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Nancy Savoca

American film director
Person Human Q3335603

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[15]
Date of birth
July 23, 1959
Place of birth
The Bronx
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
film director, writer, film producer, screenwriter, director
Educated at
New York University Tisch School of the Arts, James Monroe High School, Christopher Columbus High School[10][11][12]
Award received
Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award (1989), Lucy Award (1996)[13][14]
Spouse
Richard Guay (1980–present)[8]
Official website
www.nancysavoca.com[19]
Nominated for
Independent Spirit Award for Best Director (1990), Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay (1994)[22][23]
Described by source
Women film directors : an international bio-critical dictionary, The St. James women filmmakers encyclopedia[20][21]
Family name
Category:Savoca (surname)[17]
Given name
Nancy[18]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Art+Feminism[24]
Residence
The Bronx[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Nancy Laura Savoca en Nancy Savoca ja ナンシー・サヴォカ ko 낸시 사보카 ru Нэнси Савока ru Савока, Нэнси zh 南希·莎沃嘉 zh 南茜·萨沃卡 zh 蘭茜·薩沃卡
🔖 Identifiers · 43
ISNI
0000000059323083
VIAF cluster ID
64207523
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85080254
GND ID
142251518
ACMI ID
creators/80714
AllMovie person ID
p110007
Allcinema person ID
13887
AlloCiné person ID
24639
Awards & Winners artist ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14043407s
CANTIC ID
981058507871906706
CINE21 person ID
4119
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CINEFOX person ID
84
Danish National Filmography person ID
94549
Elonet person ID
139895
FAST ID
150053
Film.ru person ID
nensi-savoka
Filmarks ID
people/125568
Freebase ID
/m/03cf24v
HAND ID
F522-F6EF-2AC0-5790-711F
IMDb ID
nm0001700
IdRef ID
17778704X
Ivi person ID
nensi-sevoka
Kinobaza person ID
nancy-savoca
Kinobox person ID
829993
Kinopoisk person ID
58450
LdiF person ID
10058
MovieMeter person ID
93025
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810608586305606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1174066
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
085991163
PORT person ID
121782
Plex person key
5d77683cf54112001f5be6a7
Prabook ID
1721580
Related category
Category:Films directed by Nancy Savoca
SNAC ARK ID
w6xx7gfs
Sinemalar person ID
825215
Swedish Film Database person ID
226163
TMDB person ID
93025
Tabakalera ID
67407
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/aeb1a730-a579-439f-97a5-90f8a4a9522f
ČSFD person ID
18547

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🔗 Connections
Films directed 4
Dogfight, Household Saints, True Love, The 24 Hour Woman
Films written 4
If These Walls Could Talk, Household Saints, True Love, The 24 Hour Woman
Occupation 4
writer, film director, screenwriter, film producer
Nominated for 2
Independent Spirit Award for Best Director, Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay
Award received 1
Lucy Award
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
New York University Tisch School of the Arts
Given name 1
Nancy
Instance of 1
human
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
Art+Feminism
Place of birth 1
The Bronx
Related category 1
Category:Films directed by Nancy Savoca
Residence 1
The Bronx
Sex or gender 1
female
← Category combines topics 1
Category:Films directed by Nancy Savoca
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Summary

Nancy Savoca was born in The Bronx[1]. She was born on July 23, 1959[2]. She worked as a film director[3], writer[4], film producer[5], screenwriter[6], and director[7].

Body

Education

Educated at New York University Tisch School of the Arts[10], a film school[25], in United States[26], founded in 1965[27]; James Monroe High School[11], a high school[28], in United States[29], founded in 1924[30]; and Christopher Columbus High School[12], a high school[31], in United States[32].

Recognition

Awards received include Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award[13], a class of award[33], in United States[34] and Lucy Award[14], an award[35].

FAQs

Where was Nancy Savoca born?

Born in The Bronx[1].

Who was Nancy Savoca married to?

Nancy Savoca's spouses include Richard Guay[8].

What did Nancy Savoca do for work?

Nancy Savoca worked as film director[3], writer[4], film producer[5], screenwriter[6], and director[7].

Where did Nancy Savoca go to school?

Nancy Savoca was educated at New York University Tisch School of the Arts[10], James Monroe High School[11], and Christopher Columbus High School[12].

What awards did Nancy Savoca receive?

Honors received include Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award[13] and Lucy Award[14].

Related Entities

United States

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  1. 8w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kinobaza person ID → nancy-savoca
    "Created claim: Kinobaza person ID: nancy-savoca, batch #273862"
  2. 10w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person ID → 825215
    "Created claim: Sinemalar person ID: 825215, batch #270112"
  3. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → F522-F6EF-2AC0-5790-711F
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  4. 16w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CINEFOX person ID → 84
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  5. 17w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CINE21 person ID → 4119
    "Changed [ko] labels, descriptions, aliases and claims: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #42256"
  6. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → film director, writer, film producer +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32084: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
  7. 27w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CANTIC ID → 981058507871906706
    "Created claim: CANTIC ID: 981058507871906706, batch #257405"
  8. 27w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → Art+Feminism
    Official website → http://www.nancysavoca.com/
    Occupation → film director, writer, film producer +1
    Place of birth → The Bronx
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Filmarks ID: people/125568, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1777978286207"
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