Nelly Kaplan
Known for DirectingBorn 1931-04-11 — died 2020-11-12Buenos Aires, Argentina
Born in Argentina to a Russian Jewish family, Nelly Kaplan relocated to Paris at age seventeen, where she became an assistant to legendary director Abel Gance before directing her first feature, the caustic revenge comedy A Very Curious Girl. Transgressive, satirical, and surreal, Kaplan's films are defined by their proactive female protagonists.
Known for
The Battle of Austerlitz
1960 · as Madame Récamier
Charles and Lucie
1979 · as Nostradama
Tower of Lust
1955 · as Alice
Papa, the Lil' Boats
1971 · as Lady with her Saint-Bernard
One Must Live Dangerously
1975
Polly West est de retour
1993 · as Salomé von Jung
The Cocottes
1991 · as Belen, la voyante
La prima donna
1964 · as La Pasta
Abel Gance, Yesterday and Tomorrow
1963 · as Self