Who is Amy Heckerling? See Net-worth, Quote, Awards, Fact, Wiki

Amy I. Heckerling Wiki Biography

Amy Heckerling (born May 7, 1954) is an American film director. She is an alumna of both New York University and the American Film Institute. She has had a commercially successful career with films including Fast Times at Ridgemont High, European Vacation, Look Who’s Talking, and Clueless.Heckerling is a recipient of AFI’s Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal celebrating her creative talents and artistic achievements. 

Full Name Amy Heckerling
Net Worth $15 Million
Date Of Birth May 7, 1952
Place Of Birth The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Profession Writer, Director, Producer
Education New York University, High School of Art and Design
Nationality American
Spouse David Brandt (divorced)
Children Mollie Israel
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002132
Awards National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay
Nominations Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay
Movies Clueless, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Look Who’s Talking, Vamps, I Could Never Be Your Woman, National Lampoon’s European Vacation, Loser, Johnny Dangerously, A Night at the Roxbury, Look Who’s Talking Now, Into the Night, Getting It Over with
TV Shows Clueless, Baby Talk
Quote
1 You could go out with a camcorder tomorrow and make a movie with virtually no money, but promoting a tiny low-budget movie costs $20 million. And the money they spend on the big movies is astronomical.
2 I don’t know what goes on behind my back… I always feel like, if you don’t have anything good to say, then don’t say anything.
3 A lot of my movies were completely destroyed by the censors, who can be pretty arbitrary. They’re not completely fair with how they treat one person vs. another.
4 If you look at all the pictures of women in magazines, everybody’s got a forehead that looks like a billboard. Completely blank.
5 Babies don’t need fathers, but mothers do. Someone who is taking care of a baby needs to be taken care of.
6 Hollywood is the dream factory, and no one dreams about older women.
7 Bitterness is so ugly. I don’t want to go there.
Fact
1 Gave birth to her 1st child at age 31, a daughter Mollie Sara Israel (aka Mollie Israel) on September 5, 1985. Child’s father is her ex-2nd husband, Neal Israel.
2 Suffered anorexia.
3 Grew up in an apartment building in The Bronx that was filled with Holocaust survivors.
4 Three of her movies were made into TV series. Fast Times (1986) based on Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) lasted less than a season; the short-lived Baby Talk (1991) was based on Look Who’s Talking (1989); and Clueless (1996) (Clueless (1995)), which ran for a season on ABC and two more seasons on UPN.
5 Her NYU student film co-starred one of her classmates at the time – über-producer Joel Silver.
6 Dated Bronson Pinchot (1993-1997). They split up shortly after getting engaged.

Writer

Title Year Status Character
The Muppets. 2016 TV Series “Clueless” dialogue – 1 episode
Vamps 2012 screenplay
I Could Never Be Your Woman 2007 written by
Loser 2000 written by
Clueless TV Series based on the motion picture “Clueless” written by – 62 episodes, 1996 – 1999 created by – 61 episodes, 1996 – 1999 written by – 4 episodes, 1996
Clueless 1995 written by
Look Who’s Talking Now 1993 characters
Baby Talk 1991-1992 TV Series based on characters created by – 35 episodes
Look Who’s Talking Too 1990 characters / written by
Look Who’s Talking 1989 written by
Fast Times TV Series written by – 1 episode, 1986 story – 1 episode, 1986
Getting It Over with 1978 Short writer

Director

Title Year Status Character
Red Oaks 2015-2016 TV Series 4 episodes
Rake 2014 TV Series 1 episode
Suburgatory 2014 TV Series 1 episode
The Carrie Diaries 2013-2014 TV Series 3 episodes
Gossip Girl 2012 TV Series 2 episodes
Vamps 2012
I Could Never Be Your Woman 2007
The Office 2005 TV Series 1 episode
Loser 2000
A Night at the Roxbury 1998 uncredited
Clueless 1996 TV Series 4 episodes
Clueless 1995
Look Who’s Talking Too 1990
Look Who’s Talking 1989
Fast Times 1986 TV Series 3 episodes
National Lampoon’s European Vacation 1985
Johnny Dangerously 1984
Fast Times at Ridgemont High 1982
Getting It Over with 1978 Short

Producer

Title Year Status Character
Loser 2000 producer
Molly 1999 executive producer
A Night at the Roxbury 1998 producer
Clueless 1996-1997 TV Series executive producer – 17 episodes
Look Who’s Talking Now 1993 co-producer
Life on the Flipside 1988 TV Movie producer
Fast Times 1986 TV Series supervising producer – 2 episodes

Actress

Title Year Status Character
Clueless 1995 Maid of Honor (uncredited)
Into the Night 1985 Ships Waitress

Miscellaneous

Title Year Status Character
It’s Showtime 1976 Documentary researcher

Thanks

Title Year Status Character
Arbitrage 2012 the director wishes to thank
The Nina Foch Course for Filmmakers and Actors 2010 Video documentary special thanks
Big Fan 2009 special thanks
A Celebration of Women Directors 2008 Documentary special thanks

Self

Title Year Status Character
The 4%: Film’s Gender Problem 2016 Documentary short Herself
Entertainment Tonight 2015 TV Series Herself
If These Knishes Could Talk: The Story of the NY Accent 2013 Documentary Herself
The ’80s: The Decade That Made Us 2013 TV Mini-Series documentary Herself
Guys Choice Awards 2011 2011 TV Special Herself – Award Winner
These Amazing Shadows 2011 Documentary Herself
Not Your Time 2010 Short Herself
Biography 2003-2009 TV Series documentary Herself – Director, Look Who’s Talking / Herself – Interviewee
Sincerely Yours 2008 Video documentary Herself
Mardik: Baghdad to Hollywood 2008 Documentary Herself
E! True Hollywood Story 2001-2007 TV Series documentary Herself
‘Clueless’: Driver’s Ed 2005 Video documentary short Herself
‘Clueless’: Fashion 101 2005 Video documentary short Herself
‘Clueless’: Language Arts 2005 Video documentary short Herself
‘Clueless’: The Class of ’95 2005 Video documentary short Herself
‘Clueless’: We’re History 2005 Video documentary short Herself
Do You Speak American? 2005 TV Movie documentary Herself – Director and Screenwriter: ‘Clueless’
Film School 2004 TV Series Herself
Love Hollywood Style 2004 TV Movie documentary Director
Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High 1999 Video documentary short Herself
Frank Capra’s American Dream 1997 TV Movie documentary Herself – Interviewee: Writer / Director

Archive Footage

Title Year Status Character
Entertainment Tonight 2015 TV Series Herself
Stars in Shorts 2012 Herself

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
1999 Crystal Award Women in Film Crystal Awards
1998 Franklin J. Schaffner Award American Film Institute, USA
1996 NSFC Award National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA Best Screenplay Clueless (1995)

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
1996 WGA Award (Screen) Writers Guild of America, USA Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Clueless (1995)

2nd Place Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
1995 NYFCC Award New York Film Critics Circle Awards Best Screenplay Clueless (1995)

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