List of women in films

Thousands of women have worked in the film industry since the beginning of film.
Actresses
Three of the first female trained actors had roles in the movie The Execution of Mary Stuart, however, their names are unknown. Florence Lawrence is known as the first movie star. Other popular movie actresses include:
* Aishwarya Rai
* Anjelica Huston
* Angelina Jolie
* Anna Akana
* Jessica Steinhauser
* Beyoncé
* Cameron Diaz
* Catherine Zeta-Jones
* Chiaki Kuriyama
* Deborah Ann Woll
* Drew Barrymore
* Diana Hayden
* Diana Lee Inosanto
* Demi Moore
* Elisabeth Shue
* Emma Watson
* Eva Mendes
* Felicia Tang
* Gabrielle Union
* Halle Berry
* Helena Bonham Carter
* Izabella Scorupco
* Isla Fisher
* Jennifer Garner
* Jessica Alba
* Jada Pinkett Smith
* Jodie Foster
* Judi Dench
* Julianne Moore
* Keira Knightley
* Kelly Rowland
* Kristin Bauer van Straten
* Lara Dutta
* Lina Leandersson
* Lucy Liu
* Marcia Cross
* Marion Cotillard
* Meryl Streep
* Mila Kunis
* Milla Jovovich
* Michelle Rodriguez
* Nicole Kidman
* Oprah Winfrey
* Paula Patton
* Penélope Cruz
* Queen Latifah
* Rachel Weisz
* Regina King
* Rene Russo
* Ruan Lingyu
* Salma Hayek
* Sandra Bullock
* Sushmita Sen
* Tina Fey
* Uma Thurman
* Vanessa L. Williams
* Winona Ryder
* Whitney Houston
* Whoopi Goldberg
* Xia Meng
* Xie Na
* Xu Fan
* Xu Jiao
* Xu Jinglei
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* Xu Qing
* Zeenat Aman
* Zhang Ziyi
* Zhao Wei
* Zhou Xun
* Zooey Deschanel
* Zoe Saldana
Cinematographers
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Directors
Women film directors include:
* Anna Akana
* Drew Barrymore
* Demi Moore
* Jehane Noujaim
* Jennifer Aniston
* Jennifer Yuh Nelson
* Joan Chen
* Jodie Foster
* Lina Wertmüller
* Marie Louise Hartman
* Penny Marshall
* Salma Hayek
* Sharon Mitchell
* Sofia Coppola
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The only woman winner of an Oscar for best director is Kathryn Bigelow for the movie The Hurt Locker.
Producers
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Screenwriters
See also :*Raquel Freire

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