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Roberta Findlay
Born 1943 (age 80–81)
Occupation Film director, cinematographer, producer, actress
Spouse(s)
Michael Findlay
(m. 1966; died 1977)

Roberta Findlay (née Hershkowitz; born 1943) is an American film director, cinematographer, producer and actress. She is best known for her work in the exploitation field. Her work has received increasing critical appreciation in recent years.

Early life

Findlay was born Roberta Hershkowitz in Brooklyn, New York City to Hungarian-Jewish immigrant parents, and was raised in the Bronx. She was classically trained on piano as a child, and her parents hoped she would have a career as a musician.

Career

While attending the City College of New York, she met Michael Findlay, a student who had recently transferred there after leaving seminary school, where he was studying to become a Catholic priest. He asked her to perform a piano accompaniment for a silent film screening he was holding on the university campus. The two eventually married and began making films together, with Roberta often working as cinematographer.

By her own account, Roberta's marriage to Michael was tempestuous, and the couple were separated by 1974 due to him suffering "psychological issues." ..... Michael Findlay died in 1977 in a helicopter accident; after his death, she continued to make films, directing the horror films Blood Sisters (1987) and Tenement (1985).

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Feature films

Year Title Director Writer Cinematographer Notes Ref.
1968 The Kiss of Her Flesh No Yes Yes Credited as Anna Riva
1969 Crack-Up No No Yes
1971 The Slaughter Yes No Yes Credited as Roberto Herz Kowicz
1974 Invasion of the Blood Farmers No No Yes Credited as Frederick Douglass
1974 Shriek of the ... No No Yes
1976 Snuff No No Yes
1985 The Oracle Yes No No
1985 Tenement Yes No No
1987 Blood Sisters Yes No No
1988 Lurkers Yes No No
1988 Prime Evil Yes No No
1989 Banned Yes No No
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