Female Horror Filmmakers
by DxDerailed | created - 25 Jul 2019 | updated - 2 days ago | PublicDirecting, writing, producing. Have worked on AT LEAST one (but usually more) horror feature, short, or series. Please filter by name; IMDb’s list-ordering mechanism glitches so much that it’s becoming impossible to organize super long lists you want to put in a specific order.
1. Abby Miller
Actress | Home Before Dark
Abby Miller is an actress and writer from the United States. She was born in Clay Center, Nebraska, United States. She completed her graduation from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and studied theater in London before moving to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. She is known for her ...
2. Abia Castillo
Writer | Huesera
Abia Castillo (Mexico City, 1983) Screenwriter and fiction writer. She is a graduate of the Screenwriting Course of Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (CCC) and SOGEM School of Writers in Mexico City. She has received scholarships and awards from the Mexican Film Institute (IMCINE), the ...
3. Agnes Jeppsson
Writer | Inflection Point
Agnes Jeppsson is known for Inflection Point (2020), Sleepwalker (2019) and Sillbjudningen (2019).
4. Adrienne Kress
Actress | American Gods
Adrienne Kress is known for American Gods (2017), Lost Girl (2010) and Ryan Gosling Must Be Stopped (2014).
5. Abigail Blackmore
Actress | Vintage Blood
Abigail Blackmore is known for Vintage Blood (2015), Blind Date (2010) and Tales from the Lodge (2019).
6. Adriana Natale
Actress | The Coven
Adriana Natale is known for The Coven, Brown Eyed Girl (2015) and Phoenix Forgotten (2017).
7. Actually Huizenga
Actress | Heavenly Sin
Actually Huizenga is known for Heavenly Sin (2016), The Art of Eating (2017) and Write a Book About It (2010).
8. Agnès Merlet
Director | Le fils du requin
Agnès Merlet was born on January 4, 1959. She is a director and writer, known for The Son of the Shark (1993), Artemisia (1997) and Poussière d'étoiles (1986).
9. Agnieszka Smoczynska
Director | Córki dancingu
Agnieszka Smoczynska was born on May 18, 1978 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland. She is a director and writer, known for The Lure (2015), Fugue (2018) and The Silent Twins (2022). She is married to Andrzej Konopka. They have two children.
10. Aislinn Clarke
Director | The Devil's Doorway
Aislinn Clarke is known for The Devil's Doorway (2018), Childer (2016) and God Mother.
11. Aisling Walsh
Director | Maudie
Aisling Walsh studied Fine Art at the Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and Technology. There was no film course there at that time but there was a film appreciation society that she joined and through this she developed an interest in filmmaking and started making her own short movies. The ...
12. Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo
Director | Pâté
Agnieszka Vosloo is a Polish-born New York-based film director and screenwriter. She graduated from the Directing Department of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, where she was honored with the prestigious Wasserman Award for directing. Her award-winning films screened at Sundance, Toronto and AFI ...
13. Adela Ibañez
Writer | Moscow Zero
Adela Ibañez is known for Moscow Zero (2006), The Life (2004) and Stranded (2001).
14. Aimee Kuge
Producer | Cannibal Mukbang
Aimee Kuge is known for Cannibal Mukbang (2023), The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs (2018) and The Sheep Remain.
15. A.K. Espada
Director | This Is Our Home
A.K. Espada is known for This Is Our Home (2021), Last Stop Coney Island (2016) and The Family Plan (2023).
16. Aja Gabel
Producer | Little Fish
Aja Gabel is known for Little Fish (2020), The Staircase (2022) and Apex.
18. Alante Kavaite
Director | Sangailes vasara
Alante Kavaite was born in 1973 in Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, USSR. She is a director and writer, known for The Summer of Sangaile (2015), Écoute le temps (2006) and Submergée.
19. Alesia Glidewell
Director | Disney Insider
Alesia Toyoko Glidewell, also known as Z, is a Los Angeles based director of Japanese/Brazilian/European descent who spent her formative years living in Saudi Arabia, Mexico City, Peru, Brazil, Hawaii, Boston, Florida and more. Glidewell began her career in the film industry as a voice over/motion ...
20. Alana Dro
Actress | 60 Seconds to Live
Alana Dro is known for 60 Seconds to Live (2022), Desert Fiends (2024) and Pay to Die.
21. Akela Cooper
Writer | Malignant
Akela Cooper is known for Malignant (2021), M3GAN (2022) and Luke Cage (2016).
