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Roberta Findlay

Roberta Findlay

Director · Born December 30, 1943 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

Noted adult and exploitation cinema filmmaker Roberta Findlay was born Roberta Hershkowitz in 1943 in New York City. The youngest in a family of three children, Roberta grew up in a tenement apartment in the Bronx. Findlay's Hungarian immigrant parents wanted her to be a pianist. Roberta met her husband Michael Findlay while a student at the City College of New York after she volunteered to be the accompanying pianist for a silent movie program that Michael was running on campus. Roberta married Michael at age eighteen. The couple collaborated on several sleazy and sadistic exploitation features together in the 1960's which include the notoriously nasty "Flesh" trilogy. After parting ways with Michael in the early 1970's, Roberta went on to direct a handful of explicit hardcore movies for producer and distributor Allan Shackleton. Moreover, Findlay also worked on various films as an editor, composer, producer, and cinematographer. Roberta ended her directing career toiling away on low-budget horror and grindhouse fare throughout the mid to late 1980's. In addition, Findlay and her late partner Walter E. Sear founded the recording studio Sear Sound in New York City. - IMDb mini biography by: woodyanders

Directed 39

1980s

  1. 1989

    Banned

    Director

  2. 1988

    Prime Evil

    Director

  3. Lurkers

    Director

  4. 1987

    Lifestyles of the Blonde & Dirty

    Director

  5. Blood Sisters

    Director

  6. 1985

    Tenement

    Director

    54

  7. The Oracle

    Director

  8. Climax!

    Director

  9. Shauna: Every Man's Fantasy

    Director

  10. 1983

    Mascara

    Director

  11. The Playgirl

    Director

  12. Private Schoolgirls

    Director

  13. Glitter

    Director

  14. 1982

    Liquid A$$ets

    Director

  15. 1981

    The Tiffany Minx

    Director

  16. 1980

    Justine: A Matter of Innocence

    Director

1970s

  1. 1979

    Mystique

    Director

  2. Honeysuckle Rose

    Director

  3. 1978

    Beach House

    Director

  4. From Holly with Love

    Director

  5. 1977

    Raw Footage

    Director

  6. The New York City Woman

    Director

  7. A Woman's Torment

    Director

  8. 1976

    Dear Pam

    Director

  9. Fantasex

    Director

  10. "Sweet Punkin" I Love You....

    Director

  11. Sweet, Sweet Freedom

    Director

  12. Love in Strange Places

    Director

  13. 1975

    Anyone But My Husband

    Director

  14. Slip Up

    Director

  15. 1974

    Angel Number 9

    Director

  16. The Clamdigger's Daughter

    Director

  17. Fringe Benefits

    Director

  18. 1973

    Teenage Milkmaid

    Director

  19. 1971

    The Altar of Lust

    Director

  20. 1970

    Take My Head

    Director

  21. Janie

    Director

1960s

  1. 1969

    Mnasidika

    Director

  2. 1966

    Take Me Naked

    Director

Camera 47

1980s

  1. 1989

    Banned

    Director of Photography

  2. 1988

    Prime Evil

    Director of Photography

  3. Lurkers

    Director of Photography

  4. 1987

    Blood Sisters

    Director of Photography

  5. 1985

    Tenement

    Director of Photography

    54

  6. The Oracle

    Director of Photography

  7. 1983

    Mascara

    Director of Photography

  8. The Widespread Scandals of Lydia Lace

    Director of Photography

  9. Glitter

    Director of Photography

  10. 1982

    Liquid A$$ets

    Director of Photography

  11. 1981

    Platinum Paradise

    Director of Photography

  12. Blonde Ambition

    Director of Photography

  13. 1980

    Honey Throat

    Director of Photography

  14. Justine: A Matter of Innocence

    Director of Photography

1970s

  1. 1979

    Candi Girl

    Director of Photography

  2. Babylon Pink

    Director of Photography

  3. Hot Child in the City

    Camera Operator

  4. Summertime Blue

    Camera Operator

  5. 1978

    Beach House

    Director of Photography

  6. Acting Out

    Director of Photography, Camera Operator

  7. 1977

    Visions

    Director of Photography

  8. French Classmates

    Director of Photography

  9. The New York City Woman

    Camera Operator

  10. A Woman's Torment

    Director of Photography

  11. 1976

    Saturday Night Special

    Director of Photography

  12. The Honeymooners

    Camera Operator, Director of Photography

  13. Dear Pam

    Director of Photography

  14. Fantasex

    Director of Photography

  15. "Sweet Punkin" I Love You....

