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Todd Haynes Net Worth

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Henry Morales

Published Feb 09, 2026

Todd Haynes is a prominent American filmmaker who has an estimated net worth of $5million.

He is known for his unique and artistic approach to storytelling. His films span four decades, with themes addressing well-known musicians’ personalities, dysfunctional and apocalyptic communities, and distorted gender norms.

Haynes first attracted public recognition with his controversial short film Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987), which follows the life and death of singer Karen Carpenter using Barbie dolls as characters. Superstar has since become a cult classic.

Haynes’ second feature picture, Safe (1995), a metaphorical portrait of a housewife who develops various chemical sensitivity, gained even more recognition. The Village Voice picture Poll later named Safe the finest picture of the 1990s.

Far from Heaven (2002) earned Haynes recognition and a degree of mainstream success, earning him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. Haynes directed and co-wrote the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce (2011), for which he received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations.