Nelly Kaplan
Known For: Directing
Gender: Female
Date of Birth: April 11, 1931
Day of Death: November 12, 2020 (90 years old)
Place of Birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina
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.