Patty Jenkins – “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” European Premiere – Arrivals – Odeon Leicester Square – London, UK – Photo Credit: Landmark / PR Photos
Birth Name: Patricia Lea Jenkins
Place of Birth: George Air Force Base, Victorville, San Bernardino, California, United States
Date of Birth: July 24, 1971
Ethnicity: Welsh, English, other
Patty Jenkins is an American director and screenwriter. She wrote and directed Monster (2003) and directed Wonder Woman (2017), the highest-grossing film helmed by a woman.
Her father, William T. Jenkins, an Air Force captain and fighter pilot, was born in Alconbury, Cambridgeshire, England, and likely had Welsh ancestry.
Her mother, Emily Roth, is an environmental scientist. The surname Roth is usually of German and/or Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry.
Patty is married to firefighter and author Sam Sheridan, with whom she has a son.