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Famous Female Directors

161 female directors with biographies, photos and facts

Updated on October 14, 2026

On Fametown we have 161 female directors with their own profiles: biography, filmography, height, zodiac sign and photo gallery. The most popular right now are Katheryn Winnick, Jodie Foster and Angelina Jolie. Their average height is 1.68 m. The youngest is Molly Gordon, at 30 years old.

161on the list
2.03 mthe tallestEve Best
53 yearsaverage age
84photos of the most photographedBrie Larson
Ariesmost common sign16 people

Most Popular

#1Katheryn Winnick, Canadian actressKatheryn Winnick48 years old · 1.68 m · 39 photosLagertha#2Jodie Foster, American actressJodie Foster63 years old · 1.60 m · 55 photosThe Silence of the Lambs#3Angelina Jolie, American actressAngelina Jolie51 years old · 1.69 m · 63 photosUNHCR Goodwill Ambassador#4Katie Maguire, American actressKatie Maguire1.65 mTerrifier#5Nava Mau, Mexican actressNava Mau34 years oldBaby Reindeer#6Jennifer Morrison, American actressJennifer Morrison47 years old · 1.69 m · 32 photosHouse M.D.#7Elizabeth Banks, American actressElizabeth Banks52 years old · 1.64 m · 35 photosEffie Trinket#8Saba Hameed, Pakistani actressSaba Hameed69 years old · 1.68 mFamily Front#9Chloë Sevigny, American actressChloë Sevigny51 years old · 1.73 mBoys Don't Cry#10Karen Gillan, British actressKaren Gillan38 years old · 1.80 m · 64 photosAmy Pond#11Angela White, Australian actressAngela WhiteAVN Female Performer of the Year (three consecutive times)#12Brie Larson, American actressBrie Larson37 years old · 1.70 m · 84 photosRoom#13Kerry Washington, American actressKerry Washington49 years old · 1.63 m · 59 photosScandal#14Olivia Wilde, American actressOlivia Wilde42 years old · 1.70 m · 38 photos#15Ali Liebert, Canadian actressAli Liebert45 years old · 15 photosBomb Girls#16Rebecca Hall, British actressRebecca Hall44 years old · 1.75 m · 34 photosVicky Cristina Barcelona#17Mélanie Laurent, French actressMélanie Laurent43 years old · 1.57 m · 40 photosInglourious Basterds#18Sarah Paulson, American actressSarah Paulson51 years old · 1.68 m · 15 photosAmerican Horror Story#19Melissa Joan Hart, American actressMelissa Joan Hart50 years old · 1.57 m · 43 photosSabrina, the Teenage Witch#20Robin Wright, American actressRobin Wright60 years old · 1.68 m · 21 photosClaire Underwood#21Maria Sten, Danish actressMaria Sten36 years old · 1.78 mReacher#22Emmy Rossum, American actressEmmy Rossum40 years old · 1.73 mShameless#23Sarah Polley, Canadian actressSarah Polley47 years old · 1.55 mWomen Talking#24Mädchen Amick, American actressMädchen Amick55 years old · 1.68 mShelly Johnson#25Lori Petty, American actressLori Petty63 years old · 1.73 mTank Girl#26Eva Longoria, American actressEva Longoria51 years old · 1.57 m · 80 photosDesperate Housewives#27Pamela Adlon, American actressPamela Adlon60 years old · 1.51 mBobby Hill in «King of the Hill»#28Greta Gerwig, American actressGreta Gerwig43 years old · 1.74 m · 31 photosBarbie#29Brittany Snow, American actressBrittany Snow40 years old · 1.63 m · 43 photosPitch Perfect (saga)#30Bryce Dallas Howard, American actressBryce Dallas Howard45 years old · 1.70 m · 21 photos«Jurassic World» (franchise)#31Lina Esco, American actressLina Esco41 years old · 1.70 m · 13 photosS.W.A.T.#32Cynthia Nixon, American actressCynthia Nixon60 years old · 1.70 mMiranda Hobbes#33Lea Thompson, American actressLea Thompson65 years old · 1.68 mLorraine Baines-McFly#34Megan Park, Canadian actressMegan Park40 years old · 1.63 m · 9 photosThe Fallout#35Dyan Cannon, American actressDyan Cannon89 years old · 1.65 mHeaven Can Wait#36Diane Keaton, American actressDiane Keaton80 years oldAnnie Hall#37Melissa Fumero, American actressMelissa Fumero44 years old · 1.66 m · 13 photosAmy Santiago#38America Ferrera, American actressAmerica Ferrera42 years old · 1.55 m · 16 photosUgly Betty#39Julie Delpy, French actressJulie Delpy56 years old · 1.69 mBefore Sunrise#40Amy Poehler, American actressAmy Poehler55 years old · 1.57 m · 32 photosParks and Recreation#41Sara Gilbert, American actressSara Gilbert51 years old · 1.60 mDarlene Conner#42Molly Gordon, American actressMolly Gordon30 years old · 1.63 m · 51 photosThe Bear#43Valeria Golino, Italian actressValeria Golino59 years old · 1.66 mRain Man#44Mozhan Marnò, Iranian actressMozhan