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Allie Light(1935-2025)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Editor
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Allie Light was born on 2 May 1935 in Dove Creek, Colorado, USA. She was a director and producer, known for In the Shadow of the Stars (1991), Any Wednesday (2018) and Dialogues with Madwomen (1994). She was married to Irving Saraf. She died on 17 September 2025 in San Francisco, California, USA.
BornMay 2, 1935
DiedSeptember 17, 2025(90)
BornMay 2, 1935
DiedSeptember 17, 2025(90)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 4 wins & 4 nominations total

Known for

In the Shadow of the Stars (1991)
In the Shadow of the Stars
6.6
  • Director
  • 1991
Any Wednesday (2018)
Any Wednesday
8.3
Short
  • Director
  • 2018
Dialogues with Madwomen (1994)
Dialogues with Madwomen
8.0
  • Director
  • 1994
Nellie Wong and Mitsuye Yamada in Mitsuye and Nellie (1981)
Mitsuye and Nellie
  • Director
  • 1981

Credits

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Director

  • The Ship That Turned Back (2024)
    The Ship That Turned Back
    Short
    • director
    • 2024
  • Any Wednesday (2018)
    Any Wednesday
    8.3
    Short
    • co-director
    • 2018
  • Empress Hotel (2009)
    Empress Hotel
    7.5
    • Director
    • 2009
  • The Sermons of Sister Jane: Believing the Unbelievable
    Video
    • Director
    • 2006
  • Good Food Bad Food, Childhood Obesity
    Short
    • directed by
    • 2005
  • Children and Asthma
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2002
  • Blind Spot: Murder by Women
    6.3
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Rachel's Daughters: Searching for the Causes of Breast Cancer
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Shakespeare's Children
    7.5
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Dialogues with Madwomen (1994)
    Dialogues with Madwomen
    8.0
    • Director
    • 1994
  • In the Shadow of the Stars (1991)
    In the Shadow of the Stars
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Visions of Paradise
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Nellie Wong and Mitsuye Yamada in Mitsuye and Nellie (1981)
    Mitsuye and Nellie
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Self-Health (1974)
    Self-Health
    Short
    • Director
    • 1974

Producer

  • Any Wednesday (2018)
    Any Wednesday
    8.3
    Short
    • producer
    • 2018
  • Empress Hotel (2009)
    Empress Hotel
    7.5
    • producer
    • 2009
  • The Sermons of Sister Jane: Believing the Unbelievable
    Video
    • producer
    • 2006
  • Good Food Bad Food, Childhood Obesity
    Short
    • producer
    • 2005
  • Blind Spot: Murder by Women
    6.3
    • producer
    • 2000
  • Rachel's Daughters: Searching for the Causes of Breast Cancer
    7.1
    • producer
    • 1997
  • In the Shadow of the Stars (1991)
    In the Shadow of the Stars
    6.6
    • producer
    • 1991
  • Visions of Paradise
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1982
  • Nellie Wong and Mitsuye Yamada in Mitsuye and Nellie (1981)
    Mitsuye and Nellie
    • producer
    • 1981

Editor

  • Good Food Bad Food, Childhood Obesity
    Short
    • Editor
    • 2005
  • Desert Dogs
    8.3
    Short
    • Editor
    • 2001
  • Blind Spot: Murder by Women
    6.3
    • Editor
    • 2000
  • Rachel's Daughters: Searching for the Causes of Breast Cancer
    7.1
    • Editor
    • 1997
  • Dialogues with Madwomen (1994)
    Dialogues with Madwomen
    8.0
    • Editor
    • 1994
  • In the Shadow of the Stars (1991)
    In the Shadow of the Stars
    6.6
    • Editor
    • 1991
  • Visions of Paradise
    TV Mini Series
    • Editor
    • 1982
  • Nellie Wong and Mitsuye Yamada in Mitsuye and Nellie (1981)
    Mitsuye and Nellie
    • Editor
    • 1981

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 2, 1935
    • Dove Creek, Colorado, USA
  • Died
    • September 17, 2025
    • San Francisco, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Irving Saraf? - December 26, 2012 (his death)

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    Second wife and widow of Irving Saraf.

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