Women Film Directors: Active in past decade+
by writingarises | created - 05 May 2013 | updated - 18 May 2017 | PublicWe're throwing another #DirectedbyWomen Worldwide Film Viewing Party September 1 - 30, 2017 http://directedbywomen.com
Make this happen in your part of the world. Create an event - large or small - celebrating women filmmakers and their work. This list might help you find films by women directors working in the past 10+ years (2003 - 2014) - a work in progress.
Expanded list w/ additional film directors + social media links: http://directedbywomen.com/en/directedby.html The expanded list: 10,200+ directors and growing...
101. Toni Collette
Actress | The Sixth Sense
Toni Collette is an Academy Award-nominated Australian actress, best known for her roles in The Sixth Sense (1999) and Little Miss Sunshine (2006).
Collette was born Toni Collett (she later added an "e") on November 1, 1972, in Blacktown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She is the first of three...
102. Deborah Romare
Writer | Vincent the Artist
Deborah began her career as a child actress in Minneapolis, Minnesota at The Guthrie Theater in such stage productions as A Christmas Carol and The Taming of the Shrew.
As a teenager, Deborah moved with her family to Los Angeles and immediately began working as an actress in feature films and ...
103. Amy Williams
Producer | Rally Caps
Biography:
Amy Morrison Williams was born in Memphis, Tennessee and grew up in New York City's Lower East Side in the days when it was notorious for drugs and crime.
Her father, a college professor, had a Ph.D. in German literature; a poet, writer and photographer, he had a wide range of gifts and ...
104. Donna Robinson
Director | The Adventures of Beatle
Donna Robinson was born on July 17, 1976 in Bellevue, Washington, USA. She is a producer and director, known for Guns for Hire (2015), Pet Peeves (2009) and Little Savant (1999).
105. Trudy Sargent
Producer | Keeping Amy
Trudy's background is in sales and distribution. Through Kinowelt and Crescendo Films she released New Line Cinema titles in Eastern Europe. Their biggest releases were Rush Hour 3 and Austin Powers the Spy Who Shagged Me. To focus more on producing, she set up Red Pictures Media in London, as an ...
106. Jennifer Lynch
Director | Chained
Jennifer Lynch was born on April 7, 1968 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She is a director and writer, known for Chained (2012), Boxing Helena (1993) and Surveillance (2008).
107. Gabrielle Lui
Producer | Sweet Seduction
Gabrielle Lui is known for Sweet Seduction (2008), A Broken Heart (2007) and Beast Beneath (2011).
108. Mo Ogrodnik
Writer | Deep Powder
Mo Ogrodnik was born in 1966. Mo is a writer and director, known for Deep Powder (2013), Uptown Girls (2003) and Ripe (1996).
109. Jenna Stone
Casting_department | From a Place of Darkness
Jenna Stone is known for From a Place of Darkness (2008), One: The Movie (2005) and Aliens from Uranus (2012).
110. Nancy Florence Savard
Producer | Katak: The Brave Beluga
Born in Quebec City, with a bachelor's degree from Laval University, Nancy Florence Savard started her television career in Montreal. After spending ten years as a journalist, designer, director, product manager and associate producer for various large media groups in Montreal and Quebec City, ...
111. Melanie Mayron
Director | Thirtysomething
Melanie Mayron was born on October 20, 1952 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She is a director and actress, known for Thirtysomething (1987), Girlfriends (1978) and Snapshots (2018).
112. Angelina Jolie
Actress | Maleficent
Angelina Jolie is an Academy Award-winning actress who rose to fame after her role in Girl, Interrupted (1999), playing the title role in the "Lara Croft" blockbuster movies, as well as Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), Wanted (2008), Salt (2010) and Maleficent (2014). Off-screen, Jolie has become ...
113. Gillian Armstrong
Director | My Brilliant Career
Gillian Armstrong was born on December 18, 1950 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She is a director and producer, known for My Brilliant Career (1979), Not Fourteen Again (1996) and Little Women (1994). She is married to John Pleffer. They have two children.
