Callie Khouri

Callie Khouri
BornCarolyn Ann Khouri
(1957-11-27) November 27, 1957 (age 67)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
OccupationFilm/television writer, director, producer, feminist speaker
SpouseDavid W. Warfield (m. 1990; divorced)
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(m. 2006)​
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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,[2][3] which won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.[4][5] Thelma & Louise has since grown to be considered a classic,[6][7][8] 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). She also created the series Nashville,[9][10] which premiered on ABC in 2012 to strong reviews, and ran for six seasons.

  1. ^ "The Heartbeat, and the Twang, of a City"; The New York Times, October 7, 2012; accessed January 23, 2014.
  2. ^ Rohter, Larry (1991-06-05). "The Third Woman of 'Thelma and Louise'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  3. ^ "The Ride of a Lifetime: The Making of Thelma & Louise". Vanity Fair. 2012-02-11. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  4. ^ "Academy Awards Database Search | Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences". awardsdatabase.oscars.org. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  5. ^ "Callie Khouri". Golden Globes. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  6. ^ "How Thelma & Louise Changed Hollywood". Time. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  7. ^ "Thelma & Louise at 30: a groundbreaking road movie that still strikes a nerve". the Guardian. 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  8. ^ "The Outlaw Princesses of "Thelma & Louise"". The New Yorker. 1991-05-27. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  9. ^ "On screen and off, women front the band that gets Callie Khouri's 'Nashville' on the air". Los Angeles Times. 2013-05-11. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  10. ^ Martin, Denise (31 October 2012). "Nashville's Very Candid Callie Khouri on Feminism, Lena Dunham, and Crossover Music". Vulture. Retrieved 2023-01-13.