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Dorothy Arzner
Director / 1897 - 1979
Dorothy Arzner was a pioneer in the film industry, becoming one of the first women directors of feature films and the first woman to join the Directors Guild of America.
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(1897-1979)
Director
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Adriana Barraza
Film Actress, Television Actress, Director / 1956 -
Actress Adriana Barraza played Amelia in the award-winning film Babel. Her performance earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
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(1956-)
Film Actress, Television Actress, Director
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Drew Barrymore
Film Actress, Director, Producer, Model, Screenwriter / 1975 -
Actress Drew Barrymore gained early fame as a child star. She later struggled with substance abuse and notoriety, before re-emerging as a talented actress and producer.
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(1975-)
Film Actress, Director, Producer, Model, Screenwriter
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Jane Campion
Director, Screenwriter / 1954 -
Jane Campion is a New Zealand film director and writer who won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for The Piano in 1993. She also directed Bright Star.
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(1954-)
Director, Screenwriter
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Sofia Coppola
Actress, Director, Producer, Screenwriter / 1971 -
Sofia Coppola is a film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. She directed The Virgin Suicides and Lost in Translation, winning an Oscar for the latter.
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(1971-)
Actress, Director, Producer, Screenwriter
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Laura Dern
Film Actress, Television Actress, Director, Television Producer / 1967 -
Actor, director and writer Laura Dern, daughter of actors Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd, has played everything from willowy ingénues to drug-addicted washouts. She's known for starring in Jurassic Park, and for co-producing and starring on the series Enlightened.
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(1967-)
Film Actress, Television Actress, Director, Television Producer
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Nora Ephron
Director, Journalist, Screenwriter / 1941 - 2012
Nora Ephron wrote and directed modern classic romantic comedies like Sleepless in Seattle, You’ve Got Mail and 2009's Julie & Julia.
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(1941-2012)
Director, Journalist, Screenwriter
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Jodie Foster
Actress, Director, Producer / 1962 -
Jodie Foster is an award-winning American actress best known for her roles in the films Taxi Driver, The Accused and The Silence of the Lambs.
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(1962-)
Actress, Director, Producer
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Alice Guy-Blaché
Entrepreneur, Director, Producer, Screenwriter / 1873 - 1968
An early 20th century filmmaking pioneer and one of the first to make a narrative fiction film, Alice Guy-Blaché made more than 1,000 films and ran her own film studio in New Jersey, experimenting with sound syncing, color tinting, interracial casting and special effects.
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(1873-1968)
Entrepreneur, Director, Producer, Screenwriter
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Melissa Joan Hart
Actress, Director, Writer / 1976 -
American actress Melissa Joan Hart starred on the television shows Clarissa Explains It All and Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and began performing on the TV series Melissa & Joey in 2010.
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(1976-)
Actress, Director, Writer
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Angelina Jolie
Activist, Film Actress, Director / 1975 -
Angelina Jolie is one of Hollywood's leading actresses, known for movies like Changeling and Salt as much as she is for her relationship with actor Brad Pitt.
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(1975-)
Activist, Film Actress, Director
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Ricki Lake
Women's Rights Activist, Film Actress, Television Actress, Director, Talk Show Host / 1968 -
Ricki Lake is an American film actress and television host best known for her starring role as Tracy Turnblad in the original Hairspray.
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(1968-)
Women's Rights Activist, Film Actress, Television Actress, Director, Talk Show Host
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Ida Lupino
Film Actress, Television Actress, Director, Screenwriter / 1918 - 1995
Ida Lupino was a famous mid-20th century film actress who was also a trailblazing director and producer in a male-dominated industry.
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(1918-1995)
Film Actress, Television Actress, Director, Screenwriter
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Penny Marshall
Director, Producer / 1943 -
Penny Marshall became a successful film director after starring in the sitcom Laverne and Shirley. Her works include Big and Riding in Cars With Boys.
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(1943-)
Director, Producer
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Demi Moore
Film Actress, Director, Producer / 1962 -
With her husky voice and beauty, Demi Moore was a fixture in 'Brat Pack' movies of the 1980s, such as St. Elmo's Fire and About Last Night.
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(1962-)
Film Actress, Director, Producer
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Jeanne Moreau
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Director / 1928 -
Jeanne Moreau is a French actress, best known for her performances in French New Wave films of the 1950s and 60s.
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(1928-)
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Director
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Samantha Morton
Film Actress, Television Actress, Director / 1977 -
Samantha Morton is an English actress and film director, perhaps best known for her roles in Sweet and Lowdown and Minority Report.
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(1977-)
Film Actress, Television Actress, Director
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Cindy Sherman
Photographer, Director / 1954 -
American photographer Cindy Sherman is known for her elaborately "disguised" self-portraits that focus on social role-playing and sexual stereotypes.
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(1954-)
Photographer, Director
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Julie Taymor
Artist, Director, Playwright / 1952 -
Director, playwright and designer Julie Taymor was the creative force behind Broadway’s The Lion King, and is a director of theater, opera and film.
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(1952-)
Artist, Director, Playwright