114. Bonita Drake
Writer | The Morning After
Bonita Drake is known for The Morning After, Shaken Not Stirred (2006) and American Burger (2014). She has been married to Johan Bromander since 2004. They have one child.
115. Diane Crespo
Producer | Arranged
Diane Crespo is known for Arranged (2007), My Last Day Without You (2011) and Clutter (2013).
116. Hermine Huntgeburth
Director | Im Kreise der Lieben
Hermine Huntgeburth was born on November 13, 1957 in Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is a director and producer, known for Im Kreise der Lieben (1991), The Trio (1998) and Bibi Blocksberg (2002).
117. Sherry Hormann
Director | Desert Flower
Sherry Hormann was born on April 20, 1960 in Kingston, New York, USA. She is a director and writer, known for Desert Flower (2009), Leise Schatten (1992) and Guys and Balls (2004).
118. Pascale Ferran
Director | Lady Chatterley
Pascale Ferran was born on April 17, 1960 in Paris, France. She is a director and writer, known for Lady Chatterley (2006), The Age of Potential (1995) and Bird People (2014).
119. Alison Parker
Director | The Magic Ferret
Alison Parker is a Canadian screenwriter, director, and author, residing in Los Angeles, California. She has directed and produced several award-winning short films that screened at nearly 200 film festivals around the world, most notably TIFF Kids, DC Shorts, and Whistler Film Festival. Her ...
120. Melanie Shaw
Melanie Shaw is a writer, editor and director who has a fondness for speaking of herself in the third person.
She has worked as a writer, editor and director on films which were shown in Cannes, Tribeca and Sundance.
She graduated from NYU's film school.
She was born and raised in Los Angeles, ...
121. Gina M. Garcia
Producer | Untold
Writer-Director-Producer-Survivor - Gina M. Garcia is the 1%. Ninety-nine percent of all children abducted by a stranger are murdered within the first 24 hours, according to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). At the tender age of eight, Gina saved herself by jumping out ...
122. Juliet Snowden
Writer | Knowing
Juliet Snowden is a screenwriter, producer, and documentary director. Born and raised in Louisiana, Juliet earned a degree in English and Creative Writing from Louisiana State University and also attended University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. After graduation, Juliet worked in publishing ...
123. Annette K. Olesen
Writer | Kamikaze
Annette K. Olesen was born on November 20, 1965 in Denmark. She is a director and writer, known for Kamikaze (2021), Borgen (2010) and Lille soldat (2008).
124. Michelle Ouellet
Director | Afterparty
Michelle Ouellet is known for Afterparty (2013), The True Heroines (2011) and Paranormal Solutions Inc. (2016).
125. Olivia Mori
Costume_department | Alita: Battle Angel
Olivia Mori is known for Alita: Battle Angel (2019), Shortbus (2006) and The Producers (2005).
126. Hannah Fidell
Writer | A Teacher
Hannah Fidell was born on October 7, 1985 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for A Teacher (2013), A Teacher (2020) and 6 Years (2015). She has been married to Jake Longstreth since September 23, 2017.
127. Stacie Passon
Director | Concussion
Stacie Passon is known for Concussion (2013), The Society (2019) and The Punisher (2017).
128. Joey Soloway
Producer | Transparent
Joey Soloway was born on September 26, 1965 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. They are a producer and writer, known for Transparent (2014), Six Feet Under (2001) and United States of Tara (2009). They were previously married to Bruce Gilbert, and for writing and directing the feature Afternoon Delight (...
129. Sini Anderson
Director | The Punk Singer
Sini Anderson is known for The Punk Singer (2013), Catherine Opie b. 1961 (2019) and Mango Kiss (2004).
130. Sarah Clara Weber
Editor | Muxmäuschenstill
Sarah Clara Weber was born in 1977 in Ebersberg, Germany. Sarah Clara is an editor and director, known for Muxmäuschenstill (2004), Moon Man (2012) and Vineta (2006).
