Ida Lupino

Actor 40 / Director 8 / Writer 5 · 1932 – 1976 · 🎬 53 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Ida Lupino was a British-American actress, director, writer, and producer. Throughout her 48-year career, she appeared in 59 films and directed eight, working primarily in the United States, where she became a citizen in 1948. She is widely regarded as the most prominent female filmmaker working in the 1950s during the Hollywood studio system. With her independent production company, she co-wrote and co-produced several social-message films and became the first woman to direct a film noir, The Hitch-Hiker, in 1953.

All · 53 🎬 Movies · 53

Drama Crime Comedy Thriller Romance

Highlights

The Food of the Gods

The Food of the Gods

1976

The Devil’s Rain

The Devil’s Rain

1975

I Love a Mystery

I Love a Mystery

1973

Frequent Collaborators

Collier Young

12 shared

Jerry Hausner

Jerry Hausner

8 shared

Kenneth Patterson

6 shared

Howard Duff

Howard Duff

5 shared

Sally Forrest

5 shared

A. I. Bezzerides

A. I. Bezzerides

5 shared

All decades 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s

🎬 Movies

The Food of the Gods

The Food of the Gods

actor

1976

The Devil’s Rain

The Devil’s Rain

actor

1975

I Love a Mystery

I Love a Mystery

actor

1973

Female Artillery

Female Artillery

actor

1973

Junior Bonner

Junior Bonner

actor

1972

The Trouble with Angels

The Trouble with Angels

director

1966

While the City Sleeps

While the City Sleeps

actor

1956

No. 5 Checked Out

director

1956

No. 5 Checked Out

writer

1956

The Big Knife

The Big Knife

actor

1955

Women's Prison

Women's Prison

actor

1955

Private Hell 36

Private Hell 36

actor

1954

Private Hell 36

Private Hell 36

writer

1954

The Bigamist

The Bigamist

director

1953

The Bigamist

The Bigamist

actor

1953

The Hitch-Hiker

The Hitch-Hiker

writer

1953

The Hitch-Hiker

The Hitch-Hiker

director

1953

On Dangerous Ground

On Dangerous Ground

actor

1951

On Dangerous Ground

On Dangerous Ground

director

1951

Hard, Fast and Beautiful!

Hard, Fast and Beautiful!

actor

1951

Hard, Fast and Beautiful!

Hard, Fast and Beautiful!

director

1951

Outrage

Outrage

director

1950

Outrage

Outrage

writer

1950

Woman in Hiding

Woman in Hiding

actor

1950

Never Fear

Never Fear

director

1950

Never Fear

Never Fear

writer

1950

Lust for Gold

Lust for Gold

actor

1949

Road House

Road House

actor

1948

Deep Valley

Deep Valley

actor

1947

The Man I Love

The Man I Love

actor

1946

Devotion

Devotion

actor

1946

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Thank Your Lucky Stars

actor

1943

The Hard Way

The Hard Way

actor

1943

Moontide

Moontide

actor

1942

Out of the Fog

Out of the Fog

actor

1941

The Sea Wolf

The Sea Wolf

actor

1941

High Sierra

High Sierra

actor

1941

They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

actor

1940

The Light That Failed

The Light That Failed

actor

1939

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

actor

1939

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

actor

1939

Fight for Your Lady

Fight for Your Lady

actor

1937

Artists & Models

Artists & Models

actor

1937

The Gay Desperado

The Gay Desperado

actor

1936

Yours for the Asking

Yours for the Asking

actor

1936

One Rainy Afternoon

One Rainy Afternoon

actor

1936

Anything Goes

Anything Goes

actor

1936

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

actor

1935

Peter Ibbetson

Peter Ibbetson

actor

1935

Search for Beauty

Search for Beauty

actor

1934

I Lived with You

I Lived with You

actor

1933

The Ghost Camera

The Ghost Camera

actor

1933

Her First Affaire

actor

1932

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