22. Ale McHaddo
Writer | Amor Sem Medida
Ale McHaddo is known for Just Short of Perfect (2021), Osmar, a primeira fatia do pão de forma (2013) and O Amor Dá Trabalho (2019).
23. Alexandra Magistro
Editorial_department | The House with a Clock in Its Walls
Alexandra Magistro is known for The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018), Doctor Sleep (2019) and Love You, Mama (2023).
24. Alanah Rafferty
Actress | Mutiny
Alanah Rafferty was born on January 11, 1992 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Mutiny (2018), Cats Kill (2017) and Jared & Daughter (2022).
25. Agata Alexander
Director | Warning
Agata Alexander is known for Warning (2021), Elmer's Saucer and Behemoth - Versvs Christvs (2022).
26. Alena Chinault
Actress | Criminal Minds
Alena Chinault is an American actress and writer. She is best known for her role in the horror/thriller series M, which premiered at the 2019 SXSW Film Festival. She has also appeared in TV shows such as Criminal Minds, The Blacklist and Gotham. Her latest project, Eyestring, a horror/mystery short...
28. Aleksandra Khvaleeva
Writer | Involution
Aleksandra Khvaleeva is known for Involution (2018), III: The Ritual (2015) and Sleepless Beauty (2020).
29. Alexandra Barreto
Actress | All American
Alexandra Barreto was born on October 16, 1975 in Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for All American (2018), Mayans M.C. (2018) and The Fosters (2013). She has been married to Rider Strong since October 20, 2013. They have one child.
30. Alexandra Loreth
Actress | The Yellow Wallpaper
Alexandra Loreth is known for The Yellow Wallpaper (2021), The Witch and the Burning Branches and Fire Eater (2017).
31. Alaina McClellan Sims
Producer | The Perfect Host: A Southern Gothic Tale
Alaina McClellan Sims was born on May 21, 1985 in Warren, Arkansas, USA. She is a producer and actress, known for The Perfect Host: A Southern Gothic Tale (2018), Come Morning (2012) and One Night (2006).
32. Alexandra Cipolla
Actress | Gilgamesh
Growing up in Cranston, Rhode Island, Alexandra was a shy child who buried her nose in books, art and sports. It was not until she was placed in a theater production at school, at the age of 10, that she had ever been on stage. She discovered during her stint as Susan B Anthony that if she ...
33. Alexandra Pechman
Writer | Thumb
Alexandra Pechman is known for Thumb (2021), The Murderous Miss Highsmith and Into the Dark (2018).
35. Alexandra Spieth
Writer | [Blank] My Life
Alexandra Spieth is known for [Blank] My Life (2016), Stag (2022) and Retract (2020).
36. Alejandra Cárdenas
Producer | The Hunting Party
Alejandra Cárdenas is known for The Hunting Party (2007), Vantage Point (2008) and The Forever Purge (2021).
37. Alexandra Neary
Director | The Thieving Magpie
Alexandra Neary is known for The Thieving Magpie (2020), The Teddy Bear's Picnic (2019) and The Innocent (2018).
38. Alix Lambert
Director | The Mark of Cain
Alix Lambert's feature length documentary The Mark of Cain was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award, received an honorable mention from the French Association of Journalism, and aired on Nightline. She went on to produce additional segments of Nightline as well as 7 segments for the PBS series...
39. Alison Monda
Actress | The Anniversary
Alison Monda is known for Run, Hide, Die (2012), Glitch (2012) and Shadowed (2012).
40. Alexandria Collins
Actress | Goals N'Shit
Alexandria Collins is known for Goals N'Shit (2019), Emotional Intelligence (2017) and Milk Run (2015).
41. Alexis Bruchon
Director | La Femme aux Chaussures Leopard
Alexis Bruchon is known for The Woman with Leopard Shoes (2020) and The Eyes Below (2022).
42. Alexandria Perez
Director | Etheria Film Festival Showcase 2020
Alexandria Perez is known for Etheria Film Festival Showcase 2020 (2020), The Final Girl Returns (2019) and Beyond the Dark (2022).
43. Alexis Roblan
Writer | Love Daily
Alexis Roblan is a playwright and screenwriter, best known for Red Emma & The Mad Monk (New York Times' Critic's Pick, 2018), "Love Daily" (WGA Award Nominee, 2018), and "Guidance" (2017). Originally from Coos Bay, Oregon, she is a graduate of the University of Southern California's MFA in Dramatic...