131. Dayna Hanson
Actress | Improvement Club
Dayna Hanson is a director, writer, choreographer, actress and producer. Hanson wrote, choreographed and directed Season One, Episode Six of HBO/Duplass Brothers' Room 104--"Voyeurs," starring Sarah Hay and Dendrie Taylor--which was included in top television episodes of 2017 lists by The New York ...
132. Tana Schémbori
Director | 7 cajas
Tana Schémbori was born in February 1970 in Asunción, Paraguay. She is a director and producer, known for 7 Boxes (2012), The Gold Seekers (2017) and Marilina: Atreverse A Soñar (2023).
133. Mia Engberg
Director | Belleville Baby
Mia Engberg was born on September 26, 1970 in Stockholm, Sweden. She is a director and editor, known for Belleville Baby (2013), Hypermoon (2023) and Lucky One (2019).
134. Amy Schatz
Producer | Stand Up & Shout: Songs From a Philly High School
Amy Schatz is known for Stand Up & Shout: Songs from a Philly High School (2023), We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest (2020) and Song of Parkland (2019).
135. Floria Sigismondi
Director | The Runaways
Floria Sigismondi is a photographer and director. Apart from her art exhibitions she is best known for directing music videos. Her trademark dilating, jittery camerawork, noticeable as early as her video for Marilyn Manson's "The Beautiful People", has been replicated by a great number of directors...
136. Melissa Garza
Visual_effects | Avatar
Melissa Garza is known for Avatar (2009), Tron: Legacy (2010) and Dirty Laundry (2014).
137. Cristina Molino
Camera_department | ¿Te vas?
Cristina Molino is known for ¿Te vas? (2010), Beyond Memories (2013) and Dance with Me (2014).
138. Leslie Iwerks
Producer | The Imagineering Story
Leslie Iwerks is an Oscar® and Emmy® nominated documentary director and producer, as well as the granddaughter of famed Disney animation legend and designer of Mickey Mouse, Ub Iwerks.
Iwerks is a graduate of the USC School of Cinema-Television and serves on the USC School of Cinematic Arts Alumni ...
139. Windy Borman
Producer | Mary Janes: The Women of Weed
Windy Borman produces digital content and live events for thought leaders so they can entertain, empower, and engage their audiences to create global change. Her films have screened at Sundance and the United Nations, garnered Best Documentary and Visionary awards on the festival circuit, and been ...
140. Alex Stapleton
Producer | Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel
Alex Stapleton is known for Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (2011), The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004) and Shut Up and Dribble (2018).
141. Chloé Robichaud
Director | Sarah préfère la course
Chloé Robichaud was born on January 31, 1988 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. She is a director and writer, known for Sarah Prefers to Run (2013), Pays (2016) and Féminin/Féminin (2014).
142. Ursula Meier
Director | La ligne
Ursula Meier was born on June 24, 1971 in Besançon, Doubs, France. She is a director and writer, known for The Line (2022), Home (2008) and Sister (2012).
143. Alice Winocour
Writer | Mustang
Alice Winocour was born on January 13, 1976 in Paris, France. She is a writer and director, known for Mustang (2015), Proxima (2019) and Maryland (2015).
144. Tanya Wexler
Director | Hysteria
Tanya Wexler was born on August 6, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an award-winning film and TV director, known for her feature films Hysteria (2011), Ball in the House (2001) and Finding North (1998). At current, Wexler lives in New York City with her four children and their dog, Snoopy.
145. Olivia Rochette
Director | Kind Hearts
Olivia Rochette is known for Kind Hearts (2022), Because We Are Visual (2010) and Rain (2012).
146. Lynne Ramsay
Director | You Were Never Really Here
Lynne Ramsay was born on December 5, 1969 in Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK. She is a director and writer, known for You Were Never Really Here (2017), We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) and Ratcatcher (1999). She was previously married to Rory Stewart Kinnear.
