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Woody Allen

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Woody Allen

  • Born: 1 December 1935, Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Estimated net worth: $140 million

Woody Allen is a renowned American filmmaker, actor, and comedian known for his distinctive style that blends humor and introspection. He is famous for films such as 'Annie Hall' and 'Manhattan.' Throughout his career, Allen has received numerous accolades…

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About Woody Allen

Woody Allen is a renowned American filmmaker, actor, and comedian known for his distinctive style that blends humor and introspection. He is famous for films such as 'Annie Hall' and 'Manhattan.' Throughout his career, Allen has received numerous accolades, establishing a reputation for his neurotic characters and unique narrative techniques in romantic comedies and dramas.

Born
1 December 1935, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Known for
Directing
Height
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Spouses
Soon-Yi Previn (1997-present)
Children
2 (Beckett and Manzie Allen)
Parents
Martin Allen, Nettie Chernoff
Estimated net worth
$140 million

Fun facts about Woody Allen

  • Woody Allen was a child prodigy, writing jokes for newspapers at the age of 16.
  • He has directed over 50 films, showcasing a prolific career spanning more than six decades.

Famous Woody Allen quotes

“I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there when it happens.”
Annie Hall, 1977
“The important thing is to enjoy your life-to be happy-it's all that matters.”
The Purple Rose of Cairo, 1985
“I don't believe in an afterlife, although I am bringing a change of underwear.”
Love and Death, 1975

Woody Allen filmography

Cast (153)