    Director of Photography

  16. Sweet, Sweet Freedom

    Camera Operator

  17. Snuff

    Director of Photography

  18. Love in Strange Places

    Director of Photography

  19. 1974

    Angel Number 9

    Director of Photography

  20. Shriek of the Mutilated

    Director of Photography

  21. 1973

    Checkmate

    Director of Photography

  22. All in the Sex Family

    Director of Photography

  23. 1972

    Invasion of the Blood Farmers

    Director of Photography

  24. 1971

    The Altar of Lust

    Director of Photography

  25. Vice Versa!

    Director of Photography

  26. The Slaughter

    Director of Photography

  27. 1970

    Janie

    Director of Photography, Camera Operator

1960s

  1. 1969

    The Ultimate Degenerate

    Director of Photography

  2. Mnasidika

    Director of Photography

  3. 1968

    The Kiss of Her Flesh

    Director of Photography

  4. The Curse of Her Flesh

    Director of Photography

  5. A Thousand Pleasures

    Director of Photography

  6. 1967

    The Touch of Her Flesh

    Director of Photography

Acted in 22

1980s

  1. 1983

    The Widespread Scandals of Lydia Lace

    Movie

  2. 1982

    Liquid A$$ets

    Woman Who Gets Flashed by Quim (uncredited)

1970s

  1. 1977

    Raw Footage

    Cleaning Woman

  2. The New York City Woman

    Woman in Kitchen

  3. 1976

    Dear Pam

    Miss Klug

  4. Sweet, Sweet Freedom

    Hospital Dietician

  5. Snuff

    Carmela (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

  6. Love in Strange Places

    Passerby on Street (uncredited)

  7. 1975

    Anyone But My Husband

    Bonnie's Mother (voice) (uncredited)

  8. 1974

    Angel Number 9

    Stephanie (voice) (uncredited)

  9. 1971

    The Altar of Lust

    Viveca Hansen (voice) (uncredited)

  10. The Slaughter

    Carmela (voice)

  11. 1970

    Bacchanale

    1st Mourner

  12. Janie

    Roberta

1960s

  1. 1969

    The Ultimate Degenerate

    Girl on Ferris Wheel / Voices (uncredited)

  2. 1968

    The Curse of Her Flesh

    Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

  3. A Thousand Pleasures

    Mrs. Davis / Voices

  4. 1967

    The Touch of Her Flesh

    Claudia Jennings (voice) / Credits Girl / Dream Girl (uncredited)

  5. Lusting Hours

    Prostitute / Street Girl / Call Girl / Voices (as Anna Riva)

  6. 1966

    Take Me Naked

    Elaine

  7. 1965

    Satan's Bed

    Woman Tied to Pool Table

  8. 1964

    Body of a Female

    Cindy (as Anna Riva)