147. Katell Quillévéré
Writer | Le temps d'aimer
Katell Quillévéré was born on January 30, 1980 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. She is a writer and director, known for Along Came Love (2023), Heal the Living (2016) and The Staple of News (2013).
148. Katie Aselton
Actress | The Freebie
Katie Aselton was born on October 1, 1978 in Milbridge, Maine, USA. She is an actress and director, known for The Freebie (2010), Old Dads (2023) and Black Rock (2012). She has been married to Mark Duplass since August 26, 2006. They have two children.
149. Clio Barnard
Director | The Selfish Giant
Clio Barnard was born in Otley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK. She is known for The Selfish Giant (2013), Ali & Ava (2021) and The Arbor (2010).
150. Lucía Puenzo
Writer | XXY
Lucía Puenzo was born on November 28, 1976 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is a writer and director, known for XXY (2007), The German Doctor (2013) and The Fish Child (2009).
151. Agnieszka Holland
Director | Pokot
Having graduated from FAMU in Prague film (1971), Agnieszka Holland returned to Poland and began her film career working with Krzysztof Zanussi as assistant director, and Andrzej Wajda as her mentor. Her first feature film was PROVINCIAL ACTORS (1978), one of the flagship pictures of the "cinema of...
152. Agnès Jaoui
Actress | Le goût des autres
Agnès Jaoui was born on October 19, 1964 in Antony, Hauts-de-Seine, France. She is an actress and writer, known for The Taste of Others (2000), Look at Me (2004) and Family Resemblances (1996). She was previously married to Jean-Pierre Bacri.
153. Agnès Varda
Director | Cléo de 5 à 7
Agnès Varda was born on May 30, 1928 in Ixelles, Belgium. She was a director and writer, known for Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962), Vagabond (1985) and Faces Places (2017). She was married to Jacques Demy. She died on March 29, 2019 in Paris, France.
154. Ana Carolina
Director | Mar de Rosas
Ana Carolina was born on September 27, 1943 in São Paulo, Brazil. She is a director and writer, known for Sea of Roses (1978), Paixões Recorrentes (2022) and Das Tripas Coração (1982).
155. Andrea Arnold
Director | American Honey
Andrea Arnold was born on April 5, 1961 in Dartford, Kent, England, UK. She is an actress and director, known for American Honey (2016), Fish Tank (2009) and Red Road (2006).
156. Anne-Marie Miéville
Director | Lou n'a pas dit non
Anne-Marie Miéville was born on November 11, 1945 in Lausanne, Switzerland. She is a director and writer, known for Lou n'a pas dit non (1994), Mon cher sujet (1988) and How Is It Going? (1976). She was previously married to Jean-Luc Godard.
157. Byambasuren Davaa
Director | Die Höhle des gelben Hundes
Byambasuren Davaa was born in 1971 in Ulan Bator, Mongolia. She is a director and writer, known for The Cave of the Yellow Dog (2005), Veins of the World (2020) and Die Geschichte vom weinenden Kamel (2003).
158. Catherine Breillat
Writer | À ma soeur!
Catherine Breillat is a Paris based filmmaker and writer who became famous for her distinctively personal films on sexuality, gender trouble and sibling rivalry. Accused of being a "porno auteuriste", Breillat allowed for an unbiased view of sexuality and extended the language of mainstream movies....
159. Clara Law
Director | Fu sheng
Clara Law was born on May 29, 1957 in Macao, China. She is a director and writer, known for Fu sheng (1996), The Goddess of 1967 (2000) and Drifting Petals (2021). She is married to Eddie Ling-Ching Fong.
160. Chantal Akerman
Director | Les rendez-vous d'Anna
Chantal Akerman was born on June 6, 1950 in Brussels, Belgium. She was a director and writer, known for The Meetings of Anna (1978), I, You, He, She (1974) and A Couch in New York (1996). She was married to Sonia Wieder-Atherton. She died on October 5, 2015 in Paris, France.
