| DINEEN | Molly ......, documentary film-maker who made her name with The Ark (1993) |
| PEEL | Diana Rigg made her name with which role? (,) |
| BAINBRIDGE | Author who shared her name with the gem known as beryl and penned novels including An Awfully Big Adventure, The Dressmaker, Sweet William and Winter Garden (10) |
| LANDIS | John, U.S. film-maker who directed the 1980 musical comedy film The Blues Brothers (6) |
| RAIMI | Sam, film-maker who directed the 2013 fantasy film Oz The Great And Powerful (5) |
| RYDER | Winona who made her name in Beetlejuice (5) |
| KIRSTIE | _ Allsopp, property expert who made her name on Location, Location, Location (7) |
| ISABELLA | Queen who made her name as a libel negotiator |
| MILOSFORMAN | Czech film maker who won a Best Director Oscar for the 1975 film One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (5,6) |
| TODD | **** Phillips, US film maker who directed the 2019 thriller film 'Joker' (4) |
| FRIEDKIN | William ******** late film maker who directed 'The French Connection' and 'The Exorcist' (8) |
| CHARLOTTEPRODGER | British artist and film-maker who won the 2018 Turner Prize (9,7) |
| MARSHALL | Garry late film-maker who directed the 2010 movie Valentine's Day (8) |
| CAPRA | Frank _, Italian-American film-maker who won three Best Director Oscars in the 1930s (5) |
| JAMESIVORY | Film-maker who became the oldest winner of an Oscar and Bafta in 2018 |
| EMERALDFENNELL | British film-maker who won an Oscar for her screenplay of Promising Young Woman |
| CHLOEZHAO | Chinese-born film-maker who won the 2021 best director Oscar for Nomadland |
| EDWARDS | Blake ------- , film-maker who directed most of the Pink Panther films (7) |
| MANAGINGDIRECTOR | Mike, a greying film-maker who has a big role in The Firm |
| AIDA | The Sopranos actress Turturro who shares her name with an opera |