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Ida Lupino

Acting

Born February 4, 1918 · Camberwell, London, UK

Died August 3, 1995

Also known as Айда Лупино · Айда Лупіно · Ίντα Λουπίνο

Biography

Ida Lupino was a British-American actress, director, writer, and producer. 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.

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Awards & recognition

  • Saturn AwardBest Supporting Actress · 1976
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Filmography50+ titles

The Twilight Zone

1959as Barbara Jean Trenton

Columbo

1971as Edna Brown

Bewitched

1964Director

My Boys Are Good Boys

1978as Bess Morton

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955Director

The Wild Wild West

1965

Gilligan's Island

1964Director

Bonanza

1959as Annie O'Toole

Forever and a Day

1943as Jenny Jones

The Fugitive

1963Director

Batman

1966as Dr. Cassandra

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957Director

Hollywood Canteen

1944as Self

The Sea Wolf

1941as Ruth Webster

The Rifleman

1958Director

High Sierra

1941as Marie

Barnaby Jones

1973as Kathy Revere

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

Daniel Boone

1964Director

Peter Ibbetson

1935as Agnes

Smart Girl

1935as Pat Reynolds

While the City Sleeps

1956as Mildred Donner

They Drive by Night

1940as Lana Carlsen

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

1939as Ann Brandon

The Hitch-Hiker

1953Director, Screenplay

Four Star Playhouse

1952as Ellen

Not Wanted

1949Director, Producer, Screenplay

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948as Self

Charlie's Angels

1976as Gloria Gibson

The Trouble with Angels

1966Director

Family Affair

1966

Thriller

1960Director

Death Valley Days

1952as Pamela Mann

On Dangerous Ground

1951as Mary Malden

Outrage

1950as Country Dance Attendee (uncredited)

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939as Val Carson

The Virginian

1962as Helen Blaine

The Donna Reed Show

1958Director

The Bigamist

1953as Phyllis Martin

Police Woman

1974

The Strangers in 7A

1972as Iris Sawyer

Private Hell 36

1954as Lilli Marlowe

Out of the Fog

1941as Stella Goodwin

The Ghost Camera

1933as Mary Elton

Never Fear

1950Director, Producer, Screenplay

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943as Self

The Man I Love

1946as Petey Brown

The Big Knife

1955as Marion Castle

Lust for Gold

1949as Julia Thomas

Devotion

1946as Emily Brontë