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Lina Wertmüller

Directing

Born: 1928-08-14
Died: 2021-12-09
From: Rome, Italy
Gender: Female
Popularity: 0.5

Also Known As

George BrownNathan WichGeorge H. BrownArcangela Felice Assunta Wertmüller von Elgg Español von Braueich리나 베르트뮬러

Biography

Lina Wertmüller (14 August 1926 - 9 December 2021) was an Italian film writer and director of aristocratic Swiss descent. In 1976, she became the first woman ever to be nominated for an Academy Award for Directing with the film Seven Beauties. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lina Wertmüller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Awards & Nominations7 won · 2 nominated

🏆 Won

Academy Honorary Award

2020
🏆 Won

Berliner Kunstpreis

1987
🏆 Won

Crystal Award

1985
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Seven Beauties

1977
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Director

Seven Beauties

1977
🏆 Won

David di Donatello Award for Lifetime Achievement

🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

🏆 Won

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

🏆 Won

Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

Acting28 titles

Noi c'eravamo
10.0
Movie

Noi c'eravamo

2011Documentary
Ennio
8.3
Movie

Ennio

2022Documentary
Thus Spoke De Crescenzo
7.5
Movie

Thus Spoke De Crescenzo

2017Documentary
Ciao, Federico!
7.2
Movie

Ciao, Federico!

1970Documentary
Searching for Mr. Rugoff
7.0
Movie

Searching for Mr. Rugoff

2019Documentary
How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio
6.8
Movie

How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio

2004Documentary
Noi ce la siamo cavata
6.6
Movie

Noi ce la siamo cavata

2023Documentary
A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rota
6.5
Movie

A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rota

1994Documentary
Nino Rota: Between Cinema and Concert
6.5
Movie

Nino Rota: Between Cinema and Concert

1993Documentary
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
6.5
Movie

L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo

2010Documentary
The Last Sequence
6.3
Movie

The Last Sequence

2003Documentary
Behind the White Glasses
6.3
Movie

Behind the White Glasses

2015Documentary
Vittorio D.
6.3
Movie

Vittorio D.

2009Documentary
Fellinopolis
6.2
Movie

Fellinopolis

2021Documentary
Welcome Mr. President!
6.2
Movie

Welcome Mr. President!

2013Comedy
Sophia: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
6.0
Movie

Sophia: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

2007Documentary
Marcello, una vita dolce
5.2
Movie

Marcello, una vita dolce

2006Documentary
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
5.2
Movie

Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life

2017Documentary
The Magic of Fellini
3.5
Movie

The Magic of Fellini

2002Documentary
Opera Prima
0
Movie

Opera Prima

2021Documentary
Cinema Italiano: Moments of Truth
0
Movie

Cinema Italiano: Moments of Truth

2014Documentary
Roma Kaputt Mundi
0
Movie

Roma Kaputt Mundi

2018Documentary
Women Directors
0
Movie

Women Directors

2014Documentary
Sergio Corbucci: The Smiling Man
0
Movie

Sergio Corbucci: The Smiling Man

2015Documentary
Grazie Lina
0
Movie

Grazie Lina

2024Documentary
Come diventai Alida Valli
0
Movie

Come diventai Alida Valli

2008Documentary
Tutte le storie di Piera
0
Movie

Tutte le storie di Piera

2014Documentary
Lina Wertmüller
0
Movie

Lina Wertmüller

2010Drama

Directing31 titles

Gian Burrasca's Diary
8.3
Series

Gian Burrasca's Diary

1964-1965Comedy
Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers
8.0
Movie

Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers

2006Drama
È una domenica sera di novembre
8.0
Movie

È una domenica sera di novembre

1981Documentary
Love and Anarchy
7.7
Movie

Love and Anarchy

1973Romance
The Basilisks
7.6
Movie

The Basilisks

1963Drama
Francesca and Nunziata
7.6
Movie

Francesca and Nunziata

2003Drama
Seven Beauties
7.5
Movie

Seven Beauties

1975Comedy
Saturday, Sunday and Monday
7.4
Movie

Saturday, Sunday and Monday

1990Comedy
Swept Away
7.4
Movie

Swept Away

1974Comedy
Ciao, Professore!
7.2
Movie

Ciao, Professore!