44. Alexis Kendra
Actress | The Cleaning Lady
Alexis Kendra graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Hollywood. Some roles include "Susie Friend" in Wendy Wasserstein's Uncommon Women and Others, "Mandy", in Patricia Burke Brogan's Eclipsed, and "Anne" in James Sherman's Magic Time. On graduating from AADA, she joined the ...
45. Alexis Jacknow
Actress | Clock
Alexis Jacknow is a Los Angeles based, multidisciplinary storyteller. She recently completed her feature film, Clock, a psychological thriller starring Dianna Agron and Melora Hardin.
Her debut short film, Again, world premiered in competition at the Tribeca Film Festival and was distributed by ...
46. Alice Lowe
Actress | Sightseers
Alice Eva Lowe is an English actress and writer, mainly in comedy. She is best known for her roles as Madeline Wool/Liz Asher in Garth Marenghi's Darkplace and as Tina in the 2012 film Sightseers, which she also co-wrote.
Lowe was born in Coventry, West Midlands, England. She attended Kenilworth ...
47. Alice Wang
Director | Fei yue qing hai
Alice Wang was born on July 7, 1968 in Taiwan. She is a director and writer, known for Fei yue qing hai (2003), Fei yue qin hai zhi fu sheng ruo meng (2004) and Falling in Love (2017).
48. Alice Maio Mackay
Writer | T Blockers
Alice Maio Mackay is known for T Blockers (2023), So Vam (2021) and Carnage for Christmas (2024).
49. Alexys Paonessa
Make_up_department | Alien Planet
Alexys Paonessa was born on July 11, 1994 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. She is known for Alien Planet (2023), Isleen Pines (2023) and Party of Darkness.
50. Alison-Eve Hammersley
Director | You'll Only Have Each Other
Alison was one of five directors chosen by Lena Waithe for AT&T's 2019 Hello Lab Mentorship Program. There she directed her short film, Fragile.com, which has garnered over two million views on Gunpowder and Sky's horror platform, ALTER. Her AFI thesis film, You'll Only Have Each Other, has also ...
51. Alissa Torvinen
Director | K-12
Alissa is a director, known for K-12 (2019). K-12, a feature-length musical film, opened in September of 2019 to theaters in 32 countries and garnered over 20 million Youtube views within its first week. Alissa has collaborated with actors such as Liev Schreiber and Zooey Deschanel, artists ...
52. Alix Austin
Director | #conniesflat
Alix is a London based Film Director, Producer and Actor, where she runs her film production company Switchblade Cinema with Keir Siewert.
She was born in England, raised bilingually in Basel, Switzerland, speaking both English and German fluently. She moved back to the UK to complete a BA in Acting...
53. Allison Lobel
Actress | Easter Bloody Easter
Allison Lobel is known for Easter Bloody Easter (2024), Paralysis (2022) and Kittens in a Cage (2015).
54. Allison Miller
Actress | A Million Little Things
Allison Miller was born in Rome, Italy, to American parents, Margo and John Winn Miller. She grew up in Lexington, Kentucky, where her father worked as a journalist.
The family eventually settled in Tallahassee, Florida, where she studied dance, piano, acting and singing while still at high school ...
55. Allisyn Snyder
Actress | Astrid Clover
Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, Allisyn Snyder is a dynamic actress and comedian, launching her career in the entertainment industry at only 4 years old (as Allisyn Arm). Allisyn worked steadily in her early years, with some of her TV appearances including Friends, Strong Medicine, Judging Amy,...
56. Alyson Richards
Producer | The Retreat
Alyson Richards was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is known for The Retreat (2021), Children Ruin Everything (2022) and Before I Change My Mind (2022).
57. Allyson Patel
Writer | Phone-a-Friend
Allyson Patel is known for Phone-a-Friend (2020), ?: A Question Mark (2012) and Hack: Crimes Online (2023).
58. Allyson Morgan
Actress | Sitting
Allyson Morgan is a performer, writer, and producer. She is the founder and Executive Director of the award-winning film and theatre collective F*It Club. Most recently, she has been seen onstage with F*It Club (world premieres by Kevin Artigue, Lucy Boyle, Jon Caren, Sarah Sander, Amy Staats, Kate...
59. Alexandra Matheou
Director | A Summer Place
Alexandra Matheou is known for A Summer Place (2021), Grief (A Place None of Us Know Until We Reach It) (2018) and Stringa.
