Name: Nelly Kaplan
Birthday: 11 April 1931
Deathday: 12 November 2020
Place of Birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Known For: Directing
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.