YearTitleCharacterRating
2026V-Town News MovieHimself (uncredited)
2025Mr. Fischer's Chair MovieNarrator
2025Mia Farrow: Shadows and Light MovieSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)6.3
2025Twiggy MovieSelf (archival footage)7.6
2024Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy TVSelf (archive footage)
2024Remembering Gene Wilder MovieSelf (archive photo)7.3
2024Un día en Nueva York con Woody Allen MovieSelf - Filmmaker6.3
2022Groucho & Cavett MovieSelf (archive footage)7.0
2021How did Woody Allen become Woody Allen? MovieUnknown character
2021Allen v. Farrow TVSelf (archive footage)6.3
Show 143 more credits
YearTitleCharacterRating
2019Very Ralph MovieSelf6.3
2019What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael MovieSelf6.7
2019Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On! MovieSelf
2018CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel MovieSelf6.5
2018Always at The Carlyle MovieSelf6.7
2017This Is Bob Hope... MovieSelf7.7
2017Water and Sugar - Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life MovieSelf5.2
2016Crisis in Six Scenes TVSidney J. Munsinger6.6
2016Casablancas: The Man Who Loved Women MovieSelf (archive footage)5.4
2016Thirteen Talks TVSelf8.8
2016Café Society MovieNarrator (voice)6.4
2016The Last Laugh MovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)7.0
2015Best of Enemies MovieSelf (archival)7.2
2014Barcelona, la rosa de foc Movienarrator (English)5.5
2013The Unbelievers MovieSelf6.5
2013David Blaine: Real or Magic MovieSelf6.8
2013Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love MovieSelf9.0
2013Fading Gigolo MovieMurray5.8
2013Trespassing Bergman MovieSelf6.6
2013Ain't Misbehavin MovieSelf (archive footage)6.2
2013Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read MovieSelf7.0
2013The Battle of Amfar MovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)4.4
2012Casting By MovieSelf6.9
2012Paris-Manhattan MovieWoody Allen5.4
2012To Rome with Love MovieJerry5.8
2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen Movie(archive footage)7.5
2011Woody Allen: A Documentary MovieSelf6.9
2011Bert Stern - Original Madman MovieUnknown character7.6
2010… But Film Is My Mistress MovieSelf6.3
2010Life Is Bearable at Times... MovieUnknown character
2009Vittorio D. MovieSelf6.3
2007Sophia: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow MovieSelf6.0
2007To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore MovieSelf4.0
2007Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts MovieSelf6.6
2007A City Runs Through the Festival MovieSelf6.7
2007100 Greatest Stand-Ups MovieHimself5.0
2006El hormiguero TVSelf - Guest4.7
2006Filmmakers in Action MovieSelf7.2
2006Scoop MovieSid Waterman6.6
2006The Devil and Daniel Johnston MovieSelf (Archival footage)7.7
2005The Outsider MovieSelf6.8
2005Filmmakers vs. Tycoons MovieSelf6.8
2005Nos Bastidores de Hollywood MovieSelf (archive footage)10.0
2004The Culture Show TVSelf6.7
2004François Truffaut, une autobiographie MovieSelf6.6
2004Words in Progress MovieSelf (archive footage)5.5
2003Jack Paar: Smart Television MovieSelf8.0
2003Anything Else MovieDavid Dobel6.2
2003Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin MovieSelf7.0
2003Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar MovieHimself7.0
2002Woody Allen: A Life in Film MovieSelf6.1
2002Hollywood Ending MovieVal6.5
2002The Magic of Fellini MovieSelf3.5
2002Woody Allen on Ingmar Bergman MovieSelf
2001The Curse of the Jade Scorpion MovieCW Briggs6.6
2001Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film MovieSelf7.4
2000CyberWorld MovieZ-4195 (voice)6.5
2000Light Keeps Me Company MovieSelf7.9
2000The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV MovieSelf7.0
2000The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room MovieHimself8.0
