Susan Seidelman Susan Seidelman

Susan Seidelman (born December 11, 1952) is an American film director, producer and writer. She came to prominence in the 1980s with Smithereens, the first American independent feature to be screened in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival. Her next feature Desperately Seeking Susan co-starred Madonna in her first film. She-Devil starred Roseanne Barr in her first feature-film role, and Meryl Streep in her first starring comedic film role.[...(展开全部) Susan Seidelman (born December 11, 1952) is an American film director, producer and writer. She came to prominence in the 1980s with Smithereens, the first American independent feature to be screened in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival. Her next feature Desperately Seeking Susan co-starred Madonna in her first film. She-Devil starred Roseanne Barr in her first feature-film role, and Meryl Streep in her first starring comedic film role.[1] Seidelman's subsequent films mix comedy with drama, blending genres and pop-cultural references with a focus on women protagonists, particularly outsiders. She also works in television and directed the pilot episode of Sex and the City.[2]