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Kathry born on November 27, 1951, in San Carlos, California
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She earned her master's degree in film theory and cristicsm fron Columbia uneversity in 1979
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In 1981 Bigelow created The Loveless inspired by her love of the 1954 classic films, The wild ones
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The movie earned critical acclaim, but she attracted more notice for her next effort, Near Dark
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In 1989, she released her first major studio project,Blue steel
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Her next project was 1991's Point Break.
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She co-created the movie The Hurt Locker (2008). The film won numerous awards, including BAFTA honors for best director and best film.
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Her next major film project was Zero Dark Thirty (2012), wiht this film Kathry and Jessica Chastain have received Golden Globe Award nominations for their work on the project