Although she did not pick up a camera until she was thirty-two, Ava DuVernay has made history as a writer, director, and producer. She was the first African American woman to win Best Director at the Sundance Film Festival, be nominated for a Best Director Golden Globe, direct a film nominated for a Best Picture Oscar, and direct a film with a budget over $100 million.
Mexican playwright, director and screenwriter
Mexican writer, playwright and stage director.
She was a pioneer of the French and American film industries during the silent era and the first woman to have a career as a director, yet her work and career have largely been overlooked throughout history.
Irish performer and stage school founder
New Zealand theatre director, speech and drama teacher
Irish actor and theatre director
Irish campaigning journalist and documentary maker
Opera singer and arts activist in 1900s Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C.
Canadian explorer, author, filmmaker, travel lecturer, editor, screenwriter, and radio performer. She was also fluent in 11 languages.