This is not a complete list.
As of February 2011:
Roberta Findlay has directed 36 films.
Doris Wishman (1912-2002) directed 30 films.
Dorothy Arzner (1897-1979) directed 19 films.
Barbara Kopple has directed 19 films.
Mimi Leder has directed 17 films.
Mira Nair has directed 14 films.
Claire Denis has directed 13 films.
Valeria Sarmiento has directed 12 films.
Kathryn Bigelow has directed 10 films.
Ida Lupino (1918-1995) directed 9 films.
Nora Ephron has directed 8 films.
Penny Marshall had directed 7 films.
Scott Sanders is an American director. His most notable films to date are Black Diamond and Thick as Thieves. He also served as director of the 2013 film Aztec Warrior.
Lillian Diana Gish was an American actress who appeared in films made by director DW Griffith. She is most known for starring in "The Birth of a Nation."
Janet Leigh was the female in the shower scene. Psycho was released in 1960 and director Alfred Hitchcock considered it one of his most popular films but not his personal favorite.
John Ford has won the most Best Director Academy Awards (four).
George Lucas is a film director.... most noted for his Star Wars films.
Tim Burton is the best American director ever. He has made 20 films, six starring Johnny Depp, who is a close friend of his. Some of the roles he played were : Edward Scissorhands, Ichabod Crane, and, Ed Wood. Some of the films Tim Burton has made are : The Nightmare Before Christmas, Big Fish, Beetlejuice, ect. In his films you can see his artistic talent. Most of his films are quite 'dark emo' or gothic but that is just his style.
Alfred Hitchcock himself made an appearance in almost all of his films.
Fiona Weir is a casting director, most notably for the Harry Potter films directed by David Yates.
What is the name of an American director who as a first used electronic music in his films ?
Helene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahl was a German film director, actor and a dancer. She was most famously known for the film "Triumph of the Will" made in 1934. She directed eight films. A few other films she was involved in are "The Blue Light", "The Great Leap", "The Holy Mountain" and "Storm Over Mont Blanc".
Millions of people love Hitchcock films, men and women. But most women like suspense more than horror films, this may account for female fans.
Uwe Boll is famous for being a German screenwriter, director and producer. Most of his films are low budget films based on video game franchises like BloodRayne.