FILM DIRECTOR

Callie Khouri

1957 - Today

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Carolyn Ann "Callie" Khouri (born November 27, 1957) is an American film and television screenwriter, producer, and director. She is best known for writing Thelma & Louise, which won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Thelma & Louise has since grown to be considered a classic, and was inducted into the Library of Congress National Film Registry in December 2016. Her other films include Mad Money (2008) and the Aretha Franklin biopic Respect (2021). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Callie Khouri is the 1,484th most popular film director (up from 1,703rd in 2024), the 10,877th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,075th in 2019) and the 404th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Callie Khouri ranks 1,484 out of 2,041. Before her are Jorge Fons, Allen Daviau, Peter Segal, Peter Medak, Dick Richards, and Artur Balder. After her are Vincent Sherman, Vera Stroyeva, Paul Bartel, Zaza Urushadze, Mick Garris, and James Young.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Callie Khouri ranks 478. Before her are Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf, Bill Laimbeer, Kenny Acheson, Faye Grant, Rosaly Lopes, and John de Jongh Jr.. After her are Sato Kilman, Roza Rymbayeva, Caterina Davinio, Kari Hotakainen, Valdis Valters, and Bernd Krauss.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Callie Khouri ranks 10,879 out of 20,380. Before her are Alvin Langdon Coburn (1882), Phyllis Thaxter (1919), Priscilla Dean (1896), Debbie Meyer (1952), Kate Bruce (1860), and Larry Storch (1923). After her are James Dunbar (1930), Vincent Spano (1962), Vincent Sherman (1906), Mr. Fuji (1934), Eleanor Holm (1913), and Stephen Walt (1955).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Callie Khouri ranks 404. Before her are Ellen Kuras (1959), Ken Burns (1953), Melvin Frank (1913), Allen Daviau (1942), Peter Segal (1962), and Dick Richards (1936). After her are Vincent Sherman (1906), Paul Bartel (1938), Mick Garris (1951), James Young (1872), Lesli Linka Glatter (1953), and Lucien Hubbard (1888).

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