161. Claudia Llosa
Director | La teta asustada
Claudia Llosa was born on November 15, 1976 in Lima, Peru. She is a director and writer, known for The Milk of Sorrow (2009), Madeinusa (2006) and Loxoro (2012).
162. Danièle Huillet
Director | Sicilia!
Danièle Huillet was born on May 1, 1936 in Paris, France. She was a director and editor, known for Sicily! (1999), Class Relations (1984) and The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach (1968). She was married to Jean-Marie Straub. She died on October 9, 2006 in Cholet, Maine-et-Loire, France.
163. Dorota Kedzierzawska
Director | Nic
Dorota Kedzierzawska was born on June 1, 1957 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland. She is a director and writer, known for Nothing (1998), Time to Die (2007) and Crows (1994).
164. Eliane Caffé
Director | Narradores de Javé
Eliane Caffé was born in 1961 in São Paulo, Brazil. She is a director and writer, known for Narradores de Javé (2003), The Cambridge Squatter (2016) and Kenoma (1998).
165. Isabel Coixet
Director | My Life Without Me
Isabel Coixet was born on April 9, 1960 in Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is a director and writer, known for My Life Without Me (2003), The Secret Life of Words (2005) and The Bookshop (2017).
166. Lina Wertmüller
Writer | Pasqualino Settebellezze
During the 1970s, Lina Wertmüller emblazoned her name into the pantheon of Italian cinema with a series of intensely polemical, deeply controversial and wonderfully entertaining films. Among the most politically outspoken and iconoclastic members of the second generation of postwar directors - the ...
167. Kira Muratova
Director | Nastroyshchik
Kira Muratova was born on November 5, 1934 in Soroca, Romania [now Moldova]. She was a director and writer, known for Nastroyshchik (2004), Vtorostepennye lyudi (2001) and The Asthenic Syndrome (1989). She was married to Aleksandr Muratov and Yevgeni Golubenko. She died on June 6, 2018 in Odessa, ...
168. Liliana Cavani
Director | L'ospite
Liliana Cavani was born on January 12, 1933 in Carpi, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. She is a director and writer, known for L'ospite (1971), Dove siete? Io sono qui (1993) and The Night Porter (1974).
169. Liv Ullmann
Actress | Viskningar och rop
Liv Ullmann's father was a Norwegian engineer who used to work abroad, so as a child she lived in Tokyo, Canada, New York and Oslo. In the mid-1950s she made her stage debut and in 1957 made her film debut. She really became successful, however, when she began to work for Swedish director Ingmar ...
170. Lone Scherfig
Director | An Education
Writer/director Lone Scherfig graduated from The National Film School of Denmark in 1984. Her first feature film, THE BIRTHDAY TRIP (1990), was selected for Panorama in Berlin, the New Directors section at MOMA in New York and won the Grand Jury Prix in Rouen. Her next film, ON OUR OWN (1998), ...
171. Lucrecia Martel
Director | La mujer sin cabeza
Born in 1966 in Salta in the North of Argentina,Lucrecia Martel settled down in Buenos Aires where she attended the ENERC (National Film School). She started by directing a few shorts among which Historias Breves I: Rey muerto (1995), which garnered several awards in the international film festival...
172. Margarethe von Trotta
Director | Hannah Arendt
Margarethe von Trotta was born in Berlin in 1942. In the 1960s she moved to Paris where she worked for film collectives, collaborating on scripts and co-directing short films. She also pursued an acclaimed acting career, starring in films by well known German directors such as Rainer Werner ...
173. Su Friedrich
Director | Hide and Seek
Su Friedrich is known for Hide and Seek (1996), Sink or Swim (1990) and Gut Renovation (2012).
174. Nicole Garcia
Writer | Mal de pierres
Nicole Garcia was born on April 22, 1946 in Oran, France [now Algeria]. She is an actress and writer, known for From the Land of the Moon (2016), My American Uncle (1980) and Alias Betty (2001).
