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Home/People/Sian Heder
Sian Heder profile photo
Born
Jun 23, 1977
Age 48
Place of Birth
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Known For
Directing
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

3
Movies
7
TV Shows
11
Directed
Also Known As
Siân Héder
Хейдер, Шан
Siân Heder
IMDb Profile

Sian Heder

Directing

Biography
Siân Heder (/ˈʃɑːn ˈheɪdər/; born June 23, 1977) is an American filmmaker who is best known for writing and directing the films Tallulah and CODA. CODA earned Heder an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and a BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. The film also won the Academy Award for Best Picture and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Troy Kotsur. Description above from the Wikipedia article Siân Heder, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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