Martha Coolidge

Biography

Born 08/17/1946

A proficient director of mainstream Hollywood fare, Martha Coolidge began her career in her native Connecticut as a stage actress appearing with a local theater company. While attending the Rhode Island School of Design, she began to make films and found her true calling, turning out six student...
Martha Coolidge's biography »

Rating:

Awards

  • In 1998, received Directors Guild of America Robert Aldrich Award
  • In 1997, received Directors Guild of America Robert Aldrich Award
  • In 1992, received Women in Film Crystal Award

Highlights

  • In 2006, Directed sisters Hilary and Haylie Duff in the comedy "Material Girls"
  • In 2005, Directed the short-lived series, "Related" (WB)
  • In 2004, Directed Julia Stiles in the romatic comedy "The Prince and Me"

Family & Companions

  • Mabel Tilton Coolidge: grandmother (subject of "Old Fashioned Woman" (1974))
  • David Coolidge: brother (subject of her 1972 documentary "David: Off and On")
  • Preston Bradford Backes: son (born in December 1988)

Post your comment

Do you have a Yahoo! ID? Sign in | Sign up