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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 Directors on Directing (Part 2)
Latest Project:
Movie Women in Love: Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau on Desert Hearts 2017-11-14
Known For
Poster of Remembering Reno: Reflections on the Making of Desert Hearts
Poster of Angel on My Shoulder
Poster of As Kineastas
Poster of Directors on Directing (Part 2)
Filmography
Movie Directors on Directing (Part 2) 2025
Movie Remembering Reno: Reflections on the Making of Desert Hearts 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 1969-11-28