60. Alyssa Lobit
Actress | The Things We Carry
Alyssa Lobit is an Academy Nicholl Fellowships Quarterfinalist with the award-winning indie drama The Things We Carry, placing in the top 5% of 5,050 entries in this prestigious screenplay competition. The Things We Carry marked her debut as both writer and lead actress in a feature and went on to ...
61. Ama Lea
Director | Deathcember
Ama Lea is known for Deathcember (2019), Slashercise (2024) and Terror from 20,000 Leagues Below (2020).
62. Amanda Bell
Actress | Guardia de Male
Amanda Bell is known for Guardia de Male (2018), Evaporation (2021) and Amityville Vibrator (2020).
63. Amanda Dyar
Producer | Field of Games
A native of Southern Texas, Amanda Dyar spent most of her youth in Tennessee where she played football on her high school team. Amanda wrote her first short story at age 6 and went on to publish several books based off her collection of writings. At age 17, Amanda graduated with her first degree in...
64. Alyx Melone
Actress | Talking Heads
Alyx Melone is known for Talking Heads (2017), Blood Child (2017) and O Negative (2015).
65. Amanda L. Manuel
Actress | The Profane Exhibit
Amanda L. Manuel is known for The Profane Exhibit (2013) and Boogeyman: Reincarnation (2016).
66. Amanda Gusack
Writer | In Memorium
Amanda Gusack is known for In Memorium (2005), The Betrayed (2008) and The Anniversary (2000).
67. Amanda Payton
Producer | Sleepless Nights
Amanda Payton is known for Sleepless Nights (2016), Hi-Death (2018) and The Crawler (2014).
68. Alexis Talbot-Smith
Producer | The Familiars
Alexis Talbot-Smith is known for The Familiars (2020), Savage River (2022) and Bump (2021).
69. Amna Vegha
Actress | Haven
Amna is a seasoned artist with 11+ years in film and theatre, blending acting, directing, producing, and production design across the globe. Trained at NYU Tisch and other top institutions, she brings a unique global perspective to her work. Passionate about wildlife and social issues, she shines ...
70. Amber Bariaktari
Amber Bariaktari is a producer/writer/director/ and owner of Bullet Dance Films. She is a producer/partner/ and social media director at Hellbender Media. She is the director of the short film "Seeds" and the director of "True Love" short film. She is the producer of Rose City Underground web ...
72. Amanda Silver
Writer | Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Amanda Silver was born on May 24, 1963 in the USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) and Jurassic World (2015). She has been married to Rick Jaffa since July 29, 1989. They have two children.
73. Alison Maclean
Director | Jesus' Son
Alison Maclean was born on July 31, 1958 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She is a director and writer, known for Jesus' Son (1999), Kitchen Sink (1989) and Crush (1992).
74. Amy Heckerling
Writer | Clueless
Amy Heckerling studied Film and TV at New York University and got a Masters Degree in Film from The American Film Institute. Despite this education she couldn't get a break in Hollywood. However, in 1982, she made Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), and people started to take notice. In 1985, ...
75. Amelia Moses
Director | Bleed with Me
Amelia Moses is a writer, director and producer based in Montreal, Canada. Her first feature Bleed With Me was selected as part of Telefilm's Talent to Watch program and was released as a Shudder Original. Her second feature Bloodthirsty premiered at Fantastic Fest and was nominated for two ...
76. Amy Geist
Producer | Dysmorphia
Hailing from Ohio, Amy Geist is a Producer, Director, Writer, Actor and Founder of Beloved Root. She started in Los Angeles as a freelance commercial Producer and Production Manager working with such clients as Lenovo (*Telly Award Winning), Disney, Sebastian, Motorola, Marvel, Milani, Bosch, Braun...
77. Amy Hesketh
Producer | Rucker
Amy Hesketh is known for Rucker (2022), Pygmalion (2023) and Olalla (2015).
78. Amy Holden Jones
Writer | The Resident
Amy Holden Jones was born on September 17, 1953 in Florida, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for The Resident (2018), Mystic Pizza (1988) and Indecent Proposal (1993). She was previously married to Michael Chapman.
79. Amy Lynn Best
Actress | Severe Injuries
Amy Lynn Best is a trained dancer and actress who started in the business by co-producing the independent feature horror film, The Resurrection Game, and co-stars as the pop psychologist turned zombie exterminator, Sister Mary Bliss. Like many independent film producers, Amy learned the film ...
