Which female film director's career spanned more than one film era, Dorothy Arzner or Gurinder Chadha?
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Dorothy Arzner Dorothy Emma Arzner (January 3, 1897 – October 1, 1979) was an American film director whose career in feature films spanned from the silent era of the late 1920s into the early 1940s. In fact, Dorothy Arzner was the only female director working in the 1930s in the United States. She was one of the very few women who established a name for herself as a director in the American film industry during this time.
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Gurinder Chadha Gurinder Chadha, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (born 10 January 1960) is an English film director of Kenyan Asian origin. Most of her films explore the lives of Indians living in England. This common theme among her work showcases the trials of Indian women living in England and how they must reconcile their converging traditional and modern cultures. Although many of her films seem like simple quirky comedies about Indian women, they actually address many social and emotional issues, especially ones faced by immigrants caught between two worlds.
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Dorothy Green (actress) Dorothy Green (born Dorothy Jeanette Hufford; January 12, 1920 — May 8, 2008) was an American stage, film, and television actress. Her career spanned more than four decades, with her work principally being in supporting roles on many popular television series from the early 1950s into the 1980s.
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Zaheen Tahira Zaheen Tahira is a Pakistani film and television actress, producer and director. She has also worked in Radio Pakistan and on stage. She is considered to be the most senior and veteran actress in Pakistan Television History. She dominated the TV Screens in Late 60's, 70's and 80's by portraying strong characters mainly from PTV Karachi centre. She has appeared in over 700 drama serials in lead and supporting roles. She also produced and directed a few television series. Currently she appears in plays mostly on private channels. She played the lead role in Pakistan's record breaking serial Khuda Ki Basti by Shaukat Siddiqui. In 2012, she received the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz in recognition of her work in the Pakistani entertainment industry.
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Dorothy Fay Dorothy Fay (April 4, 1915 – November 5, 2003) was an American actress.
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Dorothy Hafner Dorothy Hafner (born 1952) is an American ceramist and glass artist.
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Dorothy Dean Dorothy Dean (December 22, 1932 – February 13, 1987) was an African American socialite, connected to Andy Warhol's The Factory—for which she appeared in the films "Batman Dracula" (1964), "Space" (1965), "My Hustler" (1965), "Afternoon" (1965), and "Chelsea Girls" (1966)—and Max's Kansas City, where she worked as door person. She also appeared in the documentary film "Superartist" (1967) about Warhol and his films.
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Natir Puja Natir Puja ("The dancing girl's worship", 1932) is the only film where Rabindranath Tagore is credited as director. This film is a recording of Tagore's 1926 stage dance-drama.
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Chili Bouchier Dorothy "Chili" Irene Bouchier (12 September 1909 – 9 September 1999) was an English film actress who achieved success during the silent film era, and went on to many screen appearances with the advent of sound films, before progressing to theatre later in her career.
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Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal (née Achs; born March 4, 1946) is an American screenwriter and director.
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Dorothy Farnum Dorothy Farnum (10 June 1900 – 27 January 1970) was an American screenwriter noted for her work at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during the Silent era and later in Britain during the 1930s. She was five feet and four inches tall and was an intelligent and beautiful actress who wanted to become a writer. Dorothy married Maurice Barber, the general manager of the Cinema Finance Company in 1923.
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Ankur (film) Ankur (Hindi: अंकुर, Urdu: اَنکُر, translation: "The Seedling") is an Indian colour film of 1974. It was the first feature film directed by Shyam Benegal and the debut of Indian actors Ananth Nag and Shabana Azmi. Ananth Nag was introduced in Ankur by Shyam Benegal after his higher education in Mumbai. The film was shot in Hyderabad. Though Shabana Azmi had acted in other films as well, "Ankur" was her first release.Shabana Azmi interview </ref>
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Daughters of Today Daughters of Today was a 1928 silent film from Lahore, in present-day Pakistan (then British India). It was produced by G.K Mehta and directed by Shankradev Arya.
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Dorothea Neumann Dorothea Neumann, sometimes referred to as Dorothy Neumann or Dorothy Newman was an American character actress. Her career spanned six decades and encompassed television, film and theatre work.
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Two Women (1999 film) Two Women (Do zan) is a 1999 Iranian motion picture written and directed by Tahmineh Milani.
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İki Genç Kız İki Genç Kız (The international working title is 2 Girls) is a Golden Orange awarded 2005 Turkish film by Kutluğ Ataman, produced by Gulen Guler Hurley, starring Feride Çetin, Vildan Atasever and Hülya Avşar. The book is based on Perihan Mağden's novel "İki Genç Kızın Romanı" (translated into English as "2 Girls"), and it follows the novel's plot closely although it diverges from it at some points.
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Lillian Gish Lillian Diana Gish (October 14, 1893 February 27, 1993) was an American actress of the screen and stage, as well as a director and writer. Her film acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912, in silent film shorts, to 1987. Gish was called the First Lady of American Cinema, and she is credited with pioneering fundamental film performing techniques.
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Ishrat Afreen Ishrat Afreen (Urdu: عشرت آفرین; Hindi: इशऱत आफरीन; alternative spelling: Ishrat Aafreen; born 25 December 1956) is an Urdu poet and women's rights activist named one of the five most influential and trend-setting female voices in Urdu Literature. Her works have been translated in many languages including English, Japanese, Sanskrit and Hindi. The renowned ghazal singers Jagjit Singh & Chitra Singh also performed her poetry in their anthology, "Beyond Time" (1987). Famed actor Zia Mohyeddin also recites her nazms in his 17th and 20th volumes as well as his ongoing concerts.
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Dahleez Dahleez is a 1986 Indian Bollywood film directed by Ravi Chopra and produced by B. R. Chopra. It stars Meenakshi Sheshadri, Jackie Shroff and Raj Babbar in lead roles along with Smita Patil, Aruna Irani, Zarina Wahab and Shafi Inamdar in supporting roles. It is loosely based on 1979's movie Hanover Street. The film received immense critical acclaim upon its release.
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Rachel Holzer Rachel Holzer (1899–1998) was an internationally acclaimed Australian Jewish theatre actress and director.
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Gul Khan (producer) 'Gul Khan' (born March 5, 1973) is an Indian producer, writer and director of television shows. She is the producer of popular television shows "Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? (2011 TV series)" and "Ishqbaaaz". She is co-creative head and co-producer of 4 Lions Films.
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Nida Blanca Dorothy Acueza Jones (January 6, 1936 – November 7, 2001) popularly known by her stage name Nida Blanca, was a Filipina actress. She starred in over 163 movies and 14 television shows and received over 16 awards for movies and six awards for television during her 50-year film career. She was named one of 15 Best Actresses of all Time by "YES!" magazine.