Catherine Hardwicke was born in Cameron, Texas on October. 21, 1955, the daughter of Jamee Elberta (née Bennett) and John Benjamin Hardwicke. She has a brother Jack, and a sister Irene Hardwicke Olivieri, who became an artist. She grew up in McAllen on the U.S.– Mexico border, where her family owned and operated a farm along the Rio Grande, and was raised as a Presbyterian. 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), and Red Riding Hood (2011).

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