Biography
CATHERINE HARDWICKE directed the film "Twilight," which launched the film franchise based on the best-selling novels by Stephenie Meyer. The filmed earned $69.6 million in its opening weekend, the highest ever opening for a female director, and went on to gross almost $400 million worldwide. On the heels of the film's success, Hardwicke penned Twilight: Director's Notebook, published by Little Brown, showcasing her personal behind-the-scenes photos and experiences while directing "Twilight." The book spent six weeks on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists.
Hardwicke also directed a wide range of films, including "Hamlet," starring Emile Hirsch; a sci-fi thriller entitled "The Maze Runner"; and "Maximum Ride," the screen adaptation of James Patterson's popular book series. Her other projects include "The Monkey Wrench Gang," based on the original eco-activist novel by Edward Abbey, and "Swerve," a comedy based on Hardwicke's original screenplay about our love/hate affair with conspicuous consumerism.
She made her directorial debut with the acclaimed 2003 film "Thirteen," for which she also co-wrote the screenplay. The film starred Holly Hunter, Evan Rachel Wood and Nikki Reed, all of whom were honored for their performances, including an Oscar® nomination for Hunter. Hardwicke won the Directing Award from the 2003 Sundance Film Festival and earned Independent Spirit Award nominations for Best First Feature and Best First Screenplay. In addition, the film earned top awards at the Deauville, Locarno, and Nantucket film festivals. Hardwicke subsequently directed "Lords of Dogtown" and the period epic "The Nativity Story."
Prior to starting her directing career, Hardwicke had demonstrated her bold visual style while serving as a production designer on more than 20 films. She collaborated with such noted directors as Cameron Crowe, on "Vanilla Sky"; David O. Russell, on "Three Kings"; Costa- Gavras, on "Mad City"; Lisa Cholodenko, on "Laurel Canyon"; and Richard Linklater, on "The Newton Boys" and "SubUrbia."
A native of the South Texas border town of McAllen, Hardwicke studied art in Mexico and received a degree in Architecture from the University of Texas at Austin. She then enrolled in graduate courses at UCLA's Film School, where she completed her first animated/live-action short. The film brought her a Nissan Focus Award and toured in the Landmark "Best of UCLA" film program.
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Director
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2023 |
Mafia Mamma |
2022 |
Prisoner's Daughter |
Tell It Like a Woman |
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2019 |
Miss Balle |
2015 |
Miss You Already |
2013 |
Plush |
2011 |
Red Riding Hood |
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Twilight |
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The Nativity Story |
2005 |
Lords of Dogtown |
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2024 |
Under the Bridge |
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Blood Oath (E03) |
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2022 |
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities |
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Dreams in the Witch House (E06) |
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2020 |
Don't Look Deeper |
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Loophole (E14) |
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Execute (E13) |
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Drive (E12) |
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The Cabin (S04E14) |
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This Is Us |
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Six Thanksgivings (S03E08) |
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2016 |
Eyewitness |
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Bless the Beast and the Children (E02) |
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Buffalo '07 (E01) |
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2015 |
Eye Candy |
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2014 |
Reckless |
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2013 |
Low Winter Sun |
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There Was a Girl (E07) |
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2012 |
Hell on Wheels |
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Scabs (S02E04) |
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2014 |
We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss |
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Lady Gaga - Til It Happens to You |
The All-American Rejects - There's a Place |
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2017 |
The Black Ghiandola |
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Laurel Canyon |
2001 |
Antitrust |
Vanilla Sky |
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1999 |
Three Kings |
1998 |
The Newton Boys |
1997 |
Mad City |
1996 |
2 Days in the Valley |
SubUrbia |
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1995 |
Tank Girl |
1994 |
Car 54, Where Are You? |
1993 |
Freaked |
Posse |
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Tombstone |
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1992 |
Passed Away |
1990 |
Lobotomie |
Martians Go Home |
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1988 |
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka |
Tapeheads |
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1986 |
Thrashin' |
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Tell It Like a Woman |
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Plush |
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Thirteen |
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Lady Gaga - Til It Happens to You |
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Dirty Lies |
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Plush |
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Hollywood Insider |
2009 |
2009 MTV Movie Awards |
Inside the Cinema |
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2005 |
Young Hollywood Awards |
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