Greatest Female Movie Directors
The Top Ten
1 Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Ann Bigelow is an American director, producer, and writer. Her films include the vampire Western horror film Near Dark, the action crime film Point Break, the science fiction action thriller Strange Days, the mystery thriller The Weight of Water, the submarine thriller K-19: The Widowmaker,... read more
Kathryn Ann Bigelow is an American director, producer, and writer. Her films include the vampire Western horror film Near Dark, the action crime film Point Break, the science fiction action thriller Strange Days, the mystery thriller The Weight of Water, the submarine thriller K-19: The Widowmaker,... read more
2 Sofia Coppola
Sofia Carmina Coppola is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and former actress. She is the daughter of director, producer, and screenwriter Francis Ford Coppola, and made her film debut as an infant in her father's acclaimed crime drama film, The Godfather.
Sofia Carmina Coppola is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and former actress. She is the daughter of director, producer, and screenwriter Francis Ford Coppola, and made her film debut as an infant in her father's acclaimed crime drama film, The Godfather.
3 Ava DuVernay
4 Susanne Bier
5 Jodie Foster
Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster is an American actress, director and producer who has worked in films and on television. She has often been cited as one of the best actresses of her generation.
Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster is an American actress, director and producer who has worked in films and on television. She has often been cited as one of the best actresses of her generation.
6 Agnes Varda
7 Julie Taymor
8 Jane Campion
9 Mary Harron
10 Nora Ephron
The Contenders
11 Patty Jenkins
12 Greta Gerwig
13 Tamra Davis
14 Mary Lambert
15 Alice O'Fredericks
16 Dorothy Arzner
17 Catherine Hardwicke
18 Maya Deren
19 Sarah Polley
20 Penny Marshall
21 Kimberly Peirce
22 Claire Denis
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