Kimberly Peirce (born on September 8, 1967) is an American film director, notable for her debut feature, Boys Don't Cry (1999). Her second feature, Stop Loss, will be released on March 28, 2008 in the US.

She has a B.A. in English and Japanese literature from University of Chicago and an M.F.A. in film from Columbia University. She lived in Japan for two years and worked as a photographer, and has written magazine articles about film.

Graduated from Miami Sunset High School in Miami, Florida and is a former classmate of comedian Mark Ginzo

Considered directing Memoirs of a Geisha (2005).