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American Women Directors

89 American women directors with biographies, photos and facts

Updated on October 16, 2026

At Fametown, we have 89 American women directors with their own celebrity profiles: biography, filmography, height, zodiac sign and photo gallery. The most popular right now are Jodie Foster, Angelina Jolie and Katie Maguire. Their average height is 1.67 m. The youngest is Molly Gordon, at 30 years old.

89on the list
1.93 mthe tallestLee Grant
53 yearsaverage age
84photos of the most photographedBrie Larson
Ariesmost common sign10 people

Most Popular

#1Jodie Foster, American actressJodie Foster63 years old · 1.60 m · 55 photosThe Silence of the Lambs#2Angelina Jolie, American actressAngelina Jolie51 years old · 1.69 m · 63 photosUNHCR Goodwill Ambassador#3Katie Maguire, American actressKatie Maguire1.65 mTerrifier#4Jennifer Morrison, American actressJennifer Morrison47 years old · 1.69 m · 32 photosHouse M.D.#5Elizabeth Banks, American actressElizabeth Banks52 years old · 1.64 m · 35 photosEffie Trinket#6Chloë Sevigny, American actressChloë Sevigny51 years old · 1.73 mBoys Don't Cry#7Brie Larson, American actressBrie Larson37 years old · 1.70 m · 84 photosRoom#8Kerry Washington, American actressKerry Washington49 years old · 1.63 m · 59 photosScandal#9Olivia Wilde, American actressOlivia Wilde42 years old · 1.70 m · 38 photos#10Sarah Paulson, American actressSarah Paulson51 years old · 1.68 m · 15 photosAmerican Horror Story#11Melissa Joan Hart, American actressMelissa Joan Hart50 years old · 1.57 m · 43 photosSabrina, the Teenage Witch#12Robin Wright, American actressRobin Wright60 years old · 1.68 m · 21 photosClaire Underwood#13Emmy Rossum, American actressEmmy Rossum40 years old · 1.73 mShameless#14Mädchen Amick, American actressMädchen Amick55 years old · 1.68 mShelly Johnson#15Lori Petty, American actressLori Petty63 years old · 1.73 mTank Girl#16Eva Longoria, American actressEva Longoria51 years old · 1.57 m · 80 photosDesperate Housewives#17Pamela Adlon, American actressPamela Adlon60 years old · 1.51 mBobby Hill in «King of the Hill»#18Greta Gerwig, American actressGreta Gerwig43 years old · 1.74 m · 31 photosBarbie#19Brittany Snow, American actressBrittany Snow40 years old · 1.63 m · 43 photosPitch Perfect (saga)#20Bryce Dallas Howard, American actressBryce Dallas Howard45 years old · 1.70 m · 21 photos«Jurassic World» (franchise)#21Lina Esco, American actressLina Esco41 years old · 1.70 m · 13 photosS.W.A.T.#22Cynthia Nixon, American actressCynthia Nixon60 years old · 1.70 mMiranda Hobbes#23Lea Thompson, American actressLea Thompson65 years old · 1.68 mLorraine Baines-McFly#24Dyan Cannon, American actressDyan Cannon89 years old · 1.65 mHeaven Can Wait#25Diane Keaton, American actressDiane Keaton80 years oldAnnie Hall#26Melissa Fumero, American actressMelissa Fumero44 years old · 1.66 m · 13 photosAmy Santiago#27America Ferrera, American actressAmerica Ferrera42 years old · 1.55 m · 16 photosUgly Betty#28Amy Poehler, American actressAmy Poehler55 years old · 1.57 m · 32 photosParks and Recreation#29Sara Gilbert, American actressSara Gilbert51 years old · 1.60 mDarlene Conner#30Molly Gordon, American actressMolly Gordon30 years old · 1.63 m · 51 photosThe Bear#31Natasha Lyonne, American actressNatasha Lyonne47 years old · 1.56 mRussian Doll#32Katie Aselton, American actressKatie Aselton48 years old · 1.70 m · 28 photosThe League#33Rhea Seehorn, American actressRhea Seehorn54 years old · 1.64 m · 43 photosBetter Call Saul#34Mika Boorem, American actressMika Boorem39 years oldThe Patriot#35Helen Hunt, American actressHelen Hunt63 years old · 1.70 mAs Good as It Gets#36Alison Eastwood, American actressAlison Eastwood54 years old · 1.73 mThe Mule#37Laura Prepon, American actressLaura Prepon46 years old · 1.78 mThat '70s Show#38Danielle Savre, American actressDanielle Savre38 years old · 1.67 m · 31 photosMaya Bishop#39Lake Bell, American actressLake Bell47 years old · 1.73 m · 42 photosIn a World…#40Mary Stuart Masterson, American actressMary Stuart Masterson60 years oldFried Green Tomatoes#41Kelly Overton, American actressKelly