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Lina Wertmüller
Italian director and screenwriter (1928–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arcangela Felice Assunta Wertmüller OMRI (14 August 1928 – 9 December 2021), known as Lina Wertmüller (Italian: [ˈliːna vertˈmyller]), was an Italian film director and screenwriter.[1][2][3] She is best known for her 1970s art house films Seven Beauties,[4][5] The Seduction of Mimi,[6] Love and Anarchy, and Swept Away.
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Wertmüller was the first female director to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director.[7][8] She won many awards, including an Academy Honorary Award,[7][9][10] as well as a David di Donatello Career Achievement Award,[11] and was nominated for many others, including a Golden Globe Award,[12] two Academy Awards,[7] and two Palme d'Or awards.[1]