Cast & creator
Catherine Hardwicke
Best known for This Is Us, Hell on Wheels, Twilight
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Catherine Hardwicke (born Helen Catherine Hardwicke; October 21, 1955) is an American production designer and film director. Her works include the independent film Thirteen, which she co-wrote with Nikki Reed, the film's co-star, the Biblically-themed The Nativity Story, the vampire film Twilight, and the werewolf film Red Riding Hood. The opening weekend of Twilight was the biggest opening ever for a female director.
Also known as: Helen Catherine Hardwicke
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film credits
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television credits
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1983–2026 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (82)
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This Is Us
Director
2016
Hell on Wheels
Director
2011
Twilight
Director
2008
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
Director
2022
Red Riding Hood
Director
2011Red Riding Hood
Executive Producer
2011
Vanilla Sky
Production Design
2001
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self
2018
Under the Bridge
Director
2024
Don't Worry Darling
Executive Producer
2022
Three Kings
Production Design
1999
Tombstone
Production Design
1993
Mafia Mamma
Director
2023
Lords of Dogtown
Director
2005
Thirteen
Director
2003Thirteen
Writer
2003
Don't Look Deeper
Director
2020Don't Look Deeper
Executive Producer
2020
Reckless
Executive Producer
2014
Miss Bala
Executive Producer
2019Miss Bala
Director
2019
Low Winter Sun
Director
2013
Eyewitness
Director
2016
2 Days in the Valley
Production Design
1996
Tank Girl
Production Design
1995
The Nativity Story
Director
2006The Nativity Story
Executive Producer
2006
Miss You Already
Director
2015Miss You Already
Executive Producer
2015
Antitrust
Production Design
2001
Stargirl
Executive Producer
2020
Mr. Destiny
Art Direction
1990
Freaked
Production Design
1993
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Production Design
1988
I Am Heath Ledger
Self
2017
Thrashin'
Catherine Hardwicke
1986Thrashin'
Production Design
1986
Prisoner's Daughter
Director
2023
Laurel Canyon
Production Design
2003
Posse
Production Design
1993
Mad City
Production Design
1997
The Twilight Saga Soundtracks, Vol 1: Music Videos and Performances
Director
2010
The Newton Boys
Production Design
1998
Brain Dead
Production Design
1990
This Changes Everything
Self
2019
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Self
2018
SubUrbia
Production Design
1997SubUrbia
Second Unit Director
1997
Hunk
Art Direction
1987
Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power
Self
2022
Car 54, Where Are You?
Production Design
1994
Tell It Like a Woman
Director
2022Tell It Like a Woman
Writer
2022
Passed Away
Production Design
1992
The Making of 'Tombstone'
Self
2002
Plush
Writer
2013Plush
Director
2013Plush
Producer
2013
The Black Ghiandola
Director
2017
Tapeheads
Production Design
1988
Street Smart
Director
2026Street Smart
Writer
2026Street Smart
Producer
2026
We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss
Director
2014
Dirty Lies
Executive Producer
2016
Hansel and Gretel
Modeling
1983
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
Self
2016
Miss Representation
Self
2011
Martians Go Home
Production Design
1989
The Making of 'Lords of Dogtown'
Self
2005
Critic
Self
2008
Half the Picture
Self
2018
Finding Joe
Self
2011If You Could See Me Now
Director
Celluloid Ceilings
Self
2015
Fly Away
Executive Producer
2011
The Assassin
Production Design
1990
Teen Choice Awards
Self
1999
Heathen
Director
A French Pursuit
Director
Puppy Does the Gumbo
Director
1984Puppy Does the Gumbo
Writer
1984