Nelly Kaplan
Born in Argentina to a Russian Jewish family, Nelly Kaplan relocated to Paris at age seventeen, where she became an assistant to legendary director Abel Gance before directing her first feature, the caustic revenge comedy A Very Curious Girl. Transgressive, satirical, and surreal, Kaplan's films are defined by their proactive female protagonists.
Acting
Movie
The Battle of Austerlitz
as Madame Récamier
1960
Movie
Tower of Lust
as Alice
1955
Movie
One Must Live Dangerously
1975
Movie
Charles and Lucie
as Nostradama
1979
Movie
Papa, the Lil' Boats
as Lady with her Saint-Bernard
1971
Movie
The Cocottes
as Belen, la voyante
1991
Movie
La prima donna
as La Pasta
1964
TV
Midi Première
as Self
1975
Le Regard dans le miroir
as Laura
1985
Movie
Polly West est de retour
as Salomé von Jung
1993
Movie
Abel Gance, Yesterday and Tomorrow
as Self
1963
TV
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
1975
Midi trente
as Self
1972
Samedi soir
as Self
1971
Crew
Movie
A Very Curious Girl
Director
1969
Movie
The Battle of Austerlitz
Writer
1960
Movie
One Must Live Dangerously
Writer
1975
Movie
Charles and Lucie
Director
1979
Movie
Papa, the Lil' Boats
Director
1971
Movie
Nea
Director
1976
Movie
The Pleasure of Love
Director
1991
Movie
The Cocottes
Writer
1991
Movie
Honorin et l'enfant prodigue
Writer
1994
Movie
Abel Gance et son Napoléon
Director
1984
Le Regard dans le miroir
Screenplay
1985
Movie
Velvet Paws
Director
1987