Ida Lupino

✶February 4, 1918

†August 3, 1995

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Ida Lupino was a British and American actress and filmmaker. Throughout her 48-year career, she appeared in 59 films and directed eight, working primarily in the United States, where she became a citizen in 1948. She is widely regarded as the most prominent female filmmaker working in the 1950s during the Hollywood studio system. With her independent production company, she co-wrote and co-produced several social-message films and became the first woman to direct a film noir, The Hitch-Hiker, in 1953.

British actress and filmmaker (1918–1995)

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