Tag Archives: Ellen von Unwerth

For International Women’s Day: Ladies I Love

Posted on March 8, 2025 by sheila

I post edited versions of this every year. I add names. I take names off if I feel like it. I enjoy compiling it. It’s not just about enjoyment. As women’s rights are up for grabs more than ever, like … Continue reading →

Posted in Actors, Art/Photography, Directors, Personal, writers | Tagged A.S. Byatt, Abigail Adams, Agnes Varda, Aline MacMahon, Amy Heckerling, Ann Savage, Anna Karina, Anne Frank, Anne V. Coates, Annie Proulx, art, Aubrey Plaza, Australia, Austria, Barbara Bel Geddes, Barbara Stanwyck, Barbra Streisand, Bette Davis, Bibi Andersson, Brazil, Britney Spears, Busby Berkeley, Camille Paglia, Canada, Carole Lombard, Cate Blanchett, Charlotte Bronte, Charlotte Rampling, China, Croatia, Diane Keaton, Dolly Parton, Drew Barrymore, Dubravka Ugrešić, Edie Sedgwick, Ellen von Unwerth, England, Etta James, Eve Babitz, France, Frances Farmer, Gena Rowlands, George Eliot, Georgia, Germany, Gloria Grahame, Golshifteh Farahani, Greta Garbo, Greta Gerwig, Harriet Andersson, Hediyeh Tehrani, Hong Kong, Ida Lupino, Ingrid Thulin, Iran, Ireland, Isabelle Adjani, Isabelle Huppert, Italy, Janet Malcolm, Japan, Jean Arthur, Jeanette Winterson, Jill Clayburgh, Joan Crawford, Joan Didion, Joan Jett, Joanna Hogg, Josephine Decker, Judy Garland, Julie Christie, Kate Lyn Sheil, Kay Francis, Keri Hulme, Kristen Stewart, Kristen Wiig, L.M. Montgomery, Laura Dern, Laurette Taylor, Leila Hatami, Lily Tomlin, Liv Ullmann, Louise Glück, Madeleine L'Engle, Madeline Kahn, Maggie Cheung, Maggie Smith, Marianne Moore, Marilyn Monroe, Martha Graham, Mary Oliver, Maud Gonne, Mélanie Laurent, Mia Hansen-Løve, Nancy Savoca, Natalie Portman, Nina Hoss, Nina Simone, Olivia Laing, Olympia Dukakis, Patricia Highsmith, Pauline Kael, photography, Poland, Rebecca West, Romania, Rosalind Russell, Russia, Sandrine Bonnaire, Shabnam Toloui, Shirley Jackson, Sophia Takal, South Korea, Spain, Supernatural, Sweden, Tana French, Taraneh Alidoosti, The Netherlands, Tiffany Haddish, Tina Turner, Tuesday Weld, Wanda Jackson, women directors | 106 Comments

Dynamic Duo #4

Posted on November 5, 2017 by sheila

Miley Cyrus and dance partner (photo by a fave of mine, Ellen von Unwerth. Her Instagram feed here.)

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Ellen von Unwerth: Naomi Watts

Posted on October 3, 2006 by sheila

Why I love Ellen von Unwerth. Part 6. I love that there’s always a whiff of “backstage” in von Unwerth’s photos. They’re almost vaudevillian, as though they’re pictures of Mae West back in her prime. You can only have so … Continue reading →

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Ellen von Unwerth: John Leguizamo

Posted on October 3, 2006 by sheila

Why I love Ellen von Unwerth. Part 5. John Leguizamo. The entire series in this shoot is hilarious – I have it in one of her books. But here’s just a taste. As you can see – these are all … Continue reading →

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Ellen von Unwerth: Catherine Deneuve

Posted on October 3, 2006 by sheila

Why I love Ellen von Unwerth. Part 4. Catherine Deneuve. This is a classic von Unwerth.

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Ellen von Unwerth: Drew Barrymore

Posted on October 3, 2006 by sheila

Why I love Ellen von Unwerth. Part 3. Drew Barrymore again. This one’s kind of famous – it was a huge layout in Interview mag. Now I do not know Drew Barrymore – except for my random encounter with her … Continue reading →

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Ellen von Unwerth: Drew Barrymore

Posted on October 3, 2006 by sheila

Why I love Ellen von Unwerth. Part 2 Drew Barrymore again. It captures a moment, and yet there is her obvious teased glamorous wig, the blurry guy in the background … It’s heightened. Ellen von Unwerth is DEFINITELY into the … Continue reading →

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Ellen von Unwerth: Drew Barrymore

Posted on October 3, 2006 by sheila

Why I love her. Part 1. Drew Barrymore on Coney Island.

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Tag Archives: Ellen von Unwerth

For International Women’s Day: Ladies I Love

Dynamic Duo #4

Ellen von Unwerth: Naomi Watts

Ellen von Unwerth: John Leguizamo

Ellen von Unwerth: Catherine Deneuve

Ellen von Unwerth: Drew Barrymore

Ellen von Unwerth: Drew Barrymore

Ellen von Unwerth: Drew Barrymore

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