Martha Coolidge

Biography

Martha Coolidge is an American film director and former President of the Directors Guild of America. She has directed such films as Valley Girl, Real Genius and Rambling Rose.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

female

Known Credits

74

Birth Date

1946-08-17 00:00:00

Birth Place

New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Known For

• 

  Material Girls
• 

  Real Genius
• 

  Valley Girl
• 

  I'll Find You
• 

  Nora Roberts' Tribute
• 

  An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong

Credits

• actors (19 credits)

  • Directors on Directing (Part 2)

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • I'll Find You

    NY Female Florist

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Half the Picture

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Celluloid Ceilings

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Valley Girl: In Conversation - Nicolas Cage And Martha Coolidge

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • The Music of Valley Girl

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • In Search of Oz

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Beverly Hills Cop III

    Security Woman

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • That's Adequate

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Calling the Shots

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Not a Pretty Picture

    Herself

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Old-Fashioned Woman

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • David: Off and On

    Herself - interviewer

    actor

    actors
    1972

• directing (40 credits)

  • Passing Quietly Through

    director

    directing
    2026
  • Employment Discrimination: The Troubleshooters

    director

    directing
    2026
  • I'll Find You

    director

    directing
    2019
  • Siren

    - Showdown (2018) ... director directing
    2018
  • Angie Tribeca

    - The Famous Ventriloquist Did It (2016) ... director directing
    2016
  • Madam Secretary

    - Passage (2014) ... director directing
    2014
  • The Glades

    - Glade-iators! (2013) ... director directing
    2010
  • Nora Roberts' Tribute

    director

    directing
    2009
  • An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong

    director

    directing
    2009
  • Drop Dead Diva

    - Dream Big (2011) ... director directing
    2009
  • Material Girls

    director

    directing
    2006
  • Psych

    - Truer Lies (2009) ... director directing
    2006
  • Weeds

    - Sh*t Highway (2007) ... director directing
    2005
  • 12 Days of Christmas Eve

    director

    directing
    2004
  • The Prince & Me

    director

    directing
    2004
  • The Ponder Heart

    director

    directing
    2001
  • The Flamingo Rising

    director

    directing
    2001
  • If These Walls Could Talk 2

    director

    directing
    2000
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    - Maid Man (2011) ... director directing

    - Fracked (2010) ... director directing

    - Take My Life, Please! (2010) ... director directing

    - Redrum (2007) ... director directing

    - Living Legend (2006) ... director directing
    2000
  • Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

    director

    directing
    1999
  • Sex and the City

    - I Heart NY (2002) ... director directing

    - A 'Vogue' Idea (2002) ... director directing
    1998
  • Out to Sea

    director

    directing
    1997
  • Three Wishes

    director

    directing
    1995
  • Angie

    director

    directing
    1994
  • Lost in Yonkers

    director

    directing
    1993
  • Crazy in Love

    director

    directing
    1992
  • Rambling Rose

    director

    directing
    1991
  • Bare Essentials

    director

    directing
    1991
  • Trenchcoat in Paradise

    director

    directing
    1989
  • Plain Clothes

    director

    directing
    1988
  • Sledge Hammer!

    - Under the Gun (1986) ... director directing
    1986
  • Real Genius

    director

    directing
    1985
  • The Twilight Zone

    - Joy Ride / Shelter Skelter / Private Channel (1987) ... director directing

    - Welcome to Winfield / Quarantine (1986) ... director directing

    - Night of the Meek / But Can She Type? / The Star (1985) ... director directing
    1985
  • Joy of Sex

    director

    directing
    1984
  • The City Girl

    director

    directing
    1984
  • Valley Girl

    director

    directing
    1983
  • Not a Pretty Picture

    director

    directing
    1976
  • Old-Fashioned Woman

    director

    directing
    1974
  • More Than a School

    director

    directing
    1973
  • David: Off and On

    director

    directing
    1972

• production (6 credits)

  • An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong

    executive producer

    production
    2009
  • Infidelity

    executive producer

    production
    2004
  • The City Girl

    producer

    production
    1984
  • Not a Pretty Picture

    producer

    production
    1976
  • Old-Fashioned Woman

    producer

    production
    1974
  • David: Off and On

    producer

    production
    1972

• writing (5 credits)

  • The City Girl

    story

    writing
    1984
  • The London Connection

    story

    writing
    1979
  • Not a Pretty Picture

    writer

    writing
    1976
  • Old-Fashioned Woman

    writer

    writing
    1974
  • David: Off and On

    writer

    writing
    1972

• editing (3 credits)

  • Not a Pretty Picture

    editor

    editing
    1976
  • Old-Fashioned Woman

    editor

    editing
    1974
  • David: Off and On

    editor

    editing
    1972

• sound (1 credits)

  • Year of the Woman

    sound

    sound
    1973