Produced 22

1980s

  1. 1985

    Wet Dreams

    Producer

  2. Climax!

    Producer

  3. 1983

    Mascara

    Producer

  4. 1982

    Liquid A$$ets

    Producer

  5. 1981

    The Tiffany Minx

    Producer

  6. 1980

    Justine: A Matter of Innocence

    Producer

1970s

  1. 1979

    Honeysuckle Rose

    Producer

  2. 1978

    Beach House

    Producer

  3. 1977

    Kinky Tricks

    Producer

  4. A Woman's Torment

    Producer

  5. 1976

    Love in Strange Places

    Producer

  6. 1974

    Angel Number 9

    Producer

  7. The Clamdigger's Daughter

    Producer

  8. 1973

    Teenage Milkmaid

    Producer

  9. 1971

    The Altar of Lust

    Producer

1960s

  1. 1969

    The Ultimate Degenerate

    Producer

  2. Mnasidika

    Producer

  3. 1968

    The Kiss of Her Flesh

    Producer

  4. The Curse of Her Flesh

    Producer

  5. A Thousand Pleasures

    Producer

  6. 1967

    The Touch of Her Flesh

    Producer

  7. 1966

    Take Me Naked

    Producer

Wrote 20

1980s

  1. 1987

    Blood Sisters

    Writer

  2. 1982

    Liquid A$$ets

    Writer

1970s

  1. 1979

    Honeysuckle Rose

    Writer

  2. 1978

    Beach House

    Writer

  3. From Holly with Love

    Writer

  4. 1977

    The New York City Woman

    Writer

  5. A Woman's Torment

    Writer

  6. 1976

    Dear Pam

    Screenplay

  7. Fantasex

    Writer

  8. "Sweet Punkin" I Love You....

    Writer

  9. Sweet, Sweet Freedom

    Writer

  10. Love in Strange Places

    Writer

  11. 1975

    Anyone But My Husband

    Writer

  12. 1974

    Angel Number 9

    Writer

  13. The Clamdigger's Daughter

    Screenplay

  14. 1973

    Teenage Milkmaid

    Writer

  15. 1971

    The Altar of Lust

    Screenplay

  16. Vice Versa!

    Screenplay

1960s

  1. 1968

    The Kiss of Her Flesh

    Writer

  2. The Curse of Her Flesh

    Writer

Edited 18

1980s

  1. 1988

    Lurkers

    Editor

  2. 1987

    Blood Sisters

    Editor

  3. 1985

    The Oracle

    Editor

  4. 1982

    Liquid A$$ets

    Editor

  5. 1981

    The Tiffany Minx

    Editor

  6. Platinum Paradise

    Editor

  7. 1980

    Justine: A Matter of Innocence

    Editor

1970s

  1. 1979

    Honeysuckle Rose

    Editor

  2. Babylon Pink

    Editor

  3. 1977

    The Final Sin

    Editor

  4. The New York City Woman

    Editor

  5. 1976

    Dear Pam

    Editor

  6. Fantasex

    Editor

  7. "Sweet Punkin" I Love You....

    Editor

  8. Sweet, Sweet Freedom

    Editor

  9. Love in Strange Places

    Editor

  10. 1974

    Angel Number 9

    Editor

  11. 1973

    Teenage Milkmaid

    Editor

Lighting 12

1990s

  1. 1990

    Deep Blood

    Lighting Technician

1970s

  1. 1974

    The Clamdigger's Daughter

    Gaffer

  2. 1973

    Teenage Milkmaid

    Lighting Director

  3. 1971

    The Altar of Lust

    Lighting Director, Lighting Technician

1960s

  1. 1969

    The Ultimate Degenerate

    Lighting Technician

  2. 1968

    The Kiss of Her Flesh

    Lighting Technician

  3. The Curse of Her Flesh

    Lighting Technician

  4. A Thousand Pleasures

    Lighting Technician

  5. 1967

    The Touch of Her Flesh

    Lighting Technician

  6. 1966

    Take Me Naked

    Lighting Technician

  7. 1965

    Satan's Bed

    Lighting Technician

  8. 1964

    Body of a Female

    Lighting Technician

Sound 10

1970s

  1. 1979

    Honeysuckle Rose

    Music

  2. 1977

    The New York City Woman

    Music

  3. 1976

    Love in Strange Places

    Music

  4. 1973

    Teenage Milkmaid

    Music

  5. 1971

    The Altar of Lust

    Original Music Composer

1960s

  1. 1968

    The Kiss of Her Flesh

    Original Music Composer

  2. The Curse of Her Flesh

    Original Music Composer

  3. A Thousand Pleasures

    Original Music Composer

  4. 1967

    The Touch of Her Flesh

    Music

  5. 1966

    Take Me Naked

    Music, Sound

Appearances2

1960s

  1. 1968

    The Kiss of Her Flesh

    Narrator (voice) (uncredited)