Overton48 years old · 1.70 m · 14 photosVan Helsing#42Susan Oliver, American actressSusan Oliver† 58 years old · 1.65 mVina in «Star Trek: The Original Series»#43Lee Grant, American actressLee Grant100 years old · 1.93 mShampoo#44Lana Wachowski, American directorLana Wachowski61 years old · 1.79 mThe Matrix#45Jennifer Esposito, American actressJennifer Esposito53 years old · 1.68 mCrash#46Kayla Compton, American actressKayla Compton36 years old · 1.57 m · 8 photosThe Flash#47Brooklyn Sudano, American actressBrooklyn Sudano45 years old · 1.68 mMi esposa y mis hijos#48Carrie Preston, American actressCarrie Preston59 years old · 1.63 mElsbeth Tascioni#49Robin Givens, American actressRobin Givens61 years old · 1.65 mHead of the Class#50Clea DuVall, American actressClea DuVall49 years oldBut I'm a Cheerleader#51Margaret Hamilton, American directorMargaret Hamilton† 82 years oldFlight software for the Apollo program#52Kyra Sedgwick, American actressKyra Sedgwick61 years old · 1.65 mThe Closer#53Jes Macallan, American actressJes Macallan44 years old · 1.75 mMistresses#54Soleil Moon Frye, American actressSoleil Moon Frye50 years old · 1.55 mPunky Brewster#55Barbra Streisand, American actressBarbra Streisand84 years old · 1.64 mFunny Girl#56Sonja Sohn, American actressSonja Sohn62 years old · 1.65 mThe Wire#57Roxann Dawson, American actressRoxann Dawson68 years old · 1.65 mB'Elanna Torres in «Star Trek: Voyager»#58Debbie Allen, American actressDebbie Allen76 years old · 1.57 mFame#59Jordan Danger, American actressJordan Danger35 years old · 1.65 m · 1 photosZoe Carter#60Victoria Rowell, American actressVictoria Rowell67 years old · 1.65 mDrucilla Winters in «The Young and the Restless»#61Aisha Hinds, American actressAisha Hinds50 years old · 1.70 m9-1-1#62Juliet Landau, American actressJuliet Landau61 years old · 1.68 mDrusilla#63Tasha Smith, American actressTasha Smith55 years old · 1.74 mAngela Williams in «Why Did I Get Married?»#64Dorothy Lyman, American actressDorothy Lyman79 years old · 1.67 mMama's Family#65Katie Holmes, American actressKatie Holmes47 years old · 1.75 m · 66 photosJoey Potter in «Dawson's Creek»#66Keesha Sharp, American actressKeesha Sharp53 years old · 1.60 mGirlfriends#67Amanda Bearse, American actressAmanda Bearse68 years old · 1.63 mMarcy D'Arcy#68Noël Wells, American actressNoël Wells39 years old · 1.65 mMaster of None#69Aisha Tyler, American actressAisha Tyler56 years old · 1.83 mLana Kane#70LaTanya Richardson Jackson, American actressLaTanya Richardson Jackson76 years oldA Raisin in the Sun#71Justine Bateman, American actressJustine Bateman60 years old · 1.68 mFamily Ties#72Bérangère Mc Neese, American actressBérangère Mc Neese37 years old · 1.69 mHPI: Haut Potentiel Intellectuel#73Kristina Klebe, American actressKristina Klebe47 years old · 1.73 mHalloween#74Sofia Coppola, American actressSofia Coppola55 years old · 1.66 mLost in Translation#75Kim Fields, American actressKim Fields57 years old · 1.52 mThe Facts of Life#76Lena Dunham, American actressLena Dunham40 years old · 1.61 mGirls#77Frankie Shaw, American actressFrankie Shaw39 years old · 1.69 mSMILF#78Renee O'Connor, American actressRenee O'Connor55 years old · 1.63 mXena: Warrior Princess#79Joanna Kerns, American actressJoanna Kerns73 years old · 1.74 mProblems Grow#80Maggie Gyllenhaal, American actressMaggie Gyllenhaal48 years old · 1.75 m · 50 photosSecretary#81Angela Robinson, American directorAngela Robinson55 years old · 1.73 mProfessor Marston & the Wonder Women#82Patty Jenkins, American directorPatty Jenkins55 years old · 1.70 mWonder Woman#83Judith Ivey, American actressJudith Ivey75 years old · 1.65 mSteaming#84Jennifer Lee, American directorJennifer Lee54 years old · 1.68 mFrozen#85Heather Hemmens, American actressHeather Hemmens38 years old · 1.65 mRoswell, New Mexico#86Lexi Giovagnoli, American actressLexi Giovagnoli35 years old · 1.70 mPride and Prejudice, Cut#87Jennifer Westfeldt, American actressJennifer Westfeldt56 years old · 1.70 mKissing Jessica Stein#88Vivienne Medrano, American directorVivienne Medrano33 years oldHazbin Hotel#89Rosalind Ross, American directorRosalind Ross36 years old · 3 photosFather Stu

