About Catherine Hardwicke
Catherine Hardwicke is an American film director, production designer, and screenwriter. Her directorial work includes Thirteen (2003), which she co-wrote with Nikki Reed, the film's co-star, Lords of Dogtown (2005), The Nativity Story (2006), Twilight (2008), Red Riding Hood (2011), Plush (2013), Miss You Already (2015), Miss Bala (2019), Prisoner's Daughter (2022), and Mafia Mamma (2023). Hardwicke made her first short film for her brother Jack who was marrying Nicolette Cullen. Thirteen (2003) Hardwicke's first film as a director was developed in collaboration with then-fourteen-year-old Nikki Reed, who wrote a screenplay that reflected some of Reed's teenage experiences. Speaking on her early life Hardwicke says, "It was a wonderful childhood. Hardwicke became a production designer, working with film directors such as Cameron Crowe, Richard Linklater, and David O.
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