Lina Wertmüller
Lina Wertmüller | |
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Wertmüller in 2000 | |
| Born | Arcangela Felice Assunta Wertmüller 14 August 1928 |
| Died | 9 December 2021 (aged 93) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1963–2021 |
| Spouse |
Enrico Job
(m. 1965; died 2008) |
| Children | 1 |
Arcangela Felice Assunta "Lina" Wertmüller OMRI (Italian: [ˈliːna vertˈmyller] ⓘ; 14 August 1928 – 9 December 2021) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. She is best known for her 1970s art house films Seven Beauties, The Seduction of Mimi, Love and Anarchy, and Swept Away.
Wertmüller was the first female director to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director. She won many awards, including an Academy Honorary Award, as well as a David di Donatello Career Achievement Award, and was nominated for many others, including a Golden Globe Award, two Academy Awards, and two Palme d'Or awards.