The Collaborative International Dictionary
Directress
Directress \Di*rect"ress\, n.
A woman who directs.
--Bp. Hurd.
Wiktionary
directress
n. A female director.
Usage examples of "directress".
However, I could not positively refuse my compliance, especially as Mrs Pawkie was requested by Bailie Kilsyth, and those who took an active part in furtherance of the ploy, to be the lady directress of the occasion.