KnowraWomen film directorsLinked fromLinked fromThe 5 pages that link to Women film directors, each with the reason it gives.All 5Narrower topic 5Dorothy ArznerNarrower topic: Arzner’s studio career became a reference point in histories of women directing.Mabel NormandNarrower topic: Normand directed films during an era when women had greater access to directing than later Hollywood offered.Penny MarshallNarrower topic: Marshall became a prominent example of a woman directing major studio features.Ida LupinoNarrower topic: Her sustained Hollywood directing career made her a prominent precedent for later women filmmakers.Xu JingleiNarrower topic: Her dual career makes her a visible example of women directing commercial cinema.