2000The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy MovieHimself7.0
2000Picking Up the Pieces MovieTex Cowley4.3
2000Small Time Crooks MovieRay6.5
2000Company Man MovieLowther (uncredited)5.1
2000Buñuel in Hollywood MovieSelf8.0
1999Sweet and Lowdown MovieHimself6.8
1999Howard Cosell: Telling It Like It Is MovieUnknown character9.0
1998Sugar Ray Robinson: The Bright Lights and Dark Shadows of a Champion MovieHimself8.0
1998Sternstunde Kunst TVSelf
1998Antz MovieZ-4195 “Z” (voice)6.2
1998The Impostors MovieAudition Director (uncredited)6.0
1998Vivement dimanche TVSelf3.6
1998Parkinson TVSelf
1997Deconstructing Harry MovieHarry Block7.2
1997Scene by Scene TVSelf6.0
1997HARDtalk TVUnknown character8.7
1997The Language Master MovieHimself
1997Just Shoot Me! TVHimself (uncredited)6.6
1997Wild Man Blues MovieSelf6.7
1996Everyone Says I Love You MovieJoe Berlin6.4
1996The Sunshine Boys MovieAl Lewis5.0
1995Kulturzeit TVSelf4.7
1995Mighty Aphrodite MovieLenny6.7
1994Don't Drink the Water MovieWalter Hollander5.6
1993Manhattan Murder Mystery MovieLarry Lipton7.3
1992Husbands and Wives MovieGabe Roth7.0
1991Shadows and Fog MovieKleinman6.7
1991Scenes from a Mall MovieNick Fifer5.2
1989Crimes and Misdemeanors MovieCliff Stern7.4
1989New York Stories MovieSheldon6.2
1988King Lear MovieMr. Alien (uncredited)6.5
1987Radio Days MovieJoe (Narrator) (voice) (uncredited)7.0
1986Meetin' WA MovieSelf6.3
1986Hannah and Her Sisters MovieMickey Sachs7.5
1984Broadway Danny Rose MovieDanny Rose7.1
1983Zelig MovieLeonard Zelig7.4
1982A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy MovieAndrew6.5
1982The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell MovieSelf9.0
1980Stardust Memories MovieSandy Bates6.9
1980To Woody Allen from Europe with Love MovieHimself4.5
1980The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's MovieSelf (archive footage)4.0
1979Manhattan MovieIsaac Davis7.7
1979Question de temps: Une heure avec Woody Allen MovieSelf6.7
1978The South Bank Show TVUnknown character5.6
1978Ciné regards TVSelf5.0
1977Woody Allen: An American Comedy MovieHimself5.5
1977Please Turn the Page TVSelf6.0
1977Annie Hall MovieAlvy Singer7.7
1976The Front MovieHoward Prince7.1
1975PBS News Hour TVSelf5.7
1975Love and Death MovieBoris Grushenko7.5
1975Les Rendez-vous du dimanche TVSelf6.0
1974Spécial cinéma TVSelf9.5
1973Sleeper MovieMiles Monroe6.9
1972Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask MovieVictor / Fabrizio / The Fool / Sperm6.5
1972Play It Again, Sam MovieAllan Felix7.4
1971Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story MovieHarvey Wallinger6.0
1971Film '72 TVSelf5.1
1971V.I.P. Schaukel TVSelf8.0
1971Bananas MovieFielding Mellish6.7
1971Fight of the Century MovieSelf-(Audience Member)
1971Woody Allen: Granada 1971 MovieHimself
1969The Woody Allen Special MovieSelf / Various4.8
1969Take the Money and Run MovieVirgil Starkwell7.1
1968The Mod Squad TVUnknown character6.1
1968The Dick Cavett Show TVSelf - Guest6.8
1967Woody Allen Looks at 1967 MovieSelf - Host8.0
1967Titel, Thesen, Temperamente TVSelf (archive footage)6.5
1967Casino Royale MovieJimmy Bond5.2
1966What's Up, Tiger Lily? MovieSelf / Dub Voice (voice) / Projectionist5.4
1965What's New Pussycat? MovieVictor Shakapopulis5.9
1965Hullabaloo TVSelf10.0
1965Woody Allen: Standup Comic MovieHimself10.0
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TVSelf - Guest Host7.6
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TVSelf7.6
1962The Merv Griffin Show TVSelf6.8
1960The Roaring 20's TVUnknown character
1959Philip Marlowe TVUnknown character7.5
1958Kraft Music Hall TVSelf5.4
1957Tonight Starring Jack Paar TVSelf7.5
1953The Oscars TVSelf7.1
1950What's My Line? TVSelf7.0
1948The Ed Sullivan Show TVSelf6.8

