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My Take
There is real defiance in a career like Hoffs's. Born in 1934, Yale-educated, she kept directing well into her later years, helming independent films like Red Roses and Petrol and Pound of Flesh, both with Malcolm McDowell. Working outside the studio machine on her own terms earns my respect, and discovering she is the mother of Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles adds a lovely note about creativity passing through a family. I am fascinated by people who build behind the camera rather than in front of it, and who simply keep making things. Longevity in art is its own quiet triumph, and hers deserves the record.
Overview
Tamar Simon Hoffs (née Tamar Ruth Simon; October 23, 1934) is an American filmmaker, best known for directing the indie films Red Roses and Petrol (2003) and Pound of Flesh (2009), both starring Malcolm McDowell. She is the mother of Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tamar Simon Hoffs
- Name (Japanese)
- テイマー・サイモン・ホフス
- Reading
- ていまー・さいもん・ほふす
- Born
- October 23, 1934 (age 91)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Dog
- Origin
- Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / screenwriter / theatre director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Yale University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.