Nancy Savoca

Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
07/23/1959
Birthplace:
Bronx, New York
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biography
The daughter of Sicilian and Argentine immigrants, writer-director Nancy Savoca graduated from the film school at New York University where she received the Haig P. Manoogian Award for overall excellence for her short films "Renata" and "Bad Timing". Her earliest professional experience came as an assistant auditor on two Jonathan Demme-directed pictures ("Something Wild" 1986, "Married to the Mob" 1988) and as a production assistant to John Sayles ("Brother From Another Planet" 1984). Sayles, in turn, provided funding for her feature directing and co-screenwriting debut, "True Love" (1989), Continued
Credits
(TV Show)
2001-2001
Director
2001
(TV Show)
2000-2000
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2000
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1999
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1999
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1999
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1993
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1993
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1993
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1989
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1989
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milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Raised in the Bronx
 
Worked as a script reader for a small film distribution company
1984 
Worked with husband as volunteer on production of John Sayles' "The Brother From Another Planet"; Sayles would later invest money in her feature directing debut
1985 
Shot a nine-minute trailer for "True Love"
1986 
Worked as assistant auditor on Jonathan Demme's "Something Wild"
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