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Penelope Spheeris

Penelope Spheeris

Known For Directing
Birthday Dec 02, 1945 (79)
Birthplace New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Jun 20, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 grossi ... ng film.

Known For

Filmography

The Kid & I

The Kid & I

2005

as Penelope Spheeris

Wedding Band

Wedding Band

1990

as Nicky's Mom

The Second Coming of Suzanne

The Second Coming of Suzanne

1974

as Margo, Logan's Film Group

The Ski Bum

The Ski Bum

1971

as Star the Witch

N.Y.H.C.

N.Y.H.C.

1999

Thanks

The Little Rascals

The Little Rascals

1994

Screenplay, Story

Summer Camp Nightmare

Summer Camp Nightmare

1987

Screenplay

Suburbia

Suburbia

1984

Screenplay

I Don't Know

I Don't Know

1971

Writer

The Real St. Nick

The Real St. Nick

2012

Director

Five

Five

2011

Director

Balls to the Wall

Balls to the Wall

2011

Director

The Kid & I

The Kid & I

2005

Director

Hollywierd

Hollywierd

1999

Director

Senseless

Senseless

1998

Director

Black Sheep

Black Sheep

1996

Director

The Little Rascals

The Little Rascals

1994

Director

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

1993

Director

Wayne's World

Wayne's World

1992

Director

Rap's Most Wanted

Rap's Most Wanted

1991

Director

Thunder and Mud

Thunder and Mud

1990

Director

Dudes

Dudes

1987

Director

The Boys Next Door

The Boys Next Door

1986

Director

Hollywood Vice Squad

Hollywood Vice Squad

1986

Director

Suburbia

Suburbia

1984

Director

I Don't Know

I Don't Know

1971

Director

Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales

Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales

1969

Director

Boy and Crows

Boy and Crows

1968

Director

The Kid & I

The Kid & I

2005

Producer

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

1993

Producer

Real Life

Real Life

1979

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

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Punk

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 11, 2019

Reunited Apart

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 27, 2020

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