
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
8
Gender
Female
Birthday
1942-03-18
Day of Death
1988-09-18 (46 years old)
Place of Birth
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Also Known As
Kathleen Collins
Biography
Kathleen Collins was an activist with SNCC during the Civil Rights Movement who went on to carve out a career for herself as a playwright and filmmaker during a time when black women were rarely seen in those roles. Her most known work is the film Losing Ground, followed perhaps by two plays, In the Midnight Hour, and The Brothers.