FILM DIRECTOR

Marleen Gorris

1948 - Today

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Marleen Gorris (born 9 December 1948) is a Dutch former writer and director. Gorris is known as an outspoken feminist and supporter of gay and lesbian issues which is reflected in much of her work. Her film, Antonia's Line, won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 1995 making her first woman to win in this category. She has won 2 Golden Calf awards and received numerous other nominations, including one nomination for BAFTA Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marleen Gorris is the 1,024th most popular film director (up from 1,048th in 2019), the 731st most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 756th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Dutch Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Marleen Gorris ranks 1,024 out of 2,041Before her are Álex de la Iglesia, Melville Shavelson, Shyam Benegal, Jia Zhangke, Spike Jonze, and Christopher McQuarrie. After her are Michael Chapman, Deeyah Khan, Abderrahmane Sissako, Chad Stahelski, Zbigniew Rybczyński, and Tom DiCillo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Marleen Gorris ranks 462Before her are Nikola Šainović, Paquito D'Rivera, Vera Nikolić, Marc Okrand, Jeffrey Evans, 4th Baron Mountevans, and Lyudmila Karachkina. After her are Ștefan Birtalan, Pekka Vasala, Giuseppe Impastato, Martin Suter, Sgt. Slaughter, and Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Marleen Gorris ranks 731 out of 1,646Before her are Fred Rutten (1962), Jan Wils (1891), John Bosman (1965), Jasper Cillessen (1989), Hendrik Timmer (1904), and Pieter de Grebber (1600). After her are Anna Enquist (1945), Ben Pon (1936), Denzel Dumfries (1996), André Hazes (1951), Michel de Klerk (1884), and Edo de Waart (1941).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In Netherlands

Among film directors born in Netherlands, Marleen Gorris ranks 7Before her are Paul Verhoeven (1938), Joris Ivens (1898), Theo van Gogh (1957), Jan de Bont (1943), Anton Corbijn (1955), and Michaël Dudok de Wit (1953). After her are Alex van Warmerdam (1952), Mike van Diem (1959), Tom Six (1973), Jan Kounen (1964), Harald Zwart (1965), and Roel Reiné (1970).