175. Márta Mészáros
Director | Örökbefogadás
Márta Mészáros was born on September 19, 1931 in Budapest, Hungary. She is a director and writer, known for Adoption (1975), Diary for My Children (1984) and Diary for My Lovers (1987). She was previously married to Miklós Jancsó, Laszlo Karda and Jan Nowicki.
176. Miranda July
Writer | Me and You and Everyone We Know
Filmmaker Magazine rated her #1 in their "25 New Faces of Indie Film" in 2004!
She is a performance artist and published short story writer. Since becoming a filmmaker, her debut feature, Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005) has won several film awards.
Daughter of Lindy Hough and Richard ...
177. Marleen Gorris
Director | Antonia
Marleen Gorris was born on December 9, 1948 in Roermond, Limburg, Netherlands. She is a director and writer, known for Antonia's Line (1995), A Question of Silence (1982) and Broken Mirrors (1984).
178. Caroline Link
Director | Nirgendwo in Afrika
Caroline Link was born on June 2, 1964 in Bad Nauheim, Hesse, Germany. She is a director and writer, known for Nowhere in Africa (2001), Beyond Silence (1996) and Annaluise & Anton (1999).
179. Christine Jeffs
Director | Sunshine Cleaning
Christine Jeffs was born on January 29, 1963 in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. She is a director and writer, known for Sunshine Cleaning (2008), Rain (2001) and Stroke (1993).
180. Doris Dörrie
Writer | Kirschblüten - Hanami
Dörrie completed her schooling at a humanistic high school, from which she graduated in 1973 with her Abitur. In the same year he spent two years in the USA. There she studied film and acting at the Drama Department at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. This was followed by ...
181. Jessica Hausner
Director | Little Joe
Jessica Hausner was born on October 6, 1972 in Vienna, Austria. She is a director and writer, known for Little Joe (2019), Lourdes (2009) and Amour Fou (2014).
182. Julie Taymor
Director | Frida
Julie Taymor is an Academy Award-nominated director, known for such films as Frida (2002) and Across the Universe (2007).
She was born on December 15, 1952, in Newton, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. Her father, Melvin Lester Taymor, was a gynecologist. Her mother, Elizabeth Bernstein, was a ...
183. Lisa Cholodenko
Director | The Kids Are All Right
Lisa Cholodenko earned an MFA at Columbia University Film School where she made an award-winning short film Dinner Party (1997) Her feature High Art (1998) won the National Society of Film Critics award for Ally Sheedy's performance and The Waldo Salt Screenwriting award at Sundance. Both "High Art...
184. Mary Harron
Director | American Psycho
Mary Harron (born January 12, 1953) is a Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter. She gained recognition for her role in writing and directing several independent films, including I Shot Andy Warhol (1996), American Psycho (2000), and The Notorious Bettie Page (2005). She co-wrote American Psycho and ...
185. Rachel Talalay
Director | Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
Rachel Talalay was born in Chicago, Illinois. Her parents, Paul and Pamela, moved to Baltimore to work/teach at Johns Hopkins when she was 6 years old. After graduation from Yale University with a bachelor's degree in mathematics, she met Director John Waters and entered the movie business as a ...
186. Patty Jenkins
Director | Wonder Woman
Patty Jenkins is a writer/director best known for directing Wonder Woman, the Warner Bros./DC Comics blockbuster of 2017, and her debut feature Monster. Patty also works in television where she is best known for the pilot and finale episode of AMC's hit show The Killing.
Patty began her career as a ...
187. Tamara Jenkins
Director | The Savages
Tamara Jenkins was born on May 2, 1962 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She is a director and writer, known for The Savages (2007), Private Life (2018) and Slums of Beverly Hills (1998). She has been married to Jim Taylor since 2002. They have one child.
