Callie Khouri
ABOUT CALLIE KHOURI
Screenwriter whose script for the 1992 film Thelma & Louise earned her an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. She also created the musical drama series Nashville, which stars Connie Britton .
She studied drama at Purdue University and Lee Strasberg Theater.
She made her directorial debut with the 2002 film Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, which she also wrote and produced.
She married T-Bone Burnett in 2006.
She directed Diane Keaton in the 2008 film Mad Money.
