Actresses Who Have Tried Their Hand at Directing

By: Ally the Manic Listmak​er

[Jodie Foster on the set of The Beaver ]

I have also launched a Kickstarter project to bring awareness about female film directors who worked during the silent film period. It lasts until February 28th, 2013.
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Asia Argento ( Auteurs )

Anne Bancroft ( Auteurs )

Drew Barrymore ( Auteurs )

Sandrine Bonnaire ( Auteurs )

Julie Delpy ( Auteurs )

Kirsten Dunst

Vera Farmiga ( Auteurs )

Sally Field ( Auteurs )

Jodie Foster ( Auteurs )

Nicole Garcia ( Auteurs )

Lillian Gish ( Auteurs )

Anne Heche ( Auteurs )

Krystyna Janda ( Auteurs )

Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Angelina Jolie (Auteurs )

Diane Keaton ( Auteurs )

Ida Lupino ( Auteurs )

Jeanne Moreau ( Auteurs )

Yolande Moreau ( Auteurs )

Samantha Morton ( Auteurs )

Sarah Polley ( Auteurs )

Hanna Schygulla ( Auteurs )

Adrienne Shelly ( Auteurs )

Liv Ullmann ( Auteurs )

Note: If you’re interested, here is a list of more films directed by women.

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• 01
  Whip It
  Drew Barrymore
• 02
  The Prisoner of Second Avenue
  Melvin Frank
• 03
  Fatso
  Anne Bancroft
• 04
  Her Name is Sabine
  Sandrine Bonnaire
• 05
  The Countess
  Julie Delpy
• 06
  2 Days in Paris
  Julie Delpy
• 07
  2 Days in New York
  Julie Delpy
• 08
  Skylab
  Julie Delpy
• 09
  Higher Ground
  Vera Farmiga
• 10
  Home for the Holidays
  Jodie Foster
• 11
  Little Man Tate
  Jodie Foster
• 12
  The Beaver
  Jodie Foster
• 13
  Five Corners
  Jodie Foster
• 14
  Unstrung Heroes
  Diane Keaton
• 15
  On Dangerous Ground
  Nicholas Ray
• 16
  The Bigamist
  Ida Lupino
• 17
  The Hitch-Hiker
  Ida Lupino
• 18
  Outrage
  Ida Lupino
• 19
  The Trouble with Angels
  Ida Lupino
• 20
  Hard, Fast and Beautiful
  Ida Lupino
• 21
  Not Wanted
  Elmer Clifton
• 22
  The Young Lovers
  Ida Lupino
• 23
  The Adolescent
  Jeanne Moreau
• 24
  Lumière
  Jeanne Moreau
• 25
  When the Sea Rises
  Yolande Moreau
• 26
  The Unloved
  Samantha Morton
• 27
  Away from Her
  Sarah Polley
• 28
  I Shout Love
  Sarah Polley
• 29
  Take This Waltz
  Sarah Polley
• 30
  Hanna Hannah
  Hanna Schygulla
• 31
  Alicia Bustamante
  Hanna Schygulla
• 32
  Me and My Double
  Hanna Schygulla
• 33
  Lucero
  Hanna Schygulla
• 34
  Prayer
  Hanna Schygulla
• 35
  Dream-Records
  Hanna Schygulla
• 36
  Waitress
  Adrienne Shelly
• 37
  Sudden Manhattan
  Adrienne Shelly
• 38
  I'll Take You There
  Adrienne Shelly
• 39
  Sofie
  Liv Ullmann
• 40
  Kristin Lavransdatter
  Liv Ullmann
• 41
  Private Confessions
  Liv Ullmann
• 42
  Faithless
  Liv Ullmann
• 43
  Lumière and Company
  Theodoros Angelopoulos
• 44
  The Adversary
  Nicole Garcia
• 45
  Place Vendôme
  Nicole Garcia
• 46
  A View of Love
  Nicole Garcia
• 47
  Charlie Says
  Nicole Garcia
• 48
  The Favorite Son
  Nicole Garcia
• 49
  Every Other Weekend
  Nicole Garcia
• 50
  Hanging Up
  Diane Keaton
• 51
  Heaven
  Diane Keaton
• 52
  Abel/Asia
  Asia Argento
• 53
  Scarlet Diva
  Asia Argento
• 54
  The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things
  Asia Argento
• 55
  In the Land of Blood and Honey
  Angelina Jolie
• 56
  Beautiful
  Sally Field
• 57
  Bastard
  Kirsten Dunst
• 58
  Welcome
  Kirsten Dunst
• 59
  Maddened by His Absence
  Sandrine Bonnaire