Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthdate
1931-04-11
Day of Death
2020-11-12
Place of Birth
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nelly Kaplan
Biography
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.
Filmography (9)
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Salomé von Jung
Polly West est de retour
1993
⭐ 5.2
Role:
Belen, la voyante
The Cocottes
1991
⭐ 5.8
Role:
Nostradama
Charles and Lucie
1979
⭐ 4.6
Role:
Unknown
One Must Live Dangerously
1975
⭐ 4.6
Role:
Lady with her Saint-Bernard
Papa, the Lil' Boats
1971
⭐ 6.0
Role:
La Pasta
La prima donna
1964
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Self
Abel Gance, Yesterday and Tomorrow
1963
⭐ 6.6
Role:
Madame Récamier
The Battle of Austerlitz
1960
⭐ 5.1
Role:
Alice