Victoria Mahoney facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Victoria Mahoney
Occupation	Filmmaker producer screenwriter actress
Years active	1990–present

Victoria Mahoney is a talented American filmmaker and actress. She is known for directing movies and TV shows. Her first big movie as a director was Yelling to the Sky, which came out in 2011. She has also made history by working on major film series.

Victoria Mahoney's Career

Acting Roles

Victoria Mahoney started her career as an actress. In the 1990s and early 2000s, she appeared in several TV shows and films. She had a small role as Gladys in the popular TV show Seinfeld. She also appeared in the movie Legally Blonde.

In 1992, she played the character Antinea in a French film called L'Atlantide. This movie was based on a French book named Atlantida. Her last acting appearance was a brief part in a short film called Say Yes in 2013. This film was directed by Ava DuVernay.

Directing Films and TV Shows

Directing Her First Movie

Victoria Mahoney made her first movie as a director in 2011. It was called Yelling to the Sky. This film was partly based on her own life experiences. It tells the story of a young girl facing challenges in high school and at home.

Victoria worked hard on the script for this movie. She got help from special programs at the Sundance Institute. She earned several awards and fellowships for her writing and filmmaking skills. The movie starred Zoe Kravitz as the main character and Jason Clarke as her father.

Yelling to the Sky at Festivals

Yelling to the Sky was shown at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival. It was even nominated for the Golden Bear award. This was a big deal because Victoria Mahoney was the first American woman director and writer invited to this competition in over sixty years.

After the Berlin festival, the movie also played at SXSW. It was then released in theaters and for streaming in December 2012.

Awards and Inspiration

In 2013, Victoria Mahoney was nominated for a special award called the Tribeca Film Institute's Heineken Affinity Award. She explained what she hopes people get from her films. She said she wants to explore hidden feelings and inspire audiences. She wants her movies to make people think about what it means to be human.

She did not win that award, but she later worked with Ava DuVernay. Ava DuVernay was the person who won the award that year.

Directing for Television and Star Wars

Victoria Mahoney has directed many episodes for popular TV shows. These include Queen Sugar and You. In 2018, she made history when she worked on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. She was the second unit director for the film. This made her the first woman to direct on a Star Wars movie in the franchise's long history.

Recent Directing Projects

In 2020, Amazon Studios announced that Victoria Mahoney would work with Ava DuVernay again. They were adapting a science fiction novel called Dawn for television.

In 2021, Netflix announced that Victoria Mahoney would direct The Old Guard 2. She took over from another director for this action film. She was also involved in the screenplay for the action movie Shadow Force.

Victoria Mahoney's Work

Films

• Yelling to the Sky (2011) – She also wrote and produced this film.
• The Old Guard 2 (2025)

Short Films

• Wracked (2012) – She also produced this short film.
• Searching (2013)

TV Movies

• Bleach (2014)
• Under the Bridge (2024)

Television Series