Crew (134)

YearTitleRoleRating
2025Mr. Fischer's Chair MovieCo-Producer · Production
2025Second Chance MovieOriginal Film Writer · Writing
2024Death Knocks MovieWriter · Writing10.0
2023Coup de chance MovieWriter · Writing6.2
2023Coup de chance MovieDirector · Directing6.2
Show 129 more credits
YearTitleRoleRating
2020Rifkin's Festival MovieScreenplay · Writing6.1
2020Rifkin's Festival MovieDirector · Directing6.1
2019A Rainy Day in New York MovieDirector · Directing6.5
2019A Rainy Day in New York MovieWriter · Writing6.5
2017Wonder Wheel MovieWriter · Writing6.4
2017Wonder Wheel MovieDirector · Directing6.4
2016Crisis in Six Scenes TVCreator · Creator6.6
2016Crisis in Six Scenes TVWriter · Writing6.6
2016Crisis in Six Scenes TVDirector · Directing6.6
2016Café Society MovieDirector · Directing6.4
2016Café Society MovieWriter · Writing6.4
2015Irrational Man MovieDirector · Directing6.5
2015Irrational Man MovieWriter · Writing6.5
2014Magic in the Moonlight MovieWriter · Writing6.5
2014Magic in the Moonlight MovieDirector · Directing6.5
2014Après tout, si ça marche... MovieOriginal Film Writer · Writing
2013Blue Jasmine MovieWriter · Writing7.0
2013Blue Jasmine MovieDirector · Directing7.0
2012To Rome with Love MovieDirector · Directing5.8
2012To Rome with Love MovieWriter · Writing5.8
2011Midnight in Paris MovieDirector · Directing7.5
2011Midnight in Paris MovieWriter · Writing7.5
2010You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger MovieDirector · Directing5.9
2010You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger MovieWriter · Writing5.9
2009Whatever Works MovieWriter · Writing7.1
2009Whatever Works MovieDirector · Directing7.1
2008Vicky Cristina Barcelona MovieWriter · Writing6.8
2008Vicky Cristina Barcelona MovieDirector · Directing6.8
2007Cassandra's Dream MovieScreenplay · Writing6.3
2007Cassandra's Dream MovieDirector · Directing6.3
2006Scoop MovieDirector · Directing6.6
2006Scoop MovieWriter · Writing6.6
2005Match Point MovieDirector · Directing7.4
2005Match Point MovieWriter · Writing7.4
2004Melinda and Melinda MovieDirector · Directing6.2
2004Melinda and Melinda MovieWriter · Writing6.2
2003Anything Else MovieDirector · Directing6.2
2003Anything Else MovieScreenplay · Writing6.2
2002Hollywood Ending MovieDirector · Directing6.5
2002Hollywood Ending MovieScreenplay · Writing6.5
2001The Concert for New York City MovieWriter · Writing5.1
2001The Concert for New York City MovieDirector · Directing5.1
2001Sounds from a Town I Love MovieDirector · Directing5.6
2001Sounds from a Town I Love MovieWriter · Writing5.6
2001The Curse of the Jade Scorpion MovieScreenplay · Writing6.6
2001The Curse of the Jade Scorpion MovieDirector · Directing6.6
2000Small Time Crooks MovieDirector · Directing6.5
2000Small Time Crooks MovieWriter · Writing6.5
1999Sweet and Lowdown MovieScreenplay · Writing6.8
1999Sweet and Lowdown MovieDirector · Directing6.8
1998Celebrity MovieDirector · Directing6.0
1998Celebrity MovieScreenplay · Writing6.0
1997Deconstructing Harry MovieWriter · Writing7.2
1997Deconstructing Harry MovieDirector · Directing7.2
1996Everyone Says I Love You MovieScreenplay · Writing6.4
1996Everyone Says I Love You MovieDirector · Directing6.4
1995Mighty Aphrodite MovieWriter · Writing6.7
1995Mighty Aphrodite MovieDirector · Directing6.7
1994Don't Drink the Water MovieTheatre Play · Writing5.6
1994Don't Drink the Water MovieDirector · Directing5.6
1994Don't Drink the Water MovieScreenplay · Writing5.6
1994Bullets Over Broadway MovieDirector · Directing7.1
1994Bullets Over Broadway MovieWriter · Writing7.1
1993Manhattan Murder Mystery MovieScreenplay · Writing7.3
1993Manhattan Murder Mystery MovieDirector · Directing7.3
1992Une aspirine pour deux MovieTheatre Play · Writing
1992Husbands and Wives MovieDirector · Directing7.0
1992Husbands and Wives MovieWriter · Writing7.0
1991Shadows and Fog MovieWriter · Writing6.7
1991Shadows and Fog MovieDirector · Directing6.7
1991Shadows and Fog MovieTheatre Play · Writing6.7
1990Alice MovieDirector · Directing6.4
1990Alice MovieWriter · Writing6.4
1989Crimes and Misdemeanors MovieWriter · Writing7.4
1989Crimes and Misdemeanors MovieDirector · Directing7.4
1989New York Stories MovieWriter · Writing6.2
1989New York Stories MovieDirector · Directing6.2
1988Another Woman MovieDirector · Directing6.8
1988Another Woman MovieScreenplay · Writing6.8
1987September MovieDirector · Directing6.2
1987September MovieScreenplay · Writing6.2
1987Radio Days MovieWriter · Writing7.0
1987Radio Days MovieDirector · Directing7.0
1986Hannah and Her Sisters MovieDirector · Directing7.5
1986Hannah and Her Sisters MovieWriter · Writing7.5
1985The Purple Rose of Cairo MovieWriter · Writing7.4
1985The Purple Rose of Cairo MovieDirector · Directing7.4
1984Broadway Danny Rose MovieDirector · Directing7.1
1984Broadway Danny Rose MovieWriter · Writing7.1
1983Zelig MovieDirector · Directing7.4
1983Zelig MovieWriter · Writing7.4
1982A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy MovieWriter · Writing6.5
1982A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy MovieDirector · Directing6.5
1980Stardust Memories MovieDirector · Directing6.9
1980Stardust Memories MovieWriter · Writing6.9
1979Manhattan MovieDirector · Directing7.7
1979Manhattan MovieWriter · Writing7.7
1978Interiors MovieWriter · Writing6.8
1978Interiors MovieDirector · Directing6.8
1977Annie Hall MovieWriter · Writing7.7
1977Annie Hall MovieDirector · Directing7.7
1975Love and Death MovieWriter · Writing7.5
1975Love and Death MovieDirector · Directing7.5
1973Sleeper MovieOriginal Music Composer · Sound6.9
1973Sleeper MovieWriter · Writing6.9
1973Sleeper MovieDirector · Directing6.9
1972Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask MovieDirector · Directing6.5
1972Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask MovieScreenplay · Writing6.5
1972Play It Again, Sam MovieScreenplay · Writing7.4
1972Play It Again, Sam MovieTheatre Play · Writing7.4
1971Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story MovieWriter · Writing6.0
1971Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story MovieDirector · Directing6.0
1971Bananas MovieWriter · Writing6.7
1971Bananas MovieDirector · Directing6.7
1970Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You MovieScreenplay · Writing4.3
1969Don't Drink the Water MovieScreenplay · Writing5.3
1969Don't Drink the Water MovieTheatre Play · Writing5.3
1969The Woody Allen Special MovieWriter · Writing4.8
1969Take the Money and Run MovieDirector · Directing7.1
1969Take the Money and Run MovieScreenplay · Writing7.1
1967Woody Allen Looks at 1967 MovieWriter · Writing8.0
1966What's Up, Tiger Lily? MovieDirector · Directing5.4
1966What's Up, Tiger Lily? MovieAssociate Producer · Production5.4
1966What's Up, Tiger Lily? MovieWriter · Writing5.4
1965What's New Pussycat? MovieScreenplay · Writing5.9
1965Woody Allen: Standup Comic MovieWriter · Writing10.0
1958Kraft Music Hall TVWriter · Writing5.4
TBAUntitled Woody Allen Madrid Film MovieDirector · Directing
TBAUntitled Woody Allen Madrid Film MovieWriter · Writing

