Woody Allen is an American director, writer, actor, and comedian. In a career spanning more than five decades, he has acted in, directed, and written many films starting in the 1960s. His first film was the comedy What's New Pussycat? (1965), which featured him as both writer and performer. Feeling that his New Yorker humor clashed with director Clive Donner's British sensibility, he decided to direct all future films from his own material. He was unable to prevent other directors from producing films based on previous stage plays of his to which he had already sold the film rights, notably the successful film Play it Again, Sam (1972) from the 1969 play of the same title directed by Herbert Ross.

Allen's directorial debut, What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966), was a dramatic Japanese spy movie re-dubbed in English with completely new, comedic dialog. He continued to write, direct, and star in comedic slapstick films such as Take the Money and Run (1969), Bananas (1971) and Sleeper (1973), before finding widespread critical acclaim for his romantic comedies Annie Hall (1977) and Manhattan (1979); he won Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for the former. Despite being influenced by European art cinema and venturing into more dramatic territory, with Interiors (1978) and Another Woman (1988) being prime examples of this transition, he continued to direct several comedies.

In addition to works of fiction, Allen appeared as himself in many documentaries and other works of non-fiction, including Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures, Wild Man Blues and The Concert for New York City. He has also been the subject of and appeared in three documentaries about himself, including To Woody Allen, From Europe with Love in 1980, Woody Allen: A Life in Film in 2001 and the 2011 PBS American Masters documentary, Woody Allen: a Documentary (directed by Robert B. Weide). He also wrote for and contributed to a number of television series early in his career, including The Tonight Show as guest host.

According to Box Office Mojo, Allen's films have grossed a total of more than $575 million, with an average of $14 million per film (domestic gross figures as a director). Currently, all of the films he directed for American International Pictures, United Artists and Orion Pictures between 1965 and 1992 are owned by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which acquired all the studios in separate transactions. The films he directed by ABC Pictures are now property of American Broadcasting Company, who in turn licensed their home video rights to MGM.

Films Feature films Year TitleDirectorWriterActor Role 1965 What's New Pussycat? Victor Shakapopulis 1966 What's Up, Tiger Lily? Himself / Various voices 1967 Casino Royale Dr. Noah / Jimmy Bond 1969 Take the Money and Run Virgil Starkwell Don't Drink the Water 1971 Bananas Fielding Mellish 1972 Play It Again, Sam Allan Felix Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) Victor Shakapopulis / Fabrizio / The Fool / Sperm #1 1973 Sleeper Miles Monroe 1975 Love and Death Boris Grushenko 1976 The Front Howard Prince 1977 Annie Hall Alvy Singer 1978 Interiors 1979 Manhattan Isaac Davis 1980 Stardust Memories Sandy Bates 1982 Andrew 1983 Zelig Leonard Zelig 1984 Broadway Danny Rose Danny Rose 1985 The Purple Rose of Cairo 1986 Hannah and Her Sisters Mickey Sachs 1987 Radio Days Joe (voice) King Lear Mr. Alien (cameo) September 1988 Another Woman 1989 New York Stories Sheldon Mills Crimes and Misdemeanors Cliff Stern 1990 Alice 1991 Scenes from a Mall Nick Fifer Shadows and Fog Kleinman 1992 Husbands and Wives Gabe Roth 1993 Manhattan Murder Mystery Larry Lipton 1994 Bullets Over Broadway 1995 Mighty Aphrodite Lenny Weinrib 1996 Everyone Says I Love You Joe Berlin 1997 Wild Man Blues Documentary about Allen as a musician (clarinet) on tour with his New Orleans Jazz Band. Deconstructing Harry Harry Block 1998 Antz Z-4195 (voice) The Impostors Audition Director (cameo) Celebrity 1999 Sweet and Lowdown Himself 2000 Company Man Lowther (cameo) Small Time Crooks Ray Picking Up the Pieces Tex Crowley 2001 C.W. Briggs 2002 Hollywood Ending Val Waxman 2003 Anything Else David Dobel 2004 Melinda and Melinda 2005 Match Point 2006 Scoop Sid Waterman 2007 Cassandra's Dream 2008 Vicky Cristina Barcelona 2009 Whatever Works 2010 You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger 2011 Midnight in Paris 2012 Paris-Manhattan Himself (cameo) To Rome with Love Jerry 2013 Blue Jasmine Fading Gigolo Murray Schwartz 2014 Magic in the Moonlight 2015 Irrational Man 2016 Café Society Narrator (voice) 2017 Wonder Wheel 2019 A Rainy Day in New York 2020 Rifkin's Festival 2023 Coup de Chance Madridian Dreams https://www.wanda.es/movie/wasp-3

Short films Year Title DirectorWriterActor Role Notes Ref. 1971 Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story Harvey Wallinger 2001 The Concert for New York City Segment: "Sounds from a Town I Love" Mr. Fischer’s Chair Narrator Animated short

Television YearTitleDirectorWriterActorNotesRef. 1950–1955 The Colgate Comedy Hour 1956 Caesar's Hour Stanley 1960 General Electric Theater Episode: "Hooray for Love" Candid Camera One Episode 1961 The Garry Moore Show 1962 The Laughmakers Unsold Pilot for ABC 1963 The Sid Caesar Show 1965The Woody Allen ShowStandup TV Special (UK) 1966 Gene Kelly in New York, New York TV special 1967 Woody Allen Looks at 1967 1969 The Woody Allen Special 1979 Bob Hope: My Favorite Comedian unknown Special 1994 Don't Drink the Water Remake of 1969 film of the same name 2016 Crisis in Six Scenes Also creator, Amazon

