Name: Woody Allen

Birth Name: Allen Stewart Konigsberg

Birthdate: Dec. 1, 1935

Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY

Allen's interest in movies was sparked when he saw Snow White at age 3. He started out writing gags and one-liners for celebrities and gossip columnists and enrolled in motion picture production at New York University. In the early '60s he performed standup, and eventually went into screenwriting and directing. His career has been tremendous and prolific, but he fell out of favor with audiences in the late '90s when he married girlfriend Mia Farrow's adopted daughter, the much-younger Soon-Yi Previn. As for his work, his awards speak for themselves.


1. Made 13 movies with longtime companion Mia Farrow, 8 with his other longtime companion, Diane Keaton
2. Loves jazz
3. Married Soon-Yi Previn, his adopted daughter with Mia Farrow
4. Refuses to watch any of his movies once released
5. Doesn't attend the Oscars, though he has more nominations for writing (13) than anyone


On being 5'5": "I've kissed a lot of great women I'd never have in real life … it's a great perk"
— The Mirror, May 17, 2002


Wife: Soon-Yi Previn, born Oct. 10, 1970; married Dec. 22, 1997
Wife: Louise Lasser, actress, born April, 11 1939; married Feb. 2, 1966, divorced 1969
Wife: Harlene Rosen [BD UNK], married March 15, 1956, divorced 1962
Daughters: Soon-Yi Previn (adopted with Mia Farrow), Bechet Dumaine, born Dec. 1998 (possibly adopted with Soon-Yi Previn), Manzie Tio Allen (adopted in 2000 with Soon-Yi Previn)
Sons: Moses (adopted with Mia Farrow) born 1988, Satchel Farrow (biological), born 1986

1998: Nominated, Academy Award, Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, Deconstructing Harry

1996: Nominated, Academy Award, Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, Mighty Aphrodite

1995: Nominated, Academy Award, Best Director, Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (shared with Douglas McGrath), Bullets Over Broadway

1993: Nominated, Academy Award, Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, Husbands and Wives

1991: Nominated, Academy Award, Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, Alice

1990: Nominated, Academy Award, Best Director, Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, Crimes and Misdemeanors

1988: Nominated, Academy Award, Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, Radio Days

1987: Academy Award, Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, nominated Best Director, Hannah and Her Sisters

1987: Nominated, Golden Globe, Best Director - Motion Picture, Best Screenplay - Motion Picture, Hannah and Her Sisters 1986: Nominated, Academy Award, Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, The Purple Rose of Cairo

1986: Golden Globe, Best Screenplay - Motion Picture, The Purple Rose of Cairo

1985: Nominated, Academy Award, Best Director, Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, Broadway Danny Rose

1984: Nominated, Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical, Zelig

1980: Nominated, Academy Award, Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (shared with Marshall Brickman), Manhattan

1979: Nominated, Academy Award, Best Director, Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, Interiors

1978: Academy Award, Best Director, Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (shared with Marshall Brickman), Annie Hall; nominated, Academy Award, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Annie Hall

1979: Nominated, Golden Globe, Best Director  Motion Picture, Best Screenplay - Motion Picture, Interiors

1978: Nominated Golden Globe Best Director - Motion Picture, Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy, Best Screenplay - Motion Picture (shared with Marshall Brickman), Annie Hall

1978: Nominated Golden Globe Best Director - Motion Picture, Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy, Best Screenplay - Motion Picture (shared with Marshall Brickman), Annie Hall

 

FILMS

Cassandra's Dream - (2007 ) - Director, Screenwriter
Scoop - (2006) - Actor, Screenwriter, Director
Melinda and Melinda - (2005) - Director, Screenwriter
Dick Cavett Show - Comic Legends - (2005) - Featured
Match Point - (2005) - Director, Screenwriter
DreamWorks Family Animated Movie Collection - (2003) - Voice
Anything Else - (2003) - Director, Actor, Screenwriter
Hollywood Ending - (2002) - Screenwriter, Actor, Director
Hail Sid Caesar!: The Golden Age of Comedy - (2002) - Featured
Light Keeps Me Company - (2001) - Featured
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion - (2001) - Director, Actor, Screenwriter
Small Time Crooks - (2000) - Director, Actor, Screenwriter
Sweet and Lowdown - (1999) - Director, Cameo, Screenwriter
Picking Up the Pieces - (1999) - Actor
Wild Man Blues - (1998) - Featured
Antz - (1998) - Actor
Celebrity - (1998) - Director, Screenwriter
The Impostors - (1998) - Actor (uncredited)
Everyone Says I Love You - (1997) - Director, Actor, Screenwriter
Deconstructing Harry - (1997) - Director, Actor, Screenwriter
Mighty Aphrodite - (1995) - Director, Actor
The Sunshine Boys - (1995) - Actor
Bullets Over Broadway - (1994) - Director, Screenwriter
Don't Drink the Water - (1994) - Director, Actor, Screenwriter
Manhattan Murder Mystery - (1993) - Director, Actor, Screenwriter
Husbands and Wives - (1992) - Director, Actor, Screenwriter
Shadows and Fog - (1992) - Director, Actor, Screenwriter
Scenes From a Mall - (1991) - Actor
Alice - (1990) - Director, Screenwriter
Crimes and Misdemeanors - (1989) - Actor, Screenwriter
New York Stories - (1989) - Director, Actor
Crimes and Misdemeanors - (1989) - Director
Another Woman - (1988) - Director
September - (1987) - Director
King Lear - (1987) - Actor
Hannah and Her Sisters - (1986) - Director, Actor, Screenwriter
Radio Days - (1986) - Director, Screenwriter
The Purple Rose of Cairo - (1985) - Director, Screenwriter
Best of Candid Camera - Special Edition - (1985) - Actor
Broadway Danny Rose - (1984) - Director, Actor, Screenwriter
Zelig - (1983) - Director, Actor, Screenwriter
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy - (1982) - Director, Actor, Screenwriter
Stardust Memories - (1980) - Director, Actor, Screenwriter
Manhattan - (1979) - Director, Actor, Screenwriter
Interiors - (1978) - Director, Screenwriter
Annie Hall - (1977) - Director, Actor, Writer
The Front - (1976) - Actor
Love and Death - (1975) - Director, Actor, Writer
Sleeper - (1973) - Director, Actor, Composer, Screenwriter
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex, But Were Afraid to Ask - (1972) - Director, Actor, Screenwriter
Play It Again, Sam - (1972) - Actor, Writer
Bananas - (1971) - Director, Actor, Screenwriter
Take the Money and Run - (1969) - Director, Actor, Writer
Don't Drink the Water - (1969) - Writer
Casino Royale - (1967) - Actor
What's Up, Tiger Lily? - (1966) - Director, Voice, Producer
What's New, Pussycat? - (1965) - Actor, Writer