Today it's almost impossible to do it unless you are an actress or writer with power... I wouldn't hesitate right this minute to hire a talented woman if the subject matter were right.

Additionally Ida Lupino contributed as a writer to five films and four TV episodes. She appeared in serial television programmes fifty-eight times and directed fifty other episodes. Ida Lupino (4 February 1918 – 3 August 1995) was an English-American film actress and director and a pioneer among women filmmakers.