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Overview
Trivia:
She was the oldest of four children. She often had to look after her siblings... moreAwards:
7 wins & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Deschanel Confirmed for Joplin Film (From WENN. 20 September 2006)
Deschanel Beats Spears and Lohan to Joplin Role (From WENN. 17 August 2006)
Alternate Names:
P. Spheeris | Penelope 'Bud' SpheerisFilmography
Jump to filmography as: Director, Producer, Writer, Actress, Cinematographer, Camera and Electrical Department, Miscellaneous Crew, Editor, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
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Director:
- The Kid & I (2005)
- "Cracking Up" (1 episode, 2004)
- Prom Night (2004) TV episode - The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron (2003) (TV)
- We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll (2001)
- Posers (2001/I)
- Dear Doughboy (2000) (TV)
- Hollywierd (1999)
- Senseless (1998)
- Applewood 911 (1998) (TV)
- The Decline of Western Civilization Part III (1998)
- The Thing in Bob's Garage (1998)
- Black Sheep (1996)
- The Little Rascals (1994)
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)
- "Danger Theatre" (1993) TV series (unknown episodes)
- Wayne's World (1992)
- Prison Stories: Women on the Inside (1991) (TV) (segment 3)
- UFO Abductions (1991) (TV)
- Thunder and Mud (1990)
- The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)
- Dudes (1987)
- Hollywood Vice Squad (1986)
... aka The Boulevard (Canada: English title: video title) - The Boys Next Door (1985)
... aka Big Shots
... aka No Apparent Motive (Australia: video title) - Suburbia (1984)
... aka Rebel Streets (USA)
... aka The Wild Side - The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)
- I Don't Know (1972)
- Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales (1968)
Producer:
- The Kid & I (2005) (producer)
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) (producer)
- The Decline of Western Civilization (1981) (producer)
- Real Life (1979) (producer)
- "Saturday Night Live" (producer: film segments) (7 episodes, 1975-1976) (producer) (1 episode, 1975) (producer: Albert Brooks' film segments, 1975-1976) (1 episode, 1975)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka The Best of Saturday Night Live (USA: rerun title)
- Elliot Gould/Anne Murray (1976) TV episode (producer: film segments)
- Candice Bergen/Martha Reeves, The Stylistics (1975) TV episode (producer: film segments)
- Richard Pryor/Gil Scott-Heron (1975) TV episode (producer: film segments)
- Lily Tomlin (1975) TV episode (producer: film segments)
- Robert Klein/ABBA, Loudon Wainwright III (1975) TV episode (producer: film segments)
(4 more)
Writer:
- The Little Rascals (1994) (screenplay) (story)
- "Roseanne" (1 episode, 1990)
- Fender Bender (1990) TV episode (writer) - Summer Camp Nightmare (1987) (writer)
... aka The Butterfly Revolution - Suburbia (1984) (written by)
... aka Rebel Streets (USA)
... aka The Wild Side - The Decline of Western Civilization (1981) (writer)
Actress:
- Wayne's World (1992) (uncredited) .... Cameo appearance
- Wedding Band (1990) .... Nicky's Mom
- The Second Coming of Suzanne (1974) .... Margo, Logan's Film Group
... aka Suzanne - The Ski Bum (1971) .... Star the Witch
... aka Point Zero - Naked Angels (1969)
Cinematographer:
- Mississippi Rising (2005) (TV)
- We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll (2001)
Camera and Electrical Department:
- The Decline of Western Civilization Part III (1998) (camera operator: "b" camera)
- The Decline of Western Civilization (1981) (additional cinematographer) (as P. Spheeris)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- "Roseanne" (story editor) (2 episodes, 1989-1990)
- One for the Road (1990) TV episode (story editor)
- No Talking (1989) TV episode (story editor)
Thanks:
- A Celebration of Women Directors (2008) (special thanks)
- What We Do Is Secret (2007) (special thanks)
- Edgeplay: A Film About The Runaways (2004) (special thanks)
... aka Edgeplay (USA: short title) - The Celluloid Closet (1995) (special thanks)
... aka Celluloid Closet (France)
... aka Gefangen in der Traumfabrik (Germany)
Self:
- The Heart Is a Drum Machine (2008) (filming) .... Herself
- "The Henry Rollins Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 2006)
- Penelope Spheeris/John Doe (2006) TV episode .... Herself - The Kid & I (2005) .... Herself
- The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody (2004) (TV) .... Herself
- Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) (TV) .... Herself
- Hollywood High (2003) (TV) .... Herself
- "Independent View" (2002) TV series .... Herself
- "E! True Hollywood Story" .... Herself (1 episode, 2001)
- Ernest Goes to Hollywood: Jim Varney (2001) TV episode .... Herself - "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" (2000) TV mini-series .... Herself
- Un-Defining Punk (2000) (V) .... Herself
- "Intimate Portrait" .... Herself (1 episode, 1998)
- Lea Thompson (1998) TV episode .... Herself - "Lauren Hutton and..." .... Herself (1 episode, 1996)
- Penelope Spheeris (1996) TV episode .... Herself
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