Donna Deitch
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Donna Deitch (born June 8, 1945 in San Francisco, California) is an American film and television director best known for her 1986 film Desert Hearts. The film was groundbreaking as one of the first releases to depict a lesbian love story in a generally mainstream, albeit art house, vein but with positive and respectful themes. Deitch also directed the mini-series The Women of Brewster Place. Her partner is writer Terri Jentz. Description above from the Wikipedia article Donna Deitch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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- Born:
- Jun 8, 1945 In San Francisco, California, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 11
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Several Friends 1969-11-28
- Latest Project:
- Movie Directors on Directing (Part 2) 2025
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Directors on Directing (Part 2) | Unknown | 2025 |
| Movie | Remembering Reno: Reflections on the Making of Desert Hearts | Unknown | 2017-11-14 |
| Movie | Women in Love: Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau on Desert Hearts | Self | 2017-11-14 |
| Movie | Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women | Self | 2014-08-10 |
| Movie | Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema | Self | 2006-02-12 |
| Movie | Sex at 24 Frames Per Second | Self | 2003-09-23 |
| Movie | Angel on My Shoulder | Self / Narrator | 1998-02-15 |
| Movie | Calling the Shots | Self | 1988-09-08 |
| Movie | As Kineastas | 1986-01-01 | |
| Movie | Desert Hearts | Hungarian Gambler | 1985-10-01 |
| Movie | Several Friends | Unknown | 1969-11-28 |