80. Amy Mills
Producer | The Harbinger
Amy Mills is known for The Harbinger (2022), The Evolution of Andrew Andrews (2012) and H-Detector (2007).
81. Amy McCullough
Actress | Gary and the Underworld
Amy McCullough and Jimmie Buchanan Jr. have been making movies and music together for over a decade. Their projects have ranged from twisted love stories starring demon babies, murderous beasts, and misguided cowboys to absurd action movies with wiener-roasting geishas and cocaine-selling clowns. ...
82. Amy Rhinehart Bailey
Producer | Applewood
Amy has been writing professionally for over 20 years. As a journalist and managing editor of HOLA AUGUSTA NEWSPAPER, she was a member of the ASSOCIATED PRESS as well as a frequent contributor to RESTAURANT USA and other national publications. For many years she wrote the BUFORD PICKENS humor ...
83. Amy Seimetz
Actress | Upstream Color
Amy Seimetz first came to prominence producing and directing shorts and independent films. Most notably associate producing Barry Jenkins' Medicine For Melancholy which was nominated for Gotham and Independent Spirit Awards, after playing at South By Southwest and the Toronto International Film ...
85. Ana Asensio
Actress | Most Beautiful Island
Ana Asensio was born in Madrid, Madrid, Spain. She is an actress and producer, known for Most Beautiful Island (2017), La niña de la cabra and The Archive (2015).
86. Angela Atwood
Actress | Lady Hunters
Angela Atwood is known for Lady Hunters (2018), 5A-5B (2017) and Uncaged (2016).
87. Ana Lily Amirpour
Director | A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
Ana Lily Amirpour was born in Margate, Kent, England, UK. She is a director and writer, known for A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014), The Bad Batch (2016) and Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon (2021).
88. Angela Bettis
Actress | May
Angela Bettis is an American film and stage actress, film producer, and director best known for her lead roles in the 2002 TV adaptation of the Stephen King novel Carrie, the title character in May (2002), and in Girl, Interrupted.
In addition to her work in film, Bettis also starred in two Broadway...
89. Angela Gulner
Actress | GLOW
Angela Gulner was born on March 24, 1987 in Ramsey, Minnesota, USA. She is a director and writer, known for GLOW (2017), Binge (2016) and Single Parents (2018). She has been married to Mark Meir since September 15, 2022.
90. Angela Sanner
Director | A Dash of Charlie
Angela Sanner was born October 25, 1984 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is a Director, Writer and Actress known for A Dash of Charlie (2018), Her Seething Hollow (2019), The Bully (2018), Signs Point to Yes (2018), Cheat Day (2018), Duct Tape (2018) and Leaving the Dead Rose (2019). Written works ...
91. Amy Cay
Producer | Hacksaw
Amy Cay is known for Hacksaw (2020), The Case of: Dakota Moore (2021) and Quarantine Chronicles (2022).
92. Andrea Wolanin
Director | Penta
Andrea Wolanin was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. She received her B.F.A from Tufts University and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She works in public television, dedicating her spare time to horror and science fiction underground film-making.
Her film M is for Mundane was an ...
93. Amanda Nell Eu
Director | Tiger Stripes
Amanda Nell Eu was born on November 26, 1985 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She is a director and writer, known for Tiger Stripes (2023), Lagi senang jaga sekandang lembu (2017) and Vinegar Baths (2018).
94. Ann Kindberg
Producer | Private Practice
Ann Kindberg is known for Private Practice (2007), Roots (2016) and Bachelor Party (1984).
95. Angelica De Alba
Producer | Streets of Vengeance
Angelica De Alba is known for Streets of Vengeance (2016), Slashlorette Party (2020) and Murdercise (2023).
96. Ana Liza Muravina
Producer | Searching
Ana Liza Muravina is known for Searching (2018), The Light Between Oceans (2016) and Tenterhooks (2017).
97. Angelica Nwandu
Writer | Night Comes On
Angelica Nwandu is known for Night Comes On (2018), Juju and Love Locked (2021).
98. Angela Tong
Actress | Grindsploitation 9
Angela Tong is known for Grindsploitation 9 (2021), 60 Seconds to Live (2022) and Shrooomed (2021).
99. Angela Tucker
Producer | Belly of the Beast
Angela Tucker is known for Belly of the Beast (2020), All Skinfolk Ain't Kinfolk (2018) and All Styles (2018).
100. Amy Riherd Miller
Writer | Last Kind Words
Amy Riherd Miller is known for Last Kind Words (2012).
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