Callie Khouri
July 2nd, 2003
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
Rock Star (2001)
Something to Talk About (1995)
Thelma & Louise (1991)
DIRECTOR
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
Raised in Texas and Kentucky by her doctor father and mother, the writer-director attended Purdue University to originally study landscape architecture, but switched to drama. She eventually dropped out and moved to Nashville for a short while to be with her family before heading to Los Angeles in 1982 to study at the Strasburg Institute. She started her career as a receptionist for a production company before taking a position with them as a music video production assistant. While working at the office, artisticall frustrated with her career, Khouri started work on what would eventually become "Thelma & Louise" (1991), writing the script in longhand at home and then retyping it on the job. In 2002, she made her directorial debut with her third screenplay, "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood", an adaptation of two popular novels by Rebecca Wells.
Rock Star (2001)
Something to Talk About (1995)
Thelma & Louise (1991)
DIRECTOR
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
Raised in Texas and Kentucky by her doctor father and mother, the writer-director attended Purdue University to originally study landscape architecture, but switched to drama. She eventually dropped out and moved to Nashville for a short while to be with her family before heading to Los Angeles in 1982 to study at the Strasburg Institute. She started her career as a receptionist for a production company before taking a position with them as a music video production assistant. While working at the office, artisticall frustrated with her career, Khouri started work on what would eventually become "Thelma & Louise" (1991), writing the script in longhand at home and then retyping it on the job. In 2002, she made her directorial debut with her third screenplay, "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood", an adaptation of two popular novels by Rebecca Wells.
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