Mary Lambert (director)
Mary Lambert Gary (born October 13, 1951) is an American director. She has directed music videos, television episodes and feature films, mainly in the horror genre.[1]
Mary Lambert | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 13, 1951 Helena, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Spouse | Jerome Gary |
| Children | Jordan Gary |
| Relatives | Blanche Lincoln (sister) |
Life and career
Lambert was born in Helena, Arkansas, the daughter of Martha Kelly and Jordan Bennett Lambert III, a rice and cotton farmer.[2] Her younger sister is former U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas. Lambert graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a B.F.A.
Lambert directed Chris Isaak's first music video "Dancin'" and Janet Jackson's "Nasty" and "Control" music videos. She also directed videos for Annie Lennox, Mick Jagger, The Go-Go's, Whitney Houston, Alison Krauss, Live, Mötley Crüe, Queensrÿche, Sting, Debbie Harry, Tom Tom Club and others. She directed many of Madonna's early videos including "Borderline", "Like a Virgin", "Material Girl", "La Isla Bonita", and "Like a Prayer".
In 1987, she released her first feature film, the stylish and controversial Siesta, starring Ellen Barkin and Jodie Foster. It was nominated for the IFP Spirit Award for Best First Feature, losing to Dirty Dancing. She is known to horror fans for directing the 1989 adaptation of Stephen King's novel Pet Sematary and its sequel, Pet Sematary Two.[3] More recently, Lambert directed 2005's Urban Legends: Bloody Mary and the 2011 Syfy horror film Mega Python vs. Gatoroid.[4]
She directed the 1993 Digital Pictures FMV video game Double Switch.
Personal life
She is married to Jerome Gary.[5]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Rapid Eye Movements | Director | Short [6] |
| 1984 | The Go-Go's: Wild at the Greek | TV documentary | |
| 1987 | Siesta | ||
| 1989 | Bobby Brown: His Prerogative | Video documentary | |
| Pet Sematary | [7] | ||
| 1991 | Grand Isle | ||
| 1992 | Pet Sematary Two | ||
| 1994 | Dragstrip Girl | Television film | |
| 1996 | Face of Evil | Television film | |
| Love Is Strange | Television film | ||
| 1997 | My Stepson, My Lover (a.k.a. Love, Murder and Deceit) | Television film | |
| 1998 | When You Believe: Music from "The Prince of Egypt" | TV documentary | |
| 1999 | Clubland | ||
| 2000 | The In Crowd | ||
| 2001 | Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge | ||
| Strange Frequency | |||
| 2004 | X-Rated: The Pop Videos They Tried to Ban | Herself (TV documentary) | |
| 2005 | Urban Legends: Bloody Mary | Director | |
| The 100 Greatest Pop Videos | Herself | TV documentary | |
| 2006 | Stephen King's 'Pet Sematary': The Characters | Documentary short | |
| Stephen King's 'Pet Sematary': Stephen King Territory | Documentary short | ||
| Stephen King's 'Pet Sematary': Filming the Horror | Documentary short | ||
| 2007 | 14 Women | Director/Producer | Documentary |
| The Attic | Director | ||
| 2008 | Dark Path Chronicles: Making Of | Herself | TV documentary |
| Dark Path Chronicles: Behind the Characters | Herself/Director | TV documentary | |
| 2009 | Pretty Bloody: The Women of Horror | Herself | TV documentary |
| 2011 | Miss South Pacific: Beauty and the Sea | Director/Co-writer | Documentary short |
| Mega Python vs. Gatoroid | Director | Television film | |
| Chiller 13: Horror's Creepiest Kids | Herself | TV documentary | |
| 2012 | VH1 Divas 2012 | Director | TV special |
| Pearl | Writer/Director/Producer | Short | |
| 2014 | Presumed Dead in Paradise | Director | |
| Fishing Pono: Living in Harmony with the Sea | Director/Co-writer | PBS | |
| Sex & Music | Herself | Documentary | |
| 2017 | Unearthed & Untold: The Path to Pet Sematary | Documentary | |
| 2021 | A Castle for Christmas | Director | Netflix film |
Television
| Year | Series | Episode | Credited as | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Goldbergs | S8, Ep. 19 "Daddy Daughter Day 2" | Director | |
| 2019 | Step Up: High Water | S2, Ep. 2 "Splits" | ||
| 2017 | Soundtracks: Songs That Defined History | S1, Ep. 8 "Out, Loud & Proud" | Herself | Documentary series |
| Arrow | S5, Ep. 14 "The Sin-Eater" | Director | ||
| 2016 | Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music | Season 1, Ep. 7 "Sound and Vision" | Herself | Documentary series |
| The Blacklist | Ep. 24 "The Director" | Director | ||