1992Comedy
The Seduction of Mimi
7.1
Movie

The Seduction of Mimi

1972Comedy
Naples Sings
7.0
Movie

Naples Sings

1953Drama
On a Moonlit Night
6.7
Movie

On a Moonlit Night

1989Drama
Blood Feud
6.6
Movie

Blood Feud

1978Drama
All Screwed Up
6.5
Movie

All Screwed Up

1974Drama
Ferdinando and Carolina
6.4
Movie

Ferdinando and Carolina

1999Romance
Damn Poverty!
6.4
Movie

Damn Poverty!

2009Comedy
The Belle Starr Story
6.3
Movie

The Belle Starr Story

1968Action
To Save Nine
6.3
Movie

To Save Nine

1989Drama
Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)
6.0
Movie

Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)

1986Thriller
Rita the Mosquito
5.8
Movie

Rita the Mosquito

1966Drama
Let's Talk About Men
5.7
Movie

Let's Talk About Men

1965Comedy
12 Directors for 12 Cities
5.6
Movie

12 Directors for 12 Cities

1989Documentary
Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil
5.4
Movie

Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil

1986Comedy
A Night Full of Rain
5.3
Movie

A Night Full of Rain

1978Drama
The Nymph
5.3
Movie

The Nymph

1996Romance
The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics
5.1
Movie

The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics

1996Comedy
Don't Sting the Mosquito
5.1
Movie

Don't Sting the Mosquito

1967Comedy
A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Street Bandit
4.8
Movie

A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Street Bandit

1983Comedy
Sotto Sotto
3.9
Movie

Sotto Sotto

1984Comedy
Roma, Napoli, Venezia... in un crescendo rossiniano
0
Movie

Roma, Napoli, Venezia... in un crescendo rossiniano

2014Documentary

Writing35 titles

Gian Burrasca's Diary
8.3
Series

Gian Burrasca's Diary

1964-1965Comedy
Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers
8.0
Movie

Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers

2006Drama
Nessuno deve sapere
8.0
Movie

Nessuno deve sapere

1973Drama
Love and Anarchy
7.7
Movie

Love and Anarchy

1973Romance
The Basilisks
7.6
Movie

The Basilisks

1963Drama
Seven Beauties
7.5
Movie

Seven Beauties

1975Comedy
Swept Away
7.4
Movie

Swept Away

1974Comedy
Saturday, Sunday and Monday
7.4
Movie

Saturday, Sunday and Monday

1990Comedy
Ciao, Professore!
7.2
Movie

Ciao, Professore!

1992Comedy
The Seduction of Mimi
7.1
Movie

The Seduction of Mimi

1972Comedy
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
7.0
Movie

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

1972Drama
Dear Parents
7.0
Movie

Dear Parents

1973Drama
On a Moonlit Night
6.7
Movie

On a Moonlit Night

1989Drama
Blood Feud
6.6
Movie

Blood Feud

1978Drama
All Screwed Up
6.5
Movie

All Screwed Up

1974Drama
Damn Poverty!
6.4
Movie

Damn Poverty!

2009Comedy
Ferdinando and Carolina
6.4
Movie

Ferdinando and Carolina

1999Romance
The Belle Starr Story
6.3
Movie

The Belle Starr Story

1968Action
To Save Nine
6.3
Movie

To Save Nine

1989Drama
Which Way Is Up?
6.1
Movie

Which Way Is Up?

1977Comedy
Violent City
6.0
Movie

Violent City

1970Action
Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)
6.0
Movie

Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)

1986Thriller
Rita the Mosquito
5.8
Movie

Rita the Mosquito

1966Drama
Let's Talk About Men
5.7
Movie

Let's Talk About Men

1965Comedy
Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil
5.4
Movie

Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil

1986Comedy
A Night Full of Rain
5.3
Movie

A Night Full of Rain

1978Drama
The Nymph
5.3
Movie

The Nymph

1996Romance
The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics
5.1
Movie

The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics

1996Comedy
Don't Sting the Mosquito
5.1
Movie

Don't Sting the Mosquito

1967Comedy
A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Street Bandit
4.8
Movie

A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Street Bandit

1983Comedy
Swept Away
4.7
Movie

Swept Away

2002Comedy
When Women Had Tails
4.3
Movie

When Women Had Tails

1970Comedy
Sotto Sotto
3.9
Movie

Sotto Sotto

1984Comedy
When Women Lost Their Tails
3.8
Movie

When Women Lost Their Tails

1972Comedy
Roma, Napoli, Venezia... in un crescendo rossiniano
0
Movie

Roma, Napoli, Venezia... in un crescendo rossiniano

2014Documentary

Production1 title

Seven Beauties
7.5
Movie

Seven Beauties

1975Comedy

Sound1 title

Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil
5.4
Movie

Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil

1986Comedy