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Lina Wertmüller is an Italian screenwriter and film director. She was the first woman nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for Seven Beauties in 1977. She is also known for her films The Seduction of Mimi, Love and Anarchy and Swept Away. In 2019, Wertmüller was announced as one of the four recipients of the Academy Honorary Award for her career.
Birth Name
Arcangela Felice Assunta Job Wertmüller von Elgg Espanol von Brauchich
Born
Tuesday, 14 August 1928
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Noi ce la siamo cavata | Sé stessa | 2023 |
| Ennio | Self | 2022 |
| Fellinopolis | Self - Interviewee / Self - Filmmaker | 2021 |
| John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs | Self | 2017 |
| Water and Sugar | Self | 2016 |
| Tutte le storie di Piera | Self | 2014 |
| Registe | Self / Lina Wertmüller | 2014 |
| Welcome Mr. President | Potere Forte | 2013 |
| L'uomo dalla bocca storta | Self | 2009 |
| Vittorio D. | Self | 2009 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Noi ce la siamo cavata | Sé stessa | 2023 |
| Ennio | Self | 2022 |
| Fellinopolis | Self - Interviewee / Self - Filmmaker | 2021 |
| John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs | Self | 2017 |
| Water and Sugar | Self | 2016 |
| Tutte le storie di Piera | Self | 2014 |
| Registe | Self / Lina Wertmüller | 2014 |
| Welcome Mr. President | Potere Forte | 2013 |
| L'uomo dalla bocca storta | Self | 2009 |
| Vittorio D. | Self | 2009 |
| Isa 9000 | Self | 2008 |
| The Magic of Fellini | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2002 |
| Zwischen Kino und Konzert - Der Komponist Nino Rota | Self | 1993 |
| Ciao, Federico! | Narrator (voice) | 1970 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Seven Beauties | 1975 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1977 | Oscar | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1977 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Nominated |
