Donna Deitch
Film director · United States · On the map · Directors · Born 1945 · age 81
Donna Deitch is an American film and television director, producer, screenwriter, and actor best known for her 1985 film Desert Hearts. The movie was the first feature film to "de-sensationalize lesbianism" by presenting a lesbian romance story with positive and respectful themes.
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2017
Remembering Reno: Reflections on the Making of Desert HeartsFilm2014
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel WomenFilm2011
A Gifted ManSeries, Director2007
Private PracticeSeries, Director2005
BonesSeries, Director2003
L.A. DragnetSeries, Director
Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per SecondFilm, 20032000
The $treetSeries, Director
Common GroundFilm, 2000Director1998
Angel on My ShoulderFilm, Director, Writer1997
The VisitorSeries, Director
Murder One: Diary of a Serial KillerFilm, 1997Director1995
Murder OneSeries, Director1994
ERSeries, Director1992
Sexual AdvancesFilm, Director1991Veronica ClareSeries, Director
Prison Stories: Women on the InsideFilm, 1991Director1989
The Women of Brewster PlaceSeries, Director1988
Calling the ShotsFilm1986
As KineastasFilm1975Woman to WomanFilm, Director1972PortraitFilm, Director1969
MemorabiliaFilm, Director1968
Berkeley 12 to 1Film, Director1945Born8 June 1945
Remembering Reno: Reflections on the Making of Desert HeartsFilm2014Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel WomenFilm2011A Gifted ManSeries, Director2007Private PracticeSeries, Director2005BonesSeries, Director2003L.A. DragnetSeries, DirectorPlayboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per SecondFilm, 20032000The $treetSeries, DirectorCommon GroundFilm, 2000Director1998Angel on My ShoulderFilm, Director, Writer1997The VisitorSeries, DirectorMurder One: Diary of a Serial KillerFilm, 1997Director1995Murder OneSeries, Director1994ERSeries, Director1992Sexual AdvancesFilm, Director1991Veronica ClareSeries, DirectorPrison Stories: Women on the InsideFilm, 1991Director1989The Women of Brewster PlaceSeries, Director1988Calling the ShotsFilm1986As KineastasFilm1975Woman to WomanFilm, Director1972PortraitFilm, Director1969MemorabiliaFilm, Director1968Berkeley 12 to 1Film, Director1945Born8 June 1945People around Donna
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Dennis Franz Donna directed A Murder with Teeth in It (1995)
Brittany Murphy Donna directed The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)
Mimi Rogers Donna directed The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)
Caterina Scorsone Donna directed The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)
Helen Shaver Donna directed Desert Hearts and Common Ground
Oprah Winfrey Donna directed The Women of Brewster Place (1989)
Ed Asner Donna directed Common Ground (2000)
Margot Kidder Donna directed Common Ground (2000)
Jason Priestley Donna directed Common Ground (2000)
Eric Stoltz Donna directed Common Ground (2000)
Harvey Fierstein Donna directed Common Ground (2000)
Denise Crosby Donna directed Desert Hearts (1988)
Jonathan Taylor Thomas Donna directed Common Ground (2000)
Erik Knudsen Donna directed Common Ground (2000)
Paul Freeman Donna directed The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)
Rachel Ticotin Also in Prison Stories: Women on the Inside (1991)
Rae Dawn Chong Donna directed Prison Stories: Women on the Inside (1991)
James LeGros Donna directed Common Ground (2000)
Thea Gill Donna directed Common Ground (2000)
Brian Kerwin Donna directed Common Ground (2000)
John Allen Nelson Produced Criminal Passion (1994)
Daniel Hugh Kelly Donna directed Second Noah
Audra Lindley Donna directed Desert Hearts (1988)
Patricia Charbonneau Donna directed Desert Hearts (1985)
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Filmography 25
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Television 22
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1945 · age 81