Marnò46 years old · 1.77 mThe Blacklist#45Natasha Lyonne, American actressNatasha Lyonne47 years old · 1.56 mRussian Doll#46Katie Aselton, American actressKatie Aselton48 years old · 1.70 m · 28 photosThe League#47Rhea Seehorn, American actressRhea Seehorn54 years old · 1.64 m · 43 photosBetter Call Saul#48Karoline Herfurth, German actressKaroline Herfurth42 years old · 1.64 mPerfume: The Story of a Murderer#49Mika Boorem, American actressMika Boorem39 years oldThe Patriot#50Helen Hunt, American actressHelen Hunt63 years old · 1.70 mAs Good as It Gets#51Alison Eastwood, American actressAlison Eastwood54 years old · 1.73 mThe Mule#52Liv Ullmann, Norwegian actressLiv Ullmann87 years old · 1.70 mPersona#53Laura Prepon, American actressLaura Prepon46 years old · 1.78 mThat '70s Show#54S.J. Clarkson, British directorS.J. ClarksonMadame Web#55Danielle Savre, American actressDanielle Savre38 years old · 1.67 m · 31 photosMaya Bishop#56Emerald Fennell, British actressEmerald Fennell41 years oldPromising Young Woman#57Lake Bell, American actressLake Bell47 years old · 1.73 m · 42 photosIn a World…#58Mary Stuart Masterson, American actressMary Stuart Masterson60 years oldFried Green Tomatoes#59Kelly Overton, American actressKelly Overton48 years old · 1.70 m · 14 photosVan Helsing#60Megan Follows, Canadian actressMegan Follows58 years old · 1.59 mAnne of Green Gables#61Laetitia Casta, French actressLaetitia Casta48 years old · 1.69 m · 35 photosSupermodel of the 90s#62Susan Oliver, American actressSusan Oliver† 58 years old · 1.65 mVina in «Star Trek: The Original Series»#63Charlotte Le Bon, Canadian actressCharlotte Le Bon40 years old · 1.73 m · 21 photos"Miss Météo" on Le Grand Journal#64Rachel Ward, British actressRachel Ward69 years old · 1.75 mThe Thorn Birds#65Lee Grant, American actressLee Grant100 years old · 1.93 mShampoo#66Rachel House, New Zealand actressRachel House54 years oldMoana#67Lana Wachowski, American directorLana Wachowski61 years old · 1.79 mThe Matrix#68Jennifer Esposito, American actressJennifer Esposito53 years old · 1.68 mCrash#69Annabelle Dexter-Jones, British actressAnnabelle Dexter-Jones39 years old · 1.75 m · 17 photosNaomi Pierce#70Kayla Compton, American actressKayla Compton36 years old · 1.57 m · 8 photosThe Flash#71Brooklyn Sudano, American actressBrooklyn Sudano45 years old · 1.68 mMi esposa y mis hijos#72Sophie Marceau, French actressSophie Marceau59 years old · 1.72 mLa Boum#73Helen Shaver, Canadian actressHelen Shaver75 years old · 1.70 mDesert Hearts#74Paz Vega, Spanish actressPaz Vega50 years old · 1.69 mSex and Lucía#75Carrie Preston, American actressCarrie Preston59 years old · 1.63 mElsbeth Tascioni#76Robin Givens, American actressRobin Givens61 years old · 1.65 mHead of the Class#77Hiam Abbass, French actressHiam Abbass65 years old · 1.67 mSuccession#78Amanda Tapping, Canadian actressAmanda Tapping61 years old · 1.75 mSamantha Carter#79Noémie Merlant, French actressNoémie Merlant37 years old · 1.76 mPortrait of a Lady on Fire#80Dani Kind, Canadian actressDani Kind46 years old · 1.68 m · 7 photosWorkin' Moms#81Clea DuVall, American actressClea DuVall49 years oldBut I'm a Cheerleader#82Margaret Hamilton, American directorMargaret Hamilton† 82 years oldFlight software for the Apollo program#83Pernilla August, Swedish actressPernilla August68 years old · 1.73 mShmi Skywalker#84Ida Lupino, British actressIda Lupino† 77 years old · 1.63 mThe Hitch-Hiker#85Gupse Özay, Turkish actressGupse Özay42 years old · 1.71 mEltilerin Savaşı#86Fanny Ardant, French actressFanny Ardant77 years old · 1.74 mLa Femme d'à côté#87Maria de Medeiros, Portuguese actressMaria de Medeiros61 years old · 3 photosFabienne in "Pulp Fiction"#88Shu Qi, Taiwanese actressShu Qi50 years old · 1.68 mThe Assassin#89Dana Vávrová, Czech actressDana Vávrovᆠ41 years old · 1.70 mHerbstmilch#90Leslie Hope, Canadian actressLeslie Hope61 years old · 1.71 m24#91Nathalie Boltt, South African actressNathalie Boltt53 years old · 1.65 mRiverdale#92Kyra Sedgwick, American actressKyra Sedgwick61 years old · 1.65 mThe Closer#93Jessica Hynes, British actressJessica Hynes53 years old · 1.68 mSpaced#94Nathalie Delon, French actressNathalie Delon† 79 years old · 1.65 mLe Samouraï#95Jes Macallan, American actressJes Macallan44 years old · 1.75 mMistresses#96Koo Hye-sun, South Korean actressKoo Hye-sun41 years old · 1.63 mBoys Over Flowers