188. Debra Granik
Director | Leave No Trace
Debra Granik (born February 6, 1963) is an American New York City-based independent film and documentary film director and screenwriter. She is most known for 2004's Down to the Bone, which starred Vera Farmiga, 2010's Winter's Bone, which starred Jennifer Lawrence in her breakout performance and ...
189. Susan Seidelman
Director | Desperately Seeking Susan
Susan Seidelman was born on December 11, 1952 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She is a director and producer, known for Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), Sex and the City (1998) and Smithereens (1982).
190. Mimi Leder
Producer | The Morning Show
Mimi Leder was born on January 26, 1952 in New York City, New York, USA. She is a producer and director, known for The Morning Show (2019), On the Basis of Sex (2018) and Deep Impact (1998). She has been married to Gary Werntz since January 26, 1986. They have one child. She was previously married ...
191. Marjane Satrapi
Director | Persepolis
Marjane Satrapi was born on November 22, 1969 in Rasht, Iran. She is a director and actress, known for Persepolis (2007), The Voices (2014) and Chicken with Plums (2011). She is married to Mattias Ripa. She was previously married to Reza.
192. Gurinder Chadha
Writer | Bend It Like Beckham
Gurinder Chadha was born in Kenya, and grew up in Southall, London, England. She began her career as a news reporter with BBC Radio, directed several award winning documentaries for the BBC, and began an alliance with the British Film Institute (BFI) and Channel Four. In 2001, Chadha set up her own...
193. Diane English
Writer | Murphy Brown
Diane English was born on May 18, 1948 in Buffalo, New York, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Murphy Brown (1988), The Women (2008) and Double Rush (1995). She was previously married to Joel Shukovsky.
194. Darnell Martin
Director | I Like It Like That
Darnell Martin was born on January 7, 1964 in Bronx, New York, USA. She is a director and writer, known for I Like It Like That (1994), Cadillac Records (2008) and Do the Right Thing (1989). She is married to Giuseppe Ducrot.
195. Audrey Wells
Writer | The Hate U Give
Audrey Wells was born on January 25, 1960 in San Francisco, California, USA. She was a writer and producer, known for The Hate U Give (2018), Guinevere (1999) and George of the Jungle (1997). She was married to Brian Lane Larky, John James Radzik, Jeffrey D Robinson and Mr Wells. She died on ...
196. Lana Wachowski
Writer | The Matrix
Lana Wachowski and her sister Lilly Wachowski, also known as the Wachowskis, are the duo behind such ground-breaking movies as The Matrix (1999) and Cloud Atlas (2012). Born to mother Lynne, a nurse, and father Ron, a businessman of Polish descent, Wachowski grew up in Chicago and formed a tight ...
197. Nadine Labaki
Actress | Et maintenant on va où?
Nadine Labaki was born on February 18, 1974 in Beirut, Lebanon. She is an actress and director, known for Where Do We Go Now? (2011), Capernaum (2018) and Caramel (2007). She has been married to Khaled Mouzanar since October 2007.
198. Rebecca Miller
Writer | Maggie's Plan
Rebecca Miller was born on September 15, 1962 in Roxbury, Connecticut, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Maggie's Plan (2015), Personal Velocity (2002) and Angela (1995). She has been married to Daniel Day-Lewis since November 13, 1996. They have two children.
199. Penny Marshall
Actress | Laverne & Shirley
Penny Marshall was born Carole Penny Marshall on October 15, 1943 in Manhattan. The Libra was 5' 6 1/2", with brown hair and green eyes. She was the daughter of Marjorie (Ward), a tap dance teacher, and Anthony "Tony" Marshall, an industrial film director. She was the younger sister of filmmakers ...
200. Sam Taylor-Johnson
Director | Nowhere Boy
Sam Taylor-Johnson was born on March 4, 1967 in London, England, UK. She is a director and producer, known for Nowhere Boy (2009), Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) and Love You More (2008). She has been married to Aaron Taylor-Johnson since June 21, 2012. They have two children. She was previously ...
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