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Veteran American Women Directors

Age 60 and older, ranked by popularity.

#1Jodie Foster, American actressJodie Foster63 years old · 1.60 m · 55 photosThe Silence of the Lambs#2Robin Wright, American actressRobin Wright60 years old · 1.68 m · 21 photosClaire Underwood#3Lori Petty, American actressLori Petty63 years old · 1.73 mTank Girl#4Pamela Adlon, American actressPamela Adlon60 years old · 1.51 mBobby Hill in «King of the Hill»#5Cynthia Nixon, American actressCynthia Nixon60 years old · 1.70 mMiranda Hobbes#6Lea Thompson, American actressLea Thompson65 years old · 1.68 mLorraine Baines-McFly#7Dyan Cannon, American actressDyan Cannon89 years old · 1.65 mHeaven Can Wait#8Diane Keaton, American actressDiane Keaton80 years oldAnnie Hall

Tallest American Women Directors

Ranked by height.

#1Lee Grant, American actressLee Grant100 years old · 1.93 mShampoo#2Aisha Tyler, American actressAisha Tyler56 years old · 1.83 mLana Kane#3Lana Wachowski, American directorLana Wachowski61 years old · 1.79 mThe Matrix#4Laura Prepon, American actressLaura Prepon46 years old · 1.78 mThat '70s Show#5Jes Macallan, American actressJes Macallan44 years old · 1.75 mMistresses#6Katie Holmes, American actressKatie Holmes47 years old · 1.75 m · 66 photosJoey Potter in «Dawson's Creek»#7Maggie Gyllenhaal, American actressMaggie Gyllenhaal48 years old · 1.75 m · 50 photosSecretary#8Greta Gerwig, American actressGreta Gerwig43 years old · 1.74 m · 31 photosBarbie

Fun Facts

Tallest and shortest: Lee Grant (1.93 m) and Pamela Adlon (1.51 m).
Youngest and oldest: Molly Gordon (30 years old) and Lee Grant (100 years old).
Next birthday: LaTanya Richardson Jackson, on October 21 (turns 77).
Decade with the most births: the 70 (1970), with 33 people.
In memoriam: 2 of 89 have already passed away; their card shows the age they were (†).

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many American women directors are there on Fametown?

There are currently 89 American women directors with a profile on Fametown, and the list grows every week.

Who is the most famous one on the list?

Jodie Foster is the most popular right now, based on searches and visits to their celebrity profile.

Who is the tallest?

Lee Grant, who stands 1.93 m tall. At the other end is Pamela Adlon, at 1.51 m.

Who is the youngest?

Molly Gordon, born December 6, 1995.

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