Lesli Linka Glatter

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

7

Gender

Female

Birthday

1953-07-26 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Dallas, Texas, USA

Lesli Linka Glatter

Biography

Lesli Linka Glatter is an American film and television director and producer. She began her directing career through American Film Institute's Directing Workshop for Women; her first (short) film "Tales of Meeting and Parting" was nominated for an Academy Award in 1984. She was the president of the Directors Guild of America from September 2021 until September 2025, when she was succeeded by Christopher Nolan.

Known For

  • Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

    Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

  • This Changes Everything

    This Changes Everything

  • Seeing is Believing: Women Direct

    Seeing is Believing: Women Direct

  • Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary

    Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary

  • Half the Picture

    Half the Picture

  • Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon

    Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon

  • An Introduction to David Lynch

    An Introduction to David Lynch