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Veteran Female Directors

Age 60 and older, ranked by popularity.

#1Jodie Foster, American actressJodie Foster63 years old · 1.60 m · 55 photosThe Silence of the Lambs#2Saba Hameed, Pakistani actressSaba Hameed69 years old · 1.68 mFamily Front#3Robin Wright, American actressRobin Wright60 years old · 1.68 m · 21 photosClaire Underwood#4Lori Petty, American actressLori Petty63 years old · 1.73 mTank Girl#5Pamela Adlon, American actressPamela Adlon60 years old · 1.51 mBobby Hill in «King of the Hill»#6Cynthia Nixon, American actressCynthia Nixon60 years old · 1.70 mMiranda Hobbes#7Lea Thompson, American actressLea Thompson65 years old · 1.68 mLorraine Baines-McFly#8Dyan Cannon, American actressDyan Cannon89 years old · 1.65 mHeaven Can Wait

Tallest Female Directors

Ranked by height.

#1Eve Best, British actressEve Best55 years old · 2.03 mHouse of the Dragon#2Lee Grant, American actressLee Grant100 years old · 1.93 mShampoo#3Aisha Tyler, American actressAisha Tyler56 years old · 1.83 mLana Kane#4Karen Gillan, British actressKaren Gillan38 years old · 1.80 m · 64 photosAmy Pond#5Lana Wachowski, American directorLana Wachowski61 years old · 1.79 mThe Matrix#6Maria Sten, Danish actressMaria Sten36 years old · 1.78 mReacher#7Laura Prepon, American actressLaura Prepon46 years old · 1.78 mThat '70s Show#8Mozhan Marnò, Iranian actressMozhan Marnò46 years old · 1.77 mThe Blacklist

Fun Facts

Tallest and shortest: Eve Best (2.03 m) and Pamela Adlon (1.51 m).
Youngest and oldest: Molly Gordon (30 years old) and Lee Grant (100 years old).
Next birthday: Lori Petty, today! (turns 63).
Decade with the most births: the 70 (1970), with 54 people.
Top contributing countries: United States (88), Canada (16), United Kingdom (14), France (8).
In memoriam: 6 of 161 have already passed away; their card shows the age they were (†).

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many female directors are there on Fametown?

We currently have 161 female directors with profiles on Fametown, and the list grows every week.

Who is the most famous one on the list?

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

Who is the tallest?

Eve Best, who stands 2.03 m tall. At the other end is Pamela Adlon, at 1.51 m.

Who is the youngest?

Molly Gordon, born December 6, 1995.

By Country

American Female Directors89Canadian Female Directors18British Female Directors12French Female Directors11

Other Professions

Famous Actresses3575Famous Singers497Famous Models398Famous Voice Actresses150Famous Production Companies131Female comedians123Famous Female Writers106Famous Dancers70Famous Screenwriters67Famous TV hosts66Famous Musicians65Famous Businesswomen30Famous Female Athletes20Female influencers14

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