Anna Wintour

Anna Wintour

Born: November 3, 1949
in London, England, UK
Anna Wintour, OBE (born November 3, 1949) is the British-born editor-in-chief of American Vogue, a position she has held since 1988. With her trademark pageboy bob haircut and sunglasses, Wintour has become an institution throughout the fashion world, widely praised for her eye for fashion trends and her support for younger designers. Her reportedly aloof and demanding personality has earned her the nickname "Nuclear Wintour".

She is the eldest daughter of Charles Wintour, editor of the London Evening Standard. Anna became interested in fashion as a teenager. Her father consulted her on how to make the newspaper relevant to the youth of the era. Her career in fashion journalism began at two British magazines. Later she moved to the United States, with stints at New York and House & Garden. She returned home for a year to turn around British Vogue, and later assumed control of the franchise's magazine in New York, reviving what many saw as a stagnating publication. Her use of the magazine to shape the fashion industry has been the subject of debate within it. Animal rights activists have attacked her for promoting fur, while other critics have charged her with using the magazine to promote elitist views of femininity and beauty.

A former personal assistant, Lauren Weisberger, wrote the 2003 bestselling roman à clef The Devil Wears Prada, later made into a successful film starring Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly, a fashion editor widely believed to be based on Wintour. In 2009 she was the focus of another film, R.J. Cutler's documentary The September Issue.

Movies for Anna Wintour...

