Jonathan Demme

Jonathan Demme (born February 22, 1944) is an American film director, producer and writer. He was born in Baldwin, New York.

Demme won the Academy Award for Directing for The Silence of the Lambs in 1991.

Filmography

• The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
• The Agronomist (2003)
• The Truth About Charlie (2002)
• Beloved (1998)
• Philadelphia (1993)
• The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
• Married to the Mob (1988)
• Swimming to Cambodia (1987)
• Something Wild (1986)
• Stop Making Sense (Talking Heads concert film) (1984)
• Swing Shift (1984)
• Melvin and Howard (1980)
• Last Embrace (1979)
• Handle with Care (1977)
• Fighting Mad (1976)
• Crazy Mama (1975)
• Caged Heat (1974)