
The Oprah Winfrey Show
2002
TV Series
Herself
Killing Us Softly 3
1999
Documentary short
Herself
Once Upon a Loss: A New Look at Cinderella
1996
Documentary
Herself
Still Killing Us Softly: Advertising's Image of Women
1987
Documentary short
Herself
Killing Us Softly
1979
Documentary short
Herself
Known for movies
Killing Us Softly 3 (1999) as Writer
Killing Us Softly 4: Advertising's Image of Women (2010) as Writer
$1.1 Million
