The Director

The Director
Details
Nationality	American
Occupation	Crime Lord High Table member
Affiliations	High Table
Status	Alive
Out-of-universe
Portrayed by	Anjelica Houston
Appearances	John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum

"The path to paradise begins in hell."

—The Director

The Director is a crime lord who runs Ruska Roma as well as John Wick's adopted mother. She is portrayed by Anjelica Houston in the film John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum.

History

The Director is in charge of Ruska Roma, a crime organization that has an understanding of the High Table. In Parabellum, she opts to protect, giving him safe passage to Casablanca and accepting his ticket despite his status as excommunicado.

As a punishment for helping Wick, she was forced to show fealty by the Adjudicator with the support of Zero and his men by having her 'helping hands' get stabbed.

Trivia

• She is heard referring to John as "Jardani" which turns out to be John's real name. She acts like John's 'mother figure' in the sense that she raised John in her tribe since John is an orphan.
• She is seen 'directing' ballet performed by female orphans under her care, to the point of them suffering severe injuries to their feet and toes. She justifies this with her view that 'art is pain, and life is suffering.
• The male orphans under her care are seen practicing martial arts. They can be observed using a certain move to bring an opponent down to the ground. John Wick himself can be seen using this maneuver in fights on several occasions.

Gallery

The Director got her hands impaled by Zero's katana.

The Director with the girls under her care.