21 Facts About Reed Morano

Reed Morano was born on April 15,1977 and is an American film director and cinematographer.

Reed Morano is known for her cinematography work on feature films such as Frozen River, Kill Your Darlings and The Skeleton Twins.

In 2013, Reed Morano became the youngest member of the American Society of Cinematographers at that time, and one of only 14 women in an organization of approximately 345 active members.

Reed Morano directed the first three episodes of Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale, for which she won an Emmy Award.

Reed Morano won a Directors Guild of America Award for directing a drama series for the episode "Offred" of The Handmaid's Tale, which makes her the first woman to win the Emmy and Directors Guild Award for directing a drama series.

Reed Morano was born in Omaha, Nebraska, one of two children of Lyn and Winslow Mankin.

Reed Morano acquired two older step-siblings and, later, half-siblings Jordan, Morgan and Ali.

The blended family moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, when Reed Morano was in third grade; they returned to Long Island three years later, and Reed Morano attended Beach Street Middle School in West Islip, New York.

Reed Morano subsequently attended New York University and graduated from the Tisch School of the Arts Film and TV program in 2000.

Reed Morano returned to NYU as an adjunct cinematography professor and co-instructed the first Advanced Television classes offered.

In 2011, Little Birds, shot by Reed Morano, premiered at Sundance as well.

Reed Morano served as director of photography on season one of HBO's drama Looking in 2014.

Reed Morano served as her own director of photography on her directorial debut, the critically acclaimed drama Meadowland, starring Olivia Wilde, Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Elisabeth Moss, Juno Temple and John Leguizamo.

In 2017, Reed Morano directed the first three episodes of the television adaptation of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, which was released by the streaming service Hulu in April 2017.

Reed Morano won a Directors Guild of America Award for directing a drama series for the episode "Offred" of The Handmaid's Tale, which makes her the first woman in history to win both the Emmy and Directors Guild Award for directing a drama series in the same year.

In 2018, Reed Morano directed and shot I Think We're Alone Now, a post-apocalyptic drama centering on the companionship between Del and Grace.

In 2020, Morano released her third feature film as director The Rhythm Section, starring Blake Lively, Jude Law and Sterling K Brown.

Reed Morano married fellow cinematographer and gaffer Matt Walker in 2008.

In 2011, Reed Morano was honored at the Women in Film and Television International's Crystal + Lucy awards with the 2011 Kodak Vision Award.

In 2012, Reed Morano was featured in Kodak's long-running OnFilm series.

In 2015, Reed Morano was named Woman of the Year at the Fusion Film Festival.