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From ‘General Hospital’ to ‘Days Of Our Lives,’ Soap Operas Have Supported Female Directors for Decades
From 'General Hospital' to 'Days Of Our Lives,' soap operas have supported female directors for decades.
More than a century after Alice Guy-Blaché became one of the film world’s first directors when she brought “La Fée aux Choux” (“The Cabbage Fairy”) to the screen in 1896, the movie business hasn’t progressed much in giving female auteurs an equal share of jobs. Lela Swift followed in those footsteps and won the 1977 Daytime Emmy for outstanding individual director for a drama series for her work on “Ryan’s Hope.” In the late 1980s, Francesca James, an “All My Children” actress-turned-director and producer, opened doors when she began directing at “Loving.” Reames Smith consulted with “GH” intimacy coordinator, Liz LaMura, and actors Nicholas Alexander Chavez (Spencer) and Tabyana Ali (Trina) for the highly anticipated “Sprina” love-making scene last year.
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