Susan Seidelman

Career Overview

Susan Seidelman has 45 screen credits in a career dating back to 1976. Signature works include Desperately Seeking Susan, The Hot Flashes, Boynton Beach Club. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

female

Known Credits

45

Birth Date

1952-12-11

Birth Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Known For

• 

  Desperately Seeking Susan
• 

  The Hot Flashes
• 

  Boynton Beach Club
• 

  The Ranch
• 

  Smithereens
• 

  Gaudi Afternoon

Frequent Collaborators

• Richard Hell (2 collaborations)
• Rosanna Arquette (1 collaborations)
• Madonna (1 collaborations)
• Aidan Quinn (1 collaborations)
• Mark Blum (1 collaborations)
• Robert Joy (1 collaborations)
• Laurie Metcalf (1 collaborations)
• Anna Thomson (1 collaborations)
• Will Patton (1 collaborations)
• Steven Wright (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (9 credits)

  • Directors on Directing (Part 1)

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Becoming Madonna

    Self (archive footage) (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Art-House America: Austin Film Society

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Blank City

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • First Works

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Calling the Shots

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • As Kineastas

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Room 666

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1985

• directing (20 credits)

  • Cut in Half

    director

    directing
    2017
  • The Hot Flashes

    director

    directing
    2013
  • Musical Chairs

    director

    directing
    2012
  • Boynton Beach Club

    director

    directing
    2005
  • The Ranch

    director

    directing
    2004
  • Power and Beauty

    director

    directing
    2002
  • Gaudi Afternoon

    director

    directing
    2001
  • A Cooler Climate

    director

    directing
    1999
  • Sex and the City

    - The Baby Shower (1998) ... director directing

    - The Power of Female Sex (1998) ... director directing

    - Sex and the City (1998) ... director directing
    1998
  • Tales of Erotica

    director

    directing
    1996
  • Early Edition

    - Thief Swipes Mayor's Dog (1996) ... director directing
    1996
  • The Barefoot Executive

    director

    directing
    1995
  • The Dutch Master

    director

    directing
    1993
  • Confessions of a Suburban Girl

    director

    directing
    1992
  • Cookie

    director

    directing
    1989
  • Making Mr. Right

    director

    directing
    1987
  • Desperately Seeking Susan

    director

    directing
    1985
  • Smithereens

    director

    directing
    1982
  • Yours Truly, Andrea G. Stern

    director

    directing
    1979
  • And You Act Like One Too

    director

    directing
    1976

• production (8 credits)

  • The Hot Flashes

    producer

    production
    2013
  • Boynton Beach Club

    producer

    production
    2005
  • The Night We Never Met

    associate producer

    production
    1993
  • Cookie

    executive producer

    production
    1989
  • Making Mr. Right

    executive producer

    production
    1987
  • Smithereens

    producer

    production
    1982
  • Yours Truly, Andrea G. Stern

    producer

    production
    1979
  • And You Act Like One Too

    producer

    production
    1976

• writing (5 credits)

  • Tales of Erotica

    writer

    writing
    1996
  • The Dutch Master

    screenplay

    writing
    1993
  • Smithereens

    story

    writing
    1982
  • Yours Truly, Andrea G. Stern

    screenplay

    writing
    1979
  • And You Act Like One Too

    screenplay

    writing
    1976

• editing (3 credits)

  • Smithereens

    editor

    editing
    1982
  • Yours Truly, Andrea G. Stern

    editor

    editing
    1979
  • And You Act Like One Too

    editor

    editing
    1976