Lina Wertmüller

Biography

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

Welcome Mr. President!

as Potere Forte

Ennio

as Self

Thus Spoke De Crescenzo

Fellinopolis

as Self - Filmmaker

How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio

as Self

Vittorio D.

as Self

Ciao, Federico!

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Noi ce la siamo cavata

as Sé stessa

Behind the White Glasses

as Self

The Magic of Fellini

as Self (archive footage)