Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Actresses Introduction Bara, Theda Bergman, Ingrid Davis, Bette Dietrich, Marlene Dunaway, Faye Fonda, Jane Foster, Jodie Garbo, Greta Hepburn, Katharine McDaniel, Hattie Streep, Meryl Talmadge, Norma Interview with Jodie Foster Casting Directors Introduction Chenoweth, Ellen Dougherty, Marion Kaufman, Avy Lewis, Ellen Marin, Mindy Taylor, Juliet Interview with Avy Kaufman Cinematographers Introduction Alberti, Maryse Briesewitz, Uta Kuras, Ellen Morano, Reed Morrison, Rachel Schreiber, Nancy Vincent, Amy Walker, Mandy Interview with Nancy Schreiber Costume Designers Introduction Atwood, Colleen Canonero, Milena Carter, Ruth E. Head, Edith Rose, Helen Sharaff, Irene Sylbert, Anthea Van Runkle, Theadora West, Clare Interview with Ruth E. Carter Directors Introduction Arzner, Dorothy Bigelow, Kathryn Campion, Jane Coolidge, Martha Deren, Maya DuVernay, Ava Guy-Blache, Alice Jenkins, Patty Lupino, Ida Marshall, Penny Riefenstahl, Leni Shipman, Nell Weber, Lois Wertmuller, Lina Editors Introduction Allen, Dede Booth, Margaret Coates, Anne V. Fields, Verna Klingman, Lynzee Menke, Sally Schoonmaker, Thelma Smith, Rose Svilova, Yelizaveta Interview with Lynzee Klingman Feature Animation Introduction Blair, Mary Chapman, Brenda Jenson, Vicky Moberly-Holland, Sylvia Nelson, Jennifer Yuh 168 Reiniger, Lotte Interview with Brenda Chapman Interview with Vicky Jenson Makeup and Hairstyling Artists Introduction Burke, Michele Callaghan, Colleen Neill, Ve Toussieng, Yolanda Westcott, Lisa Interview with Ve Neill Music Introduction Bergman, Marilyn Dudley, Anne Gerrard, Lisa Moriarty, Yvonne Suzette Morley, Angela Patsavas, Alexandra Portman, Rachel Walker, Shirley Producers Introduction Alonso, Victoria Donner, Lauren Shuler Ellison, Megan Gardner, Dede Gigliotti, Donna Kennedy, Kathleen Meyers, Nancy Phillips, Julia Thomas, Emma Interview with Donna Gigliotti Production Design Introduction Arrighi, Luciana Brandenstein, Patrizia von DeScenna, Linda Heron, Julia Martin, Catherine McMillan, Stephenie Platt, Polly Schiavo, Francesca Lo Screenwriters Introduction Allen, Jay Presson Brackett, Leigh Comden, Betty Coppola, Sofia Ephron, Nora Hellman, Lillian Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer Khouri, Callie Loos, Anita Marion, Frances Mathis, June Sound Introduction Adair, Deb Baker Landers, Karen Behlmer, Anna Hall, Cecelia Hirschberg, Lora Rose, Kay Whittle, Gwendolyn Yates Interview with Deb Adair Interview with Gwendolyn Yates Whittle Interview with Karen Baker Landers Studio Heads and Executives Introduction Jacobson, Nina Langley, Donna Lansing, Sherry Pascal, Amy Pickford, Mary Snider, Stacey Steel, Dawn Interview with Sherry Lansing Stuntwomen Introduction Bell, Zoe Epper, Jeannie Evans, Debbie Gibson, Helen Interview with Zoe Bell Visual and Special Effects Introduction Bennett, Sara De Quattro, Lindy Douglas, Charlene Eberle Goulekas, Karen Nelson, Lori J. Interview with Karen Goulekas Interview with Lindy De Quattro Appendix: More Influential Women in Hollywood About the Editor and Contributors Index