Martha Coolidge

Martha Coolidge
Coolidge interviewed in 2009
Born
Martha Patterson Coolidge

(1946-08-17) August 17, 1946 (age 78)
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Alma materRhode Island School of Design
NYU Tisch School of the Arts (MFA)
Occupations
  • Film director
  • film editor
  • producer
  • screenwriter
  • television director
Years active1972-present
Spouse(s)Michael Backes (divorced)
James Spencer
Children1

Martha Coolidge (born August 17, 1946)[1] is an American film director and former President of the Directors Guild of America.[2] She has directed such films as Valley Girl, Real Genius and Rambling Rose.

  1. ^ "Martha Coolidge Biography". Britannica. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "Martha Coolidge-Member, 1983-Present". DGA Quarterly Magazine. Winter 2006. Archived from the original on September 7, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2018.