As Hollywood actress Kirsten Dunst announces her transition from the screen to behind the camera, we look at other actresses who’ve followed suit.
By Susan Devaney
Kirsten Dunst is due to release her first directorial film. Photo courtesy of Getty.
Kirsten Dunst
Recently Kirsten Dunst announced that she’ll be directing her first film next year. “I might be doing that next year. We’re in the rewrite phase [of the script] and we have an actress. It’s almost all together, but I can’t fully talk about it yet,” she told The New York Post.
Jodie Foster has directed many films to date. Photo courtesy of Getty.
Jodie Foster
To date Foster has made three films: Little Man Tate, Home for the Holidays and The Beaver (as well as directing TV’s highly acclaimed House of Cards). Her next film Money Monster, starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts, is due out next year.
Angelina Jolie
She directed her first film, In the Land of Blood and Honey, back in 2011 and she’s sat comfortably on the director’s chair ever since. Last year’s Unbroken picked up countless awards and we’re picturing the same for her next release By The Sea – featuring her equally famous husband Brad Pitt.
Elizabeth Banks directing Pitch Perfect. Photo courtesy of Getty.
Elizabeth Banks
Like many before her, Banks started out by directing short films such as Just a Little Heart Attack. It came as no surprise that her feature film directorial role for Pitch Perfect was met with applause, and the same goes for the recently released Pitch Perfect 2.
Natalie Portman seen here promoting her first film in Cannes. Photo courtesy of Getty.
Natalie Portman
The Black Swan actress has only directed one film so far, A Tale of Love and Darkness, but we have a feeling it won’t be long until she announces a second.
French actress Julie Delpy. Photo courtesy of Getty.
Julie Delpy
The French actress best known for starring opposite Ethan Hawke, has both written and directed films 2 Days in Paris (1997) and 2 Days in New York (2012). Currently in post-production is Lolo, a French satire.
Drew Barrymore directing Whip It in 2009. Photo courtesy of Getty.
Drew Barrymore
Barrymore has been in the limelight from a young age so it made for a natural progression to go behind the camera. Her feel-good comedy Whip It (2009) didn’t do too well at the box office, but we don’t think that will have put Barrymore off for good.