High & Low – John Galliano
Title: High & Low – John Galliano
Character: Self
Released: March 8, 2024
Type: Movie
Fashion designer John Galliano was widely recognized as one of the most successful names in 1990s and 2000s couture, until his career abruptly ended when he was caught on camera in 2011 hurling antisemitic and racist insults at bystanders in Paris.
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Cover Story - 20 anni di Vanity Fair
Title: Cover Story - 20 anni di Vanity Fair
Character: Self
Released: January 29, 2024
Type: Movie
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American Symphony
Title: American Symphony
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: November 24, 2023
Type: Movie
Musician Jon Batiste attempts to compose a symphony as his wife, writer Suleika Jaouad, undergoes cancer treatment.
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Halftime
Title: Halftime
Character: Self
Released: June 8, 2022
Type: Movie
Global superstar Jennifer Lopez reflects on her multifaceted career and the pressure of life in the spotlight in this intimate documentary.
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Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful
Title: Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful
Character: Self
Released: August 2, 2020
Type: Movie
Women were clearly at the core of legendary photographer Helmut Newton's work. The stars of his iconic portraits and fashion editorials – from Catherine Deneuve to Grace Jones, Charlotte Rampling to Isabella Rossellini – finally give their own interpretation of the life and work of this controversial genius. A portrait by the portrayed. Provocative, unconventional, subversive, his depiction of women still sparks the question: were they subjects or objects?
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Wonder Boy
Title: Wonder Boy
Character: Self
Released: November 25, 2019
Type: Movie
At age 25, Olivier Rousteing was named the creative director of the French luxury fashion house, Balmain. At the time, Rousteing was a relatively unknown designer, but in the decade since, he’s proven his business prowess and artistic instinct by leading Balmain to new heights. Wonderboy gives the viewer the rare opportunity to experience the inner sanctum of the fashion world, as we stand shoulder-to-shoulder with this extraordinary individual while he works.
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Very Ralph
Title: Very Ralph
Character: Self
Released: November 12, 2019
Type: Movie
The first documentary portrait of fashion icon Ralph Lauren, reveals the man behind the icon and the creation of one of the most successful brands in fashion history.
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Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic
Title: Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic
Character: Self
Released: December 19, 2018
Type: Movie
Inspired even as a boy by the Folies Bergere, the legendary Paris cabaret venue, couturier Jean-Paul Gaultier always wanted to stage a show there. "But what story can I tell?" he muses in this doc about the six months of preparation that went into the show. "Mine." Combining fashion with film, dance, theater, and unapologetic over-the-top-ness, the revue offers a 40-year career retrospective of the designer who is practically never spoken of without using the phrase enfant terrible. Notorious among cinephiles for his costumes for The Fifth Element and The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover and among pop fans for Madonna's pointy cone brassiere, he also incorporated teddy bears and S&M fetish gear as design motifs. In the show, the fanciful and outrageous meets the naughtily witty (a skit sending up Vogue dragon lady Anna Wintour) and the poignant (a tribute to his partner Francis Menuge, who died in 1990).
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Ocean's Eight
Title: Ocean's Eight
Character: Anna Wintour
Released: June 7, 2018
Type: Movie
Debbie Ocean, a criminal mastermind, gathers a crew of female thieves to pull off the heist of the century at New York's annual Met Gala.
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The Gospel According to André
Title: The Gospel According to André
Character: Self
Released: March 18, 2018
Type: Movie
From the segregated American South to the fashion capitals of the world, operatic fashion editor André Leon Talley's life and career are on full display, in a poignant portrait that includes appearances by Anna Wintour, Marc Jacobs, Tom Ford, Bethann Hardison, Valentino, and Manolo Blahnik.
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The Magic Diner Pt.II
Title: The Magic Diner Pt.II
Character: Anna
Released: February 10, 2018
Type: Movie
Alicia is holed up in the Ritz Carlton high above Manhattan’s Central Park, hiding from her admiring public, and fretting that her supernatural gizmo may have, at long last, run out of answers. Which is when a surprise visitor knocks at her door…
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Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
Title: Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
Character: Self
Released: October 11, 2017
Type: Movie
Griffin Dunne’s years-in-the-making documentary portrait of his aunt Joan Didion moves with the spirit of her uncannily lucid writing: the film simultaneously expands and zeroes in, covering a vast stretch of turbulent cultural history with elegance and candor.
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Title: Absolutely Fashion: Inside British Vogue
Character: Herself
Released: September 8, 2016
Type: TV
For a century, Vogue Magazine has had the world of high fashion all to itself. But in uncertain and changing times, what does the future hold for Britain's style bible?
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The First Monday in May
Title: The First Monday in May
Character: Self
Released: April 15, 2016
Type: Movie
Chronicles the creation of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's most attended fashion exhibition in history, "China: Through The Looking Glass," an exploration of Chinese-inspired Western fashions by Costume Institute curator Andrew Bolton.
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Zoolander 2
Title: Zoolander 2
Character: Anna Wintour
Released: February 6, 2016
Type: Movie
Derek and Hansel are modelling again when an opposing company attempts to take them out from the business.
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The Magic Diner
Title: The Magic Diner
Character: Anna
Released: November 30, 2015
Type: Movie
A girl finds herself in a diner with a machine that gives her answers to any question she asks.
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Annabel's: A String of Naked Lightbulbs
Title: Annabel's: A String of Naked Lightbulbs
Character: Self
Released: March 11, 2015
Type: Movie
The story of Annabel's, the most celebrated nightclub in the world, and its 50-year history. Renowned for its discretion, and as a haunt of some of our greatest celebrities, the film offers a hitherto unseen glimpse into the rarefied worlds behind the doors of 44 Berkeley Square.
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Dior and I
Title: Dior and I
Character: Self (uncredited)
