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This actress appears with Parker Posey as roller skating goddesses who mettle in the love lives of two twenty-somethings in the short film Opera No. 1. A foundation named for this actress provides funding to women filmmakers and was established by her husband Andy Ostroy. In one role, this actress causes her father to have a heart attack when she reveals that she is pregnant before starting a relationship with an electronics repairman played by Martin Donovan. This actress first achieved notoriety for her lead roles in Hal Hartley films like (*) The Unbelievable Truth and Trust. This actress wrote, directed, and acted in a 2007 film that was released posthumously after her tragic murder during a robbery; that film stars Keri Russell as an unhappily married woman working in the title occupation. For 10 points, name this director of Waitress. ■END■

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