Acting roles Year Title Role Notes Ref 1960 Candid Camera Himself 1963–1967What's My Line? Himself - Mystery Guest 9 episodes 1964, 1967 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Guest host 2 episodes 1965 The Woody Allen Show Himself Standup Special 1966 Gene Kelly in New York, New York TV special 1969 The Woody Allen Special Himself, Various 1970–1971 Hot Dog Co-host Documentary Series 1994 Don't Drink the Water Walter Hollander TV movie 1996 The Sunshine Boys Al Lewis 1997 Just Shoot Me! Himself (voice) Episode: "My Dinner with Woody" 2001Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures HimselfDocumentary 2002 Woody Allen: A Life in Film The Magic of Fellini 2011 Woody Allen: A DocumentaryAmerican Masters (PBS & WNET) 2 part Documentary 2013 Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did for Love Documentary David Blaine: Real or Magic Television Special AFI Life Achievement Tribute: Mel Brooks 2016 Crisis in Six Scenes Sidney Muntzinger Amazon Miniseries; 6 episodes 2017 AFI Life Achievement Tribute: Diane Keaton Himself Television Special, TNT This is Bob Hope Documentary 2018 Always at the Carlyle 2019 Very Ralph 2020 What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

Discography Woody Allen (Colpix Records, 1964) Woody Allen Vol. 2 (Colpix Records, 1965) The Third Woody Allen Album (Capitol Records, 1968) The Nightclub Years 1964–1968 (United Artists Records, 1972) Play It Again, Sam (Paramount Records, 1972) Film Soundtrack, Dialogue and Music Standup Comic (Casablanca Records, 1978) The Bunk Project (Jazz Heritage, 1993) Taditional Jazz Wild Man Blues (RCA Victor, 1998) Film Soundtrack Woody Allen On Comedy (Laugh, 2001) Interview Woody With Strings (New York Jazz Records, 2005)

Reception Some ratings are based on less than 20 reviews and may not necessarily reflect the sentiments of the general audience.

Year TitleGrossedRotten Tomatoes 1965 What's New Pussycat? 28% 1966 What's Up, Tiger Lily? 81% 1969 Don't Drink the Water 44% Take the Money and Run 91% 1971 Bananas 83% 1972 Play It Again, Sam 97% Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex*(*But Were Afraid to Ask) $83,934,700 88% 1973 Sleeper $82,084,900 100% 1975 Love and Death $77,746,400 100% 1977 Annie Hall $135,852,600 97% 1978 Interiors $35,309,500 81% 1979 Manhattan $126,047,200 94% 1980 Stardust Memories $30,587,700 68% 1982 $24,453,100 74% 1983 Zelig $29,665,100 97% 1984 Broadway Danny Rose $24,986,900 100% 1985 $23,718,300 92% 1986 Hannah and Her Sisters $85,057,900 91% 1987 Radio Days $29,963,900 91% September $985,300 63% 1988 Another Woman $3,109,700 59% 1989 New York Stories $10,700,000 75% Crimes and Misdemeanors $36,417,400 92% 1990 Alice $13,791,700 71% 1991 Shadows and Fog $2,735,731 54% 1992 Husbands and Wives $10,555,619 93% 1993 Manhattan Murder Mystery $21,676,500 94% 1994 Bullets Over Broadway $25,358,700 95% 1995 Mighty Aphrodite $25,985,927 78% 1996 Everyone Says I Love You $34,588,635 77% 1997 Deconstructing Harry $18,046,900 73% 1998 Antz $171,757,863 92% Celebrity $6,153,836 42% 1999 Sweet and Lowdown $6,231,400 77% 2000 Small Time Crooks $29,934,477 66% 2001 $18,496,522 45% 2002 Hollywood Ending $14,839,383 47% 2003 Anything Else $13,203,044 40% 2004 Melinda and Melinda $19,826,280 51% 2005 Match Point $87,989,926 77% 2006 Scoop $40,107,018 41% 2007 Cassandra's Dream $22,539,685 46% 2008 Vicky Cristina Barcelona $104,504,817 80% 2009 Whatever Works $35,106,706 50% 2010 You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger $34,275,987 46% 2011 Midnight in Paris $162,942,835 93% 2012 To Rome with Love $74,363,777 46% 2013 Blue Jasmine $102,912,961 91% 2014 Magic in the Moonlight $51,029,361 51% 2015 Irrational Man $27,938,377 46% 2016 Café Society $43,429,116 71% 2017 Wonder Wheel $15,899,124 31% 2019 A Rainy Day in New York $21,071,507 47% 2020 Rifkin's Festival $2,228,001 41% 2023 Coup de Chance $7,427,878 82%

Recurring collaborators Like most directors, Allen has cast certain actors multiple times. He has most frequently worked with Mia Farrow (13 films); Peter McRobbie (8 films); Diane Keaton, Tony Sirico, and Fred Melamed (7 films each); Julie Kavner, Tony Darrow and Wallace Shawn (6 films each); Judy Davis, Dianne Wiest, Louise Lasser, Paul Herman, Douglas McGrath, Tony Roberts and David Ogden Stiers (5 films each); Sam Waterston and Caroline Aaron (4 films each).

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See also List of awards and nominations received by Woody Allen

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