Lina Wertmüller

Lina Wertmüller (; 14 August 1928 – 9 December 2021)NOTE: Wertmüller's year of birth had been given as 1926 for many years. However, a majority of references now cite 1928, including  , , , ,  , and  A few sources (, ) continue to cite 1926. was an Italian screenwriter and movie director. She was the first woman nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director  for Seven Beauties in 1977. 

She was also known for her movies The Seduction of Mimi, Love and Anarchy and Swept Away. In 2019, Wertmüller was announced as one of the four recipients of the Academy Honorary Award for her career.

Wertmüller died on 9 December 2021 in Rome, Italy at the age of 93.

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Category:1928 births
Category:2021 deaths
Category:Italian screenwriters
Category:Italian movie directors
Category:Writers from Rome