Lina Wertmüller
Lina Wertmüller (14 August 1926 - 9 December 2021) was an Italian film writer and director of aristocratic Swiss descent. In 1976, she became the first woman ever to be nominated for an Academy Award for Directing with the film Seven Beauties. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lina Wertmüller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1928-08-14 · Rome, Italy
- Died
- 2021-12-09
Known for
- Welcome Mr. President! (2013) — Potere Forte
- Ciao, Professore! (1992) — Director
- Ennio (2022) — Self
- Swept Away (1974) — Director
- Swept Away (2002) — Original Film Writer
- Seven Beauties (1975) — Producer
- Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972) — Screenplay
- Love and Anarchy (1973) — Director
- The Seduction of Mimi (1972) — Director
- Violent City (1970) — Screenplay
- The Basilisks (1963) — Director
- Which Way Is Up? (1977) — Original Film Writer
- Blood Feud (1978) — Director
- Saturday, Sunday and Monday (1990) — Director
- When Women Had Tails (1970) — Screenplay
- The Belle Starr Story (1968) — Director