Donna Deitch
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 8 June 1945 · San Francisco, California, USA
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
Known for
Acting 11
- 2026Directors on Directing (Part 2)
- 2017Women in Love: Desert Hearts as Self
- 2017Remembering Reno: Reflections on the Making of Desert Hearts
- 2014Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women as Self
- 2006Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema as Self
- 2003Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second as Self
- 1998Angel on My Shoulder as Self / Narrator
- 1988Calling the Shots as Self
- 1986As Kineastas
- 1985Desert Hearts as Hungarian Gambler
- 1969Several Friends
Directing 18
- 2005Grey's Anatomy · 1 episode
- 2000Common Ground · director
- 1999The Devil's Arithmetic · director
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · 2 episodes
- 1998Angel on My Shoulder · director
- 1997Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer · director
- 1994A Change of Place · director
- 1994Criminal Passion · director
- 1992Sexual Advances · director
- 1991Prison Stories: Women on the Inside · director
- 1989The Women of Brewster Place · director
- 1985Desert Hearts · director
- 1975Woman to Woman · director
- 1972Portrait · director
- 1970She Was A Visitor · director
- 1969P. P.1 · director
- 1969Memorabilia · director
- 1968Berkeley 12 to 1 · director
crew 1
- 1998Angel on My Shoulder · cinematography
Production 3
- 1998Angel on My Shoulder · producer
- 1985Desert Hearts · producer
- 1974City City · production designer
Writing 1
- 1998Angel on My Shoulder · writer