| 2012 | Celebrity Ghost Stories | S4, Ep. 11 "Bill Bellamy/Dawn Wells/Jack Blades/Mary Lambert" | Herself | Documentary series |
| Inside Horror | S2, Ep. 2 "Dead Kids Walking" | Documentary series | ||
| 2010 | On the Road in America | S2, Ep. 2 "Cowboys and Indians" | Director | |
| 2008 | The Dark Path Chronicles | S1, Ep. 7 "Lost in the Dark Path" | Director/Writer | |
| The Dark Path Chronicles | S1, Ep. 6 "Searching for Solace" | |||
| The Dark Path Chronicles | S1, Ep. 5 "Entering the Dark Path" | |||
| The Dark Path Chronicles | S1, Ep. 4 "Trapped" | |||
| The Dark Path Chronicles | S1, Ep. 3 "Vampire Temptations" | |||
| The Dark Path Chronicles | S1, Ep. 2 "A Father's Warning" | |||
| The Dark Path Chronicles | S1, Ep. 1 "Friday Evening: The Awakening" | |||
| 2007 | On the Road in America | S1, Ep. 9, "Big Sur: Part 2" | Assistant director | |
| On the Road in America | S1, Ep. 8 "Big Sur: Part 1" | |||
| On the Road in America | S1, Ep. 1 "Mississippi Delta" | Director/Writer | ||
| Trailers from Hell | Herself | |||
| 2006 | Screamography | S1, Ep. 6 "Mary Lambert" | ||
| 2004 | The 100 Scariest Movie Moments | Part I: 100-81 | Documentary mini-series | |
| 2001 | Strange Frequency | S1, Ep. 10 "More Than a Feeling" | Director/Writer | |
| Strange Frequency | S1, Ep. 8 "Disco Inferno" | |||
| 1994 | Rebel Highway | S1, Ep. 7 "Dragstrip Girl" | ||
| 1992 | Red Shoe Diaries | S1, Ep. 9 "Accidents Happen" | Credited as Alan Smithee | |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | S1, Ep. 6 "Collection Completed" |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist | Credited as | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | "When You Believe" (alternate version) | Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey | Director | |
| "Monsters" | The B-52's | Director | ||
| 1997 | "Turn My Head" | Live | Director | |
| 1992 | "My Destiny" | Lionel Richie | Director | |
| 1992 | "Empire" | Queensrÿche | Director | |
| "Another Rainy Night (Without You)" (version 2) | Queensrÿche | Director | ||
| 1990 | "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)" | Mötley Crüe | Director | |
| "Without You" | Mötley Crüe | Director | ||
| 1989 | "Rock Wit'cha" | Bobby Brown | Director | |
| "Jelly Roll" | Blue Murder | Director | ||
| "Valley of the Kings" | Blue Murder | Director | ||
| "Like a Prayer" | Madonna | Director, writer | [8][9] | |
| 1987 | "La Isla Bonita" | Madonna | Director | |
| "We'll Be Together" | Sting | Director | ||
| 1986 | "Nasty" | Janet Jackson | Director | |
| "Control" | Janet Jackson | Director | ||
| "Feel the Heat" | Jean Beauvoir | Director | ||
| "Love Touch" | Rod Stewart | Director | ||
| 1985 | "Dancin'" | Chris Isaak | Director | |
| "Would I Lie to You?" | Eurythmics | Director | ||
| "Ways to Be Wicked" | Lone Justice | Director | ||
| "Material Girl" | Madonna | Director, writer | [9] | |
| 1984 | "The Glamorous Life" | Sheila E. | Director | |
| "Like a Virgin" | Madonna | Director, writer | [9] | |
| "Borderline" | Madonna | Director, producer | ||
| "Turn to You" | The Go-Go's | Director |
Video games
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Double Switch | Director |
References
- "Mary Lambert - Credits". TV Guide.
- "Arkansas Congressional Directory". Govnotes.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
- Mary Lambert directed the film’s sequel, Pet Sematary 2, followed by Urban Legends: Bloody Mary.
- "Mega Python vs. Gatoroid Adds a Monkee". October 16, 2012.
- "Mary Lambert Wed to Jerome Gary". The New York Times. September 29, 1991. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- "Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1977 -". cartoonresearch.com.
- Tangcay, Jazz (October 16, 2020). "'Pet Sematary' Director Mary Lambert on Using Old-Fashioned Effects for Scares in Pre-CGI Stephen King Adaptation". Variety. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- Abramovitch, Seth (April 8, 2021). "Hollywood Flashback: Mary Lambert Reflects on Directing Madonna's Controversial "Like a Prayer" Music Video". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- Ebiri, Christopher R. Weingarten,Maura Johnston,Jason Newman,Bilge; Weingarten, Christopher R.; Johnston, Maura; Newman, Jason; Ebiri, Bilge (February 25, 2015). "The Making of Madonna's 20 Greatest Videos". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
External links
- Mary Lambert at IMDb
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