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Questions about Woody Allen

What are Woody Allen's career highlights?

Woody Allen's career highlights include iconic films like 'Annie Hall,' which won four Academy Awards, and 'Midnight in Paris,' which received critical acclaim. He is known for his unique storytelling and character-driven narratives.

Has Woody Allen won any Oscars?

Yes, Woody Allen has won four Academy Awards, all for Best Original Screenplay for 'Annie Hall' (1977), 'Hannah and Her Sisters' (1986), 'Midnight in Paris' (2011), and 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' (1985).

What was Woody Allen's first film?

Woody Allen's first film was 'What's New, Pussycat?' released in 1965, where he served as a co-writer and actor. This marked the beginning of his long and successful career in film.

Which films are considered Woody Allen's most successful?

Some of Woody Allen's most successful films include 'Annie Hall,' 'Manhattan,' 'Hannah and Her Sisters,' and 'Midnight in Paris,' which all received critical acclaim and box office success.

What is Woody Allen's personal life like?

Woody Allen has had a notable personal life, including his marriage to Soon-Yi Previn, the adopted daughter of his former partner Mia Farrow. His relationships and family dynamics have often been in the public eye.

What is Woody Allen's estimated net worth?

Woody Allen's estimated net worth is around $140 million, accumulated from his extensive career as a filmmaker, actor, and writer.

What are some milestones in Woody Allen's filmography?

Milestones in Woody Allen's filmography include his transition from stand-up comedy to film directing, his critical acclaim in the 1970s with films like 'Annie Hall,' and his continued productivity into the 21st century with films such as 'Blue Jasmine.'

What defines Woody Allen's acting style?

Woody Allen's acting style is characterized by his neurotic persona, self-deprecating humor, and intellectual dialogue. He often plays characters that reflect his own insecurities and philosophical musings.