Best Women Biography movies of 1990s

Actors : Albert Finney, Julia Roberts, David Brisbin, Dawn Didawick,
Directors : Steven Soderbergh,

An unemployed single mother becomes a legal assistant and almost single-handedly brings down a California power company accused of polluting a city's water supply.

Actors : Jackie Guerra, Jennifer Lopez, Jon Seda, Edward James Olmos,
Directors : Gregory Nava,

The true story of Selena Quintanilla-Perez, a Texas-born Tejano singer who rose from cult status to performing at the Astrodome, as well as having chart topping albums on the Latin music charts.

Actors : James Frain, David Morrissey, Emily Watson, Rachel Griffiths,
Directors : Anand Tucker,

The tragic story of world renowned classic cellist Jacqueline du Pré, as told from the point of view of her sister, flautist Hilary du Pré-Finzi.

Actors : George Dzundza, Courtney B. Vance, Robin Bartlett, Michelle Pfeiffer,
Directors : John N. Smith,

An ex-Marine turned teacher struggles to connect with her students in an inner city school.

Actors : Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Pryce, Jimmy Nail, Madonna,
Directors : Alan Parker,

The hit musical based on the life of Evita Duarte, a B-picture Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president Juan Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina.

Actors : Cate Blanchett, Christopher Eccleston, Geoffrey Rush, Joseph Fiennes,
Directors : Shekhar Kapur,

A film of the early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch.

Actors : Martha Plimpton, Lothaire Bluteau, Lili Taylor, Jared Harris,
Directors : Mary Harron,

Based on the true story of Valerie Solanas who was a 60s radical preaching hatred toward men in her "Scum" manifesto. She wrote a screenplay for a film that she wanted Andy Warhol to ...

Actors : Milla Jovovich, John Malkovich, Stéphane Algoud, Rab Affleck,
Directors : Luc Besson,

A young girl receives a vision that drives her to rid France of its oppressors.

Actors : Kate Winslet, Diana Kent, Sarah Peirse, Melanie Lynskey,
Directors : Peter Jackson,

Two girls have an intense fantasy life; their parents, concerned the fantasy is too intense, separate them, and the girls take revenge.

Actors : Maria Schrader, Heike Makatsch, Juliane Köhler, Johanna Wokalek,
Directors : Max Färberböck,

In 1943 Berlin, a Nazi officer's wife meets and starts a passionate affair with a Jewish woman.

Actors : Stockard Channing, Bette Midler, Nathan Lane, David Hyde Pierce,
Directors : Andrew Bergman,

An unsuccessful over-the-top actress becomes a successful over-the-top authoress in this biography of Jacqueline Susann, the famed writer of "Valley of the Dolls" and other trashy novels. ...

Actors : Daniel Auteuil, Carole Bouquet, Eric Boucher, Patrice Chéreau,
Directors : Claude Berri,

A love story or a tale of the resistance, this poignant movie tells both the haunting story of a French resistance cell in Lyon but also the love of Lucie Aubrac for her husband, and the ...

Actors : Robin Renucci, Benoît Magimel, Stefano Dionisi, Juliette Binoche,
Directors : Diane Kurys,

The only thing more outrageous than French novelist George Sand's torrid love affair with the decadent author Alfred de Musset and her affinity for wearing men's clothing, was the content ...

Actors : Jean-Hugues Anglade, Daniel Auteuil, Vincent Perez, Isabelle Adjani,
Directors : Patrice Chéreau,

Young Queen Margot finds herself trapped in an arranged marriage amidst a religious war between Catholics and Protestants. She hopes to escape with a new lover, but finds herself imprisoned by her powerful and ruthless family.

Actors : Albrecht Becker, Christoph Eichhorn, Michael Fegley, Cora Frost,

Documentary with dramatised episodes about the lives of Erika and Klaus Mann, children of German writer Thomas Mann.

Actors : Sarah Schaub, Clarissa Lassig, Edward Furlong, Kathy Bates,
Directors : Tony Bill,

The story begins in Los Angeles when Frances Lacey (Kathy Bates) takes her six children and drives north to find a home of their own away from the bad influences of the big city.

Actors : Millie Perkins, Nick Benedict, Adam Guier, Murrell Garland,
Directors : Frank C. Schroeder,

Biography of pro basketball player "Pistol" Pete Maravich, who died suddenly in 1988 at age 40 from a heart attack.

Actors : Han Chin, Maggie Cheung, Carina Lau, Tony Ka Fai Leung,
Directors : Stanley Kwan,

Biopic of 1930's Chinese actress Ruan Ling Yu.

Actors : Chien-ru Huang, Giong Lim, Kuei-Chung Cheng, Tian-Lu Li,
Directors : Hsiao-Hsien Hou,

In the first half of this century, young Li Tienlu joines a travelling puppet theatre and subsequently makes a career as one of Taiwan's leading puppeteers. During World War II the Japanese...

Actors : Lenny von Dohlen, Moira Kelly, Melinda Dillon, Martin Sheen,
Directors : Michael Ray Rhodes,

The phrase "entertaining angels" refers to the practice of treating all guests--be they kings or peasants--as if they were visiting angels. This is the challenge for all humble Christians ...