Destry Spielberg

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Destry Spielberg
Born (1996-12-01) December 1, 1996 (age 27)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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  • Film director
Years active2019–present
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Destry Allyn Spielberg (born December 1, 1996) is an American film director and actress. [1] She is the daughter of director Steven Spielberg and actress Kate Capshaw.

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Life

Spielberg was born in Los Angeles and is the youngest biological child of Steven Spielberg and his second wife, Kate Capshaw. [2] She has three sisters: Sasha Spielberg, Mikaela Spielberg and half-sister Jessica Capshaw, as well as three brothers: Sawyer Spielberg, Theo Spielberg, and half-brother Max Spielberg. While pursuing a career in equestrianism, she suffered an accident and she transitioned to film. [3] At 19, she was a model for DT Model Management. She is engaged to actor Genc Legrand. [4]

Career

Spielberg played minor roles in I Know This Much Is True and the critically acclaimed Licorice Pizza and has done production assistant and props work on her father's films. Finding limited success with acting, she produced, directed and starred in her own short film, Rosie, in 2019, which screened at the Soho International Film Festival. [5]

In 2022, she directed the short film Let Me Go (The Right Way), starring Brian d'Arcy James, which premiered at Tribeca and won Best Thriller at City of Angels Women's Film Festival. [6] The short, which starred Sean Penn's son, Hopper Penn, and was written by Stephen King's son Owen King, attracted criticism from Franklin Leonard and sparked accusations of nepotism. [3] Spielberg denied this, acknowledging her privileges, and citing her struggles but later deleted the tweet. [7] The short was viewed by Basil Iwanyk, who offered her her first movie. In December 2022, it was announced she would direct Four Assassins (And A Funeral) for Thunder Road Films. [8]

In 2024, she made her feature film directorial debut with Please Don't Feed the Children , starring Michelle Dockery. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Grobar, Matt (27 July 2021). "Hopper Penn & Brian d'Arcy James To Star In 'The Rightway' Short From Destry Spielberg And Owen King". Deadline. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  2. ↑ Sager, Jessica. "Steven Spielberg's 7 Children: Everything to Know". People Magazine. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  3. 1 2 Gardner, Chris (2 August 2021). "Destry Spielberg Addresses Hollywood Nepotism Conversation: "The Name Can Really Only Do So Much"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  4. ↑ Schnurr, Samantha (4 July 2020). "Steven Spielberg's Daughter Destry Allyn Is Engaged". E Online. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  5. ↑ Gardner, Chris (17 January 2023). "Steven Spielberg Comments on Daughter Destry Following in His Footsteps With Directorial Debut on Project "With Respectable Budget"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Shorts World Premiere". Tribeca. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  7. ↑ Shanfeld, Ethan (29 July 2021). "Ben Stiller and Destry Spielberg Deny Hollywood Nepotism in Twitter Debate With Black List Founder Franklin Leonard". Variety. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  8. ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (13 December 2022). "A Chip Off The Old Block? Destry Allyn Spielberg To Make Feature Directing Debut On Thunder Road's 'Four Assassins (And A Funeral)'". Deadline. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  9. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (12 May 2023). "Destry Allyn Spielberg's Directorial Debut Starring Michelle Dockery Heads To Cannes Market Ahead Of Shoot". Deadline. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
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