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Nora Ephron was an American journalist, writer, and filmmaker. She is best known for her romantic comedy films and was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Writing: for Silkwood (1983), When Harry Met Sally... (1989), and Sleepless in Seattle (1993). She won a BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay for When Harry Met Sally.... She sometimes wrote with her sister Delia Ephron. Her last film was Julie & Julia (2009). Her first produced play, Imaginary Friends (2002), was honored as one of the ten best plays of the 2002–03 New York theatre season. She also co-authored the Drama Desk Award–winning theatrical production Love, Loss, and What I Wore. In 2013, Ephron received a posthumous Tony Award nomination for Best Play for Lucky Guy.
Born
Monday, 19 May 1941
Died
Tuesday, 26 June 2012
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Movies | Self | 2019 |
| Everything Is Copy | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2016 |
| The 67th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Writer (In Memoriam) | 2013 |
| Makers: Women Who Make America | Self | 2013 |
| The Oscars | Self - Writer & Director (In Memoriam) | 2013 |
| Smiling Through the Apocalypse | Self | 2013 |
| Whistleblowers: The Untold Stories | Herself - Award winning Director and activist (archive footage) / Self - Award winning Director | 2011 |
| On Story | Self | 2011 |
| Through The Grape Vine | Self | 2011 |
| Dreams on Spec | Herself / Self | 2007 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Julie & Julia | 2009 |
| Bewitched | 2005 |
| Lucky Numbers | 2000 |
| You've Got Mail | 1998 |
| Michael | 1996 |
| Mixed Nuts | 1994 |
| Sleepless in Seattle | 1993 |
| This Is My Life | 1992 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Julie & Julia | 2009 |
| Bewitched | 2005 |
| Lucky Numbers | 2000 |
| Hanging Up | 2000 |
| Strike! | 1998 |
| You've Got Mail | 1998 |
| Michael | 1996 |
| My Blue Heaven | 1990 |
| Cookie | 1989 |
| When Harry Met Sally... | 1989 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1994 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Nominated |
| 1990 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Nominated |
| 1990 | Golden Globe | Best Screenplay - Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 1984 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Nominated |