Released: March 6, 2015
Type: Movie
Behind-the-scenes documentary revealing what goes on inside the colourful, privileged, and sometimes stressful Christian Dior fashion house.
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Title: 73 Questions
Character: Self
Released: March 12, 2014
Type: TV
Filmed in a single shot, some of our favorite personalities answer 73 questions on what they like, what they hate, and most importantly-what they know.
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Title: Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character: Self
Released: February 25, 2014
Type: TV
Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC’s "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show".
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Title: The Fashion Fund
Character: Self - Judge
Released: January 22, 2014
Type: TV
Discover the future of fashion in this ultimate insider competition. Follow 10 up and coming designers as they compete to join the ranks of previous Fashion Fund winners such as Alexander Wang and Proenza Schouler. Each week the designers will be tested and judged by fashion's elite, including Vogue's Anna Wintour and designer Diane Von Furstenberg, for a chance to win $400,000 and a mentorship.
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Mademoiselle C
Title: Mademoiselle C
Character: Herself
Released: September 11, 2013
Type: Movie
A documentary focused on former Vogue Paris editor-in-chief and fashion stylist Carine Roitfeld.
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In Vogue: The Editor's Eye
Title: In Vogue: The Editor's Eye
Character: Herself
Released: December 6, 2012
Type: Movie
Documentary film takes a look at some of the world's most influential fashion images as conceived by the magazine's iconic fashion editors.
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Bill Cunningham New York
Title: Bill Cunningham New York
Character: Self
Released: March 16, 2011
Type: Movie
Doubling as a cartography of the ever-changing city, Bill Cunningham New York portrays the secluded pioneer of street fashion with grace and heart.
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Title: The Day Before
Released: September 1, 2010
Type: TV
In this eight-part documentary series, Prigent chronicles the final 36 hours prior to crucial seasonal runway shows featuring creations by some of the fashion world's leading designers: Chanel, Marc Jacobs, Jean Paul Gaultier, Lanvin... In SIGNE CHANEL (2005) and MARC JACOBS & LOUIS VUITTON (2007), documentarian Loic Prigent unveiled rare and refreshing glimpses behind the doors of some of the world's leading fashion houses. THE DAY BEFORE captures 8 differents fashion houses 36 hours before a show. The backstage, the ateliers, the designer in studio, the fittings, the stress and the dramas occuring in this specific period of time. Each episode is totally different but tells the same story: how to create in a state of emergency? This is a never seen before full access story.
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The Met Ball
Title: The Met Ball
Character: Herself
Released: February 23, 2010
Type: Movie
The story of the 2007 Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute Ball.
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The September Issue
Title: The September Issue
Character: Self
Released: August 28, 2009
Type: Movie
A documentary chronicling Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour's preparations for the 2007 fall-fashion issue.
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Valentino: The Last Emperor
Title: Valentino: The Last Emperor
Character: Self
Released: September 7, 2008
Type: Movie
Film which travels inside the singular world of one of Italy's most famous fashion designers, Valentino Garavani, documenting the colourful and dramatic closing act of his celebrated career and capturing the end of an era in global fashion. However, at the heart of the film is a love story - the unique relationship between Valentino and his business partner and companion of 50 years, Giancarlo Giammetti. Capturing intimate moments in the lives of two of Italy's richest and most famous men, the film lifts the curtain on the final act of a nearly 50-year reign at the top of the glamorous and fiercely competitive world of fashion. (Storyville)
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Title: Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Character: Self
Released: October 14, 2007
Type: TV
A peek inside the exploits and privileged private lives of the blended Kardashian-Jenner family, including sisters Kim, Kourtney and Khloé.
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Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
Title: Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
Character: Self
Released: May 19, 2007
Type: Movie
An account of the professional and personal life of renowned American photographer Annie Leibovitz, from her early artistic endeavors to her international success as a photojournalist, war reporter, and pop culture chronicler.
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Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton
Title: Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton
Character: Herself
Released: April 27, 2007
Type: Movie
From Japan to America, the LV sign dominates the fashion scene. And, one man alone designs the Louis Vuitton creations the exceptional Marc Jacobs. With unprecedented access to one of the world's hottest and busiest designers, Loïc Prigent offers an intimate and revealing portrait of the reclusive Marc Jacobs and the world of haute couture. Whether in the offices and workrooms of Paris and New York, the back of his car, or backstage at a fashion show, we see a genius at work. Jacobs endures unimaginable pressure to chart new paths in fashion as he straddles the demands of the Louis Vuitton conglomerate and his own Marc Jacobs label.
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Seamless
Title: Seamless
Character: Self
Released: April 26, 2005
Type: Movie
A look at what it takes for young designers to make it in the fashion world.
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Catwalk
Title: Catwalk
Character: Self
Released: December 8, 1995
Type: Movie
A documentary following Christy Turlington and other models during spring fashion week in Milan, Paris and New York.
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Title: Hi Octane
Character: Self
Released: July 1, 1994
Type: TV
Short-lived 4-episode Comedy Central TV show created by and starring Sofia Coppola, co-starring Zoe Cassavetes, and featuring Thurston Moore, as well as many celebrity guests
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Title: American Masters
Character: Self
Released: June 23, 1986
Type: TV
American Masters is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists, filmmakers, and others who have left an indelible impression on the cultural landscape of the United States.
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Title: 60 Minutes
Character: Self
Released: September 24, 1968
Type: TV
America's popular television News magazine in which an ever changing team of CBS News correspondents contribute segments ranging from hard news coverage to politics to lifestyle and pop culture.