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Biography
Siân Heder (/ˈʃɑːn ˈheɪdər/; born June 23, 1977) is an American filmmaker who is best known for writing and directing the films Tallulah and CODA. CODA earned Heder an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and a BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. The film also won the Academy Award for Best Picture and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Troy Kotsur. Description above from the Wikipedia article Siân Heder, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2022
- Crystal Award · 2021
- Peabody Awards
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2022 · nominated
Filmography14 titles

Charmed
1998as Mom
1998as Mom

CODA
2021Director, Screenplay
2021Director, Screenplay

Barry
2018as Siân Heder
2018as Siân Heder

Boston Legal
2004as Rachel Beckett
2004as Rachel Beckett

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999as Joyce Rich
1999as Joyce Rich

Orange Is the New Black
2013Co-Producer, Director
2013Co-Producer, Director

Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
2025as Self
2025as Self

GLOW
2017Director
2017Director

Dìdi
2024Thanks
2024Thanks

Numb3rs
2005as Diane Mooney
2005as Diane Mooney

Tallulah
2016Director, Writer
2016Director, Writer

Dirt
2007as Justine Dawson
2007as Justine Dawson

Little America
2020Director, Executive Producer
2020Director, Executive Producer

Dorian Blues
2004as Ellie
2004as Ellie