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Donna Deitch Biography (1945-)

Full name, Donna Eleanor Dietch; born June 8, 1945, in San Francisco, CA; daughter of Benjamin V. Deitch and Eleanor Green; companion of Terri Jentz (a writer).

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Director, producer, cinematographer, editor, writer, actress

Birth Details

June 8, 1945

San Francisco, California

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Hungarian gambler, Desert Hearts, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1985
• Film Work
• Director
• Berkeley 12 to 1, 1968
• Memorabilia P P 1, 1969
• She Was a Visitor, 1970
• Portrait, 1972
• For George, Love Donna (short film), 1975
• Woman to Woman (documentary), 1975
• The Great Wall of Los Angeles (documentary), 1978
• (And producer) Desert Hearts, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1985
• Criminal Passion (also known as Angel of Desire), Planet Productions, 1994
• (And producer, cinematographer, and editor) Angel on My Shoulder (documentary), 1997
• Still Photographer
• Billy Jack, 1971
• Television Work
• Director; Miniseries
• The Women of Brewster Place, ABC, 1989
• Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer, ABC, 1997
• Director; Movies
• Sexual Advances, ABC, 1992
• A Change of Place, 1994
• The Devil's Arithmetic, Showtime, 1999
• Common Ground, CBS, 2000
• Director; Specials
• "Esperanza," Prison Stories: Women on the Inside, HBO, 1991
• Television Appearances
• Episodic
• Herself, Intimate Portrait: Robin Givens, Lifetime, 2000
• Television Work
• Director; Episodic
• "Full Moon, Saturday Night," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1995
• "Home," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1995
• "Dead Man Talking," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1997
• "The Devil's Rainbow," The Visitor, Fox, 1997
• "Every Dog Has Its Day," EZ Streets, CBS, 1997
• Crossing Jordan, NBC, 2001
• Directed episodes of other series, including Murder One, ABC; Total Security, ABC; and Veronica Claire, Lifetime.
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• Angel on My Shoulder (documentary), 1997

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• Women Filmmakers & Their Films, St. James Press, 1998