Director
Lina Wertmüller
August 14, 1928 · Rome, Italy
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Isa Danieli
7 titles together
Ciao, Professore!, Swept Away, Saturday, Sunday and Monday
Giancarlo Giannini
7 titles together
Swept Away, Seven Beauties, The Seduction of Mimi
Mario Scarpetta
4 titles together
Saturday, Sunday and Monday, Blood Feud, A Night Full of Rain
Mariangela Melato
3 titles together
Swept Away, The Seduction of Mimi, Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil
Turi Ferro
3 titles together
The Seduction of Mimi, Blood Feud, Rita the Mosquito
Sophia Loren
3 titles together
Saturday, Sunday and Monday, Blood Feud, Francesca and Nunziata
Full filmography · 36
Grazie Lina
cast
Upcoming
Noi ce la siamo cavata
as Sé stessa
2023
Thus Spoke De Crescenzo
cast
2017
Women Directors
as Lina Wertmüller
2014
Tutte le storie di Piera
cast
2014
Roma, Napoli, Venezia... in un crescendo rossiniano
Director and Writer
2014
Welcome Mr. President!
as Potere Forte
20136.2
Damn Poverty!
Director and Writer
2009
Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers
Director and Writer
2006
Francesca and Nunziata
Director
2003
Ferdinando and Carolina
Director and Writer
1999
The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics
Director
1996