Female Film Directors
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• Worked as a secretary for a moving picture camera company in Paris
• Set up Solax studios with her husband to make films
• World's first female director, and the first woman to head her own studio
• Directed 30-40 films between 1896-1920
• Awarded the badge of the Legion of Honor by the French government in 1953
• Notable works: The Spring Fairy (1906), The Pit and the Pendulum (1913), Matrimony's Speed Limit (1913), The Lure (1914)
• Dropped out of medical school and began working at Paramount Pictures
• Impressed Hollywood directors with her work in editing
• While many female directors faded to obscurity after the end of the silent era, Arzner prevailed
• First woman to join the Director's Guild of America
• Invented the boom mike
• Notable works: Christopher Strong (1933), Craig's Wife (1936)
• Born into a theatrical family and was an actress herself
• Avoided glamourous "Jean Harlow" parts for more grittier, tough roles
• Moved into directing feature films and television episodes
• Often evoked controversial themes and working-class drama in her work
• Notable works: Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Bewitched, Outrage (1950), The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
• First woman to be nominated for Best Director
• Notable works: The Seduction of Mimi (1972), Seven Beauties (1975), A Night Full of Rain (1978)
• Performed in an improv comedy team with Mike Nichols, that became famous on TV, radio, and Broadway
• Began playwriting, screenwriting, acting in, and eventually directing films
• Notable works: A New Leaf (1971), The Heartbreak Kid (1972), Mikey and Nickey (1978), Ishtar (1987)
• First female president of the Director's Guild (2002-2003)
• Notable works: Valley Girl (1983), Real Genius (1985), Rambling Rose (1991)
• First woman to direct a movie that grossed over $100 million
• Notable works: Big (1988), Awakenings (1990), A League of Their Own (1992)
• Notable works: When Harry Met Sally... (1989), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), You've Got Mail (1998)
• Second woman to be nominated for Best Director
• Notable works: The Piano (1993), The Portrait of a Lady (1996), Bright Star (2009)
• Third woman (and first American woman) to be nominated for Best Director
• Notable works: The Virgin Suicides (1999), Lost in Translation (2003), Marie Antoinette (2006), Somewhere (2010)
• First female to win the Academy Award for Best Director
• Notable works: Near Dark (1987), The Hurt Locker (2009)
• Notable works: Ratcatcher (1999), Morvern Callar (2002), We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
A selection of female film directors that I feel are important in contributing to the progression of cinema, from the silent era and beyond. Any and all suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
All facts were garnered from Wikipedia.
All facts were garnered from Wikipedia.