These Are The Wealthiest Female Directors In Hollywood

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Usually, when the word director comes into mind, people think of men. Although this is a stereotype which the female directors had to endure since it is usually the male directors who gets to direct prominent Hollywood films. During the recent years, time is changing this and numerous female directors are gaining recognition these days as they begin directing prominent films as well. There are already a few female directors who are now widely successful and have already inspired the female population. Among these successful directors, these are the eight richest female directors today.

Regina King

American actress and director Regina King is among the richest female directors in Hollywood with an estimated net worth of $16 million. She is widely known as a skilled actress and has received numerous awards including a Golden Globe Award, an Academy Award, three Peabody Awards and four Primetime Emmy Awards. She has been named by Time Magazine as one of the most influential people in the world in 2019. She had her directorial in the feature film titled One Night in Miami in 2020 which she got nominated for Directors Guild of America Award for First Time Feature Film and Golden Globe Award for Best Director.

Diablo Cody

American writer and producer Brook Maurio is widely known in the industry using her pen name Diablo Cody. She has gained recognitions for candid blog and memoir called Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper. Her directorial debut was with the comedy drama film titled Paradise released on 2013 which she wrote, directed and produced. She is among the richest female directors with an estimated net worth of $25 million.

Patty Jenkins

With an estimated net worth of $25 million, Patty Jenkins makes it to the list. She has been directing films in Hollywood for two decades now. She has made her first directorial film with the movie Monster in 2003 which is a biographical crime drama that tackles serial killer named Aileen Wuornos. It was the film that earned Charlize Theron critical and commercial success where she won an Oscar for best actress. Jenkins then spent most of her working years in television but she finally returned to the big screen with DC Extended Universe’s Wonder Woman. She has made history with Wonder Woman as it became the highest grossing film adapted from comic book that was directed by a woman. She is also the first director to direct a Star Wars film which is set to be released in 2023 titled Rogue Squadron.

Sofia Coppola

American filmmaker and actress Sofia Carmina Coppola is among the richest directors with an estimated net worth of $40 million. She is the youngest child of Eleanor and Francis Ford Coppola who are both filmmakers. She has made her directorial debut in the film Lick the Star in 1998 which is a film she wrote, produced and directed. Although she debuted as a director in 1998, she debut in the big screen starring as an infant in her father’s acclaimed crime film The Godfather. She has earned her wealth from screenwriting, producing, directing as well as appearing in films and television series.

Nora Ephron

American journalist, writer, and filmmaker Nora Ephron is best known for her widely successful romantic comedy films. She has been nominated three times for Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and Writer’s Guild of America Award for films such as When Harry Met Sally, Silkwood and Sleepless in Seattle. Although she has been directing films, she made wealth screenwriting, among the screenplays she wrote are Imaginary Friends, Love, Loss, and What I Wore, Lucky Guy, and a lot more. She has co-written these stories with her sister Delia. She has made her directorial debut for the film This Is My Life in 1992 which she co-wrote with her sister. The director unfortunately passed away in 2012 at the age of 71 and has an estimated net worth of $40 million at the time of her death.

Kathryn Bigelow

The director is one of the richest female directors in Hollywood with $40 million of net worth. As female director in Hollywood, she has broken numerous records over the course of her career. She is the first ever female director to win the Academy Award for Best Directory as well as the Directors Guild of America's Best Director Award. She has directed numerous films including The Hurt Locker, Blue Steel, Strange Days, Point Break and Zero Dark Thirty which has won an Academy Award for Best Achievement in Sound Editing.

Penny Marshall

American actress, director and producer Penny Marshall is best known on the television sitcom Laverne & Shirley for her role as Laverne DeFazio. She has received three nominations for the best actress category in the Golden Globe Awards. She has played numerous roles on the television before finally landing a lead role with resulted to her fame. She has made her directorial debut for the film Jumpin' Jack Flash in 1986. After two years, she directed the film Big released in 1988 which has set record for the first film directed which was directed by a woman to gross more than $100 million at the domestic box office. Unfortunately for the director, she has died in December 17, 2018 at the age of 75 leaving behind an estimated net worth of $45 million.

Ava DuVernay

With a net worth of $60 million, Ava DuVernay tops the list as the richest female director. DuVernay has been making history ever since she entered the film industry and was even awarded numerous accolades because of his skills in directing. She first made a name for herself when she made the film Middle of Nowhere released in 2012. She was also the first black woman to win the award U.S. dramatic competition at Sundance which she won for the film mentioned. She has been nominated numerous times for prominent award giving bodies including Golden Globe for best director, 16 Emmy nominations for Netflix series When They See Us, and a lot more.