Callie Khouri Overview

Though writer-director Callie Khouri was born in Texas, she was raised in Kentucky by her father, a doctor, and mother. While attending Purdue University to study landscape architecture, she switched her major to drama. After college, Khouri moved to Nashville to be with her family before heading to Los Angeles in 1982 to study at the Strasburg Institute, and later with Peggy Fuery. In 1985, she began working in film production as a receptionist before taking a position with them as a... See All