Penelope Spheeris

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Female

Birthday

1945-12-02 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Penelope Spheeris

Biography

Penelope Spheeris (born December 2, 1945) is an American director, producer and screenwriter. She is best known as a documentary film director whose works include the trilogy titled The Decline of Western Civilization.  She has also directed feature films, including Wayne's World, her highest grossing film.

Production

1994

1994

The Little Rascals

as Screenplay

1986

1992

Wayne's World

as Director

1998

Senseless

as Director

1984

Suburbia

as Director

1984

Suburbia

as Screenplay

1987

Dudes

as Director

1996

Black Sheep

as Director

1975

1975

1975

Upcoming Season

as Producer

1976

1975

Sick

as Producer

1990

Thunder and Mud

as Director

2011

1986

2012

1999

N.Y.H.C.

as Thanks

1971

I Don't Know

as Writer

1991

2005

The Kid & I

as Producer

2005

The Kid & I

as Director

1971

I Don't Know

as Director

1979

Real Life

as Producer

1969

Bath

as Director

1969

Shit

as Director

1968

Synthesis

as Director

1972

1987

1968

Boy and Crows

as Director

1999

Hollywierd

as Director

2011

Five

as Director

1990

1994

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